INDUSTRY NEWS


Equipment and supplies sales on the up


The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI) Business Barometer reported sales of foodservice equipment and supplies increased 17.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in the previous year. Tabletop items increased by 25.6%, supply items by 18.3%, equipment by 16.7% and furniture by 9%, with Canada at the top with a gain of 24.2%. MAFSI also reported that 58% of reps have seen an increase in quoting activity; 32% report no change in quoting activity between the third and fourth quarters of 2021. Only 10% report a decline in reporting activity between the third and fourth quarters of 2021. In addition, 49% of reps report an increase in consultant activity between the third and fourth quarter of 2021 and 42% report no change in this metric. Only 10% of reps report a decrease in consultant activity in this period.


Kitchen Innovation Awards


The National Restaurant Association Show named 11 products as the recipients of its 2022 Kitchen Innovations Awards: Alto-Shaam’s Converge Multi-Cook Ovens Botrista Technology’s DrinkBot Duke Manufacturing’s Waterless Well Frontline International’s Kitchen Controller Frymaster (Welbilt) FilterQuick Intuition Garland (Welbilt) Active Compression for Clamshell Griddle Hoshizaki America Refrigerated Pizza Prep Table ITW – Food Equipment Group’s IBEX Oven Kuvings’ Commercial Auto Blender Chef CB1000 T&S Brass and Bronze Works’ T&S EasyInstall Hose Reel Cabinet WMF Americas’ WMF 5000S+ Fully Automatic Coffee Machine


Each of these products was on display at the Kitchen Innovations Showroom during the National Restaurant Association Show, which took place May 21-24 in Chicago.


24 For more go to fcsi.org


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