Convenience stores can now make and bag up to 200 10-pound bags (1,800-2,000 pounds) of pure KOLD-DRAFT ice per day—on the premises—with KOLD-DRAFT’s new GB2060 Series ice machine, now available as part of the automatic ISB Ice Bagging System. The all-in-one ice maker/bagger/merchandiser system eliminates trucked-in ice deliveries, helps retailers increase profit margins selling their…
Is Your Kitchen Fully Equipped?
Where there’s successful foodservice programs, there’s efficient foodservice equipment, and in the convenience store industry, there’s foodservice everywhere. According to NACS’ State of the Industry numbers for 2010, foodservice provided the largest slice of the in-store gross-margin pie, at 26.35%, and was second in in-store sales only to cigarettes. As consumers contemplate what to eat,…
EPA Names Manitowoc Foodservice 2010 Energy Partner Of The Year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Manitowoc Foodservice as a 2010 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing energy-efficient products and helping to educate consumers about those products. Manitowoc Foodservice’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March…
Supply Meets Demand
Follett Corp.’s newest Horizon icemaker, the Horizon 1400, can produce up to 1,400 pounds ofice per day. With the Ice Manager diverter valve system, one Horizon machine can now automatically fill two dispensers, sensing when ice is needed and diverting production to that location. All Horizon applications provide customer-preferred Chewblet ice, reduced energy and water…