Foodservice Equip & Supplies News

Unox hired Jermaine Richardson to serve as regional sales manager for its South Central and Rocky Mountain regions. Jermaine Richardson Headshot Jermaine Richardson In this role, Richardson will support customers, dealers, consultants, and distributors across Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Richardson’s foodservice industry experience spans more than 18 years, including “13…

Welbilt, an Ali Group company, appointed Bill Thompson to serve as general manager of Convotherm U.S., effective July 1, 2026. Bill Thompson Thompson joined Welbilt in 2012 and since 2023 he served as vice president of global sales for Merrychef. Prior to that, Thompson held a variety of roles with increasing responsibility across both the…

Attendees will gain access to panel discussions and equipment demos focused on how to select certain equipment at the FER event. perators, design consultants and dealers who play a role in specifying equipment will gain the intel they need to get ahead at FER’s first-ever How To Spec Live, presented by California Foodservice Instant Rebates.…

For decades, the self-serve soda fountain occupied a familiar place inside American fast-food restaurants. It represented convenience, customization and one of the small freedoms attached to dining out cheaply and quickly. McDonald’s decision to gradually remove self-serve beverage stations from restaurants nationwide marks the end of a feature many customers barely noticed until it started…

Joe Carter will lead the company’s expansion into hot-side equipment installation. AIM National, a national commercial foodservice installation company, has formally expanded its service capabilities to include hot-side equipment installation. The company has named Joe Carter as director of category management to lead the expansion. Carter has spent nearly 20 years in commercial foodservice and…

The individual, based in Bogotá, Colombia, brings extensive culinary and foodservice industry experience to the role with the Middleby brands TurboChef Technologies and CookTek have appointed Juan David Higuera as business development manager and corporate chef to support the brands’ growth initiatives across LATAM, Mexico and the Caribbean. Higuera will work to drive strategic growth…

Flexeserve hired Jordan Brown to serve as a technical solutions specialist. In this role Brown will serve as an IoT, infrastructure and support manager working with the company’s cloud-based support system, Connect. The system allows customers to control heated display shelves, as well as the unit itself, schedule cook times and access data insights, per…

Ryan Norman has rejoined Middleby as vice president of consultant services, where he will lead efforts to promote the company’s brands across the foodservice consultant community. Norman previously served as the director of consultant services for Middleby. The Middleby Consultant Services team will now report directly to Group President Will Means, who also oversees Dealer…

Alissa Partee will be promoted to president and chief executive officer for Restaurant Technologies, effective July 1, 2026. Partee, who currently serves as the company’s chief operating officer, will replace Jeff Kiesel, who will retire from RTI. This transition is the result of a multi-year succession planning initiative, per a company release. Partee joined RTI…

Derek Lusk assumed the position of key account director for Refrigerated Solutions Group, which is the parent company of Norlake and Master-Bilt. Derek Lusk In his new role, Lusk will work with “key chain accounts” and help “customers navigate evolving operational and regulatory demands,” per a company release. Prior to joining RSG, Lusk served as…