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On The Cover
"You can't just create technology for technology's sake," says Lei Schlitz, the head
of the ITW Food Equipment Segment. Foodservice operators want solutions that will
help them now. According to Schlitz and the other execs featured in our special issue,
top of mind is the need to control operating costs, generate less food waste, and
accommodate consumers' appetite for quality, convenience and interesting fl avors.
Read on to fi nd out how they're responding with a mix of practical solutions and
forward-thinking innovation.
Features
Steve Maahs Alto-Shaam 6
Richard Packer American Metalcraft 10
Alan Peppel Dexter-Russell 16
Gary Licht Equipex 20
David Rolston Hatco Corp. 24
Gary Weyhausen Hoshizaki America 28
Lei Schlitz ITW 32
Chad Severson InSinkErator 36
James McDowell Jackson WWS 40
Joe Carlson Lakeside Manufacturing 44
John Nackley Metro 48
Michelle Wibel NEMCO 52
Tom Sharp New Age Industrial 56
Kevin Clark Scotsman Ice 60
Kristin Falkner Server Products 64
Rand McLaughlin Thermo-Kool 68
Paul Bartelt Vollrath 74
Hubertus Muehlhaeuser Welbilt 78
