Overheard

-- Restaurants and Institutions, 8/1/2008

Manitowoc, Wis.-based foodservice- and construction-equipment manufacturer The Manitowoc Company, Inc., will acquire New Port Richey, Fla.-based foodservice-equipment manufacturer Enodis PLC for $2.7 billion.
In other Enodis news, Gary Dykstra (shown) was named president of Lincoln Foodservice Products, LLC; Michael Aguirre was appointed sales manager, Eastern region, for Cleveland Range; and Dennis Ball was named vice president of business development, Enodis USA.
Siloam Springs, Ark.-based Allens, Inc., congratulates Don Damerow of Ground Round on winning its No Beans About It bean-guessing contest held during the 2008 NRA show.
Rancho Dominguez, Calif.-based MARS Foodservices recently awarded Venture Marketing, LLC, 2007 National Broker of the Year. Divisional honors went to Solutions Sales & Marketing (East); McGuire & Associates (Central), and Food Sales Associates (Western).
Salzburg, Austria-based Orderman, manufacturer of wireless ordering and payment devices for the hospitality industry, announced its sale to Atlanta-based point-of-sale technology provider Radiant Systems, Inc.
Milliken & Co. hosts its annual Food & Beverage Forum at its Spartanburg, S.C., headquarters Sept. 28–Oct. 1, 2008.
Glastonbury, Conn.-based healthcare-foodservice equipment manufacturer Dinex International, a division of Carlisle Foodservice Products, completed construction on its new Training and Conference Center located in Batavia, Ill.