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Lycored Super Stable Colors
Continuing to leverage the power of lycopene, Lycored’s palette of all-natural, super-stable color solutions is putting more options on the table for food, beverage and ingredient developers keen on solving tough coloring challenges. Regardless of segment, lycopene remains one of the best (and in some segments, the only) natural options to resolve the red-space challenges – where alternative colors fall short due to their restrictive properties. Beta carotene provides a similar best-practice alternative for natural solutions in the orange, gold and yellow space. Lycored’s super-stable colors across the red, orange, gold and yellow spectrum offer formulators a versatile range of key formulation and processing performance attributes ready for the toughest processing environments and stability concerns. All of Lycored’s colors are extracted from mother nature using innovative, holistic production methods that leverage its own lycopene rich tomato breed. Lycored’s products are science proven, rigorously tested for stability across many popular and
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The Many Dimensions of WOWBUTTER
WOWBUTTER is a revolutionary, multiple award-winning peanut-free spread with all the taste, texture and aroma attributes of peanut butter but without the peanut allergen restrictions. The possibilities are endless when incorporating WOWBUTTER as an ingredient in foods, including cookies, cakes, muffins, satay sauces, marinades, smoothies and shakes, ice cream toppings, vegetable dips and many other applications. Now you don’t have to compromise on taste or quality to accommodate rising dietary restrictions for peanut and tree nut allergies while simultaneously providing healthy and nutritious food options. Set your facility free – no nuts, no compromise! With food allergies continuing to rise, there is a need to have exceptional meal and snack options suitable for all customers, including those who are allergic. Most people cannot decipher the difference between WOWBUTTER and peanut butter; it’s that similar. Made in a dedicated GFSI (BRC) certified facility that is 100 percent peanut and
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Shaping the Future of Food Safety Together
The SQF International Conference, now in its 14th year, brings together a growing network of food safety and quality professionals throughout the supply chain who are committed to protecting their brands, buyers and consumers. This year, it's headed to San Antonio, Texas, where hundreds of SQF stakeholders will gather to share their insights, knowledge and experiences in food safety and quality. Developed by your peers, The SQF International Conference is a unique education and networking event that provides food safety professionals with practical knowledge and skills to improve the efficacy of their food safety and quality assurance programs, and ensure compliance with government food safety regulations, corporate policies and the SQF Codes. This entire event is designed with the professional development needs of SQF Stakeholders in mind and takes an applied rather than academic approach to food safety education. In addition to industry-specific breakout sessions, attendees will have the
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Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Solutions from Bally Refrigerated Boxes
Bally Refrigerated Boxes is a leading manufacturer of walk-in cooler and freezer solutions for the foodservice, scientific, warehousing and modular structure industries. With multiple manufacturing facilities and over 88 years of experience, Bally’s offerings bring unparalleled benefits for its customers. Bally’s standard panel construction, such as a steel reinforced door/frame and diaphragmatic joining system, create an internal and fully interconnected steel cage, within all panels, that provide for a lifetime of structural integrity/durability that is unmatched. Bally is not only your source for insulated panels. It is also a leading supplier of refrigeration equipment for the foodservice and refrigerated building industries. Bally evaporators range from low profile models to medium and high profile refrigerated building coils. Its low-profile evaporators are furnished standard with award-winning Smart Speed™ technology. This energy efficient and environmentally friendly technology works by utilizing two-speed fan motors to reduce the energy consumption by 80 percent per fan. Condensing Continued on Page 29
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Exciting, Innovative Foods from Garon It was the summer of 1978, in a place called Freedom, that Gary and Sharon Griesbach were united in holy matrimony and founded the Freedom Farm. As the years passed, the Griesbachs had seven children, and the Freedom Farm expanded from a small dairy to a large dairy producing its own butter and ice cream. Gary and Sharon expanded the Freedom Farm to include assorted fruits and vegetables, along with many acres of organic products. Then a fiery dream ignited the vision for the future: to grow jalapeno peppers and process them in an innovative way
called mechanical infusion, which was pioneered by the Griesbachs. With the virtuous value and a commitment to excel to excellence, Gary and Sharon decided to sell the Freedom Farm, joined their two names together, and formed Garon Foods Incorporated on July 1, 1994. At Garon®, the extraordinary group of individuals working together is known as the Garonteam™, which is thrusting Garon ever forward, evolving into the world’s premier provider of global food industry foods. The Garonteam’s integrity and ever-present
Agtron Quality Control Analyzers Agtron color measurement and process quantifying instrumentation is invaluable in controlling the quality and consistency of food products. Agtron’s bench-top units are fully self-contained, accurate, repeatable and easy to use. The flavor and appearance of food is directly related to the degree of process; the quantitative measurement of color and color-related process variables are imperative for maintaining absolute and customer perceived consistency and quality. Agtron spectrophotometers are designed to provide high resolution analysis of color/appearance variations as they relate to degree of roast, bake, fry
and fruit maturity for a wide variety of food products. Agtron analyzers perform product analysis by illuminating the surface of the sample being tested with specific wavelengths of light and then measuring the reflected energy signature. The analysis results are user configurable, and depending on the application, can provide comprehensive information, or be displayed as a single pass/fail quality control number. Many products require little or no sample preparation before being tested, making it easy for multiple users to achieve consistent results. Agtron has experience with many
excel to excellence modus operandi are the propelling forces that motivate the Garonteam to supply safe, superior quality food products, with customer service that surpasses the status quo of expected service. Garon concentrates on creating new flavor-filled foods to incorporate into traditional foods. Garon specializes in researching, developing and creating exciting, innovative, flavor-filled Continued on Page 29
types of food products and offers a free laboratory testing program. Samples submitted are tested to determine the spectral activity as it relates to the associated process index. The results determine which Agtron system, methods and specific measurements should be used to produce the most accurate and repeatable results. The Agtron sales, laboratory and technical staff are always available for customer support. Visit Agtron at booth #1843. For more information, go to www.agtron.net, call 775.850.4600, fax 775.850.4611 or email agtron@aol.com.
AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH IFT Kimberly Oser Publisher Jules Denton-Card Senior Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Anthony Socci Associate Publisher Jeanie Catron • JoEllen Lowry • Karrie Welborn Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Art Director Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designer Caitlyn McGrath • Susan Stein Customer Service Managers Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Joe Bellon • Paul Harris • Bo Robinson Account Managers Tara Neal Director of Operations Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Show Logistics & Distribution Enrico Cecchi European Sales Food Magic Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2019 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy www.osercommunicationsgroup.com
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Once Again Nut Butter: A Peanut Pioneer An industry leader for over 40 years, Once Again Nut Butter started with two people, a single barrel roaster and the idea to create simple, nutritious nut butters. Now a team of 86, the 100 percent employee-owned company remains true to its roots and proudly offers a lineup of peanut butters that seamlessly blend wholesomeness with sustainability and innovation. Available in organic and natural varieties, each jar of Once Again’s peanut butter starts with blanched runner peanuts, which are dry roasted and ground until they reach a wonderfully creamy consistency with no added sugars or oil. Crushed peanuts are added to the crunchy styles, and the lightly salted flavors contain just a hint of salt to enhance
the roasted peanut notes. In 2007, the company introduced the first certifiedorganic, no-stir peanut butter as a way to help bridge the gap between mainstream peanut butter and simpler, organic options. Delivering classic taste and texture that people remember from childhood, but without excess sugar or hydrogenated oils, the product is lightly sweetened with organic sugar and stabilized with responsibly-sourced, RSPO Certified organic palm fruit oil. Superior taste and texture aren’t the only thing that sets Once Again’s peanut butters apart. Since the beginning, the brand has been committed to sustainable and ethical practices that have paved the way for others to follow. For example, the company was the first to introduce
High Quality Ingredients from Euroduna Euroduna Americas, established in 2013, is part of the Germany-based Euroduna International group of companies. Euroduna Americas specializes in the marketing and distribution of high quality ingredients into the food, animal feed and pet food sectors. For several years, Euroduna has worked as a distributor of Tereos Starch and Sweeteners, both in Germany and in the USA, and offers Meripro 500, a high digestible and soluble hydrolyzed wheat protein with many applications in the
food industry. Euroduna Americas is partly owned by G.A. Torres of Spain. Torres is a major producer of carob and locust bean gum products, and Euroduna Americas offers various grades of carob powder. Carob powder is produced from the fruit of the carob tree by a special roasting and milling process. Carochoc is the brand name for the specialty, food grade product. Various grades of Carochoc are available offering a range of colors and sugar content. Carochoc is available in
The Powerful Intersection of Food and Agriculture Today’s consumers want to know more about their food than ever before – and farmers want to share with consumers how they produce food. IFT 2019 marks the debut of Corteva Agriscience™, an agriculture company that wants to enable farmers to meet consumer needs in a thriving food system. Corteva Agriscience's new purpose to “enrich the lives of those who produce and consume, ensuring progress for generations to come” challenges the company to deepen the dialogue between people engaged in agriculture and food to ensure sustainable growth and drive breakthrough innovation. “It’s very appropriate that we are
here at IFT during our first few days as our new company to meet with food industry leaders and begin to work more closely together,” said Jim Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Corteva Agriscience. “Our success depends on our ability to share challenges and opportunities and grow together.”
Seed Science is Food Science Corteva Agriscience seeds grow into plants that feed the world. The company's balanced innovation creates seeds that deliver both strong agronomics and yield to farmers and quality food and sustainable nutrition to consumers. As farmers
TransAct Technologies Introduces BOHA! TransAct® Technologies Incorporated, a global leader in software-driven technology and printing solutions for highgrowth markets, announced the launch of BOHA!™, a comprehensive ecosystem of cloud-based SaaS apps and hardware solutions that will revolutionize how restaurant and food service companies manage their back-of-house operations. BOHA! is the first single-vendor solution to combine applications for inventory management, temperature monitoring of food and equipment, food safety labeling, food recalls, checklists and procedures, equipment service management and delivery management in a
single platform. Each BOHA! solution combines cloud-based SaaS applications with hardware and accessories to deliver superior results for critical back-of-house operations. BOHA! offers a one-stop solution for restaurants and foodservice companies to address their current backof-house operating requirements while providing a future-ready platform capable of addressing back-of-house operations as they continue to evolve. Bart C. Shuldman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TransAct Technologies, said, “The launch of our new BOHA! SaaS-based software and hardware ecosystem marks a significant
Organic Valencia Peanut Butter in 1989, which it did by subsidizing farmers’ crops for five years to ensure their stability and fair pricing. In 2016, the company opened a 37,000 square feet, SQF Level 3 Certified facility to process its peanut butters, leaving the original facility down the street to produce its tree nut and seed butters, as well as honey products. With peanut butter now fully transitioned into the new building, the company is able to effectively control allergens in both facilities and safely reach an even wider audience of peanut butter lovers. “Our ultimate goal is to get more people to eat natural and organic nut butters, and that’s something we’re honored to accomplish every day our peanut butters are eaten and enjoyed,” said Gael J. B. Orr, Marketing-Communications and conventional and organic forms. Euroduna offers also from Torres various grades of locust bean gum, both conventional and organic, under the Torresgum brand. Locust bean gum is a thickening and gelling agent used in the food industry. Locust bean gum is obtained from the endosperm of the seeds of the carob fruit (Ceratonia siliqua), after a dehusking, de-germination and milling process. LBG is one of the most important hydrocolloids used in the food indusand consumers increasingly demand choice, Corteva Agriscience develops its seeds through both traditional and genetic modification methods, enabling all to make the choice best for them.
Protecting Plants Protects Food The optimal seed is just the first step in food production. Farmers are challenged every day to grow high quality ingredients for food companies, which requires them to take great care of their crops. Corteva Agriscience's crop protection platform is built from techniques used for centuries to eliminate pests, manage weeds, minimize waste and enable strong growth. Digital technologies enable farmers to monitor and measure progress,
milestone for TransAct and the restaurant and foodservice industry. For the first time, operators can deploy a full, singlevendor suite of integrated software applications and hardware solutions to automate their back-of-house operations. Given the priority placed on having employees deliver the best customer experience in an environment with rising food and labor costs, all restaurant and food service companies are focused on adding automation and reducing administrative tasks in their back-of-house operations to increase efficiency and lower costs. “Over the last several years, we have spent considerable time working with operators across the industry, including in their kitchens, to determine how best
PR Manager. Once Again’s complete peanut butter lineup includes: organic creamy, organic crunchy, organic creamy (no salt), organic crunchy (no salt), organic no-stir creamy, organic no-stir crunchy, natural creamy, natural crunchy, natural creamy (no salt), natural crunchy (no salt) and natural no-stir creamy. Tubs are available in 9-pound and 35-pound sizes, and Once Again Nut Butter also produces up to 480 pound containers for industrial use. On a retail level, the products are sold in 16-ounce recycled glass jars.
Visit Once Again Nut Butter at booth #551. For more information, go to www.onceagainnutbutter.com.
try. Its specific qualities include a high content of galactomannan, unique functional properties, and it is completely natural. G. A. Torres S.L. manufactures a range of high quality LBG products under the brand name Torresgum. Torres has developed a new technology using state of the art machinery that allows it to produce a more natural food grade LBG. The brand new factory allows for an environmentally friendly production process. For more information, visit booth #4831.
which helps minimize impact to biodiverse ecosystems, help manage emissions of greenhouse gases and promote water conservation.
The impact of agriculture innovation touches each bite of food we consume, which is why Corteva Agriscience is committed to working more closely with the food industry. Stop by booth #1943 to meet the team, visit openinnovation.corteva.com to share ideas on collaborating together and follow the company on LinkedIn. Together, the food and agriculture industries can drive innovations to sustainably feed a growing world. Visit Corteva Agriscience at booth #1943.
to help them address these critical needs. One of our key learnings was that restaurant and foodservice operators want to simplify their processes with a single platform, single portal solution that provides the highest level of relevant features and functionality while eliminating the complexity of managing multiple software and hardware products from multiple vendors. The result of our tireless efforts is the development of BOHA!, an innovative range of products that can address what we believe is a large opportunity to offer automated solutions that streamline critical back-ofhouse processes. With BOHA!, TransAct is uniquely positioned to deliver a comprehensive ecosystem of cloud-based SaaS apps, hardware and accessories.”
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The Right Tools to Ensure Food Quality and Safety An interview with Jeff Yeager, Vice President – Foodservice, Cooper-Atkins, Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions.
FMD: Cooper-Atkins was recently acquired by Emerson as part of its Commercial and Residential Solutions business. As a leader in providing foodservice products to major QSR chains, why was Cooper-Atkins attractive to Emerson?
JY: The added expertise from CooperAtkins complements – and significantly extends – Emerson’s global capabilities in monitoring foodservice facilities throughout the entire supply chain. In today’s rapidly changing world, we continue to expand our technological capabilities to support and help protect brand integrity by providing the right tools that help ensure consistent food quality and safety.
FMD: What are the main QSR/restaurant risks and concerns surrounding food?
JY: Main concerns primarily include receiving, prepping, cooking and storing food items and maintaining them at the appropriate temperatures. If food safety protocols are not followed, end users can become sick and possibly die, resulting in damage to brand equity and huge financial losses due to expensive recalls. Brand protection is paramount; consistent food safety protocols lead to consistent quality of products, which directly affects same-store growth and system expansion for the franchisee and/or shareholders. FMD: How has technology affected the foodservice industry?
JY: FSMA rules are sprinkled with references to maintaining electronic records (though not specifically required).
CHEFTOP MIND.Maps PLUS: Intelligent Cooking, Guaranteed Results The CHEFTOP MIND.Maps™ PLUS ovens are the culmination of Unox’s years of research and experience of working alongside the most demanding chefs as they take on the daily challenge of making their creative ideas a reality. They are designed to be easy to use and to guarantee top performance in all working conditions. The ovens use the latest smart technologies to give real support in your work and to adapt to any kitchen, guaranteeing high performance and repeatable results regardless of the load. Achieving identical results for each load
requires control, intelligence and expertise. Every detail counts: what happens before and during cooking, the various load quantities, food whose properties vary with the seasons and the unique manual techniques of each member of your team. For example? Cooking multiple trays requires more time than for just one or two: the door remains open for longer and the consequent drop in temperature is greater. The oven must begin cooking at a lower temperature and cook a higher quantity of food, for which more
US INC Offers Complete Line of Stainless Steel Products US INC now has a complete line of stainless steel products. These products include compartment, bar, hand sinks, dish tables, worktable, ice bins, shelving, equipment stands, pot racks, dunnage racks and much more. It has added a complete line of stainless steel products at the request of its distributors. US INC has been perfecting its equipment and developing its designs for
the past several years. It does not release a new product without a thorough testing period to assure its equipment will compete against any manufacturer in the industry.
Pan Racks US INC has added bun pan, meat and pastry racks to its product line. These are available in aluminum or stainless steel – stronger and more durable than
RHEF-75 from Royal Range By Paul Wilhite, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Royal Range of California
Royal Range has followed its award-winning RHEF-45 Fryer with the best performing 75-pound fryer in the industry. The RHEF-75 boasts the industry’s highest efficiency of 72 percent, a mark no one thought was possible. Having the best efficiency is only part of the magic, but doing it with a “zero” recovery time
is amazing. We did not set out to just be as good as our competitors, we wanted to set a new standard. By having a fryer with the highest efficiency and zero recovery time, we can produce an eye popping 129 pounds per hour based on independent third party testing. L. Vasan, the owner and head engineer at Royal, used his 30-plus years of experience designing high quality cooking equipment to create this beast.
Unfortunately, traditional paper and pencil temperature data collection introduces an additional source of potential pathogen contamination and is time-consuming and possibly inaccurate. One of the best alternative methods to manual data recording is using an automated or wireless temperature measurement solution (e.g., Cooper-Atkins’ NotifEye Wireless Monitoring Solution). Such an automated technology, purposebuilt for use in foodservice/processing, complies with the most demanding design requirements. As a result, it operates reliably over long periods in harsh environments. FMD: How is technology helping brands with accountability into their distribution chains?
JY: As a leader in the temperature monitoring industry, we fill an important step in providing end-to-end service across the cold chain. We are committed to understanding our customers’ needs and supplying the right tools for the right jobs – even before they realize they need them.
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Consistently helping ensure quality with our state-of-the art instruments helps build trust between us as the manufacturer and end users where food safety is concerned; it’s the top priority of any business owner. Technology has increased transparency in the distribution process because it allows for checkpoints determining acceptance or rejection. Cooper-Atkins’ HACCP manager enterprise device and software allow electronic data acquisition and historical recording, and its menu feature with user-programmable checklists identify and track tasks. A corrective action linked to these tasks prevents them from being completed until the corrective action is implemented. Wi-Fi capability enables remote access to data and also increases the integrity of the data, which can be easily saved into the historical record for analysis during audits. Labor can be diverted to more customer-facing responsibilities, which is a valuable overall benefit. For more information, go to www.cooperatkins.com or call 860.347.2256.
time is required to achieve the correct working conditions. In addition, the humidity emitted by the fullyloaded oven is greater than a partial load, and if the door is opened unexpectedly, it significantly alters all the parameters of the cooking process. Achieving repeatable results requires continual supervision, monitoring of every detail and immediate intervention. In a few words: control, intelligence and expertise. That’s exactly what CHEFTOP MIND.Maps PLUS oven with ADAPTIVE.Cooking™ provides. Thanks to the ADAPTIVE.Cooking
technology, your oven is transformed into an intelligent tool capable of interpreting your settings and understanding your desired result. Through its sensors and intelligence, your CHEFTOP MIND.Maps PLUS registers changes in humidity and temperature. It effectively understands the quantity of food inserted into the oven to then automatically regulate the cooking process by acting on all the parameters and modulating the combined action of the INTENSIVE.Cooking™ technologies, guaranteeing you an identical and perfect result every time. Exactly as you imagined.
others. These are z-style stacking racks in 12, 15, 20 and 30 sheet pan models. The 12-pan model is for meats and is only available from US in a z-style.
LCD Glass Door Display Reach-Ins The LCD glass door reach-in offers a translucent LCD video screen integrated in the door for advertising your merchandise.
Wire Shelving US INC has just completed its design and development of heavy duty commercial grade wire shelving. The company offers many different sizes in both a chrome and epoxy finish. Cooking Equipment Products This includes fryers, griddles, grills, char broilers and proofers. These products were introduced late in 2017.
“When designing a new piece of equipment, I start with looking at all the best products available and see what they do right and wrong. From there I use my lifelong experience to figure out how to make it better,” says L. Vasan. The RHEF-75 uses a specially designed baffle system to achieve its outstanding results. By using four 33,000 btu in-shot burners, Royal can achieve even heating through the fryer from top to bottom without the massive thermal stress issues competitors face. Our competitors bring in all the heat at one point,
US INC is seeking a few new distributors to represent this new line of equipment. Please contact the company’s National Sales office at 888.556.2112 for more details. For more information, go to www .us-incorporated.com, call 888.556.2112 or email jchronister@us-incorporated.com.
creating uneven heating in the tank and huge thermal stress on the fryer baffle system. The RHEF also has a built-in heat retention system, which allows for superior energy efficiency. The fryers are available with three temperature control options, eight product solid-state computer controls and two product solid-state and electromechanical controls. For more information, go to www.royal ranges.com, call 951.360.1600 or email paul@royalranges.com.
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Blendtec: Quality Can’t Be Outsourced What does it mean to be an American company? At Blendtec, it means keeping everything – from brainstorming new ideas to building blenders to shipping them out – all in its 275,000 square foot facility. Blendtec takes pride in providing jobs in its hometown of Orem, Utah, and Blendtec’s employees from engineers to manufacturing to marketing and customer service all take pride in being a part of the world’s most advanced blender. Keeping everything under one roof is the best way to meet the company’s stringent quality standards and exceed its customers’ expectations.
Blendtec does all it can in-house, and the few things that it doesn’t do, it keeps as close to home as possible!
Design Blendtec’s talented team of industrial designers and engineers work together to form cutting-edge designs that have the advanced features its customers want in their kitchens.
Engineering Blendtec is proud of its engineers. Thanks to them, Blendtec has pioneered the most advanced blending technology
AMPCO and Z-Ventilation Solutions Combine Forces to Offer Full Kitchen Exhaust System Solutions AMPCO and Z-Ventilation Services, a division of Zink Foodservice, have joined forces in a business partnership that offers customers highly customized kitchen exhaust system solutions. AMPCO is an industry leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of quality, multi-use commercial and industrial venting systems. AMPCO product installations and applications include commercial kitchen grease ducts, dishwashers, pizza ovens, baking ovens, coffee roasters, brew kettles, boilers and more. All AMPCO products are UL test-
ed and listed to the most stringent safety standards. Zink Foodservice provides comprehensive sales, marketing, distribution and installation services for premier manufacturers and authorized dealers of foodservice equipment and small-wares. Zink has a heavy focus on design specification, ordering, installation and after sale support. “Our involvement working with the commercial kitchen design community helped us recognize that there was a need for more comprehensive ventilation solu-
Glastender Introduces Modular Beverage Stations Glastender, Inc., headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan, has expanded its product offerings into the kitchen fabrication market with its new Modular Beverage Stations concept. Modular Beverage Stations are configured and manufactured to customerspecific requirements. A complete lineup is designed by selecting from the top options and then specifying the module types and sizes to mount below the top. Stations ship complete in lengths up to 144 inches. “With our Modular Beverage Stations concept and our online configurator, we have created something new for the foodservice industry,” stated Todd Hall, President of Glastender. “We have
taken the hassle out of making a custom beverage station lineup. You no longer need to settle for standard or wait around to get a response from a custom fabricator. Go to mbs.glastender.com and use our configurator to create and price your own custom station in minutes.” The top options are flexible to meet various customer requirements. The top overhang may be 1/4, 1 or 2 inches. The three edge and nose profiles include flat, marine or rounded. The three depths available include 24, 30 and 36 inches. The top is available with various back and side splash configurations and also with an integrally welded drip trough with removable perforated insert in lengths from 12 to 36 inches.
CDN Offers Full Range of Kitchen Scales CDN is now celebrating its 35th anniversary as a global category leader in kitchen measurement tools, known for quality and innovation. CDN presents a broad range of scales for foodservice kitchens, from the basic to the unique, including many CDN exclusive options to serve different needs. A stand-out scale with simplicity and value, the CDN NSF-certified Digital Glass Scale (SD1502) features tare function and sturdy tempered glass platform. With a 15-pound capacity, it has an easy-
to-read backlit display, showing results in pounds:ounces and grams. Portion control is vital to the profitability of any foodservice establishment. CDN offers its exclusive NSF-certified Digital Portion Control Scales in six capacities and profiles: 5 pounds (SD0502), 11 pounds (SD1114), 11 pounds (SD1112), 22 pounds (SD2202), 33 pounds (SD3302) and 55 pounds (SD5502). Part of CDN’s Master Scales Series, these scales offer convenience features such as tare function, data hold
available. Their passion for quality and innovation can be seen in each design they bring to life.
Manufacturing and Assembly Virtually all manufacturing is done in-house, including injection molding, CNC and circuit boards. Once parts are manufactured, skilled teams build and box every blender, mixer and mill from start to finish in Blendtec’s inhouse assembly stations.
Sales and Marketing Blendtec’s sales and marketing team knows all about its consumers. Its engineering team knows how to think outside the box. Together, they collab-
orate to solve industry problems and make the products Blendtec customers need. It’s the perfect pair.
Customer Service Blendtec’s customer service department is the best around. They’re dedicated to making sure owning a Blendtec is a smooth experience for customers, restaurants and independent retailers, and are available 24 hours a day to answer questions and provide support.
For more information, go to www.blendtec.com/commercial or call 801.222.0888.
tions. To that end, we formed Z-Ventilation Solutions (ZVS) in 2016 and we are excited to see the continued development of that business. Our partnership with AMPCO is another milestone, and positions us to better serve the market,” said Mike McGuire, Managing Partner of Zink. By coming together, both AMPCO and ZVS offer customers complete, customized solutions for all commercial kitchen ventilation needs. By combining their superior products and expert services, the team can effectively support customers from design to commissioning through ongoing operational support and service. “We are very excited about this new partnership with Zink and the opportuni-
For more information, go to www .ampcostacks.com and www.zinkfsg.com.
Incredible design flexibility is achieved through the 11 different module types that are available to mount below the top. The modules are named for the type of cabinet they are or the role they serve in the lineup. As the name implies, adjustable shelf, fixed shelf and open storage modules have either an adjustable shelf, a fixed shelf or open cabinet storage. Drawer modules are available with one, two or four drawers. Drop-in modules are specifically intended to house various drop-in units and sink modules are specifically designed to house the optional sink bowls that are integrally welded into the top. An empty space module provides space for a slide-in unit, like a trash can or undercounter refrigerator, and an end
wall module is available to finish off the end if the empty space is located at the end of a lineup. Glass rack modules include rack slides for installations where glass rack storage is required, while the roll-out shelf module includes two roll-out shelves to provide easier access to storage. Lastly, an urn stand module provides a special lowered work surface area for installations where larger tea urns are being used. Where applicable, the front of a module may include doors or an apron or a combination of both, which are also available with louvers to allow air flow as necessary. In addition to their incredible design flexibility, Modular Beverage Stations are all heavy-gauge, stainless steel construction to ensure quality and durability.
and field calibration for accuracy over time, as well as measure in pounds:ounces and kilograms:grams. CDN’s NSF Submersible Scales provide a full range of advanced features, including a coveted IP67 rating that ensures protection against dust, particles and submersion in up to 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Available in 11 pounds (SD1110X) and 22 pounds (SD2210X), these CDN exclusive scales are programmable and come with a tare function, field calibration, and low/high limit alerts. They operate on a rechargeable battery,
and also come with a power adapter for added convenience. These scales measure in pounds, ounces, fluid ounces, kilograms and grams. CDN also offers 5 kg calibration weights as an optional accessory, plus replacement parts. CDN measures up with a wide variety of thermometers, timers and scales.
ty to leverage our industry expertise to offer customers best-in-class turnkey solutions,” said Mark Walraven, Vice President of Sales for AMPCO. “We look forward to a long and successful business relationship.” AMPCO and ZVS are now a leading source for kitchen ventilation solutions. The companies share a common goal: to leverage product and application expertise to maximize the value created for customers, and to exceed expectations. With a variety of installation services and customized solutions, together they are uniquely qualified to meet all customer ventilation needs, optimizing system performance while saving time and money.
For more information, go to www.cdn kitchen.com, email info@cdnkitchen.com or call 800.338.5594.
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Keep Staff and Kitchen Safe with Baffle Boss and Franklin Filter By Kimberly Salesky, Editor, Franklin Machine Products
Cleaning your grease filters is an important component of your facility’s procedures to help prevent grease fires. While this task is necessary and has proven to help reduce the threat of grease fires, it’s a rather cumbersome job. Grease filters are above the reach of the average worker, which invites unsafe practices of getting to the height of your exhaust hood
system. Often, restaurant workers remove grease filters for cleaning in dangerous ways, such as ladders and climbing on hot food equipment like fryers. This can result in an injured staff member, a worker’s comp claim and a staff shortage. While these methods seem unavoidable, there’s a better, safer way to remove your grease filters without the risk of injury. The best way to protect your staff while cleaning grease filters is to have
Slush and Juice Dispensers from Cofrimell Cofrimell, located in Pomezia (Rome), Italy, was established in 1981 and has become an international leader in refrigeration. With its core focus on slush and juice dispensers, Cofrimell services clients worldwide – from Europe to the USA, from the Middle East to China, from Australia to New Zealand. Cofrimell’s focus has always been on continuous evolution in the field of refrigeration. It is eager and constantly investing in its designs and workmanship to seek the highest quality and innovative
products available to the foodservice industry and beyond. Its sophisticated and state of the art manufacturing facility ensures detailed and industry leading production capabilities – essential in order to service worldwide markets – many having different requirements. The Oasis slush machines are available in three convenient sizes. All tanks have a 2.6-gallon capacity and can be ordered in single, double and triple tank formation. The Oasis series slush machines are environmentally friendly
Egg & Bacon Pans from LloydPans LloydPans®, a U.S. manufacturer of both standard and custom pans, portion control tools and accessories for foodservice needs that span the globe, is introducing its Bacon & Egg Pan line. Developed for Combi, Speed-Bake and Impinger ovens, Egg Pans are available in both irregular shaped and puck style cavities, and function as griddle replacements to provide an efficient method for serving both fried eggs and egg sandwiches. With four, six and nine cavity standard options from which to choose, dimensions range from 9.5 by 11 inches for a four cavity pan to 12.88 by 17.99 inches for nine cavities. Innovative Bacon Pans take full
advantage of a highly versatile two-piece baking system that makes it possible for fats to drip through the perforated insert onto which the meat is placed, and into the shallow tray below. Beyond the impressive results they’re known for at major hotel chains where breakfast is served on a daily basis, these pans are also recommended and used for chicken wings, meatballs, ribs, sliders and more. The tray can be used as a stand-alone for bread products, too. Standard options include quarter sheet, half sheet and full sheet sizes, along with a 13-inch round tray and insert. Egg and Bacon Pans are manufac-
Panasonic NE-3280 Commercial Microwave Sonic Steamer Oven As the nutritional benefits of steaming are becoming more widely known, the Sonic Steamer has become a popular choice in an ever-growing list of channels, from educational institutions, to full-service restaurants and stadiums. Designed for high-efficiency steaming in foodservice businesses big and small, the Panasonic NE-3280 Commercial Microwave Sonic Steamer Oven combines high-volume cooking capability with every kitchen’s need for speed.
High-Power Cooking Reliably quick, efficient and economical to operate, Panasonic’s 3200 Watt Sonic Steamer Oven uses the power of microwave energy to heat the water content in vegetables, fish and seafood, meats, breads and other foods to the boil-
ing point to produce steam, and preserve the natural flavors and nutrients customers want and expect in their meals.
Fast and Faster Panasonic’s innovative top and bottom energy feed design uses four separate magnetron heating elements to fuel the Sonic Steamer’s incredible cooking speed and its even-heating abilities. The Panasonic Sonic Steamer Oven is one of few in its category that can comfortably handle two full-size, 4-inch deep steam table pans with covers, four halfpans or four 12-inch plates, at the same time. The Result? Hot, fresh lasagna in under 20 minutes; a 1-1/4 pound lobster in under 2 minutes (55 in an hour); a pound of shrimp in a
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them reach the exhaust hood system from the floor. This can be accomplished with The Baffle Boss® Hood Filter Lifting Fork. It’s designed to reach grease filters with a pole that extends up to 5 feet high and features specially made prongs to easily grab most brands of grease filters, all while keeping the user grounded. In addition, its pronged head can be positioned five different ways, and it folds for simple storage. For an added safety bonus to your grease filter cleaning program, check out The Franklin Filter® Hinged Hood Filter. It’s hinged for easy cleaning to ensure your grease filters receive the most thorough cleaning to further reduce the threat
of grease fires. Plus, its unique design helps your exhaust hood system work more efficiently. It features slotted baffles to reduce static pressure, which in turn creates less strain on the exhaust hood fan motor, allowing for greater heat removal and a quieter operation. To learn more about how The Baffle Boss and Franklin Filter can benefit your kitchen, visit our website at www.fmp online.com. We’re proud to continue to serve you and help make your kitchen a safer place.
and the cooling system is CFC free. The cylindrical evaporator is completely made of stainless steel and is manufactured in one piece – no welds are present which greatly prevents leaks. For all variations of juice dispensing, Cofrimell offers its clients the choice of single, double, triple and quadruple tank configuration. All bases are made of stainless steel with plastic trim. The polycarbonate bowls are extremely easy to remove for quick and effortless cleaning. High chilling capacity and efficient chill-
ing production, even in the hottest weather, is attained. Each bowl has a separately controlled motor so serving is uninterrupted during cleaning. All Cofrimell products are entirely made in Italy and with Italian materials. Very strict qualitative controls in every phase of production permits all of Cofrimell’s products to acquire many safety certifications (UL and NSF). Distributed by Eurodib, a North American-based company, and readily available for shipment.
tured from hard coat anodized heavy gauge aluminum and finished with LloydPans exclusive non-toxic and stick-resistant coating. Unlike other non-stick coatings that wear off over time and with use, LloydPans proprietary finish is permanent and metal utensil safe. It won’t peel, flake, bake or chip off – ever. Because LloydPans is completely selfcontained and controls every aspect of the manufacturing and finishing processes, it is often able to meet urgent needs with very little notice. New and exciting remakes of the beloved breakfast sandwich are on the rise. Fast food and c-store giants continue
to capitalize on the trend with proven staying power by making them available at all hours of the day and night. LloydPans is fully equipped to keep pace with demand and meet heavier production needs with custom design options for virtually any type of oven. When stock sizes do not meet specific requirements, LloydPans can take a project from concept to completion in record time, and always welcomes those discussions.
minute (60 pounds in an hour) and faster steamed vegetables like a pound of asparagus in 40 seconds (100 pounds per hour); a pound of potatoes in just two minutes (30 pounds per hour); a pound of meatballs in 90 seconds (30 pounds per hour); and a dozen hot dogs in 30 seconds (104 dozen in an hour).
No Hassle Setup and Energy Efficient Unlike traditional steamers, the microwave Panasonic NE-3280 doesn’t require extra filters, a vent hood or the plumbing hassle and expense of a dedicated water line (eliminating both deliming and having to replace gaskets). There’s no recovery time and less load is placed on air conditioning and refrigeration systems so they help an operation’s overall energy efficiency. A Touch of Simplicity The NE-3280 Commercial Microwave Sonic Steamer Oven keeps things moving with features like eight programmable heating touch pads, five power levels
For more information, go to www.fmp online.com, call 800.257.7737 or email sales@fmponline.com.
For more information, go to www.lloyd pans.com, email sales@lloydpans.com or call 800.748.6251.
and three cooking stages for timesaving, two-touch operation. Just select a program, then start. The eight touchpads can be customized for 16-memory capability, simple and ideal for preparing repetitive key items, as well as two-and threestage cooking to Defrost for one stage, cook at High power for the second stage, then Low power for the last stage with the single touch of a pad. Manual single-stage heating sets the oven to desired times and power levels for menus that require variation in heating requirements.
Low Maintenance Ease With the Panasonic NE-3280 Sonic Steamer Oven, low, everyday maintenance consists of cleaning two removable air filters, and wiping down the oven’s removable center shelf and the stainless cabinet and cavity surfaces. For more information, go to www .panasonic.com/cmo.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Food Magic Daily
TELLIER, Makers of the Original Food Mill For 65 years, TELLIER has been using innovation to unleash creativity and improve efficiency in the kitchen. It all started in 1947 when Louis SQF (Cont’d. from p. 1)
opportunity to hear compelling keynotes by guest speakers and focus on effective leadership and teamwork as well as other personal development topics. SQFI is pleased to once again welcome FMI’s retail and wholesale food safety community to the SQF International Conference to explore and discuss food safety issues in the retail space. Join The SQF International Conference for three days of collaborative learning designed to strengthen your SQF knowledge and help you tackle the WOWBUTTER (Cont’d. from p. 1)
tree nut free, gluten free, dairy free and egg free, it is also a plant based vegan product that is certified by the Non-GMO Project as well as kosher and halal certified. WOWBUTTER truly is a unique and exceptional product that helps to improve your market potential by completely eliminating the two most common and most deadly food allergens – peanuts Lycored (Cont’d. from p. 1)
challenging applications, including flavored waters, tough UHT treated dairy drinks, juice-based beverages, hard coated confections, cheeses, prepared fruits and syrups, yogurts, fortified gummies and surimi seafood. Lycored’s lycopene-based colors are pH independent, so they work well in challenging applications such as UHT treated dairy, unlike artificial red colors. Similarly, lycopene offers good performance, keeping bright fruit shades from migrating into layered yogurt, unlike carmine. Its formulations can Bally Refrigerated Boxes (Cont’d. from p. 1)
units are available with scroll, hermetic or semi-hermetic compressors, all utilizing environmentally friendly refrigerants. Combined with Bally’s award-winning, innovative and energy saving refrigeration solutions (SmartVap™, SmartVap+™, SmartSpeed™ and BQ- “Quiet” technologies) it offers unsurpassed dependability, quality and value for all customers. Bally has enhanced its popular adaptive defrost SmartVap/SmartVap+ controls. Operators can seamlessly toggle Garon (Cont’d. from p. 4)
ready-to-add foods. Garon’s customized creations awaken the taste buds of food connoisseurs everywhere in a wide array of products, ranging from drinks, to cheese, to snack foods, breads, sauces, soups and more. Garon supplies palate-pleasing combinations of herbaceous, hot, peppery, sour, sweet, tropical and many other delectable flavor-filled foods and food ingredients to industrial food companies
Tellier revolutionized the gastronomic world by creating the world’s first professional food mill. This groundbreaking innovation – the first of a long series,
challenges that you face in your organization. You will leave feeling inspired and ready to take your food safety program to the next level.
Get Smart Get practical advice on application of the SQF Code and important program updates. Enjoy a balanced program offering both technical and personal development content. Advance your career with continuing education credits. Choose from 20-plus food safety topics at both the beginner and advanced level.
and tree nuts. An increasing number of socially responsible companies utilizing WOWBUTTER have benefited with increased development options while simultaneously removing the peanut and nut allergen risk from their facilities. WOWBUTTER is created with only five simple, all natural ingredients! It's crafted using whole toasted soy, pressed soy oil, cane sugar, palm oil (that is ethically sourced and sustainable) and sea salt
also help avoid ugly ringing on bottle necks or sediment settling in beverage applications. Fully backward-integrated, Lycored’s colors can withstand the harshest heat and light conditions found in hard shell confectionery as well as answering similar challenges in chewable vitamins and gummies. Lycored colors are actually synergistic with vitamin C, offering more options and fewer compromises for today’s food and nutrition pioneers. Lycored’s lycopene colorants can help extend the shelf life of juices because they resist UV fading better than carmine or paprika. This perform-
between adaptive defrost and timed defrost capabilities to select the option that best fits their specific needs. Additionally, this intuitive technology operates seamlessly with manual or newer electronic expansion valves as well as provides the operator a vast array of reporting. Newly launched for the designers and consultant communities are cuttingedge, easy-to-use tools. Bally is proud to announce the launching of a fully functional and easy-to-use Revit family for walk-in panel and refrigeration designs.
globally. Garon’s concept creation consultations conceive and create food products the way you need and want them by customizing recipes and blends. Garon’s abbreviated product list includes peppers, chipotle, fruits, vegetables, spices, salsa, harissa, sriracha, seasonings, specialty blends, smoked foods and flavorings, custom mixing, unique flavorings, oils, natural foods, organic, clean label, non-GMO, cut, diced, ground, halved, pastes, powered,
established the company’s reputation as a manufacturer of robust and efficient small kitchen appliances. In 65 years of experience, TELLIER has consistently been launching innovative and useful
Get Connected Share ideas and problem solve with SQF Stakeholders at all levels of the supply chain. Develop and foster valuable business relationships and make new friends. Explore new food safety services and products in the Exhibitor Exchange. Participate in discussion groups focused on specific food sector categories.
Get Social Join the Ambassador Program to meet other newbies. Grab your cowboy boots and enjoy a
with no added colors, flavors or preservatives. It’s just like peanut butter in so many ways, yet nutritionally superior to traditional peanut butter as it’s a complete plant protein source containing all nine essential amino acids necessary to build and maintain muscle mass, whereas peanut butter has only six out of the nine. WOWBUTTER also has a significant array of major nutrients, such as Vitamin E, calcium, folic acid, fiber and lecithin, as well as 1000mg
ance extends to popular applications that must present well long after sale, like surimi or other animal protein and meat alternatives. Resilience to high fat matrices also make them ideal for meat alternatives gaining popularity, like veggie burgers. Unlike paprika, there are no taste issues to contend with, and Lycored colors are natural, regulatory compliant and allergen-free (as opposed to other natural and artificial colors including annatto), not to mention vegan, kosher and halal – unlike many alternatives. Visually and from a labelling perspective, Lycored’s entire red-spectrum offering supports
Additionally, its AutoCAD design tools have gone through a complete redesign/update in order to enhance the creative capabilities and simplify the user interface. Finally, Bally will be launching Napkin Sketch technology. Easily design a basic walk-in cooler/freezer in front of your customers on your mobile device (phone/tablet). The initial designs can then be printed, emailed and/or incorporated directly into AutoCAD or Revit. All these tools are accessible via KCL. For additional information on Bally’s product offerings, visit www
purées, sliced and whole. Garon’s preservation methods include Garon’s Fresh-like Preservation Methods, Garon’s Mechanically Infused Methods, Garon’s Non Alcoholic Liquor Suspension, acidified, aseptic, brined, canned, dehydrated, dehydrobrined, dehydrofrozen, air dried, drum dried, sun dried, ETO, freeze-dried, frozen, irradiated, IQF, refrigerated and more. Garon’s food and food ingredients appeal to niche and global markets with
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products to provide its worldwide customers with tools designed to meet their needs and requirements. The company is now a major player in the professional kitchen and catering equipment market.
genuine Texas experience at Knibbe Ranch. Take a break from learning as you mix and mingle during the many networking breaks. Stay at the luxurious JW Marriott Resort & Spa in the San Antonio Hill Country.
Join the conversation. Follow @SQFI and use the hashtag #SQFILearning.
For more information, visit booth #353, go to www.sqfconference.com, call 202.220.0660 or email smalenich@ sqfi.com.
of the health-promoting Omega 3 in each serving; peanuts have zero. It's simple to use; with a simple one for one recipe switch, WOWBUTTER can easily replace peanut butter directly with great success in any formulation. With no reformulation required, it’s a simple switch for the better! For more information, email info@wow butter.com or go to www.wowbutter.com.
more natural positioning for products in many categories. Lycored is delivering great science and even greater application experience to the food, nutrition and pharmaceutical industries. From nature to consumer, its colors bring natural vibrancy and appeal to thousands of products people enjoy every day. Lycored’s experience resolving process and product application challenges continues to grow.
Visit Lycored at booth #801. For more information, go to www.lycored.com/ colorants.
.ballyrefboxes.com. There you will be able to find a vast amount of information to help you with your cold storage selections. Keep in mind, Bally’s experienced inside sales staff and its nationwide network of factory representatives are also available to assist you in the design of your application regardless of the size. Bally is the proven dependable choice specified around the world. Remember, nothing beats a Bally!
For more information, go to www .ballyrefboxes.com.
taste profiles ranging from the familiar to the unfamiliar, from the exotic and hardto-find, to Garon’s cutting edge customized creations that exquisitely awaken the taste buds of food aficionados. Garon particularizes in finding the right real food particulate to use as an ingredient in your food, giving your food an astonishing appearance, and the taste tantalizing profile you want in your finished food product. Visit Garon at booth #2001.