Retail & FoodService

Empire Company Limited announced its long-term succession plan. Paul D. Sobey, a 32-year Empire employee, who has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1998, will retire from his position on December 11, 2013, while continuing as a director of the company. …

Sue Klug, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Unified Grocers, was presented the Illuminators Educational Foundation 2013 Torch Award at a dinner in her honor on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, Calif. The Torch Award is given to an individual in the grocery industry who advances education in his or her company and in the industry by example and leadership."The Illuminators does tremendous work in developing future industry leaders and I'm honored to receive such a prestigious award," said Klug. "I'm a firm believer in the value of continuous learning and professional development and I'm delighted to be recognized by an organization that shares my passion." …

Launched in trade magazines like Food Arts, Restaurant Business, and Plate this September, the Join Our Table promotional series will circulate for two years, targeting chefs and restaurant owners. …

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is now accepting submissions for its second annual Kids LiveWell Recipe Challenge, an initiative aimed at showcasing restaurant and foodservice companies’ culinary ingenuity of creating healthful options for children. …

US Foods introduced its new mobile application that puts interactive ordering tools at the fingertips of its customers. Understanding that foodservice professionals don’t often keep traditional business hours and regularly juggle many job demands, the new app allows US Foods customers to create orders, track deliveries and manage invoices, all from their smartphone or tablet at any time of the day …