Hotels looking for ways to boost the bottom line can turn to an old favorite for food and beverage profitability—pasta. According to the American Italian Pasta Company (AIPC), 20 pounds of dry pasta produces 50 pounds when cooked, making it an ideal banquet option. AIPC’s Ravarino & Freschi pasta, made with 100 percent durum semolina, is a name that has been around since 1901 but is perfect for today’s hotel applications.
Minibar Systems has provided in-room amenities to the hospitality industry for more than 35 years. Their award- winning SmartCube® offers high visibility merchandising with its glass door options, external SmartTrays, and ambient sensor trays. The SmartCube® system uses trouble-free infrared sensing to track and post guest purchases. SmartTrays provide guests with plenty of snack and beverage options without even lifting the phone. SmartTrays are available in single, 4-, 8-, and 12-sensor configurations in black, gray, or black wood finishes. Independent sensor trays can be installed in custom basket, drawer, or pullout shelf applications.
For big crunchy flavor in a nutritious snack, Kellogg’s® Crunchmania™ Graham Snacks offer operators a solid profit opportunity and customers delicious choices that are sure to satisfy. Available in single-serve packages, they come in a variety of popular flavors like Bite-Size Cinnamon Bun, French Toast, Strawberry Waffle, Blueberry Muffin, and, the newest flavor, Bite-Size Vanilla Mini Grahams. Kids love these 1.76- ounce snacks, which are a perfect size to stuff in a backpack. Adults also love the portable and tasty snacks. All five flavors are made with whole-grain wheat, have zero grams of trans fat, and are a good source of calcium and B vitamins. For health and taste-conscious adult customers, they are just the right size for a light and wholesome meal, a late morning treat, an afternoon pick-me-up, or late evening bedtime snack.
A recent Energy Star® study indicates that operators who save 20 percent on energy costs can increase profits by as much as 33 percent. It is easy to “go green” with Scotsman ENERGY STAR® qualified ice machines. With more than 44 models, Scotsman offers a great variety of qualified air- and remote-cooled cube ice machines. Consider Scotsman Prodigy® and Prodigy® Eclipse® Cubers, which save up to 15 percent more water and energy compared to standard models. Several models also meet the more stringent CEE Tier 3 energy efficiency standards.
The Titan™ Dual coffee brewer from BUNN® brews two three-gallon servers of coffee in six minutes or less; it brews 34.3 gallons of coffee per hour. The Titan provides total coffee flavor management. Pre-infusion, pulse brew variable bypass, and digital temperature control combine for ideal extraction. And the BrewMETER™ interface lets the operator easily adjust the strength of the coffee to the desired flavor profile. The LCD screen and touchpad provide step-by-step programming and diagnostics. Brew volumes, tank temperature, cold brew lockout,
and other adjustments are at your fingertips. ThermoFresh® servers are insulated to keep coffee hot for hours.
Smucker’s® PlateScapers® strawberry dessert toppings make it easy to add fruit flavor to dessert menus and achieve incremental profits by adding artistic flair to almost any dessert for a few pennies per serving. Try strawberry-flavored PlateScapers® as a finishing touch to cheesecake made with Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, or draw attention to other dessert items, such as yogurt transformed into a signature parfait decorated with delicious strawberry PlateScapers®. PlateScapers® dessert toppings are also available in chocolate, vanilla, chocolate fudge, caramel, and raspberry flavors.
Whether reclining poolside, playing volleyball, or mingling at a rooftop party, people searching for refreshment from the heat can cool off with Bud Light Lime, a crisp, light lager beer that combines the superior drinkability of Bud Light with 100 percent natural lime flavor. Bud Light Lime tastes great ice cold, straight from the bottle, and pairs well with spicy grilled meats and fresh fruits and vegetables. Containing 4.2 percent alcohol by volume (also available in 3.2 percent ABW), it comes in 12-ounce clear glass bottles, 22-ounce single-serve bottles, and 16-ounce aluminum bottles.
Electrolux Professional has introduced the air-o-chill® with Cruise and the enhanced air-osteam ® combi oven. Together, they create the improved Electrolux air-o-system® for achieving an integrated cook-and-chill process. The air-o-chill® blast chiller/freezer is even easier to use with Cruise, a onetouch, automatic chilling feature that reduces the time required to chill or freeze while eliminating the potential for freezer burn. The air-o-system® can be connected into a network that uses EKIS, or the Electrolux Kitchen Integrated System, to monitor and record time and temperature information according to HACCP guidelines.
The NSF certified iSi Thermo Whip is the first whipper with thermal capabilities. It can keep cold contents cold for up to eight hours. No refrigeration is needed. In addition, the iSi Thermo Whip can keep ingredients warm for up to three hours without reheating. It is easy to handle and can travel anywhere in your facility, keeping the contents fresh and at the right temperature. The iSi Thermo Whip has a one-pint capacity and is powered by the industry standard iSi N2O chargers. Whether for delicate soups and sauces or light desserts and foams, the Si Thermo Whip is a versatile kitchen tool for delivering creative fare.
The Timberland PRO BLACK series addresses the specific needs of service and hospitality professionals by combining advanced comfort and performance with Timberland style. Technologies enabling safe and confident mobility in service environments include SafeGrip sole for lightweight slip-resistance and shock absorbency on both wet and dry surfaces; Scotchgard™ protector by 3M for stain resistance; and premium full-grain waterproof leather. The series also features Timberland’s PreciseFit™ system, a breakthrough technology that uses footbed inserts to ensure optimal fit.
Eagle takes the complication out of scratch baking, making it easy to create the innovative homemade menu items your guests crave. Eagle® Brand products, such as Sweetened Condensed and Evaporated Milk, produce made-from-scratch desserts with luscious looks, terrific texture, and fabulous flavor. Expand your dessert portfolio with custom recipes such as Bananas Foster Cheesecake Tart.
With new cooking modes in the RATIONAL SelfCooking Center®, it is now easier and faster for chefs to prepare desserts. With the Egg Dishes/Desserts and Baking cooking processes, an infinite number of desserts can be prepared with little more than the push of a button on the SelfCooking Center. Preparation is simplified thanks to optimum climate control and fan speed that adjusts automatically, eliminating the need to constantly monitor temperature, baking time, air speed, and humidity during the baking process. Plus, many desserts can be produced hours or even days beforehand and can be finished shortly before plating.
The Montague Vectaire Convection Oven provides precision baking with a design that offers distinct advantages
through an indirect or “muffled” heating system. Its key feature is the ability to prevent flue gasses from entering the cooling chamber, creating an undisturbed baking environment that ensures a more flavorful, moist, and evenly browned product. Single or double stack designs and variable oven depths allow for customization.
To help operators stay ahead of a hot trend, Athens Foods makes bite-size baklava in a variety of foodservice packs. Great for dessert sharing, small plates, and samplers, Athens Baklava is a ready-made addition to restaurant and catering menus. Created from a traditional Greek recipe with layers of fillo dough, chopped walnuts, sugar, honey, and spices, presented in a traditional triangle shape, it is packaged in 36- and 48-piece trays and is available to foodservice operators nationwide.
Hobart’s Air Filtration System offers restaurants and foodservice professionals protection for their critical and often difficult to clean kitchen exhaust systems. Made of environmentally friendly renewable wool, it keeps the exhaust system hood, ducts, and roof virtually grease-free, reducing labor, cleaning, maintenance, and repair, while also diminishing the threat of fire. Additionally, it helps eliminate kitchen odors that can stay on restaurant employees and guests. The Hobart Air Filtration System is installed by Hobart technicians in front of a UL 1046 metal baffle and positioned to trap airborne grease particles.
The sleek new Dairy Chiller from Server Products features thermoelectric technology to keep milk safely chilled below 41°F. Milk is always fresh and cold at a safe, desirable temperature for delicious coffee drinks. The Chiller accepts a hose directly from an espresso machine. Drawing just 1 amp, the Chiller assures maximum energy efficiency. Additionally, it features a brushed stainless steel body and removable 2-qt. (1.9L) aluminum vessel for easy cleaning. A clear lid permits easy viewing of the product content level.
Vollrath is planning to produce the first-ever line of antimicrobial-treated serving utensils. The company announced a partnership with Agion Technologies, a leader in naturally safe, silver-based antimicrobial solutions. The Agion technology provides protection from microbial growth by releasing silver ions to the surface at a slow and steady rate, which creates a self-cleaning surface that aids in the continuous inhibition of microbial growth and maintains efficacy for the life of the product.
Boyd Coffee Company has introduced the Coffee Profiler®, the first brewing system to score more than a 90 percent uniformity of extraction rating by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. While the Coffee Profiler can brew up to 250 profiles (or recipes), operation is as simple as pushing a button. Pre-programmed by a Boyd’s technician, the Profiler ensures quality by controlling all aspects of the brewing process, including water contact time, temperature, formula, volume, dilution, and bypass. The small-footprint machine offers push-button operation for hot and iced coffee drinks as well as hot and iced tea.
Rosseto introduces new colorful Cast Iron Teapots, a personal touch on drink service. Elegant and distinctive, Rosseto’s teapots add beauty and quality to the tea experience. Excite customers with personalized tea service, watch orders flow, boost profits with retail sales, and send customers home happy with unique Japanese style teapots.
Consumers want restaurant foods to deliver flavors that are not easy to make at home. But making complicated sidedishes doesn’t always make sense for operators. With that in mind, Simplot created the UpSides™ line of savory side dishes. UpSides make it easy to offer complex side dishes with scratch-made flavor without the added labor. Simplot’s three new UpSides multigrain blends feature exotic grains, colorful vegetables, and distinctive herbs and seasonings, which are on-trend with today’s desires for healthier, more interesting flavors and textures.
Vikki Smyth, Inc., designer of distinctive food presentationware (formally known as The Ultimate Spread), has brightened up MGM Grand’s ultra-chic Las Vegas pool, Wet Republic, with a custom line of tapas platters. Smyth’s inspired designs, cut from blocks of luminous colored acrylic, have taken the hospitality industry by storm, with fabulous buffet displays and designs like those commissioned by MGM Grand, where they report the presentation is so spectacular people order more just to see it again.
