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RETAILOBSERVER.COM OCTOBER 2020 22 convene in person this year, we're working tirelessly to make sure our virtual event in October delivers the unique and fruitful experiences you've come to know and expect from the National Hardware Show." Rich Russo, industry vice president, National Hardware Show said, "Over the past few months, our team has had to rethink everything, and open our minds to new, innovative ideas. We're excited about our pivot to virtual which allows us to bring our robust NHS programming to customers across the globe in a new, safe way." Stay tuned for additional details and information from the NHS team focused on the Virtual Show, as well as plans for the physical Show taking place May 11-13, 2021. A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Capital Cooking is acquired by Superior Equipment Solutions Superior Equipment Solutions (SES), the makers of Alfresco Open Air Culinary Systems, Artisan Grills and other commercial kitchen equipment announced that they have acquired Capital Cooking, a mainstay kitchen appliance brand serving residential consumers for the last 20 years. Founded in 2001, Capital Cooking has a prestigious history of producing high-end commercial-style ranges, ovens, ventilation, and more for the discerning home chef. Their products are a preferred choice for professional and celebrity chefs across the nation and have been featured on popular Food Network competition shows including Iron Chef, Chopped and The Next Food Network Star. Capital Cooking's ranges demonstrate true ingenuity and fine craftsmanship. To fill the needs of today's aspiring home chefs, Capital ranges are available in sizes from 30 inches up to 60 inches wide. They are offered in a variety of range-top configurations to include griddles, grills and special power-wok burners. Easy-clean sealed burners or industry-leading Power-Flow™ professional open burners allow home chefs to customize their Capital range to their life and cooking desires. "SES has recently moved into a new 100,000 sq. ft. state-of-the- art manufacturing facility and just completed a brand-new office building with a live outdoor kitchen. Bringing Capital Cooking into our family of brands builds our offering of best-in-class performance cooking products and is a perfect fit for our expanded capabilities and robust distribution partners," said Art Valentine, executive vice president for SES. "We are excited to reignite the Capital brand with our exceptional production standards and quality customer service." Capital Cooking ranges integrate unique features including an internal oven rotisserie and a moist-cook feature that reduces food drying during cooking, resulting in juicy and tender foods that revolutionize the standard cooking experience. Ranges can also be specified with either all-gas or dual-fuel with an electric oven, and can be aesthetically tailored to integrate into any residential kitchen setting with many custom designer colors. Below is the pertinent contact information with defined geographic territories for the new Capital Cooking North American distribution network. MAPLE DISTRIBUTING Mark Klein (469) 556-2662 TX, OK, AR, LA, KS, MO MODE DISTRIBUTION, LLC Monte Walsh (714) 269-9230 CA, NV, AZ, NM, WY PACIFIC SPECIALTY BRANDS Mike Kipp (604) 430-5253 WA, OR, ID, MT, AK, CO, UT, Western Canada PINNACLE SALES GROUP INC. Andrew Savant (863) 353-4317 DC, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, MS, FL, ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH, KY REDMAN DISTRIBUTING INC. Tyler Redman (888) 340-4949 Eastern Canada SIGNATURE MARKETING GROUP LTD. Tom Cioletti (800) 358-8886 DE, CT, MA, ME, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, NH Please visit www.sesbrands.com for more information about SES Brands. I N D U S T R Y [ N E W S ]

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