Athens Foods: Chef Dino Lubbat of Dinotto Ristorante, Chicago, introduces a step-by-step guide to using fillo dough in a new series of recipe videos. The series is comprised of five videos that incorporate multiple products offered by Athens to create dishes such as Hurricane Shrimp with Kataifi, Salmon Fillo Rolls, Mini Fillo Shell Cream Cheese Hors d’oeuvres, and Tiramisu-Filled Mini Fillo Shells. The recipes can be created as is or used for inspiration. The videos and other resources for chefs can be found at www.athensfoods.com/trade...
Maywood Furniture Corp: Recently announced installation of upgraded powder coating equipment for table bases and legs, which produces a more attractive, durable, and environmentally friendly product. As a result, Maywood no longer uses solvent-based paints in their factory. Additionally, their paint line has a vacuum system that takes in all unused paint that is sprayed back into a storage tank to eliminate waste. All liquids used to clean the metal being painted, e.g., rails, table trucks, wishbone legs, etc, are recycled as well. For more information, visit www.maywood.com/GoingGreen.asp...
Bush Brothers: Springfield, Missouri-based advertising and marketing agency Marlin Company has been selected by Bush Brothers and Company as its new foodservice agency. Bush Brothers produces a portfolio of more than 40 products, including Bush’s Best Baked Beans. “Bush Brothers is a true Americana brand, having been in business for more than a hundred years,” says Marlin President Michael Stelzer. According to Erik Henry, Bush Brothers’ director of foodservice, “We connected with [Marlin’s] people, their corporate culture, and their insights, and we look forward to working with Marlin to grow our sales in foodservice.” For information about Marlin, visit www.marlinco.com. To learn more about Bush Brothers, visit www.bushbeans.com...
Global Allies: Announces the appointment of Cindy Gasser to the newly created position of director of business development. Gasser, an industry veteran, brings more than 30 years of experience to her new role. Having grown up in the industry and holding top management positions for the company that bears her name, Gasser brings hospitality seating expertise to Global Allies with a focus on banquet and stacking chairs, club and casino seating, and task/desk chairs. Gasser will report directly to Global Allies President David Cline. “We’re thrilled to have Cindy on board and are confident in her ability to identify new channels of distribution and targets,” says Cline. For more information, visit www.globalallies.com...
Children’s Menu Trends: According to the National Dairy Council and the School Nutrition Association (SNA), nearly 80 percent of students in the National School Lunch Program chose low-fat or fat-free milk, compared with less than 30 percent in the early 1990s. The data comes from a report analyzing recently released U.S. Department of Agriculture data. This data echoes the SNA 2007 School Nutrition Operations Report findings that 96.8 percent of school districts offer fat-free or low-fat milk. The current Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends three servings of dairy every day for most people. For more information, visit www.schoolnutrition.org...
Butterball Farms: Announces the addition of Chef Tim Rosendahl as corporate executive chef for retail, packaged goods, and national chain accounts. “Chef Tim has one of the most innovative food minds in the world,” says David Riemersma, president, Butterball Farms. Chef Rosendahl joins Butterball Farms R&D, sales, and marketing teams to help companies develop butter-based flavor profiles for their products. For more information, visit www.butterballbutter.com/flavors...
Electrolux Professional: Culinary Equipment, a division of KD Supply and the Colorado sales partner for Electrolux Professional, will feature energy-efficient foodservice equipment from Electrolux at a new Food Service Technology Center located in the metro Denver area. The new 1,800-square-foot demonstration showroom features equipment from Electrolux’s Green Spirit product range. Green Spirit products provide significant savings in the consumption of electricity, water, gas and detergent, as well as a reduction in carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. The showroom, designed around energy efficiency and labor savings, will be used to demonstrate products as well as to hold sales meetings and events and is available to authorized dealers, consultants, representatives, operators, and others interested in Electrolux Professional products. For more information, visit www.electroluxusa.com/professional...
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation: David Locker has recently joined Bunn-O-Matic as sales manager, U.K./Ireland. He has worked in the industry for the past six years, most recently as a national account manager. Locker has also organized and presented Specialty Coffee Association of Europe Brewmaster courses and is qualified on Levels I and II. Locker will be working from the BUNN Milton Keynes, UK, office. For more information about BUNN, visit www.bunnomatic.com...
Shoes For Crews: The premium footwear featured on “The Chopping Block,” a new restaurant reality TV series coming to NBC, will be provided by Shoes For Crews. The show will begin with eight couples who will be split into two teams of four couples. The teams will be tested in challenges that vary from having to design and revamp a restaurant in less than a week to menu planning and generating publicity for opening night. Shoes For Crews will be the only footwear worn in the kitchen by each of the contestants battling for the grand prize of opening their own Manhattan restaurant. Shoes For Crews will also be featured in the season finale as one of the prize sponsors. For more information, visit www.shoesforcrews.com...
J.R. Simplot: To better understand foodservice needs, Simplot’s Idahoan brand recently engaged a third-party research company to determine what motivates a conversion from one mashed potato product form to another. The Idahoan Operator Tipping Point Research consisted of more than 200 decision makers who qualified and completed the survey. The results reveal that operators are twice as likely to switch mashed potato forms based on ease of use than on any other operational quality. Additionally, more than half of respondents prepared all or most dishes from scratch, yet 60 percent of these operators currently use at least one prepared mashed potato product. For more information, visit www.simplotfoods.com...
Smart Candle: In conjunction with the launch of its Evolution Rechargeable System, Smart Candle announces its flameless candle trade-in program. Purchase an Evolution 12-, 24-, 36-, or 48-pack system and get a rebate of up to $300 for old flameless sets. Simply send in used sets from any manufacturer and receive $75 per complete 12-pack set returned, up to the quantity of purchase. The Evolution System carries an 18-month warranty and features a new LED flame color that is “spot on” to a real flame. Additionally, each Evolution candle is equipped with Smart Guard Anti-theft technology. For more information on Evolution Systems, visit
www.flameless-evolution.com. Further trade-in program details are available at www.smartcandle.com/trade-in...
Manitowoc Foodservice: Announces the appointment of Chris Karssiens as VP general market sales. In his new role, Karssiens will provide leadership and direction to the commercial sales activities across the U.S., including end-users, buying groups, dealers, consultants, and manufacturer reps, and he will lead an expanded team of regional sales executives in a customer-focused sales team representing the full Manitowoc portfolio of foodservice equipment brands. Karssiens will report directly to Steve Beck, executive VP sales–Americas foodservice. Karssiens has been the executive leader for Enodis’ Asia-Pacific operations since 2005. He joined Enodis in 1998 as VP sales for Scotsman Ice Systems and has held key leadership positions, including commercial president for Enodis USA and president of Jackson MSC. For more information about Manitowoc Foodservice, visit www.manitowocfsg.com.
