Gold Medal Products Co. is offering a new kettle for its poppers, the Unimaxx Kettle. The Unimaxx Kettle is now available on certain 12-, 14 and 16-ounce popcorn machines delivering the highest quality treats that will have your patrons popping in for more. The Unimaxx name refers to the unified kettle and heat element. This…
Two-Liter Curves
Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) is piloting its signature contour bottle in a convenient two-liter size in Birmingham, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn. The new two-liter form of Coca-Cola’s iconic package was preferred over the straight-wall 2-liter bottle overwhelmingly in recent consumer tests and offers a significant advantage for consumers beyond its classic good looks. It is…
Gourmet Tortillas
Tumaro’s Gourmet Tortillas launched its new USDA-certified Organic Tortillas for foodservice distribution. Made with whole wheat and certified organic flour, these tasty tortillas are trans fat-free, cholesterol-free, low-fat and vegetarian. Tumaro’s Organic Tortillas are available in 10- and 12-inch versions and contain only the finest ingredients: organic whole wheat flour, water, organic soybean, canola or…
Premium Organic Green Tea
Iyemon Cha, a new premium organic bottled Japanese green tea, is now available for distribution in the U.S. A phenomenal bestseller in Japan, where the enjoyment of green tea is a national pastime, Iyemon Cha comes to America for the first time from two of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, Suntory Ltd. and…
Dispensing Dessert Treats
The Topping Caddy, the result of a joint collaboration between Server Products and Rich Products Corp., makes it safe and easy to dispense delicious Rich’s Whipped Topping. The Topping Caddy is a cone-shaped holder designed to fit into a standard six-quart bain-marie or any other ice bath. It accepts a pastry bag of Rich’s Whipped…
Chocolate Treat
HP Hood, New England’s leading dairy company, has introduced its new Hood Moostruck Chocolate Lowfat Milk. Available in plastic quarts and half gallons, Moostruck provides young families with a new choice in chocolate milk. Like all Hood Milk products, Moostruck is produced without the use of artificial growth hormones. Moostruck also contains vitamins A, C…
Hot Pocket Sandwich Program
Nestle Professional is aiming to bring excitement to convenience store foodservice. Its Hot Pockets brand sandwiches limited-time-offer program gives retailers exciting new flavors each quarter designed to meet consumer demand for big, bold flavors. This quarter, entice customers with Chipotle BBQ Seasoned Chicken, stacked with juicy chunks of chicken breast with hot, smoky chipotle barbecue…
Profile of a Coffee Machine
Boyd Coffee Co. introduces a revolutionary brewing machine called The Coffee Profiler. As evidence of the ground-breaking nature of this piece of equipment, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) automatically grants Golden Cup Award certification—the coffee industry’s standard for recognizing excellence in properly brewed coffee—to any purveyor that has The Coffee Profiler. The Coffee…
Alaskan Energy Crisis Solved
Faced with almost six weeks of daylight when the summer solstice hit their town on June 20, residents in Barrow, Alaska, were finally provided an answer to their age-old question: How do you make it through a 1,992-hour day? In honor of the summer solstice, the makers of Jolt Energy drink airlifted 370 cases of…
Shell Games
Maybe there’s still a bit of debate on the medical merits of catharsis, but Bobak Bakhtiari could be the man to put the issue to rest. "Does it further ignite aggression?" asked Bakhtiari, a former counselor at a California psychiatric facility who now runs Tanforan Shell, his family’s convenience store and carwash in San Bruno,…