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I have 30 years within the foodservice industry as an equipment, supplies and fine dining consultant. I have worked for foodservice distributors and more than 50 equipment, supplies and top-of-the-table manufacturers within the Southern California marketplace. I have extensive experience and knowledge in the areas of heavy cooking equipment, front-of-the-house, fine dining, wine and tablewares. I am interested in giving back to the community that has assisted in my success and I am happy to offer my unbiased expertise to those in need of objective answers. I am also certified as a CFSP professional (Certified Food Service Professional) as a member of NAFEM.

Experience in the area

Began career in 1979 at one of the nation's most prestigious distributors, RW Smith & Co. Recipient of Three "Top Gun" awards as the best salesman in the company.
Too many awards to list from manafacturers but among those: largest sale in three years for Ventmaster ventilation systems (more than 368 lineal feet of exhaust ventilation)for the Neveda Culinary Arts Academy; "Rising Star" for greatest sales growth in one year for all territories in the US on behalf of Service Ideas; Largest increase in territory sales for Franklin Machine Products for signing two restaurant chains to a corporate program. The list goes on...

Organizations

CFSP, NAFEM

Education/Credentials

BA, Clinical Psychology
MBA, Negotiation & Arbitration

Awards and Honors

Rising Star, Service Ideas
"Top Gun" (3 years) RW Smith

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2012-05-21 Used bakery equipment:

Hi Carol:  Unfortunately I cannot offer specific businesses that offer used equipment because that would constitute an endorsement. However, you can Google "Used Bakery Equipment" and a number of sites

2012-05-10 Frozen Pizza line:

Abdel:  There is no possibility of opening up a pizza operation with a budget of $50,000: you couldn't even do it if you had a budget of $500,000. You haven't given me enough information to even begin

2012-04-19 food servis truck windows:

Dave:  Not that I'm aware of as long as you're not attempting to put in bay/picture windows. Your concerns really should be more about what regulations are required by the health dept. since theirs are

2012-04-17 cupcake oven:

Salama:  I think I can safely assume you have been baking cupcakes in a home oven for some time now with great results? Well, that oven you've been using doesn't have a fan or steam injection yet your

2012-04-16 cupcake oven:

Salama:  Actually you would be better off NOT using a convection oven for baking cupcakes because the fan inside tends to blow the batter around. The best type of ovens for cupcakes would be:  1. Revolving

 

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