There are few bargains when it comes to purchasing the right cooking equipment. Functionality and practicality must coincide with an affordable price tag. By Marilyn Odesser-Torpey, Associate Editor Just like the latest luxury car, a shiny, new piece of foodservice equipment can be hard to resist. But Brian Tucker, foodservice director for Lake, Fla.-based S…
Hobart Recognized As Outstanding Supplier Of Year
Hobart received recognition as Auntie Anne’s Inc.’s Outstanding Supplier of the Year for its customer service and product quality. Hobart supplies the HL200 20-quart Legacy Mixer for Auntie Anne’s retail locations. The mixer features ergonomic advancements to improve foodservice operations, productivity and labor efficiency. It offers a swing-out bowl to add and remove ingredients from…
Premium Beverage Handles
C-stores can add upscale appeal to their coffee, tea and other beverage dispensers by adding the new Crystal Handle from Tomlinson Industries. The handles are made from a durable crystal-clear resin, and can be used with any S, SP or MS Series faucet. Existing faucets can be converted to use Tomlinson’s premium handles, or the…
Chicken Prep Table
Champs Chicken designed a new, manual breading table that can help retailers get their foodservice prep work done faster. The table has a handle attached to a gear box that makes it almost like an auto sift breading table. Retailers can easily sift breading, breaking down the dough balls while removing unwanted items and dispensing…
Boiled Side Dishes
Champs Chicken offers a variety of side dishes that will let consumers customize meals better: mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, seasoned green beans, seasoned corn, cinnamon candied apples, chicken gravy, white pepper gravy and sausage gravy. All of these items are packaged in small portion “boil in bags” that can be prepared on a stove…
Doing Deli the Right Way
Convenience store operators have plenty of help when it comes to investing in a foodservice program. By Jim Callahan. I recently read that China’s convenience stores are experiencing double-digit growth in deli sales primarily driven by hot dog sales. But let’s be frank, nobody does hot dogs better than Americans. From the quality of the…
Just Like Stainless Steel
San Jamar-Chef Revival releases a new “finish” option to several of its washroom and napkin dispensers. The Stainless Steel Finish dispensers offer an upscale look with the same quality and durability as traditional San Jamar dispenser finishes. The dispensers look like stainless steel, and coordinate well with stainless steel fixtures at half the cost of…
Small Preparation Refrigerators
Hoshizaki America introduces its Commercial Series Sandwich and Mega Top Prep Refrigerators. The new preparation refrigerators offer quality performance, which will sale convenience store operators money in operation costs. The stainless steel refrigerators have front-breathing air flow, which is great for tight spaces, advanced air flow system to maintain safe temperatures and all parts last…
Hoshizaki Hosts Wounded Warriors Project Golf Tournament
Event raises $20,000 for injured service men and women. For the second consecutive year, Hoshizaki America Inc. hosted a scramble golf event benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project: an organization that raises aid for severely injured service men and women. The event was held on Friday, May 11 at White Water Country Club, Fayetteville, Ga. More…
Box System for Dispensing Packaged Oil
Frontline International’s Box System for Dispensing Standard Packaged Oil is the winner of a 2012 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award from the National Restaurant Association. The KI Award winners represent the most groundbreaking equipment on the market and are judged on their ability to cut costs and improve productivity and food quality in restaurant operations. Frontline’s…