Victorinox Appoints Audra Murray as Director, Foodservice

Meanwhile, Greg Stak will continue overseeing Victorinox’s food processing and butcher divisions. Victorinox has appointed Audra Murray as director, foodservice. She’ll lead the company’s foodservice growth strategy across North America, overseeing new account acquisition, strategic customer development and regional sales leadership. She’ll focus on helping foodservice operators reduce total knife program costs, improve cash flow,…

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Middleby’s QualServ North America Seats New President

The newly promoted individual joined the company in 2021 as vice president of operations, then took over as general manager in early 2025. QualServ has promoted Phil Mauter to serve as the brand’s president for North America. In the role, he will lead the QualServ North American strategy and oversee day-to-day operations of all business…

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Refrigerated Solutions Group Names Two Regional Sales Managers

Refrigerated Solutions Group named Michael Chick and Joe Maresca regional sales managers for its Master-Bilt and Norlake brands. Chick will cover the Western U.S. while Maresca will cover the Northeast and Canada. Both will support dealers, manufacturers’ representatives, and consultants in their regions. Chick has a background in foodservice equipment sales spanning 15 years, most…

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Hoshizaki Alliance Makes Appointment

The new hire has experience with commercial refrigeration equipment and more. Craig Hammel, formerly of Refrigerated Solutions Group, joins Hoshizaki Alliance as its director, customer experience and aftermarket support, effective Oct. 12. In this role, Hammel will lead a Center of Excellence team “that develops and carries out a customer experience and aftermarket strategy across…

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Kamran & Co. Appoints James Dinardi as CFO

The company also named Matthew Harlan as its chief sales officer, and promoted Danny Rios to vice president of project operations. Kamran & Co. has named James Dinardi as its new CFO. Dinardi brings more than 20 years of financial and operational leadership experience in construction and specialty contracting to the role. He has held…

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TriMark Announces Karen McCain’s Retirement

McCain served the dealership for 15 years and most recently was executive vice president-category management and marketing. TriMark USA has announced the retirement of executive leader Karen McCain after serving the dealership for 15 years. Most recently, she served as executive vice president-category management and marketing. She also held the role of executive vice president-Southern…

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Lone Star Bakery brings together family ownership, manufacturing scale, and investment to drive growthnationwide

When Tracy Fletcher was 16, she spent her summers working at the family bakery, rotating through dif-ferent departments. Now, three decades later, Tracy is the third-generation President of Lone Star Bakery (Lone Star). She leads a company with nearly 700 employees working across two manufacturing facilities in China Grove, Texas. The business her grandfather bought…

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Middleby’s Taylor Co. Announces Promotion

The individual has served as SVP of sales (the Americas) and global marketing since May 2025. Rachel Mago has been promoted to senior vice president of global sales and marketing at Taylor. Co., where she has worked since 2019. In this expanded role, she will assume responsibility for the sales teams in Europe, APAC and…

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The Ferri Group Adds Culinary Sales Associate

The new hire, Michael Kalajian, will demonstrate equipment for operators and dealers. Manufacturers’ rep firm The Ferri Group has hired Michael Kalajian as its culinary sales associate. Kalajian brings more than 40 years of foodservice experience to the role. He spent 20 years as a chef in upscale restaurants in New York City before transitioning…

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Unox sees AI driving next-generation kitchens

UK managing director Steve McGarvie insists the technology built into its latest ovens is taking kitchen performance to new levels Unox equipment is designed to support today’s chefs, foodservice operators, bakers and retail users who are looking to deliver high-quality food, without compromising on efficiency and consistency. The brand is known for innovation, technological advancement…

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