By Dean Wayne – Regional Sales Manager So, one of your 20-year-old Snorkel Convection ovens is once again having issues on Friday morning going into your busy weekend? You call the commercial kitchen service company and the technician arrives, runs through the sequence of operation, and finds multiple issues, and writes up an estimate for […]

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that former and long-time owner of General Parts Group, John F. O’Shaughnessy Jr., passed away peacefully on July 18th, 2020 surrounded by family in St Paul, MN. A celebration of life service was held Wednesday, July 22th, 2020 in St Paul.  John owned and […]

By Gary Schermann – President Recently General Parts Group was named the recipient of the Alto-Shaam Authorized Service Partner of the Year Award.  Although we were honored to receive this recognition, the honor is shared with Alto-Shaam, because without their partnership, winning the award would not have been possible. We are very proud of our […]

Undoubtedly the COVOD-19 pandemic had a huge impact on every facet of the foodservice industry. It forced the industry to look at itself through a different lens and create new creative strategies. Creativity I am proud to say is a strength of the industry and this creativity is seen very clearly in the foodservice sector […]

This story is only possible because someone asked a question, no one wanted to tell this story, they simply thought it was ‘the right thing to do’ for their community. Like all companies supporting the foodservice industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, General Parts Group has been through a period of reorganization. This resulted in our […]