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JUST IN SPOTLIGHT TIME CHARITY REFRIGERATION LLC
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Superior Customer Service At A Reasonable Price! We Are Proud To Offer You:
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• A Full Service Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Ice Machine Equipment Service, Sales, Maintenance and Installation Company • 24/7 Emergency Service
• Upfront Competitive Pricing – Your Time Is Billed When We Arrive On Site; Not Port To Port • Assistance With Energy Saving Business Cash Incentives • Prompt Responsiveness Combined With Reliable Performance • Factory Authorized Dealer, Distributor, Authorized Warranty Agent For: Trane, NuTone, Master-Bilt, Ice-Matic, Perlick, Scotsman, Manitowoc, True, Beverage Air (just to name a few) • We Service & Maintain All Makes & Models Of: Heating/cooling equipment, ice machines, bar equipment, refrigerated display cases, prep tables/refrigerated drawer systems, walk-in coolers/freezers (including gaskets, doors, lighting, etc), boilers, exhaust systems and temperature controlled systems (thermostats) • Preventative Maintenance Agreements Designed Specifically For Protecting Your Investment:
* Creates Less Nuisance Equipment Breakdowns
* Can Lower Utility Costs
* All Materials (i.e. air filters, belts, etc) Included in Monthly/Quarterly Pricing
* Extends The Life Of Your Equipment
* Hourly Rate Savings With A Preventative Maintenance Agreement
Just In Time can further offer your company the additional piece of mind in making your decision to bridge a relationship with us by providing references from existing restaurant chains/businesses that are pleased with the service and dedication we have been providing to them. So if you have an existing signed service contract, check the expiration date before it automatically renews, and give us a call to find out how/if you can save money and still receive quality, prompt service! Our phone # is 608-839-0383 or you can call Justin direct @ 608-403-1111. Just In Time Refrigeration LLC Justin Boid 1985 15th Ave. Friendship, WI 53934 608-839-0383 www.justintimeref.net
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On Premise 2012 July/August
SALOONS -N- SPOONS
Having worked with tavern and restaurant owners since 1985 when he started Turbo Chemicals, Gene Shafer saw the opportunity to take his involvement with the Tavern League to the next level in 2010 with Saloons-N-Spoons, a hospitality-related newspaper offering targeted advertising that is affordable and effective.
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“The paper is growing month by month in popularity with the customers who read them as well as the advertisers who support the free paper,” reports Shafer. “We try to make the paper fun and interesting to read. We also try to make the paper informative and helpful for the readers to find new places to check out and things to do.” A local guide to bars, restaurants, entertainment, music and more, Saloons-N-Spoons is distributed from about 30 miles south of Stevens Point, all the way north to Minocqua. That includes Wisconsin Rapids, Wautoma, Waupaca, Mosinee, Wausau, Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelander, Three Lakes, Eagle River and about almost all the other small towns in between. “We pass out over 11,500 copies per month and will be boosting that total this summer,” says Shafer. “Eventually we will be expanding the paper to different areas and hope to have five or six different editions across Wisconsin in the next few years.” By the end of the summer, Shafer will incorporate codes into most of the newspaper’s advertising to direct people to the advertiser’s websites, Facebook pages or “to whatever other message they want to get out.” Discounts on advertising rates are available to Tavern League Members. In addition to the newspaper, Shafer offers drink passport books that offer buy-one-get-one-free coupons from the participating establishments. The books are currently available in Portage and Marathon counties, and the next book will be drink deals of the Northwoods. Recognizing the power of mobile, Shafer’s company has developed a mobile app that allows people to use paperless coupons through their smartphones. “By simply bookmarking our website, they will have all the participating bars’ phone numbers, addresses, websites, Facebook pages and more stored and available at their fingertips.” Shafer has been an Affiliate Member of the Tavern League since he started the paper in March 2010. While he tries to donate advertising space to worthy causes each month, Shafer is a strong supporter of the SafeRide program, helping the Tavern League promote events and fundraisers. “I feel the Tavern League is a very important organization for helping support small business owners’ rights, as well as a great way to meet new people who work in the industry.” Saloons-N-Spoons Gene Shafer, Owner 715-846-7984 www.saloons-n-spoons.com www.drinkpunchcard.com • saloonsnspoons@yahoo.com
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