Manitowoc: Announces the
promotion of Kathy Veder to
the newly created position
of VP Global Accounts, and
also the appointment of
Mary Chiarot as VP and GM
of Garland Canada. Veder
will focus on marketing initiatives
including strategic
direction, product line management,
business development,
and customer service.
Chiarot will have overall
responsibility for Canadian
distribution. For more information, visit
www.manitowocfoodservice.com.
Vitamix: Congratulates
Richard
Biondo, corporate
chef at 5
Napkin Burger
in Brooklyn,
New York,
grand prize
winner in the
Vitamix Inspires contest. Entrants submitted
essays addressing the “Vitamix Inspires”
theme, detailing how using Vitamix products
has boosted creativity, ingenuity, and quality
in their work. For more information, visit
www.vitamix.com/foodservice...
Tablecraft: Wishes Glenn Davis
health and happiness as he
retires as owner and CEO. Davis
began his career at Table-
Craft in 1974, and, following in
his father’s footsteps, became
president in 1997. He is part
of the third generation that has
worked at TableCraft, with the fourth generation
currently in house. For more information,
visit www.tablecraft.com...
Athens Foods: Has appointed
Scott Sumser as
president. Sumser spent
several years as VP of North
American sales and retail
marketing for Aspire Brands/
Bonne Bell and served in
multiple roles over 13 years
for Kraft Foods. For more information, visit
www.athensfoods.com/foodservice...
Scotsman: Welcomes Jose Nicho as the
new VP of sales and marketing–Latin
America, reporting to Kevin Fink, Managing
Director–Americas. Nicho will be responsible
for sales and business development
for all Scotsman Industries brands in Latin
America. He brings over 20 years of experience
in the foodservice equipment industry.
For more information, visit
www.scotsmanindustries.com...
Lamb Weston: Is making it easier to harness
the power of social media. The Meal Ticket
app enables special deals, coupons, events,
and other key messages to be sent directly
to customers’ smartphones. The application
and program can be used in conjunction with
Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare. For more
information, visit www.lambweston.com...
Cambro: Announces
Chef Charlie
Ayers of
Calafi a Café
in Palo Alto,
California, as
the winner of
the $10,000 Food Storage Makeover contest.
The makeover process will be fi lmed and used
to help foodservice operators worldwide learn
about proper food storage practices. For more
information, visit www.cambro.com...
Alto-Shaam: Announces that
Jack Scott, senior VP of sales
and marketing, will head
up the sales team with new
sector VPs reporting to him:
Todd Griffi th, Michael Aguirre,
Steve Gill, William Groleau,
and new hire Warren Casey. Repositioning
of the previous regional sales managers as
VPs will move an important level of decisionmaking
closer to the customer base. For more
information, visit www.alto-shaam.com.
AH&LA: In the newly released fourth edition
of Managing Service in Food and Beverage
Operations, published by the American Hotel
& Lodging Educational Institute, authors Ronald
Cichy and Philip Hickey, Jr., discuss how
to create and deliver guest-driven service, enhance
value, build guest loyalty, and promote
repeat business. For more information, visit
www.ahlei.org..
