Meeting the Demand  for Fresh Foods

Meeting the Demand for Fresh Foods

Donna Sitka knows her way around convenience store foodservice. She is the foodservice manager for the 13 Tiger Tote Food Stores that have foodservice. Until recently that foodservice consisted of a successful fried chicken operation branded Mama’s Kitchen Fried Chicken and a failed Mexican food venture. The Gonzales, Texas chain of 23 stores, operated by [...]

Deli Express Expands Donation Program

Deli Express Expands Donation Program

Deli Express a supplier of hot and cold sandwiches recently made a 2010 second quarter donation of $50,745 to the National Military Family Association, surpassing $250,000 in total donations to the organization, which is dedicated to serving family members of military service members. Deli Express has been donating a portion of sales of its hot [...]

Sumptuous Salads

Sumptuous Salads

Eating healthy can now be quite delicious with Subway’s new salad options. Subway Restaurants now offers customers even more choices to maintain a healthy and balanced diet with the introduction of two Atkins-Friendly Subway Fresh Salads. The Classic Club Salad carries only nine grams of net carbs while the Grilled Chicken and Baby Spinach Salad [...]

Sandwich Sensation

Sandwich Sensation

Carb-concious customers can still satisfy their hunger with delicious, filling foods. MarketFareFoods introduces three delicious heat-and-eat sandwich varieties to provide a satisfying eating experience for carb-conscious customers, while making a healthy contribution to retailers’ bottom lines. CarbFriendly products include a Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Cheeseburger and Turkey Burger with Swiss cheese, and all feature clear carb-related [...]

Gourmet To-Go

Gourmet To-Go

MarketFare Foods introduces new Bistro-To-Go Gourmet Deli Wraps. Premium ingredients, hearty portions of tender, seasoned meats and upscale packaging combine to provide a satisfying experience. These appetizing wraps are available in three mouthwatering flavors—Chicken Chipotle, Beef Steak Fajita and Philly Cheese Steak—individually wrapped in colorful packaging with enticing graphics and taste-tempting text. For more information [...]

Meat Eating

Meat Eating

Pierre Foods rolls out its latest innovation in packaged foods, the Blue Stone Grill line of packaged sandwiches. The offering is aimed at consumers who enjoy the home-style flavor of fresh, hot-off-the-grill foods or spicy breaded meats. Five sandwiches comprise the new lineup: Honey BBQ Pork, Beef Charbroil with Cheese, Bacon Charbroil with Cheese, Buffalo [...]

Southern-Style Cooking

Southern-Style Cooking

  Pierce Chicken introduces Southern Style Traditional Breaded Breast Fillets. Pierce Chicken developed this 2-ounce fillet to help operators take advantage of the growing popularity of breakfast biscuits, kid sandwiches and appetizer sandwiches. Featuring only the highest quality chicken breast with rib meat, Southern Style Traditional Fillets are thick and tender with authentic southern flavor. [...]

Something to Smile About

Something to Smile About

  New and improved flavor profiles, complete packaging upgrade and great value are all included in the exciting re-launch of the Smiley’s brand sandwich line. Satisfy customer cravings all day, even during the breakfast daypart with the new Smiley’s Sausage Biscuit. The line also includes the top-selling Charbroil with Cheese, the all-American favorite BBQ Rib [...]

Sweet & Slow Roast

Sweet & Slow Roast

  Lettieri’s Inc. has launched one of the American consumer’s favorite sandwiches: Lettieri’s new BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich. The BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich is made from slow-roasted pork simmered in a mouth-watering tomato-based barbeque sauce, sweetened and mixed with just the right amount of molasses. A “hearty helping” (total product weight is 6.25-ounce) of BBQ [...]

Keeping It Fresh

Keeping It Fresh

Now that customers are used to finding fresh food at their local c- stores the pressure is on the roller grill to maintain its share of foodservice sales. Thanks to the innovation of retailers and suppliers alike, the roller grill continues to turn out strong sales. Chains are bundling meals with fountain drinks and chips [...]