ELGIN ILL. —Middleby Corp., the supplier of commercial pizza ovens, fryers and other equipment based here, has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based TurboChef Technologies Inc. for $191 million in stock...
PURCHASE N.Y. —Pernod Ricard USA, the producer, importer and marketer of spirits and wine brands in the United States based here, has launched BarSmarts, a bartender training and education program...
WASHINGTON —The National Council of Chain Restaurants has introduced an associate member program for foodservice industry suppliers. As a part of the new program, associate members also will...
MINNEAPOLIS —The Women’s Foodservice Forum, or WFF, said it has gained the support of more than 100 foodservice companies in 2008. In total, the WFF has 174 single-year and multiyear sponsors. ...
ST. LOUIS —Anheuser-Busch Cos., the largest brewer in the United States with 48.5 percent of domestic beer sales, agreed to be acquired by Leuven, Belgium-based InBev for $52 billion. The...
MANITOWOC WIS. —Manitowoc Co., the ice-machine maker based here, beat out Illinois Tool Works Inc. in an auction to acquire restaurant equipment supplier Enodis Plc., which said it would recommend...
DUBLIN OHIO Wendy’s International Inc., based here, said it has introduced a new line of premium T. Marzetti Co. salad dressings that are all-natural and contain no preservatives. —Wendy’s...
CHICAGO —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, or IFMA, will host its annual Foodservice Forecast & Outlook Seminar in three cities this year. The programs are to be held in...
NEW YORK —Colgate-Palmolive said it has debuted a line of high-performance cleaning products certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment. The Design for...
PURCHASE, N.Y. Green Restaurant Association, a not-for-profit national environmental organization based in Boston. —PepsiCo Foodservice has formed a strategic partnership with the The...