Sysco advances e-truck pilot program
Sysco, the Houstonbased global food service distribution company, said it recently completed a successful pilot to test an all-electric Freightliner truck.
The company said the tests of the truck, a Freightliner eCascadia from Daimler Trucks North America, cut emissions, rivaled the performance of trucks with diesel engines and featured lower maintenance costs. The company said the truck could cover most of its routes on a single charge.
Sysco aims to power more of its tractor fleet with alternative fuels and said deployment of electric vehicles will play a significant role in achieving that objective.
Patten Title acquires Celebrity
Houston-based Patten Title Co. has acquired Celebrity Title for an undisclosed amount in an effort to increase its market presence. The acquisition brings the total number of Patten Title locations to nine from six.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Celebrity founder Joe Rothchild will leave the company, but the rest of the employees will stay on, bringing Patten Title to 105 employees from 79, President Eric Fontanot said. Celebrity Title’s and Patten Title’s Cypress location will be combined, and the rest of their offices will remain.
Calif. telecom firm opens in Houston
Telecom firm Leaf Communications said it would open an office in Houston this month.
The office space, at 9000 Clay Road, Houston, is being renovated and will include 5,300 square-feet of office and warehouse space. The location is a part of the California company’s expansion in the southeast. The company said it was is hiring for 10 to 15 positions, including A&E drafters, field technicians and construction managers.
Leaf specializes in small cell deployment, 5G integration, firstresponder systems (ERRCS), site acquisition real estate services, architecture and engineering and project management and construction services.
Muscle Maker leans into cryptocurrency
League City’s Muscle Maker Inc.,the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe’s, MMG Burger Bar and Superfit Foods, said it would start accepting bitcoin as an alternative to cash, credit or debit forms of payment.
Bitcoin payments will be rolled out on each level of the business individually, starting with accepting bitcoin for initial franchise fees for new franchisees, then expanding to online meal plan subscriptions with Superfit Foods, and eventually companywide for everyday food purchases at individual locations and online orders.