Kraft Foodservice: Has partnered with casual restaurant chain Cheeburger Cheeburger to offer Kraft’s Maxwell House brand coffee. Cheeburger Cheeburger has chosen Maxwell House Frozen Liquid Coffee Concentrate, which allows the restaurant to serve full-flavored, balanced coffee in a convenient, labor-saving, high-volume format. “I chose to serve Maxwell House because of the quality coffee and brand name it offers,” says Jeff Jablow, director of training and menu development at Cheeburger Cheeburger. For more information, visit
www.kraftfoodservice.com...
World Tea Expo: Has announced winners of the 2009 World Tea Expo New Product Awards. Each year, the Expo attracts thousands of business professionals to view more than 200 specialty tea wholesale suppliers and related vendors exhibiting new products and innovations. For more information and a list of award winners, visit www.worldteaexpo.com...
Viking Range Corporation Commercial Division: Received the prestigious National Restaurant Association (NRA) 2009 Kitchen Innovations Award. This year’s award recognizes Viking Commercial for its modular range and suite design, which allows the flexibility of changing individual modules before and after installation. “We are pleased that our new line of commercial products is already included in this elite class of NRA Kitchen Innovations Award winners,” says Daniel Garvin, VP of Viking Commercial Products. For more information, visit www.vikingcommercial.com...
MTS Seating: Has expanded its SynerGreen philosophy for environmental improvement. In addition to becoming the first hospitality banquet seating manufacturer to earn the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification for low-emitting materials, the company now offers a continuing education unit (CEU) to the design community through its partnership with the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. MTS has also developed a program to provide environmental data for each standard chair model. To run its operations, the company currently purchases 10 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy sources. For more information, visit www.mtsseating.com...
Scotsman Industries: The Enodis global ice machine business recently announced the completion of its sale to affiliates of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm. Scotsman Industries, Inc. will become the official name of the new holding company for all assets of the former Enodis global ice machine business, including six factories in the U.S., Italy, and China. All of the company’s brands, which include Scotsman, Ice-O-Matic, Simag, Barline, Icematic, Tecnomac, and Oref, will continue to operate as they have in the past, with no change to sales, distribution, and service. For more information, visit www.scotsman-ice.com...
(L-R) Carrie Hoff, Hobart; Sarah Puls, ITW-FEG; Kathleen Hogan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Jenni Bair, Hobart; John Davis, Traulsen.
ITW Food Equipment Group (ITW-FEG): Recently accepted the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Hobart, Stero, Vulcan, Traulsen, and Wittco are among the ITW-FEG independent companies that contributed to this effort. ITW-FEG has increased their ENERGY STAR product offering by 56 percent since last year. For more information, visit www.hobartcorp.com...
Shoes For Crews: Donated 17,000 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls, a fast-growing humanitarian relief group that specializes in giving shoes to people in need. The company distributes new and gently used shoes it receives from donations worldwide. “I can tell you there are 17,000 people out there who are going to be very happy because of this generous donation,” says Mark Granger, who runs the procurement operations and distribution centers for Soles4Souls. For more information visit www.shoesforcrews.com...
The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM): Announces the election of Jack Hake of Duke Manufacturing, St. Louis, Missouri; Cliff Baggott of Cres Cor, Mentor, Ohio; and Terry A. Hoelle of Structural Concepts Corporation, Muskegon, Michigan, to the organization’s board of directors. All are seasoned NAFEM volunteers who will serve three-year terms. For more information about NAFEM, visit www.nafem.org...
TABASCO®: The 2009 Hottest Chef Contest is underway. Participants must show how their original TABASCO® recipe is designed to sell as a profitable menu item. The winning bold and flavorful creation needs to incorporate one or all of these TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce flavors: Original TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce, TABASCO® brand Green Jalapeño Pepper Sauce, or TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce. Prizes include a $10,000 grand prize in the Professional Category and a $2,500 grand prize in the Student Category. Entry deadline is July 17, 2009. To enter or for more information, visit www.TABASCOfoodservice.com...
Heineken: Unveils a summer retail program that invites consumers to elevate their traditional summer entertaining by hosting a Heineken Blok Party. Consumers can enter to win one of two grand prizes, a Heineken Blok Party, including live entertainment, catering, and interactive leisure sports, to be held in his/her neighborhood on or near Labor Day. For more information, visit
www.EnjoyHeinekenResponsibly.com...
Electrolux Professional: Certified Chef Chuck Hoover represented Electrolux at the grand opening of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Hoover supported the hotel’s Executive Chef, Frank Belosic, at the event by serving chicken and risotto with a black bean tomato salsa for 3,600 people using only nine servers. The entire cooking process took only 38 minutes using Electrolux air-o-steam combi ovens that were purchased by the hotel prior to opening. “We have received much praise from guests on quality, temperature, and presentation of the food,” says Chef Belosic. For more information, visit www.electroluxusa.com/professional...
Spring USA: Has released its 2009-2010 product catalog. The catalog contains beautiful photography and specifications on the company’s full line of convertible induction buffets, chafing dishes, professional cookware, carving stations and heat lamps, buffetware, and accessories. To receive a copy, email springusa@springusa.com or call 800-535-8974.
