By JR Weber – Director of Sales If you have ever called a service company to come and repair a piece of foodservice equipment, then you may well have witnessed the technician going to great lengths to find the serial number often found on a well-hidden small metal plate. Have you ever wondered why the […]
By Gary Schermann, CFSP – President Recently, General Parts Group hosted our friends from Phoenix Marketing for a tour of the General Parts Minneapolis offices and test kitchen/training center. Phoenix Marketing is the new Sales Representative for the Middleby brands for Minnesota, North, and South Dakota. This being a new market for Phoenix Marketing, they […]
By Stephanie Lantz – Service Dispatcher – Third Party In March 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation that the week of the March 8th would be celebrated as National Women’s Week, and since that time this event has grown in popularity, which in 1987 resulted in Congress passing a further proclamation to expand the […]
By Stephanie Moore – Regional Manager One thing we at General Parts Group have learned over the last year is that our customers and industry partners are looking for streamlined/efficient options to request service for their commercial kitchen equipment. Many of our customers operate multiple locations, sometimes in multiple states. Having to keep track of […]
By Pat Finley -Lead Master Certified Technician For several years General Parts Group has been supporting the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association’s (CFESA) training school by supplying an instructor to teach classes in refrigeration. Jeff Stake a Lead Master Certified technician from General Parts’ Minneapolis branch is that instructor, teaching two classes a year to […]
