Foodservice Equip & Supplies News

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…

TriMark USA LLC named Zeeshan Malik executive vice president of strategic sourcing. Malik joins TriMark from Foodbuy USA, where he most recently served as vice president of sourcing, North America. Overall, Malik spent more than 16 years with Foodbuy and parent company Compass Group. His background also includes 17 years working with “retailers worldwide,” per…

When Jon Jacobs opened Polliwogs Eatery & Pub in Mississippi in the late ’90s, he learned a few costly lessons when outfitting the kitchen infrastructure, particularly as the business grew and the menus evolved. At one point, his team needed new fryers, but they had unused pizza ovens. That’s just one example from his decades…

Bresco will join Singer H&R and help Singer Equipment expand its reach across the south. Singer Equipment has acquired Bresco, based in Birmingham, Ala. Led by George Tobia, president, Bresco has served the greater Alabama market for more than 50 years. It will integrate into Singer H&R, formerly Hotel & Restaurant Supply, which joined Singer…