The 63rd Annual Event Celebrates the People Who Make Essential and Sustainable Paper and Wood Products WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is celebrating the 63rd annual National Forest Products Week. Throughout this week, AF&PA will highlight the industry’s sustainability leadership and paper recycling achievements within the circular economy. The forest products… read more
Global Foodservice News
Predicting the Next Decade of Infection Prevention
According to research conducted by Future Market Insights, the global infection prevention market is estimated to be over $40,845 million in 2024. Between 2024 and 2034, the market is predicted to grow at 3.1 percent, reaching a valuation of $55,379 million by that year. The infection prevention and control market is expanding globally due to… read more
Online Recruitment of Employees: Navigating the Novel Legal Challenges
As the new year unfolds, it brings the anticipation of new hires and heightened activity among the hospitality industry gearing up for the bustling spring and summer seasons. But with the promise of busy season comes a looming concern: the widespread labor shortage. Despite offering competitive wages and benefits, the hospitality industry’s struggle to adequately… read more
2024 Food & Beverage Industry Outlook: Proceed with Caution
Can the food & beverage industry capitalize on a slightly more stable landscape in 2024 and grow volume, not just dollar sales? It may seem like a broken record or some strange rewrite of the movie “Groundhog Day,” but as the food & beverage industry moves into 2024, it does so with a sneakily similar… read more
JDE Peet’s Takes Over Caribou Coffee Manufacturing
The global license agreement will enable JDE to manufacture, market and sell Caribou-branded consumer and foodservice coffee products. JDE Peet’s, which claims to be the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, inked a long-term global license agreement to manufacture, market and sell Caribou consumer and foodservice coffee products, excluding Caribou coffeehouses. That means JDE… read more
Parts Town Boosts OEM Parts Inventory
An expanded deal with a multiproduct manufacturer adds access to warewashing parts, with more to come. Parts distributor Parts Town has expanded an ongoing partnership with Hobart, gaining more genuine OEM replacement parts for the manufacturer’s warewashing equipment than ever before. A greater inventory, competitive pricing, and faster shipping and delivery across North America and… read more
Tech24 Adds 1-2-3 Equipment Solutions
Tech24, a national industry commercial foodservice equipment repair and maintenance company, has acquired 1-2-3 Equipment Solutions. Based in Chester, Virginia, 1-2-3 Equipment Solutions primarily serves restaurant and hospitality customers across Virginia and North Carolina by offering maintenance/repair and installation/replacement of HVAC, refrigeration, and hot-side kitchen equipment. The company also provides temporary cold storage solutions for… read more
MUFES 2024
This coming Monday, Jan. 29, Foodservice Equipment Reports will kick off its Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The event will feature two days of education sessions, developed by FER editors and aimed at foodservice equipment and supplies specifiers from commercial and noncommercial operations. Sessions include the following: 2024 State of the Industry,… read more
Global Foodservice News — January 15, 2024
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Review What’s New With Speed Ovens In this equipment comparison on high-speed ovens, we share what to consider if you’re in the market for a new model. High-speed ovens have become ubiquitous in sandwich shops, coffee bars and convenience stores, where the equipment quickly cranks out menu items. But for… read more
BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions acquires PFS Sales Company
The move is expected to broaden BradyIFS’ reach in the Southeast of the US. In a strategic move to reinforce its position in the Southeast of the US, distributor of janitorial/sanitation, foodservice disposables, and industrial packaging products BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions announced it has successfully acquired PFS Sales Company. The acquisition of the distributor of… read more