(L-R) Christine Rinck, Hilton Worldwide; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., president and CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates; Martin Rinck, President Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide.
FRED TIBBITTS & ASSOCIATES (FTA): Celebrated its seventh annual “A Spring Evening in Singapore with Very Special Friends” in March at the St. Regis Singapore hotel. A reception was hosted by Diageo, Moët Hennessy, FIJI Water, Ronnefeldt
Tea, and Phillips Foods Asia and was followed by a four-course gala dinner. The purpose of these annual events,
says President and CEO Fred Tibbitts, Jr., is to recognize hospitality excellence, provide scholarships in the names of
those who are honored, and make charitable contributions. For more information, visit
www.fredtibbitts.com...
Plugrá European-Style Butter:
The American
Culinary
Federation
(ACF) has
awarded Plugrá
the ACF Seal of
Approval. Three
varieties of Plugrá
butter—salted,
unsalted, and
clarified—were
submitted for
extensive testing
and evaluation for consistency, performance,
adaptability, and accuracy of labels and marketing
materials. “It’s one thing for a marketer
to speak to a product’s benefits,” says Erin
Turley, Plugrá brand manager, “but when you
put the validation of America’s most respected
chef organization behind those claims, it’s
invaluable.” For more information, visit
www.plugra.com...
Maywood Furniture Corp: Congratulates
Maidenberg & Associates for being named
Maywood Furniture’s 2009 Representative of
the Year. Maidenberg was also Maywood’s
Rep of the Year in 2006. Congratulations also
go to Vern Hay of Fort Marketing (Canada) for
being a close runner-up. For more information,
visit www.maywood.com...
Kold-Draft: Announces the appointment
of Timothy Bethuy
as director of engineering.
Bringing expertise in equipment
development, marketing
innovation, and R&D management
from more than 25 years
of design engineering experience,
he is responsible for
more than 11 patents. In his new role, Bethuy
will be leading engineering development from
concept to production. For more information,
visit www.kold-draft.com...
Bush Brothers: Invites chefs to enter their best
bean recipes in the Grade Me Recipe Contest.
Contestants will have the chance to win $5,000
or an XL Big Green Egg ceramic cooker/grill, in
addition to being showcased as a Bush Brothers
featured chef. All entries must be received by
May 14, 2010. Voting ends May 31, 2010, and
winners will be notified by June 11, 2010. For
more information or to enter the contest, visit
www.grademerecipecontest.com...
deep, a Marlin Network Agency: Announces
the newest addition to its client roster, San
Leandro, California-based Otis Spunkmeyer, a
leading supplier of frozen cookie dough, thaw-and-serve cookies, muffins, brownies, and
other sweet baked goods. As agency of record,
deep is responsible for helping Otis Spunkmeyer
widen its reach in both the foodservice
and fundraising channels. For more information,
visit www.deepgroup.com...
Kellogg’s Food Away From Home: Introduces
a quick and easy-to-use online nutrition search
tool. A list of Kellogg’s products that meet
specific nutrition and allergen requirements is
just a point and click away. To search current
nutritional information from the website,
click the “Products and Brands” link in the menu
bar and select “Nutrition Search” from the
drop-down menu. For more information or to
access the search tool, visit
www.fafh.com...
Manitowoc Foodservice Group: Three Manitowoc
brands will be receiving the National Restaurant
Association’s 2010 Kitchen Innovation
Award: Manitowoc Beverage Systems’ TRUfill
beverage dispensing system, the Multiplex
blend-in-cup smoothie maker, and the Merrychef
eikon accelerated cooking oven.
All winners will be showcased with live
interactive demonstrations in the Kitchen Innovations
Pavilion during the National Restaurant
Show in May. For more information, visit
www.manitowocfsusa.com...
Electrolux Professional: E&S Marketing has
joined the Electrolux team as a sales partner.
E&S, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, is
authorized to sell Electrolux and Electrolux
Dito equipment. The company will cover the
North and South Carolina territory. Along with
E&S Marketing’s office warehouse are two
test kitchens: one in the Piedmont Natural Gas
facility and one in the Duke Energy facility,
both in Charlotte, North Carolina.
For more information, visit
www.electroluxusa.com/professional...
Carlisle FoodService Products: Has announced
the promotion of two sales and marketing employees.
Stuart Sharp has been promoted to
VP of Carlisle FoodService Products division
domestic and international sales, taking over
full responsibility for all division sales activities
and goals throughout the globe. Jacqui
Gustafson will now serve as VP of healthcare
marketing for the company, overseeing all
marketing to the healthcare sector globally.
For more information and other company
news, visit
www.carlislefsp.com...
Hobart: The Bluetooth-enabled
combi oven
and the AM Select Ventless
warewasher are
included on the Foodservice
Consultants
Society International
(FCSI) “10 Most Innovative
Products for 2010”
list. Hobart’s patent-pending
ENERGY STARqualified AM Select
Ventless warewasher is
the first ventless doortype
warewasher to
feature an energy recovery system. Hobart’s
Bluetooth-enabled combi oven offers convection,
steam, and combination modes, as well
as an optional Bluetooth-enabled barcode
scanner. For more information, visit
www.hobartcorp.com....
ESROCK PARTNERS:
Chicago-based Esrock
has added four people to
its full-service marketing,
advertising, and public
relations agency. Courtney
Smith joins the team as a
senior account manager
with nearly a decade of client
service experience. Jen
Barker brings her results-driven
management style to
the role of account manager.
Xai Yang is the creative
team’s newest graphic
designer, and Jacquelen
Krupko brings more than
ten years of professional
experience to her new position
as creative manager.
For more information, visit
www.esrock.com.
