Hotel executives and F&B managers can use the new interactive coffee profit calculator developed by BUNN to find more ways to build coffee profits. This interactive tool calculates coffee profit in four currencies, two languages, and two types of measurement. It shows profits for fine dining, room service, executive suites, breakfast buffets, meeting rooms, cafeterias, banquet rooms, or employee dining centers. Operators can input a variety of variables to tailor the results to their specific property. The free Hotel Coffee Profit Calculator is available from a BUNN sales representative or the BUNN website.
Smucker Foodservice takes pride in the quality of its products, and you can too with Smucker’s® branded caddies and baskets. Add value by displaying America’s favorite brand of jams, jellies, and preserves. Available in an assortment of sizes, the caddies are perfect for displaying Smucker’s portion control products on tabletops or buffets. Take advantage of the convenient online caddy ordering process.
Offering guests a convenient, all-day snack solution is easy with new Kellogg’s Daily Jump- Starts™. Packaged with a trio of consumers’ favorite Kellogg’s® branded products, these breakfast and snack kits drive increased incremental revenue and profits in a neat, portable package. The kits contain Kellogg’s branded Cereal-in-a-Cup, two snack items, and a napkin and spoon. They are an ideal solution for customers on the go and are available in two varieties: Kellogg’s Classic Kit and Kellogg’s Shape Management Kit.
When it comes to appetizers, small—as in small plates—is big. Hotels enjoy the profitability, and guests feel they are getting value. To help operators meet the demand for appetizers, Athens Foods offers readymade spanakopita to diversify menus. Created from a traditional Greek recipe with layers of fillo dough, feta cheese, spinach, and savory spices in a triangle shape, Athens spanakopita is available in three sizes: half-ounce, one-ounce, and two-ounce.
The Montague Steakhouse Broiler is a good choice for operations offering high-quality meat and steaks. Its combination of heavy-duty, high-production over-fired broiler with a polished steel searing plate makes it ideal for everything from New York Strip to Filet Mignon. The high-temperature plate allows for convenient searing of items to seal in juices before broiling. The broiler’s intense infrared waves penetrate the meat, cooking the inside and outside in harmony. Meats remain juicy and tender with optimum flavor and minimum shrinkage.
Alto-Shaam’s FryTech™ ASF-60G gas fryer has earned ENERGY STAR® certification. The “little brother” to the FryTech ASF-75G, the ASF-60G is rated at a 66 percent efficiency by the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC). Fryers of this type must achieve at least 50 percent energy efficiency to be ENERGY STAR rated. Tests conducted by the FSTC focused on French fries, revealing that three pounds of fries cooked in just two minutes, with an oil temperature recovery time of less than 10 seconds, resulting in a production capacity of 82 pounds per hour.
Ten Strawberry Street is now the sole distributor of LOVE plates in the United States. LOVE, which offers plates and bowls in more than 13 colors, is a stylish and resilient line that can be used for many occasions. Additionally, a polka-dotted pattern used for salad plates and bowls lets you mix several color combinations, and LOVE accessory pieces can be used as candle holders or for dipping sauces. LOVE is free-pressed and has a protective coating to prevent scratching.
Strap into style and safety with the new Element from Shoes For Crews®. This featherlight full-grain leather shoe features the SFC Might Grip™ slip-resistant outsole and lightweight shock-absorbing qualities for the protection many hotel foodservice jobs require. Compressed foam midsoles and removable cushioned insoles add to the comfort of this style.
MTS Seating, supplier of seating for conference and banquet venues, has introduced ProBax technology as an option on all of its seating lines. Developed to provide increased comfort and health benefits, ProBax-infused, foam-based seating products subtly support and tilt the pelvis, improving postural position in support of the spine. As a result, chair users are less likely to experience premature fatigue and back strain.
Franke Coffee Systems North America has introduced the Sinfonia 1-Step superautomatic espresso machine. Featuring a refrigerator that holds two one-gallon milk jugs and accommodates two milk types, guests can choose their milk while reducing product waste and error. The refrigerator features milk-level monitoring, digital thermostat, temperature control, and a 13-inch footprint. The Sinfonia 1-Step’s ability to make 500+ beverages a day makes it appropriate for high-volume locations. Graphical interactive display and programmable interface allow users to program up to 32 products.
Simplot has introduced Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes to its line of shelf-stable Idahoan Premium mashed potatoes. Using Idahoan’s exclusive One-Touch™ process and 100 percent Idaho prime potatoes, Idahoan Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes will change any preconceived notions about dehydrated mashed potatoes. Made from 100 percent Idaho Russet and Yukon Gold potatoes and blended with real butter, Idahoan Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes deliver scratch-made mashed potato appearance and taste.
Tyson Food Service is helping hotels respond to guest demand for affordable items without compromising quality with its new Value Chicken Collection. Profitable for operators and affordable for guests, the Tyson Value Chicken Collection includes three product categories to meet the way people eat today: Value Chicken, Right SizeTM Filets, and MagnumTM Wings. Tyson offers price, premium, and bulk menuing ideas for each value product category.
Electrolux Professional has created the GREEN SPIRIT product range, which provides savings in gas, electricity, water, and detergent consumption, as well as a reduction in carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. As a minimum requirement, GREEN SPIRIT products must meet one or more of the following standards: ENERGY STAR®, California Energy Commission, U.S. Federal Energy Management Program, Enhanced Capital Allowance, Energy Information Administration, GASTEC, or Danish Electricity Savings Trust. To learn more about GREEN SPIRIT products, including refrigeration units, combi ovens, dishwashers, and induction cooking products, visit the company’s website.
A place for celebration and camaraderie, hotel bars provide the right environment for guests to try new drinks, and chocolate/cream-based cocktails are often the order of the day. The Cholive® lets hotels offer guests something unexpected. It brings the look of the classic martini garnish—the olive—to the chocolatini. Developed by the Cholive Company, the Cholive® is not a chocolate-covered olive. Made from dark chocolate with a whole-cream ganache center, the Cholive also makes a lovely topping to desserts, from elegant pastries to hot fudge sundaes. Available in bulk packaging as well as in containers of 13 and 30 for retail sales.
A new twist on a familiar favorite, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Crackers, crunchy baked cheese crackers, bring a fun new format to a familiar brand. Their puffed macaroni shape and unique cheese taste appeal to both kids and adults. These crackers bring all the brand equity and excitement of the famous ‘blue box’ dinner to convenient, single-serve crackers. Available in convenient 1-ounce and 2.25-ounce single-serve packs, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Crackers are an easy, on-the-go snack.
