Bird-B-Gone Inc. introduces Bird Spike 2001, a low-cost solution in bird control with lasting results. Bird Spike 2001 prevents birds from landing or roosting on rooflines, parapet walls, I-beams, window ledges and more. The no-gap design offers the best option to deter large birds at the lowest price available! Bird Spike 2001 comes in 3-, [...]
Foodservice operators are trying to keep food costs down and customer counts up in an economy where price increases outpace wage increases and where consumers are spending less because the basics are costing more. Tyson Food Service is committed to helping operators during these tough times with its Ideas @ the Heart of Values series, [...]
Unelko Corp., a surface cleaning products manufacturer, is taking its patented 1-Step Clean & Shield on the road in a convenient wipe, providing the first ever on-the-go surface protection from bacterial recontamination. Most cleaners provide a one-time "kill" or a one-time "clean" solution, without any ongoing protection against recontamination. Clean & Shield’s unique patented formula, [...]
Gold Medal Products Co. is offering a new kettle for its poppers, the Unimaxx Kettle. The Unimaxx Kettle is now available on certain 12-, 14 and 16-ounce popcorn machines delivering the highest quality treats that will have your patrons popping in for more. The Unimaxx name refers to the unified kettle and heat element. This [...]
Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) is piloting its signature contour bottle in a convenient two-liter size in Birmingham, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn. The new two-liter form of Coca-Cola’s iconic package was preferred over the straight-wall 2-liter bottle overwhelmingly in recent consumer tests and offers a significant advantage for consumers beyond its classic good looks. It is [...]
Tumaro’s Gourmet Tortillas launched its new USDA-certified Organic Tortillas for foodservice distribution. Made with whole wheat and certified organic flour, these tasty tortillas are trans fat-free, cholesterol-free, low-fat and vegetarian. Tumaro’s Organic Tortillas are available in 10- and 12-inch versions and contain only the finest ingredients: organic whole wheat flour, water, organic soybean, canola or [...]
Iyemon Cha, a new premium organic bottled Japanese green tea, is now available for distribution in the U.S. A phenomenal bestseller in Japan, where the enjoyment of green tea is a national pastime, Iyemon Cha comes to America for the first time from two of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, Suntory Ltd. and [...]
The Topping Caddy, the result of a joint collaboration between Server Products and Rich Products Corp., makes it safe and easy to dispense delicious Rich’s Whipped Topping. The Topping Caddy is a cone-shaped holder designed to fit into a standard six-quart bain-marie or any other ice bath. It accepts a pastry bag of Rich’s Whipped [...]
HP Hood, New England’s leading dairy company, has introduced its new Hood Moostruck Chocolate Lowfat Milk. Available in plastic quarts and half gallons, Moostruck provides young families with a new choice in chocolate milk. Like all Hood Milk products, Moostruck is produced without the use of artificial growth hormones. Moostruck also contains vitamins A, C [...]
Nestle Professional is aiming to bring excitement to convenience store foodservice. Its Hot Pockets brand sandwiches limited-time-offer program gives retailers exciting new flavors each quarter designed to meet consumer demand for big, bold flavors. This quarter, entice customers with Chipotle BBQ Seasoned Chicken, stacked with juicy chunks of chicken breast with hot, smoky chipotle barbecue [...]
Boyd Coffee Co. introduces a revolutionary brewing machine called The Coffee Profiler. As evidence of the ground-breaking nature of this piece of equipment, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) automatically grants Golden Cup Award certification—the coffee industry’s standard for recognizing excellence in properly brewed coffee—to any purveyor that has The Coffee Profiler. The Coffee [...]
Faced with almost six weeks of daylight when the summer solstice hit their town on June 20, residents in Barrow, Alaska, were finally provided an answer to their age-old question: How do you make it through a 1,992-hour day? In honor of the summer solstice, the makers of Jolt Energy drink airlifted 370 cases of [...]
Maybe there’s still a bit of debate on the medical merits of catharsis, but Bobak Bakhtiari could be the man to put the issue to rest. "Does it further ignite aggression?" asked Bakhtiari, a former counselor at a California psychiatric facility who now runs Tanforan Shell, his family’s convenience store and carwash in San Bruno, [...]
I remember it clearly. It was an overcast day in June 2002 in Lancaster County, Pa., when I attended a meeting that has always left me with a lasting impression. As the tobacco buyer for a major oil company, I quietly sat (not something I’m known for) and I listened to the discussion that one [...]
The international marketing firm Youngster recently reported that for the first time in history, the market group known as Generation Y, those ages 10 to 25, is evenly divided across each of its five age-based subgroups. A short 10 years ago when Generation Y first burst on to the scene, the vast majority of Gen [...]