Foodservice Equip & Supplies News
Spaceman USA to Acquire Food Equipment IOT Tech Startup BDE Innovation.
Forte Supply LLC, the Parent company of Spaceman USA and BDE Innovation has entered into a definitive agreement under which Spaceman USA will acquire BDE Innovation, enhancing the Spaceman USA equipment platform with a portfolio of IoT and dispensing technologies. This transaction brings technology enhancements as well as Marcus Buscemi Jr., CEO of BDE Innovation…
Read MoreEquipment Giant Middleby to Buy Welbilt for 2.9B
Foodservice equipment manufacturer Middleby Corp. is acquiring smaller competitor Welbilt for $2.9 billion, adding to its wide array of equipment and technology for commercial kitchens. The deal will combine the companies’ “distinct but complementary portfolios” and help expand Middleby’s global footprint, the companies said in a statement. It also advances Middleby’s investments in newer technologies…
Read MoreAutomation Can Offer Cost, Time and Labor Savings
Incorporating automated and robotic systems into meat and poultry processing operations is a growing trend in the industry, but that doesn’t mean every plant should necessarily make the switch. There are a number of things to be considered when automating operations, many of which were shared during the North American Meat Institute’s virtual Meat Industry…
Read MoreStarbucks Tests out Reusable Cup Rental Service at Select Seattle Stores
Starbucks announced that they will be scaling up single-store tests of their reusable cup rental service, Borrow a Cup, at five stores in Seattle this spring, from March 30 through May 31, coinciding with Earth Day. In partnership with Go Box — which has worked with other smaller chains like Dig on returnable, reusable food,…
Read MoreAshley Agnew promoted to Customer Success Manager at Chrane Foodservice
Customer Success Manager at Chrane Foodservice Solutions Mrs. Ashley Agnew has been promoted to the newly created role of Customer Success Manager at Chrane Foodservice Solutions. From a long career in the foodservice industry, including almost nine years as a Chraniac, Ashley joined the Chrane leadership team as of March 3, 2021. Per Meredith Mulliken, Chrane’s…
Read MoreEnsuring Food Safety when Cleaning Conveyors
Production room sanitation is not as simple as pulling out a water hose. Food safety requires well-thought-out procedures that are understood and followed by the cleaning team. “In the food production environment, we often see dry cleaning with compressed air, sweeping up heavy debris, and then completing a full wet clean with sanitizers and rinse,”…
Read MoreStimulus Checks could Give Restaurants a Boost for up to 7 Weeks, Research Shows
The $1,400 stimulus checks that will be distributed to Americans under a certain income threshold (likely $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for households) as part of President Joe Biden’s American Recovery Plan could lift restaurant sales by low-mid single digits for up to seven weeks, an analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence released Wednesday predicts. In comparison,…
Read MoreFreddy’s Frozen Custard Sold to Thompson Street Capital Partners
Thompson Street Capital Partners has acquired Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, the 360-unit fast-casual concept, the St. Louis, Mo.-based private equity firm said. Terms of the deal with the Wichita, Kan.-based Freddy’s were not disclosed. Freddy’s was founded in 2002 in Wichita and features a menu of steakburgers, shoestring fries, and frozen custard. The company…
Read MoreThe Reupped Legislation from the Original 2020 RESTAURANTS Act would Distribute Grants of up to $10 Million to Small Restaurants and Restaurant Groups
After Congress reintroduced the RESTAURANTS Act to provide long-term relief to restaurants as a bipartisan, bicameral effort, and the Senate separately passed the budget resolution amendment for restaurant industry relief during the week of Feb. 4, the $25 billion RESTAURANTS Act is one step closer to passing in Congress after the House Small Business Committee…
Read MoreBest Ways to Clean your Conveyors the Right Way
Sanitation crews should follow the plant’s sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) and the recommendations from the chemical suppliers, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the US Department of Agriculture. “The FDA is mostly concerned with the transfer of chemicals and elements from one product to the next or when the sanitizer didn’t get completely rinsed…
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