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58 FEDA News & Views Volume 90 Number 2 March/April 2018 FEDA NEWS & VIEWS (ISSN0746-9675) is published bimonthly by : FEDA Service Corp. 2250 Point Blvd, Suite 200 Elgin, IL 60123 Website: www.feda.com Email: feda@feda.com POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: FEDA Service Corp. 2250 Point Blvd, Suite 200 Elgin, IL 60123 Association phone number: 224-293-6500 This is the offi cial publication of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association and carries news and announcements concerning FEDA. The Association and the FEDA Service Corporation are not responsible for contents or opinions other than those relating to association activities. FEDA SC reserves the right to not accept advertising or other written material that it considers inappropriate or off ensive. FEDA NEWS & VIEWS STAFF & CONSULTANTS Tracy Mulqueen Publisher and CEO Stacy Ward Editor in Chief and Director of Programs and Research Tim O'Connor Associate Editor and Communications Manager Rosie Montanez Circulation Assistant and Administrative Services Coordinator Chris Smith Graphic Design Matt Ferguson/Exec Pix Director of Photography Copyright 2018, FEDA Service Corp. Chairman Mason Greene Hotel & Restaurant Supply Vice Chairman Paul Parr TriMark Hockenberg Secretary/Treasurer Drew O'Quinn Thompson & Little, Inc. Past Chairman Joe Schmitt Rapids Wholesale Equipment Chief Executive Offi cer Tracy Mulqueen NEWS & VIEWS The Voice of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association FEDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cary Amundsen Amundsen Commercial Kitchens Eric Chaplick Boelter Foodservice Design, Equipment & Supply Gene Clark Clark Food Service Equipment Tricia Dambrauskas B&G Restaurant Supply, Inc. Eric Ellingson Bargreen-Ellingson, Inc. Charlie Fusari Myers Restaurant Supply Jonathan Gustafson Ace Mart Restaurant Supply Gawain Guy C&T Design & Equipment Co. Huff Harper Oswalt Restaurant Supply Michael Kane Russell Hendrix Michael Keck Concept Services Elizabeth Price Central Restaurant Products John Vozzo Singer Equipment Co. Ben Whitlock Mobile Fixture and Equipment Co. Andy Wueste Mission Restaurant Supply FEDA's Mission and Work Education and Marketing In support of FEDA's goal to "foster and enlarge the use of our industry's products," the Association works with industry partners and distribution and education association partners to build support for and understanding about the critical value that distributors and dealers provide to manufacturers, design consultants, service reps and end users. FEDA accomplishes this through collaborative educational and marketing initiatives, certifi cation programs, conferences, publications, online community exchanges, and social media. Public Policy Advocacy In support of FEDA's goal to "protect the industry against unfair and unjust burdens and exactions by taxes, governmental regulation" and other policies that hurt businesses, the Association advocates on behalf of distributors and dealers and the industry as a whole by representing their interests in such areas as construction, facilities and design regulation, energy and natural resources, fi nancial rules and regulations, hospitality industry regulations, technology, and transportation infrastructure. Research and Knowledge Sharing In support of FEDA's goal to "collect and disseminate statistics and other information of interest to the industry and provide a forum for the exchange among members," the Association works with distribution researchers to understand and educate distributors and industry partners about our evolving marketplace and how we can compete in that marketplace now and in the future. FEDA shares and exchanges this information with its members and partners through its publications and conferences and other communication tools.