Overheard

-- Restaurants & Institutions, 3/1/2008

Dinex International, a leader in healthcare meal delivery systems, was acquired by Oklahoma City.-based Carlisle FoodService Products.
Monin Gourmet Flavorings products were featured in five of the six winning recipes at the 2007 International Bartenders Association World Cocktail Competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in November.
Tyson Foods, Inc., was honored as the 2007 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Supplier of the Year, at the 2008 IFDA Partners Executive Forum in Amelia Island, Fla.
Recent promotions at Enodis include Caitlin Rodgers to director of marketing for Enodis USA; Peter MacFarland to president of Merco; Melinda Gilbert to director of marketing for Lincoln Foodservice Products, and Beverly Coolman to director of marketing for Lincoln Smallwares.
Winchester, Va.-based Rubbermaid Commercial Products was named 2007 Vendor of the Year by Paper Products Company, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tom Sacco (l.) was appointed director of Dallas-based retail-services company DAVACO’s restaurant division.
Lake Bluff, Ill.-based Terlato Wines International announced its new luxury-spirits division, Paterno Imports, in conjunction with its partnership with super-premium vodka producer XELLENT Swiss Vodka.
Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Sealed Air’s Cryovac® NatureTRAY™ package and Flavour Mark™ pouch will be honored with the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 2007 AmeriStar Awards at the Packing Summit Expo and Conference in Rosemont, Ill., in May.