All articles by Michael Jones
Michael Jones
Jania Tung joins Winston Foodservice
Texas-based Tung has joined the company as the US Regional/International Territory Sales Manager
Event review: FCSI The Americas Conference – Camp FCSI 2024
Drone displays! Comedy improv! Texan BBQ food trucks! Michael Jones reports on an exceptional Camp FCSI 2024 in Austin, TX, where the food and fun were as equally high level as the educational sessions and networking
Famous restaurateur transforms family butchery into destination restaurant
From humble beginnings to a thriving multi-location restaurant, Charlie the Butcher evolved his family’s butchery after discovering an oven unlike anything he had witnessed before at the 1985 National Restaurant Show. Now nearly 40 years later, Charlie is a well-known figure in the culinary world, known for his delicious Beef on Weck. With the Alto-Shaam Cook & Hold oven, Charlie is able to achieve consistent, high-quality results every time—with minimal labor, ventilation and hook ups required
From the President: Eric Norman FCSI writes to Allied members
President of FCSI Worldwide, Eric Norman thanks Allied members for their continued and future support of the Society’s portfolio
The Secret Chef: reality bites for restaurants
The industry must start making real and lasting changes to a system that has stumbled through the last few years, says The Secret Chef
Hatco Corporation announces CEO David Rolston’s retirement
Lorne Deacon will be promoted to president and CEO
Marius Zürcher: building a sustainable business model
Building resilience involves strategic planning and scenario analysis amongst other things, says our regular columnist
Restaurant Show to highlight 2024 Kitchen Innovations Award recipients
The Kitchen Innovations Awards were recently announced, highlighting an exceptional recipient list for the 20th anniversary of the honor
Event preview: Alimentaria&Hostelco 2024
The combined Alimentaria&Hostelco 2024 show grows again with its most international edition yet. FCSI EAME will present a full program of expert speakers on 20 March
Design Masterclass: AI – be careful what you wish for
Tim Smallwood FFCSI largely agrees with Bill Gates that “generative AI has plateaued”, but warns things change so quickly