HOBART WINS SMART LABEL AWARD Hobart announced that its hood-type dishwasher Premax AUP was awarded the Smart Label Award 2017 in the run-up to HOST , the international trade fair held in Milan , Italy . The prize recognizes unique , innovative solutions in terms of functionality , technology and ecological sustainability . Hobart is an award-winner for the second year in a row .
The Premax AUP features the Permanent-Clean automatic soil removal feature that eliminates the need for pre-washing by hand . The filter system directly pumps food waste out of the machine , saving staff and operational costs , as well as being environmentally friendly .
ALTO-SHAAM ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES , SUPPLY DRIVE Alto-Shaam hired Paul Demczak as director of product management . Demczak is responsible for strategic development of the Vector Series Multi-Cook Ovens and will lead other product development projects for the company .
In addition , John Gruver was also hired as senior regional culinary manager in the northeast ; Kari Fulton is now vice president of national accounts for retail ; Tim Murphy came on board as a product specialist ; and Bob Dellert is now vice president of national accounts , foodservice .
In other company news , employees of Alto-Shaam sent a large box of supplies and more than US $ 200 to the Houston Independent School District ’ s supply drive following Hurricane Harvey .
INTERGASTRA 2018 ANNOUNCES MORE EXHIBITORS Intergastra 2018 is almost fully booked , say show organizers .
The trade fair , which will be held February 3-7 , 2018 , in Stuttgart , Germany , features a new hall for a total of 28 acres ( 115,000 square meters ) of show space . The expanded exhibition space allows the trade fair to host the expected 1,300 exhibitors .
Features of Intergastra 2018 include the Future Workshop , offering a program of exhibitions , talks and networking opportunities , and the Restaurant of the Future competition . Tailored to the hotel industry , the Fokus Hotel Pavilion will have a new design and increased size in 2018 .
IN BRIEF
z z Salto Systems named Beth Zdrojewski national account manager for hospitality . z z Dina Lamanna joined HOK as a principal and senior hospitality interior designer based
Beth Zdrojewski in the New York studio . z z Hospitality House announced that Jon Yantin is joining the company as managing partner , EMEA . z z Leo A Daly named Ken
Dina Lamanna Martin , AIA , NCARB , vice president and managing principal for its Dallas , Texas , office . z z HKS Hospitality Group appointed Chin Lim vice president . z z Global Hotel Alliance announced that James Simmonds
Jon Yantin is its global head of development , a newly created role . z z Christina Wegner accepted the position of vice president of marketing at The Vollrath Company LLC .
Ken Martin z z Diversey announced plans to move its U . S . headquarters from Charlotte , North Carolina , to York County , South Carolina . z z Blink Design Group acquired the Jaya Interior Design Business .
Christina Wegner z z Bulk TV & Internet is partnering with Samsung Electronics America Inc . to offer Samsung Hospitality
Rengy John ( left ) and Clint TVs and installation Negata are co-CEOs of BLINK .
services as a complement to the company ’ s DirecTV coax and IPTV content delivery platforms . z z The WATG global design firm promoted Janice Li to associate vice president for its Honolulu , Hawaii , office .
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