The 40TH anniversary of the Florida Restaurant ... - Kitchen Brains

WWW.TRNUSA.COM VOLUME 15 NUMBER 8 ◆ AUGUST 2011 

Appetizers: 

Dunkin’ Donuts 

develops 12 

Tampa units 5 

Customers 

judge more than 

just the meal 7 

McCormick 

For Chef’s ® 

authentic 

flavors 23 

Industry 

Spotlight on 

Bagelmania 31 

Entrées: 

Advertisers Directory . . . . . . . 2 

Business Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Calendar Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Food & Beverage . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

FRLS Exhibitor Map . . . . . . . 33 

Industry Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . 31 

New Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Under the Toque . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 

What’s Going On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

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The 40 TH anniversary of the 

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show 

Orlando, FL – Since 1971 thousands 

of restaurant and foodservice industry 

professionals have attended The 

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show. To 

celebrate the event’s 40th anniversary, 

there will be dozens of special events 

and educational programs plus hundreds 

of companies showcasing news 

products at this trade show and conference 

taking place Orange County 

Convention Center in Orlando from 

September 8-10, 2011. 

Highlights include: 

◆ Ferdinand Metz Foodservice 

Forum The conference program features 

industry leaders delivering applicable 

business lessons, the latest information 

on trends and best practices in the market, 

and solutions to grow a business. 

◆ PMQ’s Orlando Pizza Show is the 

premier showcase for pizza-related 

products and services. It will spotlight 

the latest products, services & technologies; 

such as dough, cheese, cookware, 

POS systems, and more. It will also host 

the U.S. Pizza Team Trial Competitions 

where dough spinning pizza acrobats 

will compete for the chance to compete 

on the U.S. Pizza Team in the World Pizza 

Championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy. 

◆ Ultimate Barista Challenge USA 

brings professional barista to the Expo 

to face challengers all preparing their 

signature espresso beverages for a panel 

of judges. There will be a showdown of 

three flights of espresso frappe, espresso 

cocktails and beautiful café latte art. 

◆ World Class Culinary Competitions 

managed and organized by 

the American Culinary Federation 

(ACF)/Central Florida Chapter (CFC). 

Chefs will compete in the Student 

Florida State Champion Team Skills 

Competition, 3 Signature Recipe 

Competitions, the USA Culinary Cup 

Team Competition, and the Pastry 

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Today’s Restaurant’s 

exclusive map of 

show exhibitors is on 

page 33 — inside the 

Food & Beverage 

section of this issue! 

Challenge. Many of the award winning 

meals will be served during the Chef's 

Table Luncheons, a four-course surprise 

lunch prepared by the participating 

chefs. 

◆ The Foodservice Council for 

Women and Networking Event provides 

a community for women to develop and 

advance their business knowledge, contacts 

& careers and to connect, 

exchange, and discuss relevant topics in 

foodservice. Presented by Kathleen 

Jackson, MS - John and Sandra Vann 

brought Newk’s Express Café to 

Tallahassee for the first time when their 

new restaurant opened Aug. 8 at 1400 

Village Square Blvd. The couple also 

owns Newk’s Express Café in Panama 

City and will open three additional 

Newk’s restaurants in the Florida 

Panhandle — including another one in 

Tallahassee — over the next five years. 

“I’m from Tuscaloosa and John and I 

fell in love with the food at Newk’s when 

we ate at the restaurant there,” Sandra 

said. “John had always wanted to own a 

restaurant and we were both looking to 

get back to work so Newk’s was the perfect 

opportunity. Our first restaurant 

opened a couple of years ago in Panama 

City and we can’t wait for the first 

Tallahassee location to open. Some of 

our Panama City customers have 

Wood of Kathleen Wood Partners, 

Ferdinand Metz, and Reed Exhibitions. 

◆ Healthy Afternoon: Experts in 

nutrition, marketing & menu analysis 

will share the research data, the trends 

in a line-up of educational sessions on 

the important initiative of healthy dining 

choices in restaurants. 

◆ The BIG Black & White Party: 

Tropicana Style: The Florida Restaurant 

& Lodging Association will host the 

Show’s hottest party taking place on 

Friday, September 9 from 6:30 – 9:00 

pm at Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum 

Bar. A Black and White themed party; 

guests will be entertained with professional 

salsa dancers, live guitar players, 

a Latin DJ and a cigar roller. Tickets are 

$50 each and available by contacting 

Susan Aronson at Susana@frla.org or 

850-224-2250 x 226. 

The 2011 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show 

- www.flrestaurantandlodgingshow.com - is produced 

and managed by Reed Exhibitions, and 

sponsored by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging 

Association. 

Newk’s Cafe continues Florida expansion 

already expressed excitement about the 

new restaurant.” 

Newk’s has also signed agreements 

to enter Pensacola and Gainesville for 

the first time. United Diners, LLC— 

owned by Roman Mayer and Craig 

Reeder—has signed an agreement to 

open three units between Mobile, Ala. 

and Pensacola by 2014. They hope to 

open the first restaurant by July 2012. 

“We are strong believers in the 

Newk’s concept. Mobile and Pensacola 

are great cities for Newk’s with the right 

kind of traffic and great trade centers,” 

Mayer said. “We’re so excited about the 

success we’ve seen in our other locations 

and we feel Newk’s is the right concept 

at the right time. We’re confident 

Mobile and Pensacola residents will 

enjoy the food and ambiance of Newk’s.” 

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For the purposes of this column let’s 

put aside political party affiliations. One 

of the many arguments against a 

Universal Medical plan for the United 

States is that the system will be abused 

and therefore overrun and lead to 

rationing and a decrease in service. Let’s 

look at this a little closer. 

Assume we establish a system similar 

to the one in Canada where a payroll 

deduction is made from your paycheck 

each week and it goes into a 

fund to pay for Medical services. Every 

working American citizen would be 

covered under this plan. This column 

is not big enough to address all 

aspects of a plan like this so let’s keep 

it simple and follow the bouncing ball. 

One morning you wake up and have a 

really bad pain in your back and side 

and the pain is getting progressively 

worse. You call your doctor’s office and 

they tell you to come in or go to the 

emergency room. You choose to go to 

the office and you get in to see the 

doctor who diagnosis you with a 

Kidney stone and gives you the option 

of trying to pass it at home which 

could take two to four weeks or go to 

the hospital for surgery to remove it 

which would require a two night stay 

in the hospital, much more expensive 

and dangerous. 

Either way your medical bills are 

covered because you have been paying 

into the system. Either way the doctors 

get paid, the hospital gets paid and with 

the money collected the doctors who 

would be busier would have to hire new 

nurses, bring in a new associate or partner 

who would need a new office so a 

General Contractor would have to build 

the new office but to do it he would need 

to hire additional workers in the field 

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A-Z Restaurant Supply........................................................15 

ABC Restaurant Supply.........................................................7 

Abacus...................................................................................14 

AMC Wholesale......................................................................4 

Americas Food & Beverage Show......................................27 

American Range ..................................................................36 

Apple Restaurant Equipment ..............................................5 

Bagelmania...........................................................................35 

Broward Nelson Fountain Service ...............................8 & 31 

Business Machines Incorporated .......................................10 

Chef’s Club ...........................................................................12 

Chernoff ..................................................................................2 

Culinary Software Services.................................................22 

Daddona Design..................................................................16 

Delray Foodservice................................................................6 

Design Furnishings ...............................................................4 

Dunkin’ Brands ....................................................................17 

Empire Marketing Group .....................................................3 

Fairway Equipment.............................................................22 

Filter Pure................................................................................4 

Finkel Business Brokers ............................................ 18 & 26 

FlatwareSaver.......................................................................24 

Florida Distributing Source................................................19 

Florida Restaurant Association..........................................10 

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show .................................32 

Food Equipment Distributors ...........................................21 

Food Equipment Trader.com...............................................3 

Foodservice Financial.........................................................22 

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Appell Pie 

Wake up America 

Howard Appell ◆ Today’s Restaurant Publisher 

and in his office and those people would 

need to buy lunch each day and maybe 

a new car to get to work and so on and so 

on. What’s wrong with this picture? Why 

won’t this scenario work? Many reasons 

unfortunately. 

I was in the hospital several years ago 

having a test. I was taken to the testing 

area and positioned in the waiting 

room, as I lay on the portable bed in the 

very cold hallway. A nurse asked me if I 

would like a heated blanket and I 

accepted. When I reviewed my hospital 

bill there was a line item charge of 

$40.00 for that heated blanket. I thought 

the nurse was being nice! Regardless of 

her intent the price was outrageous and 

a symptom of why the system will not 

work without additional conditions 

being considered and they involve so 

many factors I could write a years worth 

of columns about it. Unemployment, 

Immigration, Government, Greed and 

Corruption to name a few. 

Every American citizen deserves to 

get the best medical care in the world 

because we built the best country in the 

world on the backs of people from every 

corner of the world who came here and 

worked to live the American Dream. I 

am not a doctor, lawyer or politician but 

I can see the system is broken. I don’t 

know the answers but I know where to 

look to get them. Our government is failing 

us from both sides of the aisle. We 

need to elect people with fresh ideas 

who go to Washington or to our State 

houses to do our work and move back to 

private life after a reasonable period of 

time. If we don’t take our elections seriously 

we are going to be doomed to 

third world status. Remember the 

Roman and British Empires fell and we 

can too. Wake up America. 

Gelato Fino ...........................................................................31 

Gordon Foodservice............................................................29 

Group 3 Contractors .............................................................9 

Hot Shot Delivery ................................................................18 

Inflate Co...............................................................................25 

Jamison Veal.........................................................................34 

JF Auctions..............................................................................6 

Legacy Food Group .............................................................20 

Magic Seasonings ................................................................34 

Marenic Foodservice.............................................................5 

Miller & Associates ................................................................2 

One Fat Frog.........................................................................23 

PMQ Orlando Pizza Show ..................................................11 

Prakas Group........................................................................12 

Prime Meat Cuts ..................................................................34 

Restaurant Depot ................................................................30 

Restaurant Vendors Association..........................................8 

SCA Tissue ............................................................................13 

S.E.R.V.E. .................................................................................8 

Slimfold Grill ..........................................................................7 

Sneezeguard Solutions .......................................................20 

Sunshine Cleaning ..............................................................22 

System Filtration..................................................................18 

Thunderbird.........................................................................28 

Toby Neverett Auctions.......................................................24 

Trade First.............................................................................16 

Your Restaurant Connection..............................................22 

PUBLISHER ............................... Howard Appell 

ASSOCIATE EDITOR ........................ Wesley Paul 

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR .................. Joe Dunbar 

CIRCULATION MANAGER .............. Eric Spencer 

ADVERTISING MANAGER ...... Howard McKinney 

ART DIRECTOR ................................Jim Pollard 

SALES MANAGERS .................... Terri McKinney 

........................................... William Lagusker 

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Under the Toque and What‘s Going On? Call or email for more info on how you can get your business or product featured in Today’s Restaurant!

The Florida Restaurant & 

Lodging Association is inviting 

restaurant owners to tour the NEW 

FRLA.org. The new website was 

built around these goals: inform 

and educate the industry on issues 

of importance to their businesses; 

clearly demonstrate the benefits 

and value of FRLA membership – 

member-exclusive features are indicated 

with a green **; encourage 

members to do business with each 

other by facilitating communication 

and deal-sharing between members 

and create opportunities for 

members to promote their businesses, 

products and services to 

others in the industry – paid marketing 

opportunities are indicated 

with a gold star. The FR&LA can be 

reached by phone 888.372.9119. 

What’s Going On 

Important new products, corporate news and industry events. 

VITO oil filter system has reached 

10 years! This innovative product is now 

installed in 20.000 kitchens in more then 

75 countries in the world! The jubilee 

celebration took place in the cityhall in 

Tuttlingen with more 

then 150 guests, e.g. former 

minister for economic 

affairs, the 

mayor of Tuttlingen, the 

president of Euro- 

Toques Europe, more 

then 40 international 

authorized dealers and 

also customers. The 

president of the Euro- 

Toques / World-Toques 

Europe, Mr. Schassberger has honoured 

the innovative and trend-setting technology 

with the highest award, the 

"Technik award 2010." VITO is now one 

of the most honored product in the hospitality 

worldwide, according to the 

company. The jubilee celebration has 

taken place after a successful sales 

meeting at the headquarter of System 

Filtration. More then 40 international 

partners, eg. from USA, Israel, Malaysia, 

Southafrica have attended an extensive 

meeting together with the staff of SYS 

Systemfiltration GmbH. Michael 

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Gelato Fino has finished development 

on several new dessert additions 

to its very popular Individual Cake 

Line. The Peanut Butter Stack is composed 

of moist chocolate cake, peanut 

butter mousse, white chocolate 

mousse, fudge, mini 

peanut butter cups, and is 

topped with a unique peanut 

butter ganache. The Mixed 

Berry Trifle has layers of 

sponge cake, zuppa inglese 

tinged pastry cream and a 

mixed berry compote. The 

Red Velvet is a classic southern 

favorite with moist red 

velvet cake and deluxe cream 

cheese frosting. Watch for the Sabor 

Latino line of individual desserts coming 

soon! Visit the company online at 

www.gelatofino.com or 954.583.5111. 

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Grub Taxi LLC, the restaurant 

home and business delivery 

service that serves more 

than 100 restaurants in 

the Central Florida 

region, has launched 

a new easy-to-use 

website for access to menus and pricing 

to submit orders for fast delivery. David 

Gray, marketing manager for Grub Taxi, 

said the new website has been updated 

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and reconfigured to accommodate 

Grub Taxi’s growing number of corporate 

members. The website now 

includes information about catering 

and party platters that are increasingly 

in demand for meetings, conferences, 

seminars or training sessions. Free corporate 

membership programs are 

offered on the site. “GrubTaxi.com 

makes it easy to order lunch or dinner 

at your office or at your home from 

your favorite restaurants,” Gray said. 

Gray said Grub Taxi employs more than 

25 ‘mobile waiters’ throughout its service 

region. “We plan to start deliveries 

in Kissimmee soon,” Gray said. 

Eventually, he said Grub Taxi plans to 

serve the entire Central Florida region. 

“We are adding new areas as soon as we 

can,” he added. 

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VillageVines, a web 

leading service for accessing 

insider pricing at premier 

restaurants nationwide, 

announcesd it's 

re-launching as 

Savored.com, 

expanding into 

ten U.S. markets, and introducing a 

completely new site focused on inspir- 

See WHAT’S GOING ON page 4 

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What’s Going On from 

ing diners to indulge at exceptional 

restaurants. Savored will double its 

national footprint with expansion to 

Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Miami and 

Philadelphia (the company already 

serves New York City, Chicago, San 

Francisco, Los Angeles and 

Washington D.C.). 

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Edgardo Llopiz is now 

the new Executive Chef at 

Morton's The Steakhouse, 

Miami Brickell. He graduated 

from the French Culinary 

Institute in Manhattan 

when he was 19 and has 

since worked at fine dining 

establishments from New 

York to Miami. He was recently the Sous 

Chef for Don Shula's Hotel in Miami 

Lakes, Angelique Euro Cafe and was 

part of the opening team of Il Corso 

Trattoria, both in Coral Gables. 

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In an effort to accelerate 

its penetration into the 

foodservice industry, 

Rubbermaid Commercial 

Products (RCP) added 20 

independent manufacturers' 

rep groups to its sales 

force. As of July 1st Eisner 

Rose Associates have been 

appointed RCP for the 

State of Florida. Mr. Eisner 

is a native of Florida working 

within the foodservice 

for 15+ years. reviously, Mr. Eisner held 

Sales Management positions with 

Edward Don & Company. While with 

Edward Don & Company Mr. Eisner 

won the prestigious award of "District 

Sales Manager of the Year" for 2001. Mr. 

Rose is native of Florida working in the 

foodservice industry for 10+ years. Mr. 

Rose started his foodservice career in 

operations, managing Signature Grand. 

Signature Grand is one of the top catering 

facilities in the Industry bringing in 

revenues of ten million annually. Scot's 

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with all of your customers. Contact 

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for more complete information 

on the company. 

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Cinders Slimfold LLC 

is the most successful 

portable professional gas 

grill company in Europe. 

With their US office in 

Sarasota since 2008, 

Florida is their favored 

‘own backyard’ market, 

with savings and special 

business benefits being 

offered. Direct selling in 

Florida means prices are 

already well below those in Europe, with 

accessory plus grill bundles an even 

greater value at the Florida Restaurant 

& Lodging Association show - Booth 

1007 The industry leading ‘Chef 

Associate’ program will 

also be rolled out from 

booth number 1007 at 

the show. Florida purchasers 

who wish to offer 

their services or rent their 

grills to website inquirers 

will earn commission 

which will be paid from 

any resulting sale of 

a grill. This Exclusive 

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worth checking out. Visit 

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Ultimate Beverages recently introduced 

its newest spirit, Hard Rock 

Vodka, at a private “soft launch” celebration 

for the beverage industry on 

South Beach in Miami. More than 100 

guests attended the event including 

executives from Hard Rock International, 

distributor Southern Wine and 

Spirits, bottler LiDestri Spirits of 

Rochester, New York and representatives 

from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. “We 

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Dunkin’ Donuts develops 

12 new Tampa restaurants 

Canton, MA - Dunkin’ Donuts, 

America’s every day, all-day stop for 

coffee and baked goods, announced it 

has signed agreements with three 

franchisees to develop 12 new restaurants 

throughout Tampa over the next 

several years. 

Locations targeted for development 

include the following: 

◆ Five units are to be developed in 

Sarasota and Charlotte County by 

existing Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee 

David McNulty. The first restaurant is 

slated to open in 2012 with the remaining 

four to open by 2016. 

◆ Velocity Brands plan to open four 

restaurants in Manatee County over 

the next several years. The first location 

is scheduled to open in 2012 and 

the remaining locations are scheduled 

to open by 2015. 

◆ Herb Serpa plans to open three 

restaurants in the South Pinellas 

region by 2014. The first will open 

next year. 

“The Sunshine State is a priority 

growth market for Dunkin’ Donuts in 

2011, and we’re excited to expand our 

footprint in Tampa,” said Grant 

Benson, CFE, vice president of franchising 

and market planning, Dunkin’ 

Brands, Inc. “Our secret to success is 

our passionate franchisees that provide 

a high-level of customer service to 

our guests every day. We’re confident 

Newk’s from page 1 

Larry Smallwood has signed an 

agreement to open three Newk’s 

Express Café locations in the 

Gainesville area over the next four 

years. He plans to open the first restaurant 

in Gainesville by February 2012. 

His next two restaurants will be located 

in Ocala and The Villages. 

“Gainesville is a great market for 

Newk’s with the university and hospitals,” 

Larry said. “The first time I tried 

Newk’s I immediately loved the food. I 

knew then that I wanted to take the 

brand somewhere where people would 

appreciate it and I believe the 

Gainesville area is just that spot. I’m 

confident residents and students will 

really enjoy the healthy and delicious 

menu items Newk’s offers. We’re very 

excited to open our first restaurant in 

north central Florida.” 

Created by the founders of 

McAlister’s Deli (Don Newcomb, Chris 

Newcomb and Debra Bryson) – who pio- 

these franchisees will cultivate lasting 

customer relationships in the Tampa 

area and become an integral part of 

their respective communities.” 

According to Benson, “Dunkin’ 

Donuts is proud to energize Americans 

and keep the hard-working, value-driven 

people of this country running every 

day. Our recent and ongoing menu 

enhancements meet the needs of 

today’s on-the-go consumers, providing 

them a convenient place where 

they can get high-quality products any 

time of the day.” 

Historically a doughnut and hot 

coffee chain, Dunkin’ Donuts has 

expanded its offering to include frozen 

and iced beverages, a full bakery 

assortment including bagels and 

muffins, breakfast sandwiches, and an 

all-day Oven-Toasted menu which 

includes flatbread sandwiches, hash 

browns and buttermilk biscuits. The 

platform marks the most significant 

change to Dunkin’ Donuts’ product 

lineup since the company launched 

espresso-based beverages in 2003. 

Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts 

is an American all-day stop for coffee 

and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a 

market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, 

iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, 

donut, bagel and muffin categories, 

and the largest coffee and baked goods 

chain in the world. 

neered the fast-casual restaurant concept 

– Newk’s Express Café provides an 

express casual dining experience and 

features a variety of made-to-order 

choices including fresh-tossed salads, 

oven-baked sandwiches, California-style 

pizzas, made-from-scratch soups and 

homemade cakes baked by Newk’s 

Bakery Company. A selection of wines by 

the glass and beer is also available. 

Since opening its first location in Oxford, Miss. 

in 2004, Newk’s Express Cafés have expanded their 

presence to seven states, mainly across the U.S. 

southeast. There are currently more than 35 restaurants 

in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. About 30 of 

the restaurants are franchise owned and operated. 

Newk’s will enter new markets this year, including 

Atlanta, Ga., Arkansas and Michigan. Newk’s 

Express Café is seeking multi-unit development 

partners with the financial capability to open a 

minimum of three restaurants. Markets targeted for 

future expansion include Houston; Oklahoma City; 

Tulsa, OK.; Chicago; Louisville, KY.; Orlando; 

Cincinnati and Richmond, VA. For more information 

on the company visit www.Newkscafe.com. 

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involved in this process,” said Serge 

Abecassis, chairman and CEO of 

Ultimate Beverages. “Hard Rock Vodka 

is unparalleled premium 

vodka splashed with 

the rich history of rock 

and roll. It offers a 

truly unique vodka 

experience.” Boca Raton, 

Fla.-based Ultimate Beverages has 

licensed the Hard Rock brand from Hard 

Rock Spirits, LLC. Hard Rock Vodka is 

now available at the Seminole Hard 

Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood and 

will be available in retail locations, bars 

and restaurants throughout Florida 

beginning July and nationwide in the 

fall. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Miami, based Arctic Industries, a 

leading manufacturer of Walk-in 

Coolers, Freezers and Cold Storage 

Facilities, is Celebrating their 30th 

Anniversary. Donald Goodstein 

(President) says, “I want to thank all of 

the Customers, Consultants and End 

Users for making this day possible and 

we look forward to serving you for the 

next 30 Years.” For more information on 

the company call 305.883.5581. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Consumers the world over love pizza 

inspired by a rich variety of creative flavors 

and global cuisines. Southwest 

pizza, Greek Islands pizza, Mexican 

pizza – they’re all on the menu right 

beside the classic Italian pie. Grecian 

Delight Foods - 

www.greciandelight.com - brings creativity 

and global inspiration to pizza 

offerings with their new line of One 

Republic Pizza 

Shells. The line of 

14 SKUs includes 

rounds, rectangles 

and ovals. A customer 

can choose from ultra thin, thin and traditional 

crusts, with multi-grain and 

whole wheat shells available. “One 

Republic Pizza Shells and the entire One 

Republic Flatbreads line represents an 

extraordinary collection 

that speaks to the flavor 

profiles and contemporary 

global influences consumers 

demand,” explains 

Grecian Delight Foods 

President Peter Parthenis, 

Jr. “Pizza establishments 

now have an amazing 

selection of product and 

trend-right culinary concepts 

available from one 

brand family. We know the depth and 

versatility of this line will inspire pizza 

chefs and operators to create their own 

distinctive offerings.” 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Transform Heated Holding 

Cabinets for pizzas into a billboard 

with Custom Wrap-Around Graphics 

from FWE. These full-color, high resolution 

vinyl graphics can be used to advertise, 

promote, and even cross-sell a variety 

of different pizza products and serv- 

ices. Manufactured from heavy-duty 

vinyl, FWE's Wrap-Around Graphics are 

heat-resistant, weather-proof, and 

smudge-proof. Completely custom, 

they can feature logos, photos, text… 

even QR codes that can be scanned on 

smart phones! Best of all, these custom 

graphics are available on 

all FWE models. "Humi- 

Temp" Heated Holding 

Cabinets from FWE hold 

open or boxed pizzas fresh 

and ready to serve. Shelves 

hold pizza pans, pizza 

boxes, pizza trays & more. 

For more information, contact 

FWE @ 800.222.4393 or 

www.fwe.com. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Atlanta-based NRD Holdings, 

LLC, one of the country's largest 

operators and developers 

of franchised quick service 

restaurants, recently purchased 

23 Domino's Pizza 

units -- 17 in Jacksonville 

and six in Orlando. With 

this acquisition, the company 

is now among the top 

25 largest Domino's franchisees 

in the United States. The Domino's 

acquisition is the company's first foray 

into the Florida market and adds to 

NRD's existing multi-brand stable of 

restaurants, which also includes 

Popeyes® in Atlanta and 

Checkers/Rally's® restaurants in Los 

Angeles, Phoenix and Atlanta. The 23 

NRD Domino's restaurants will employ 

approximately 17 people per unit; a total 

of 400 for both Jacksonville and Orlando. 

With this acquisition, NRD now 


employs a total of 1,200 people throughout 

their portfolio of brands. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

One San Diego Company is making 

it easy to use, transport and protect the 

iPad Tablet. iBaggs - www.iBaggs.com - 

announced the launch of its 

first products, The Traveler 

and Traveler Plus: Two 

quality, multi-purpose 

mobility bags that easily 

convert to a case, for the 

iPad 1 & 2, while providing 

optimal mobility 

and protection for onthe-go 

iPad users. Worn over the 

shoulder, with the adjustable shoulder 

strap, “it’s a bag,” and without, “it’s a 

case;” with complete access to all the 

iPad features, while simultaneously protecting 

the iPad from scratches, dents 

and drops. The restaurant and foodservice 

industry is evolving, making way for 

handheld devices like the iPad. Only 

problem is, servers and managers don’t 

always have a hand. The iBagg is a good 

fit for these active professionals. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Singer Equipment President and 

Chief Executive Officer, Fred Singer, 

announced the acquisition of the 

assets of the M Tucker Co., located in 

Paterson, NJ and Miami.M Tucker is the 

leading foodservice E&S dealer in the 

greater New York City market, providing 

a complete offering of foodservice 

equipment, tabletop, disposables and 

smallwares to major restaurant and 

foodservice operators. Stephen Tucker 

LOOK NO FURTHER — WE DO IT ALL FROM START TO FINISH: 

Construction, Auctions, Equipment & Supplies 

Anvi Builders, Inc 

Full Service General Contractor 

— Specializing in restaurant building 

STATE CERTIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTOR SINCE 1985 

1200 Clint Moore Road, Suite 9 • Boca Raton, FL 33487 

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Delray Foodservice 

Full Service Restaurant 

Equipment and Supply Dealer 

New, Used, Reconditioned 

1802 4th Avenue North • Lake Worth, Florida 33461 

PHONE (561) 276-3390 • FAX (561) 276-3392 

wwwdelrayfoodservice.com 


Working Hard 

Towards Getting You 

The Best Deal! 

Finally… An Auction 

Company With Integrity. 

JF Auctions, Inc. 

Full Service Auctioneers 

— Specializing in restaurant equipment 

and general merchandise 

Joe Stellino, Auctioneer PHONE (561) 756-1312 

License AB2780 & AU3894 

www.jfauctions.com

Customers judge more than the meal 

Dirty restrooms put 

under the microscope 

Did you know you could be losing 

customers based on the cleanliness of 

your restroom? Or that your restaurant’s 

sustainability practices can greatly 

impact a customer’s perception of your 

business – for better or for worse? 

The power of positive 

— or negative — buzz 

Word of mouth affects the foodservice 

industry – and that includes more 

than discussions on new menu items. A 

2009 survey conducted by Harris 

Interactive on behalf of SCA revealed 

that 46 percent of American adults 

would avoid going to a restaurant 

because of a bad experience with a 

restaurant’s restroom that they had 

themselves, or one they heard about 

from others. 

Negative reviews, shared at a faster 

pace than positive experiences, can 

have a haunting effect on a business’s 

performance – allowing a dirty or cluttered 

facility or restroom to leave a lasting 

impression. And when those facilities 

seem unclean, customers will share 

their opinions with others, perhaps even 

turning to websites and social media 

outlets to help spread the word. 

One of many new findings affecting 

the foodservice industry reported in 

SCA’s recently released Tork® Report: 

Healthy People, Healthy Planet – a 

comprehensive study analyzing business 

and American adult perceptions on 

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that one quarter of American adults 

would not complain to an employee of a 

facility they found to be unclean. While 

some of them would not address the situation 

at all, some would share their 

feelings with others. 

“When customers patronize a 

restaurant, they look for restrooms that 

are clean, common areas free of clutter 

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Green Hygiene Council (TGHC) 

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OBIT 

Judy Abt 

Fesco Equipment 

North Miami 

Judy Abt of Fesco Equipment, 

North Miami, suddenly passed 

away on Saturday July 23rd. Judy 

has been involved in the day to day 

operations of the food service 

equipment dealership for over thirty 

years. She and her husband Jerry 

(deceased) built their business 

around servicing their customers 

and catering to school service and 

equipment contracts. Judy was a 

knowledgeable, bubbly, friendly 

person who was a great audience 

for a joke. Sons, Tim and Billy will 

continue to operate the business. 

The food service community in 

South Florida will miss her. 

Accountant (954) 347-0875 

M. Miceli Professional Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Miceli 

Auctioneers (561) 706-7218 

Toby Neverett Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toby Neverett 

Bakery Products & Frozen Muffin Batter (954) 923-0977 

Southern Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Sacharoff 

Beverages/Compressed Gases (954) 584-7330, (800) CO2-TANK 

Broward Nelson Fountain Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Regan, Lee Spencer 

(Alcohol) Beverage Law (954) 321-0886 / (800) 533-6553 

S.E.R.V.E. Programs, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael McClain 

Cash Registers, Touch Screens (800) 771-7100 

Pinnacle Hospitality Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Sapp 

Coffee, Tea, Expresso (305) 654-8683 

Restaurant Beverage Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Ostroff 

Commercial Collections, Credit Reporting, Legal Forwarding (954) 761-2525 

Foodservice Financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. “Scott” Gaddis 

Credit Card Processing (954) 319-5599 

Wholesale Merchant Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill Perris 

Desserts / Ice Cream (954) 583-5111 / (800) 946-7370 

Gelato Fino Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Parker 

Equipment (786) 423-8346 

KC Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Cohen 

Equipment Repair (954) 489-0104 

TWC Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Daniels 

Exhaust Hood Cleaning (954) 792-1770 / (800) 675-5946 

Airways Cleaning & Fireproofing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Greene 

Fine Food & Specialties (800) 347-9477 

Swiss Chalet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aimar Dontenville 

Fish (954) 614-1401 

Collins Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Latham 

Floor Drain Line Cleaning (954) 792-1770 / (954) 478-9890 

Bio-Clear, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Jacobs 

Grease Trap Maintenance (954) 722-2585 

All Clear Technologies, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Schreiber 

Insurance (954) 565-4321 / (954) 829-9706 Cell 

Anderson Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Anderson 

S.E.R.V.E. Program, Inc. 

LEADERS IN TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR: 

• Responsible Alcohol Vendor 

• State Approved Employee Food Handler 

• Professional Food Manager 

• Beverage License / Application 

P.O. Box 14516 • Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302 

(954) 321-0886 • (800) 533-6553 

www.serveprogram.com • FAX: 954-728-9102 

Skimping on portion sizes is 

no way to stay profitable 

Smaller portions and higher prices make customers feel gypped! 

Savvy consumers are becoming 

more sensitive to the scaled-down portion 

sizes and increasing menu prices at 

restaurants. When restaurants manipulate 

portions in an effort to stay profitable 

consumers may feel like they are 

being ripped off. 

These are tough times for businesses 

and consumers alike. With rising fuel 

prices consumers have less disposable 

income – they will only be purchasing 

what they view as a good value. 

Restaurants need to find effective 

ways to remain profitable and also 

maintain a strong customer base. 

Decreasing portion sizes and/or increasing 

prices will assure high margins 

but restaurants will likely lose customers 

and revenue in the process. 

So what’s the answer? 

Given the higher cost of raw materials, 

restaurants need to be even more 

vigilant about waste and making sure 

that they prepare the correct amount of 

food at the right times so they don’t have 

to throw away excess. This is the area 

restaurants need to focus on the most to 

remain profitable and keep the customers 

coming back for more. 

Christian Koether is seeing a major 

shift in the quick serve industry. As vice 

Writer ◆ Today’s Restaurant Contributor 

president of Kitchen Brains (formerly 

SCK Direct, Inc.), developer of M2M networking 

solutions and SAAS application 

for the commercial kitchen/food service 

industry, Koether says he is receiving 

more and more inquiries from quick 

serve establishments looking to revamp 

their operations. 

◆Restaurants need 

to find effective 

ways to remain 

profitable and also 

maintain a strong 

customer base. 

Fast food chains are turning to 

Kitchen Brains to revolutionize their 

operations. The system enables foodservice 

operators to more effectively manage 

food safety, food quality, production, 

and labor – which translates into 

higher profits and happy customers. 

Essentially the brains of the 

kitchen, Kitchen Brains automatically 

analyzes restaurant traffic pat- 

Restaurant Vendors Association 

MEMBERS DIRECTORY • New members are always welcome! Call 954-584-7330 


Janitorial Services & Maintenance (954) 735-2130 / (561) 394-2750 

Emmaculate Reflections Cleaning Service . . . . . Leonard Feinstein, Jerry Donath 

Linens (305) 554-5112 

Gold Coast Linens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yetta Shapiro 

Meat (954) 818-0622 

Grand Western Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devin Flanagan 

Music / Security Surveillance (954) 292-3524 

Muzak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Naylor 

Oils and Shortenings (954) 584-0420 

C.P. Vegetable Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Richard 

Payroll Service (888) 717-5577 

Paymaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Monzon 

Pest Control (954) 522-6202 

Orkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Kennedy 

Printing & Graphics (954) 562-0835 

Graphic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Brain 

Produce (954) 868-9747 

Farm Fresh Produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea 

Publications (561) 620-8888 

Today’s Restaurant News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Appell 

Purchasing (561) 926-1505 

eSave.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Case 

Refrigerator Door Seals & Gaskets (800) 881-4663 

Arctic Seal & Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Froberg 

Restaurant Consultants (954) 579-1649 

Rewards Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Kovachich 

Sanitation Supplies (954) 369-8392 

Swisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Ruggere 

Telecommunications (954) 218-8143 

Comcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Jones 

Tents & Domes (954) 594-3109 

Tents For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Howayeck 

Visitor Magazine (954) 463-4733 

Travelhost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Zalkin 

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terns, provides sales trends data that 

enable just-in-time inventories, optimizes 

production for greatest efficiency, 

and produces a fresher product. 

In effect, the kitchen thinks for 

itself, constantly monitoring market 

conditions, advises when to start 

cooking, monitors hold times, and 

advises when food should no longer 

be sold, assuring freshness. By collecting 

and analyzing data automatically 

rather than via complex, laborintensive 

processes, Kitchen Brains 

provides optimized appliance utilization, 

saving on labor and freeing 

staff to focus more on customers. An 

easy-to-read, real-time dashboard 

updates crew members and managers 

on the status of current restaurant 

operations’ at a glance. 

“To retain their share of the market, 

fast food restaurants will also need to 

increase focus on providing even higher 

quality and better cooking efficiencies 

and product yields,” notes Koether. 

Kitchen Brains, formerly SCK Direct, 

Inc. can be found on the internet at 

www.kitchenbrains.com and is a commitment 

to harnessing the power of 

information is at the forefront of the 

company’s groundbreaking, interconnected 

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Now Open 

◆ ITALIAN ICE CREAM STORE 

250 WestShore Plaza, Tampa, 33609 

◆ MOJO CAJUN BAR & GRILL 

129 West Church Street, Orlando, 32801 

◆ JUANCHO'S GRILL - new food truck 

11301 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, 32817 

◆ VINO'S PIZZA & GRILL 

1430 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, 32207 

◆ YOGURT MOUNTAIN SELF-SERVE FROZEN YOGURT 

777 East Merritt Causeway Ste 115, Merritt Island, 32952 

◆ THE ENGLISH TAP & BEER GARDENS 

5050 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, 33486-1004 

◆ BOCA FIESTA, 232 SE 1st St, Gainesville, 32601 

◆ HOT N JUICY CRAWFISH 

7572 W. Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, 32819 

◆ PANERA BREAD (1st Drive-thru) 

2516 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, 32792 

◆ PALAU CAFÈ, 1250 S Miami Ave Ste 107, Miami, 33130 

◆ UNCLE MIKES SMOKEHOUSE GRILL 

9847 E. Adamo Dr., Tampa, 33619 

◆ BEEF O'BRADY'S, 13847 Walsingham Road, Largo, 33774 

◆ CARMINE STREET NY PIZZA & MUSSELS 

3422 Del Prado Blvd S, Cape Coral, 33904-7202 

◆ TOMS HOT DOGS, 104 Thomas Dr, Panama City Bch, 32408 

◆ NICK'S NEW HAVEN STYLE PIZZERIA AND BAR 

2240 N. W. 19th Street Unit 904, Boca Raton, 33431 

◆ ZINGERS, 7132 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton, 33433 

◆ LA CIGALE, 7281 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, 33138 

◆ N2 ICE CREAM FACTORY 

457 S Avalon Park Blvd, Orlando, 32828 

◆ LUCKY GARDEN, 6177 South Jog Road, Lake Worth, 33467 

◆ JUNKYARD BBQ, 2413 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, 32804 

◆ CHILL THRILL frosty yogurt & cool candy 

6790 N State Road 7, Coconut Creek, 33073 

◆ CHEESECAKE FACTORY 

682 SW Bayshore Blvd, Port St. Lucie, 34983 

◆ FRITZ & FRANZ BIERHAUS 

2861 E Commercial Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33308 

◆ SUB STATION, 119 SE 2nd Ave, Miami, 33131-1501 

◆ MAHOGANY GRILL, 2190 NW 183 St, Miami Gardens, 33056 

◆ PRIME TIME TAVERNA 

8833 Hypoluxo Blvd, Lake Worth, 33467 

◆ TWO DOLLAR SALOON, 4235 N Armenia Ave Tampa, 33607 

◆ FIREHOUSE SUBS 

3251 Daniels Rd Ste 102, Winter Garden, 34787 

◆ GHIOTTONE a fine dining Italian restaurant 

538 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, 33139 

◆ BEACHWOOD BBQ AND BURGER 

6300 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach, 33706 

◆ STERLING ROOM STEAKS & SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 

230 West State Road 436, Altamonte Springs, 32714 

◆ RIVALS SPORTS GRILL 

413 Mary Esther Cutoff, Ft. Walton Beach, 32548 

◆ YALAHA BAKERY, 1213 N Orange Ave, Orlando, 32804 

◆ MR. FANTASTIC'S GOURMET ITALIAN ICE 

10406 Sparrow Landing Way, Orlando, 32832 

◆ BOURBON STREET SNOBALLS 

P.O. Box 568722, Orlando, 32856 

◆ THE RUSTY SPOON CHURCH STREET REST 

P.O. Box 1185, Ocoee, 34761 

◆ CASA LINDA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 

12014 E. Colonial Drive Ste 200, Orlando, 32826 

◆ AVALON DINER 

16106 Marsh Road Ste 101, Winter Garden, 34787 

◆ LABONTE RESTAURANT 

4563 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, 32839 

◆ PINKBERRY (opens Aug 10), 7002 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, 33625 

◆ PINKBERRY, 4951 Int’l Drive Ste 42A, Orlando, 32819 

◆ LABONTE RESTAURANT 

4563 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, 32839 

◆ OL' KOUNTRY CAFE, 42 W. Myers Blvd., Mascotte, 34753 

◆ CAKES BY FAYE & LIZ, 616 S. Bay St., Eustis, 32726 

◆ TEXAS DE BRAZIL 

2455 E Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33304 

◆ CHARTER GIRL OYSTER BAR & GRILL 

785 Port Leon Dr/Mail PO Box 674-32355, St Marks, 32327 

◆ DAPUR ASIAN TAPAS & LOUNGE 

1620 N Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale, 33305 

◆ BUFFALO WILD WINGS 

2455 W. International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Bch, 32114 

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◆ HIGH TIDE RESTAURANT 

745 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, 32301 

◆ TAP 42 BAR, 1401 S Andrews, Ft. Lauderdale, 33316 

◆ DAVE & BUSTER’S INC, 8986 Int’l Drive, Orlando, 32819 

◆ MENCHIES FROZEN YOGURT 

1866 N. Young Circle - Ste 7, Hollywood, 33020 

◆ MENCHIES FROZEN YOGURT 

5100 PGA Boulevard Ste 109, Palm Beach Gardens, 33418 

◆ FLAMESTONE AMERICAN GRILL 

4009 Tampa Rd, Oldsmar, 34677 

◆ BLUEPOINT SEAFOOD MARKET 

99 Eglin Parkway NE, Ft. Walton Beach, 32548 

◆ B.C. PIZZA 

99 Eglin Parkway NE Ste 23, Ft. Walton Beach, 32547-2815 

◆ WORLD YOGURTS, 3932 Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Bch, 33442 

◆ VIC & ANGELO'S, 150 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, 33139 

◆ HOT OLIVES RESTAURANT (moved) 

601 S. New York Ave., Winter Park, 32789 

◆ BLUE GILL QUALITY FOODS 

1301 SW 13th Street Ste A, Gainesville, 32608 

◆ TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO CO 

7560 West Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 32819 


1489 S.E. 17th St. Ste A-B, Ft. Lauderdale, 33316 

◆ OCEAN BUFFET SUSHI & HIBACHI GRILL 

1854 S. Ridgewood Ave, South Daytona, 32119 

◆ LONGBOARDS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 

519 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, 33401 

◆ CHUCK BURGER JOINT (opens Aug 8) 

4665 PGA Blvd, Palm Bch Gardens, 33418 

◆ POE'S TAVERN 

363 Atlantic Boulevard Ste 1, Atlantic Beach, 32233 

◆ WAKAME, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Ste 108, St Johns, 32255 

◆ SONNY'S BBQ, 738 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, 33991 

◆ VENEZIA BAKERY 

13586 S. John Young Pkwy Ste 302, Orlando, 32837 

◆ CADILLAC RANCH, 11735 Sherrie Lane, Miami, 33183 

◆ MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL 

8745 Mills Dr Ste 1505, Miami, 33183 

◆ SAGA, 14960 Main St, Alachua, 32615-8591 

◆ LE RECIF RESTAURANT (take-out), P.O. Box 406 

Mailing address for now, Windermere, 34786 

◆ DOWNTOWN CREDO - a Coffee Shop 

706 W. Smith St, College Park, 32804 

◆ GRINGOS LOCOS, 22 E. Washington St, Orlando, 32801 

◆ JEFFS SALAD BAR, 1414 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 34239 

◆ NEMISIS GREEN URBAN BISTRO 

1035 N Miami Ave, Miami, 33136 

◆ ROCCO’S TACOS & TEQUILA BAR (opening by mid Aug), 

5090 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, 33418 

◆ JIMMY'S TACOS (in a truck now to open a location Aug), 

318 Tamiami Trail Ste 117, Punta Gorda, 33950 

◆ ASIAN SAUCEBOX 

5535 S Williamson Blvd. Main Level 652, Port Orange, 32128 

◆ BURRITO BOARDER, 12908 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, 33618 

◆ NEWKS EXPRESS CAFE 

1400 Village Square Blvd, Tallahassee, 32312 

◆ SAVARIN, 9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, 33154 

◆ U-SWIRL FROZEN YOGURT (1st Florida location) 

5761 US Highway 17/92 Ste 1021, Casselberry, 32707 

◆ MORGANS ON THE BEACH 

1787 Purdy Ave, Miami Beach, 33139 

◆ TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO CO ( opens Aug 15) 

17501 Preserve Walk Lane, Tampa, 33647 

◆ PITA PIT, 500 Third St. N., Jacksonville Beach, 32250 

◆ INFUSIONS LOUNGE, 223 S Howard Ave, Tampa, 33606 

◆ TATE'S PIZZA, 3342 S West Shore Blvd., Tampa, 33629 

◆ SLICE, 5831 S Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, 33611 

◆ BASIL LEAF THAI SUSHI AND NOODLES 

6395 Gulf Blvd St., St Pete Beach, 33706 

◆ WICKED 'WICHES - a Gourmet Food Truck 

302 South Howard Ave, Tampa, 33606 

◆ YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO 

2620 E Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, 33610 

◆ FRESHLEY'S CAFE - an Airstream trailer 

5420 N Florida Ave, Seminole Heights, 33604 

◆ KURDI'S FRESH MEDITERRANEAN GRILL 

777 N Ashley St, Tampa, 33602 

◆ BISTRO ATLANTIS, 1140 Main St., Dunedin, 34698 

◆ EGG & DART, 4029 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, 33127 

◆ TIME OUT SPORTS SALOON 

1000 Bayview Ave., Panama City, 32401 

◆ TUTTI FRUTTI FROZEN YOGURT 

19129 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, 33180 

◆ 4D GELATERIA - Gelato Shop 

19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, 33180 

◆ RESTAURANT, 7450 Ocean Terrace, Miami Beach, 33141 

◆ BOOM SHAKA LAKA'S FOOD SHACK (opens by mid Aug ), 

725 Atlantic Blvd Ste 1, Atlantic Beach, 32233 

◆ DIRTY MARTINI, 25032 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater, 33763 

◆ TAPS WINE AND BEER 

400 N Orlando Ave Ste C-130, Winter Park, 32789 

◆ THE PORK SHOP FOOD TRUCK 

Various Locations, Miami, 33133 

◆ GIRAFFAS - the Brazilian Rest Co. (1st US location of many 

to come), 1817 N.E. 123rd Street, North Miami, 33181-2805 

◆ ROSEDALE BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA 

1427 Pine Ridge Rd Ste 105, Naples, 34109 

◆ CRUSH WINE BAR, 100 S. Dixie Highway, Stuart, 34994 

◆ CHAMPIONS BBQ, 4400 4Th St N, St. Petersburg, 33703 

◆ HURRICANE DOCKSIDE GRILL (1st) 

3351 West Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares, 32778 

◆ CHIX SMOKEHOUSE CHICKEN AND BABY BACK RIBS 

521 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32609 

◆ SWEET MEL'S REST & BAR 

1 W. University Ave., Gainesville, 32601 

◆ HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA 

3420 Archer Road, Gainesville, 32608 

◆ MAUI TERIYAKI (to be built larger and re-named Maui 

Restaurant by Fall), 3105 SW 34th St, Gainesville, 32608 

◆ SARASOTA FINE WINES & TASTINGS 

4333 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 34231 

◆ THE TABLE, 8060 Via Dellagio Way Ste 106, Orlando, 32819 

◆ AURA BAR & RESTAURANT (Gastropub) 

101 S Eola Drive Ste C, Orlando, 32885 

◆ ENERGY KITCHEN RESTAURANT 

11421 S Dixie Hwy, Pinecrest, 33156 

◆ FLAME KABOB 

7536 Dr. Phillips Boulevard Ste 360, Orlando, 32819 

◆ UDIPI CAFE, 8642 Baymedows Rd, Jacksonville, 32256 

◆ WILLIE'S SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE 

3613 Lane Avenue, Jacksonville, 32210 

◆ THE EARLY SPOT, 2467 Faye Road, Jacksonville, 32226 

◆ THE PECAN ROLL, 122 S. 8th St., Fernandina Beach, 32034 

◆ SALTY RIVER BAR AND GRILL 

9527 Regency Square Blvd Ste 5, Jacksonville, 32225 

◆ THE UNCANNY KITCHEN 

9766 Old St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, 32257 

◆ KJ'S TAKE OUT, 4541-1 Shirley Ave, Jacksonville, 32210 

◆ BAR ZIN BISTRO & WINE BAR 

4924 1st Coast Hhighway, Fernandina Beach, 32034 

◆ SIXTH STREET STEAKHOUSE 

1199 South Sixth Street, Macclenny, 32063 

◆ ON THE FLY SANDWICHES & STUFF 

645 Atlantic Blvd, Atlantic Beach, 32233 

◆ THE PIG BAR-B-QUE 

14985 Old St. Augustine Rd. Ste 108, Jacksonville, 32258 

Under Construction 

◆ SMASHBURGER ( opens Aug 18 ) 

628 Atlantic Blvd, Neptune Beach, 32266, Aug - 2011 

◆ RED'S RANCH BBQ 

2503 S. Kirkman Rd, Orlando, 32811, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SONOMA DRAUGHT HOUSE 

100 S Eola Drive, Orlando, 32885, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ NICK'S ITALIAN KITCHEN 

101 S Eola, Orlando, 32801, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ PRICKLY PEAR, 101 S Eola, Orlando, 32801, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BOBALICIOUS COFFEE & TEA SHAANS CAFE 

106 S Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, 32792, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ EARL OF SANDWICH 

6000 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, 33431, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ TOBU AN ORIENTAL-STYLE REST 


◆ TOSSED (1st Florida location) 


◆ SOLORZANO’S RISTORANTE HOBOKEN 

6516 Superior Ave, Sarasota, 34231, Aug - 2011 

◆ SMOKE HOUSE GOURMET BARBECUE 

104 S. Main St., Gainesville, 32601, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE FALCON BAR & GALLERY 

819 Washington Street, Orlando, 32805, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ BUFFALO WILD WINGS 

11400 University Blvd, Orlando, 32817, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ TASTI D-LITE, 1024 Park St, Jacksonville, 32204, Aug-Sept ’11 

◆ TRUFFLES CAFE, 430 N Orlando Ave Ste N-430 

Winter Park, 32789, Aug - Sept 2011 


◆ LIME FRESH MEXICAN GRILL, 400 N Orlando Ave Ste A- 

1A, Winter Park, 32789, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ FOGO DE CHAO 

8282 International Dr, Orlando, 32819, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE MEAT HOUSE - gourmet butcher (1st of 3 opening), 

669 Orange Ave, Winter Park, 32789, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CHEW ROOFTOP RESTBAR & BAR 

1534 Oak St., Jacksonville, 32204, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ NEW VENUE - Nightclub & Restaurant 

637 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139, Sept - Oct ’11 

◆ BLUE IGUANA CAFE, 6836 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Long Boat 

Key, 34228, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ SEVEN NIGHT CLUB 

26821 South Bay St, Bonita Springs, 34134, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ SPICE ROUTES 

719 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, 33701, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ THE OLDE BAY CAFE & DUNEDIN FISH MARKET 

51 Main St., Dunedin, 34698, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ HAMMERJACK'S DANCE CLUB 

901 N Franklin St, Tampa, 33602, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ MARTINI REPUBLIC 

912 N Franklin St, Tampa, 33602, Aug - 2011 

◆ THE LAUGHING CAT, 1820 N 15th St., Tampa, 33605, Aug ’11 

◆ THE COUNTRY PUMPKIN 

2620 E Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, 33610, Aug - 2011 

◆ MONSTAH LOBSTAH, W Platt Street, Tampa, 33606, Aug ’11 

◆ SMASHBURGER 

SW 107th Ave & SW 88th St, Kendall, Sept - Oct 2011 


Biscayne Blvd. & NE 146th St, Miami, Nov - Dec 2011 


N University Dr & NW 19th St., Coral Springs, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ CARNE CHOPHOUSE 

1600 E Eighth Avenue, Ybor City, 33605, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ CHEESECAKE FACTORY, 14559 SW 5th Street Pembroke 

Pines, Pembroke Pines, 33027, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BLAU MEDITERRANEAN GRILL 

175 S Nova Rd Ste 1, Ormond Beach, 32174, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CAFE DI RIVERWALK 

225 W Seminole Blvd Ste 1106, Sanford, 32771, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ LOLLYGAGGERS SPORTS BAR & GRILL 

744 SE Hwy 19, Crystal River, 34428, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SALAD CREATIONS 

P.O. Box 112015, Gainesville, 32611, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ MIDTOWN DELI & CAFE 

100 N. Laura St, Jacksonville, 32202, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS 

4075 State Route 7, Lake Worth, 33449, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CORNER BAKERY CAFE 

West Glades Rd, Boca Raton, 33431, Sept - 2011 

◆ SWEET TOMATOES EXPRESS 

20505 U.S. 1919 N, Clearwater, 33674, Jan - Feb 2012 

◆ HOW DO YOU ROLL? 

9734 Deer Lake Ct Ste 9, Jacksonville, 32246, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ WILTON’S BEER GARDEN 

2245 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, 33305, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ KING BROTHERS BBQ (take-out) 

1130 43rd St., Orlando, 32839, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ INDIA 4 U 

1187 Florida Mall Ave. Ste 128, Orlando, 32809, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ TROPICAL ROTISSERIE & GRILL 

3201 E. Colonial Drive Ste F-2, Orlando, 32803, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ ALABAMA JOE'S FRONT ROW SPORTS THEATER & 

GRILLE, 8794 Boynton Beach Blvd. Ste 101, Boynton Beach, 

33472, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ LUCA BELLA 

19088 NE 29th St, Aventura, 33180, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ PINKBERRY 

21211 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, 33810, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SMOKEYS PIANO BAR 

216 E. Stuart Ave, Lake Wales, 33853-3713, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BROTHERS PIZZA CO. 

7014 Harbor Heights Drive, Orlando, 32835, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BORINUEN RESTAURANT 

888 Cypress Parkway, Kissimmee, 34759, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ MARY STODDARD CATERING 

5515 Makoma Drive, Orlando, 32839, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ PALMA RESTAURANT 

5401 S. Kirkman Rd Ste 310, Orlando, 32819, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ LA SALSA TAQUERIA 

5365 N State Rd 7, Tamarac, 33319, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ LA GRANJA REST 

352 Port St Lucie Blvd, Port St. Lucie, 34984, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ COFFEE SHOP 

2979 W Commercial Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33309, Sept ’11 

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New Openings 

New business opportunities in Florida’s foodservice industry. 

◆ LARRY'S GIANT SUBS, West Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, Sept ’11 

◆ WALKER'S ISLAND EATERY 

269 W. Cocoa Beach Cswy., Cocoa Beach, 32931, Sept ’11 

◆ KINGS BURGERS AND BBQ - Rest & Bar 

451 Eagle Ridge Dr, Lake Wales, 33859, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ RIVERCITY ISLAND GRILL AND CHILL 

13141 City Station Dr., Jacksonville, 32218, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE DIXIE ROADHOUSE NIGHTCLUB 

1023 SE 47th Terrace, Cape Coral, 33904, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SPLITSVILLE, West Side, Kissimmee, Nov - 2011 

◆ PHILLIPPE 

200 Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, 33432, Aug - 2011 

◆ JAGANA - SCHOOL CAFE (new Const) 

47 E Robinson, Orlando, 32801, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ HOOTER'S, 4125 4th St N, St. Petersburg, 33703, Sept-Oct ’11 

◆ J & C GRILLE 

9701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, 33154, Jan - Feb 2012 

◆ FOODZ CAFE 

9704 Clintmoore Rd. A-108, Boca Raton, 33496, Aug-Sept ’11 

◆ EAST LAKE CAFE/ JACKSON STREET BISTRO 

3430 E. Lake Road Ste 3, Palm Harbor, 34685, Aug-Sept ’11 

◆ PHIIPPE BY PHILIPPE CHOW BOCA 

200 E Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, 33432, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ NAKED PIZZA 

125 Red Bug Rd, Winter Springs, 32708, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BRU'S ROOM 

10060 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, 33024, Sept-Oct ’11 

◆ SAUCY SPOON (moving from old location) 

322 Alexander St., Mount Dora, 32757, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ APPLEBEE'S 

1200 SR 70 East, Okeechobee, 34972, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ CORNER PUB & LOUNGE 

1996 N. County Road 452, Eustis, 32726, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ KAPOW! NOODLE BAR 

432 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 33432, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 

7002 Gunn Highway, Tampa, 33625, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BILLY'S CAFE 

859 E State Road 434, Winter Springs, 32708, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ THE LAZY GECKO TACO BAR 

9300 Hwy 98 West, Sandestin, 32550, Aug - 2011 

◆ IZZIBAN SUSHI 

962 14th Lane, Vero Beach, 32960, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BOLD CITY GRILL 

10605 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, 32256, Oct ’11 

◆ SCARFONE'S - coal fired pizza restaurant 

15601 Sheridan St, Davie, 33331-3490, Aug - 2011 

◆ THE M SHACK 

299 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, 32233, Nov - 2011 

◆ PETE'S WOOD FIRED PIZZA, 300 Block of 1st Ave South, 

St. Petersburg, 33704, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ WORLD OF BEER 

300 Block of 1st Ave South, St. Petersburg, 33701, Oct ’11 

◆ TEXAS DE BRAZIL EXPRESS 

200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Ste. 500 A, Miami, 33131, Nov - Dec ’11 

◆ YOGURTLANE 

801 S University Dr. Ste A-105, Plantation, 33324, Sept ’11 

◆ KINGFISH BISTRO 

2124 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, 32804-5318, Aug - 2011 

◆ SERENDIPITY 

1102 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, 33139, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ BRIO PIZZA & PASTA 

4980 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, 32940, Aug - 2011 

◆ CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN 

(in the new massive construction) 

12801 West Sunrise Blvd, Sunrise, 33323, Jan - Feb 2012 

◆ BARBERITOS - a Southwestern Grille & Cantina, 1513 

Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach, 32034, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ CHOW DOWN GRILL 

920 Alton Road, Miami Beach, 33139, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ PIZZERIA RUSTICA 

50 Biscayne Blvd CU-6, Miami, 33132, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ KOPPA LOUNGE 

3802 N University Dr, Sunrise, 33351, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CREPE COURSE 

801 S University Dr. Ste B-126, Plantation, 33324, Sept ’11 

◆ COOL DE SAC - family style rest & childrens play areas, 

12801 W Sunrise Blvd, Sunrise, 33323, Jan - Feb 2012 

◆ CG BURGERS/CARMINE'S COAL FIRED PIZZA 

358 San Lorenzo Ave, Coral Gables, 33146, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ LATIN FUSION CAFE AND BAR 

20 W. Flagler, West Palm Beach, 33130, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ EAT HERE ISLAND BISTRO 

1888 Main St, Sarasota, 34236, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE DE LAND STOCKYARD 

to come when available, De Land, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ RUSSO’S NEW YORK PIZZERIA AND COAL-FIRED ITALIAN 

KITCHEN, 14910 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, 33328, Aug ’11 

◆ ISLAND BISTRO, 1888 Main St., Sarasota, 34236, Nov-Dec ’11 

◆ BENNIGAN'S, 6324 Int’l Dr, Orlando, 32819, Sept - Oct 2011 


2914 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 32803, Sept - 2011 


2127 Cortez Road, Bradenton, 34207, Sept - 2011 

◆ ARMANDO’S RESTAURANT 

463 W. New England Ave, Winter Park, 32789, Sept - Oct ’11 

◆ ZORA FRESCA 

800 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, 33062, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ BURGER 21 

11777 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, 33618, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ RUDY THAI, 1910 Wells Road, Orange Pk, 32073, Oct ’11 

◆ DENNY'S 

35647 US HWY 27 North, Haines City, 33845, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ SPANISH RESTAURANT 

3531 NE 2 Ave, Miami, 33137, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ARTURO'S VENEZULAN RESTAURANT 

1455 NW 107th Avenue, Miami, 33172, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ YOGURLICIOUS 

3398 Forum Blvd St 116, Ft. Myers, 33905, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT 

11338 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, 33027, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ THE BE OUR GUEST RESTAURANT 

1675 N Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, 32830, Oct-Nov ’12 

◆ UMAMI'S BURGER, NE 40th, Miami, 33137, Dec - 2011 

◆ MILLER'S ALE HOUSE 

34906 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, 32541, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ ROSSOPOMODORO PIZZERIA & RISTORANTE 

401 E Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, 33301, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SHULA’S BAR & GRILL 

11000 Terminal Access Rd, Ft. Myers, 33913, Nov - Dec 2011 

◆ BAYRIDGE SUSHI, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd 

Avalon Park, 32828, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ BOJANGLES’ FAMOUS CHICKEN ’N BISCUITS 

4100 13th Street, St. Cloud, 34769, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BOJANGLES’ FAMOUS CHICKEN ’N BISCUITS 

3331 Daniels Road, Winter Garden, 34787, Oct - 2011 

◆ INDIGENOUS, 239 S Links Ave, Sarasota, 34236, Aug - 2011 

◆ LES PETIT PLEASURES - a French bakery 

2120 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, 32804, Aug - 2011 

◆ LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE 

13130 City Station Dr., Jacksonville, 32218-7225, Sept-Oct ’11 

◆ TACO VIDA FRESH MARKET GRILL 

11401 N.W. 12th Street, Miami, 33172, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ 4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE (3rd location), 1855 W State Road 

434 Ste 230, Longwood, 32750, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ FIRE BAR AND GRILL 

3023 W. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, 33609, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ DUNKIN’ DONUTS 

8951 Bonita Beach Road, Naples, 34135, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ OCEAN BLUES SARASOTA - dining, dancing 

1936 Hillview Street, Sarasota, 34273, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ROTHMAN’S PRIME STEAK & SEAFOOD GRILL 

7500 International Dr, Orlando, 32819, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CHICAGO CUISINE 

5749 W. Irlo Bronson, Kissimmee, 34746, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ MAROONS RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, to come when 

available, Jacksonville, 32256, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ MARU RESTAURANT 

400 N Entrance Rd, Sanford, 32771, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ AVENTURA BAGELWORKS 

18729 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, 33180, Aug - 2011 

◆ BRICKYARD PIZZERIA PIZZA & PASTA 

1216 N Monroe St Ste 2, Tallahassee, 32303, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ICE CREAM PALACE 

12789 Waterford Lakes Pkwy, Orlando, 32828, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ THE POOLHOUSE GRILL 

4196 S University Dr, Davie, 33328, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BRAZA BRAZILLIAN STEAKHOUSE 

To come when available, Sarasota, 34236, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SAKURA SAKI & MARTINI BAR 

321 Woolbright, Boynton Beach, 33435, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SHULA BURGER (new concept) in the Holiday Isle Resort, 

84001 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, 33036, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 

894 SW 190th Ave, Pembroke Pines, 33029, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 

4907 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, 32246, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ORIGINAL BUBBA BURGER GRILL 

1811 Town Center Blvd. Ste 206, Jacksonville, 32217, Sept ’11 

◆ ORIGINAL BUBBA BURGER GRILL 

5149-A Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, 32205, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ ORIGINAL BUBBA BURGER GRILL, 10195 Baymeadows 

Road Ste 135, Jacksonville, 32256, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE EXPERIENCE 

3454 NW 47th Ave, Coconut Creek, 33063, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ WESTSHORE BBQ & SOUTHERN CATERING 

1508 N Hubert Ave, Tampa, 33607, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BIG WAHOO 

201 McDonalds St, Lakewood, 33803, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ TOP THAT YOGURT, 10069 SW 72 St, Miami, 33173, Sept ’11 

◆ ZAXBY'S, 423 N Hwy 19, Palatka, 32177, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS 

9050 SW 136 St, Miami, 33176, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL CO, 1750 Congress 

Ave Ste 600, Boynton Beach, 33424, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL CO, 514 North 

Highway 27/441, The Villages, 32159, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL CO 

Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Ft. 

Lauderdale, 33315, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ REAL LAMB GRILL 

17695 SW 272nd St, Miami, 33031, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ FLAME CAFFE AND GRILL 

447 Espaniola Way, Miami Beach, 33139, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE CHEESE COURSE CORAL SPRINGS 

2866 N. University Dr, Coral Springs, 33065, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE CHEESE COURSE PINE CREST 

11355 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, 33156, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CEVICHE'S MARKET 

7780 NW 44th St, Sunrise, 33351, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ FIRST WATCH 

11113 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, 32256, Nov - Dec 2011 


1568 Bella Cruz Drive, The Villages, 32162, Aug - Sept 2011 


Bee Ridge & Cattlemen Roads, Sarasota, 34233, Feb ’12 

◆ FIRST WATCH, 544 Marsh Landing Parkway, Jacksonville 

Beach, 32250, Nov - Dec 2011 

◆ BAYRIDGE SUSHI 

3680 Avalon Park Blvd, Avalon Park, 32828, October - 2011 

◆ LA CREPERIE CAFE 

101 N. Ocean Dr, Hollywood, 33019, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ OLD WORLD PIZZA 

15794 SE 56th St, Miami, 33175, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE BIG MANSION, 1218 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne, 

32901, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE COUNTER 

4200 Northwest 21st Street, Miami, 33166, Nov - Dec 2011 

◆ OLIVE GARDEN 

23106 Fashion Drive, Estero, 33928, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ GARDEN RESTAURANT 

One Legoland Way, Winter Haven, 33884, October - 2011 

◆ OH-LA-LA 

3099 Cypress Creek Rd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33309, Aug-Sept ’11 

◆ EXPRESSAMANTE ILLY CAFÈ 

1633 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, 33132, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ KORK WINE & SPIRITS - Martini Wine Bar & WineStore, 2 

East Flagler, Miami, 33131, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ KANA CUBAN COFFEE 

2 East Flagler, Miami, 33131, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ AVENUE D - a Jazz & Blues Club 

2 East Flagler, Miami, 33131, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SUSHI ROCK 

2199 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, 33305, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ PDQ FRESH FOOD FAST -a new restaurant concept 

2207 S. Dale Mabry Hwy, S. Tampa, 33629, Aug - Sept ’11 

◆ THE FRESH MARKET 

400 N Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale, 33301, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE FRESH MARKET 

1800 West Ave, South Miami Beach, 33139, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CARMINE'S LA TRATTORIA 

11745 Sherrie Lane, Miami, 33183, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CANTINA LAREDO 

4414 SW College Rd., Ocala, 34474, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ CRAVE - American and Sushi 

358 San Lorenzo Ave, Coral Gables, 33146, Sept - 2011 

◆ RISING ROLL GOURMET 

600 W. College Avenue, Tallahassee, 32306, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ SOUTHERN CHARM 

1712 Hawthorne Road, Gainesville, 32641, Sept - 2011 

◆ HIGH CONCEPT RESTAURANT to be named 

9701 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, 33154, Jan - 2012 

◆ ST. REGIS WINE BAR 

9701 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, 33154, Jan - 2012 

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◆ WILDFIRE KITCHEN & GRILL 

10361 W. Sample, Pompano Bch, 33065, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ BACKSTRETCH KITCHEN AT CALDER 

21001 N.W. 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens 

◆ BOARDWALK BURGERS & FRIES 

E. Colonial Dr & Maguire Blvd, Orlando, 32803, Aug-Sept ’11 

◆ SEASONS 52 

8930 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, 34108, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ SEASONS 52 

5096 Big Island Drive, Jacksonville, 32246, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ GYROVILLE 

1478C E 17th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, 33312, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ GYROVILLE 

2240 NW 19th St. Ste 1101 B, Boca Raton, 33431, Sept - Oct ’11 

◆ BROTHER JIMMY'S BBQ 

900 S Miami Ave. Ste 137, Miami, 33130, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ TIJUANA FLATS, 17501 Preserve Walk Lane Ste 103, New 

Tampa, 33647, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ TIJUANA FLATS 

2127 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, 34207, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ CRISTOF'S ON MCGREGOR Rest & Ice Cream Shop in back, 

McGregor & Royal Palm Square Blvds, Ft. Myers, 33907, 

Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ YARDBIRD SOUTHERN TABLE & BAR 

1600 Lenox Ave, Miami Beach, 33139, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ LATIN NIGHT CLUB 

180 North Beach St., Daytona, 32114, Aug - 2011 

◆ TONINO LAMBORGHINI 

1412 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, 33139, Oct - Nov 2011 

◆ HARRY'S BAR 

400 Hibiscus Ave, W. Palm Beach, 33401-5822, Sept - Oct ’11 

◆ PABLOS MEXICAN GRILL 

121 Howland Blvd Ste 103, Deltona, 32738, Aug - 2011 

◆ THE PUB - a British Concept, 9101 International Drive, 

Orlando, 32819, Jan - Feb 2012 

◆ CRISPY'S BEER & WINE BAR 

604 Barnes Blvd, Rockledge, 32955, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ BISTRO 105 

500 Central Ave., Sarasota, 34236, Sept - Oct 2011 

◆ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL 

102 Cedar St, Melrose, 32666, Aug - Sept 2011 

◆ THE IRISH PUB & GRILLE 

1359 1/2 Main Street, Sarasota, 34236, Sept - 2011 

◆ SALSA FIESTA 

14914 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, 33027, Aug- Sept 2011 

◆ SAL'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 

to come when available, Sunrise, Sept - Oct 2011 

Under New Management 

◆ OLD FLORIDA GRILL & OYSTER HOUSE 

5370 N US Hwy 1, Cocoa, 32927 

◆ THE DIVE BAR, 3233 N Ocean Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33308 

◆ JUST KARMA 

820 East New Haven Ste 102 & 103, Melbourne, 32901 

◆ TAVERNA POPA GRILL AND DELI 

3521 SW 23rd, Tampa, 33145 

◆ LOCK STOCK AND BARREL 

3208 Forest Hill Blvd., Palm Springs, 33406 

◆ PARKWOOD INN CAFE 

3300 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, 32808 

◆ BELLA VITA, 220 N. Charles Beall Blvd, Debary, 32713 

◆ MAYAN CAFE/ADJ FOOD SERVICES INC 

1664 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, 32703 

◆ PIT STOP BAR, 698 N SR 21, Melrose, 32666 

◆ SPENCERS AT THE BEACH REST & BAR 

(will re-open soon with this new owner), 1005 North A I A, 

Flagler Beach, 32136 

◆ COUNTYLINE GRILL, 566 N US Highway 1, Tequesta, 33469 

◆ BROOKLYN BAGEL 

4368 Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, 33410 

◆ LA CUISINE FRENCH REST 

48 Southwest 1st Ave, Ocala, 34471 

◆ LA HACIENDA GRILLE 

1200 N Morse Blvd., The Villages, 32159 

◆ CHICOS, 50 East Central Ave, Orlando, 32801 

◆ CAFFEINE BAR & BISTRO 

49 W Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, 32174 

◆ MOJITOS ULTRA LOUNGE 

13526 Village Park Dr Ste 226 Unit G1, Orlando, 32837 

◆ THE BOULEVARD 

250 Apollo Beach Boulevard, Apollo Beach, 33572

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and Marc Fuchs will continue on as the 

executives leading the new division 

which will operate as M Tucker, a division 

of Singer NY, LLC. “With the addition 

of the M Tucker distribution center 

in Paterson to our distribution network, 

and the addition of the experienced and 

knowledgeable M Tucker sales force, the 

combined company will be able to provide 

distribution solutions to customers 

over a much broader geography. We 

strive to be the most 

responsive and knowledgeable 

foodservice 

equipment and supplies 

distributor in the 

country. M Tucker is 

known for a similar 

focus on delivering 

outstanding service to 

its customers. We welcome 

the M Tucker team and look forward 

to growing the business," said 

Singer. 

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Culinary Software Services 

announced that "Remote Notifications 

Eleven" for the foodservice industry is 

now available. "Remote Notifications" 

is a powerful communications software 

program designed 

to provide better 

communication 

across the enterprise. 

It provides the 

ability to communicate 

multiple notifications via printer, text 

message or email when specific events 

or critical processes occur within 

ChefTec. "Remote Notifications" works 

in conjunction with the entire family of 

ChefTec software products. For complete 

detail of a critical process, such as 

requisitions needing to be filled at a 

commissary, full reports may be printed 

at remote printers or sent to email 

addresses. Additionally, simple notifications 

of an event may be communicated. 

For example, managers can be automatically 

texted when inventory extensions 

have been completed; or kitchen 

staff can be automatically notified 

when a vendor order has been placed 

directly from ChefTec. Founded in 1990, 

Culinary Software Services is located in 

Boulder, Colorado and can be reached 

at 303.447.3334. 

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Haven, an intimate, contemporary 

food lounge, has a mix of cutting-edge 

design, international cuisine and creative 

cocktails. The new place opened 

in May in South 

Beach’s busiest business 

district. The 

most recent project 

by hospitality designer 

and tech-savvy 

entrepreneur Mike 

Boles, the new venue 

at 1237 Lincoln Road 

features state-of-theart 

sight and sound installations. 

Haven’s 20-seat sidewalk café offers 

cushioned teak arm chairs for open-air 

dining. Executive chef Todd Erickson, 

whose cooking style reflects his passion 

for travel and regional cuisine, leads 

Haven’s kitchen. A graduate of the 

Culinary Institute of America, Erickson 

boasts more than 10 years of kitchen 

experience that already includes recog- 


nition from the Dallas Observer as the 

“Best Chef Under 30” and a “Number 

One Young Gun Chef” nod by D 

Magazine. Most recently, he served as 

executive sous chef at Zuma Miami. 

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One of the most common but 

unnecessary costs that all restaurants 

incur is the accidental disposal of flatware, 

ramekins, and other valuable 

items into the kitchen 

trash receptacle or linen 

bag. For restaurants tired 

of replacing these items 

every month, Restaurant 

Innovations, based in 

Houston TX, recently 

began selling a new 

product to address the 

problem. Dubbed the 

FlatwareSaver®, the device has been 

tested in restaurants since 2008 but only 

became commercially available in 

December, 2010. The FlatwareSaver® 

comes in two models. Restaurant 

Innovations claims, that both models 

are much more cost-effective than any 

other product on the market for eliminating 

the loss of metal flatware and 

ramekins of any material. The 

secret to their effectiveness 

is a 

waste retention 

tray which sits 

atop a standard 

round trash can and is 

rotated on its axle by a locking handle. 

Restaurant Innovations can be reached 

at 877. 366.4655. 

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Hotel Happenings 

The new General Manager of the 

Courtyard Key Largo hotel, is now 

Anthony Marchione. Marchione brings 

his prior Marriott experience at Delray 

Beach to assist him in taking the lead at 

one of the most comfortable and stylish 

hotels in Key Largo. The new Bistro is 

the center attraction in the hotel lobby, 

offering guests healthy breakfast 

options in the morning and casual dinner 

entrées and refreshing cocktails in 

the evening. Marchione attended 

Florida International University (FIU) 

School of Hospitality Management, and 

began his tenure with Marriott in 2005 

at the Hollywood Beach Marriott in 

Hollywood Beach, Florida. Before 

accepting the lead position in Key Largo, 

he served as Front Office Manager of the 

oceanfront Delray Beach Marriott. 

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The Magnuson 

Grand Hotel & 

Convention Center 

located at 230 West 

State Road 436 in 

Altamonte Springs is 

now doing business at 

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the Howard Johnson 

Plaza Hotel. The hotels 

new restaurant The Sterling Room 

opened August 1, 2011. 

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Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Kolter 

Group LLC have broken ground on a 

new 134-room Hyatt Place hotel in 

downtown Delray Beach. The new 

Hyatt Place will open next year. The new 

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In surveys, two out of three people think your restroom 

indicates the state of your kitchen. So, if you count on repeat 

business at the register, it pays to remember the restroom. 

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hotel, at 104 N.E. Second Ave., is the first 

new property in the county since the 

Seagate Resort & Spa, opened in 2009. 

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Seasoned restaurant veteran Steve 

Haas, chairman of the Greater Miami 

Convention and Visitors Bureau 

(GMCVB), former co-owner and operating 

partner of Soyka Restaurant, and 

long-time restaurant manager for 

China Grill Management – has opened 

his much-anticipated downhome, 

brasserie-style dining 

destination - City Hall, The 

Restaurant - at 2004 Biscayne 

Boulevard, for dinner. Lunch 

and brunch will be launched 

later this summer. At the 

helm is famed executive chef 

Tom Azar, a master of soulful 

comfort food and protégé of 

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world-famous chef Emeril 

Lagasse. The restaurant is 

located at 2004 Biscayne 

Boulevard in Miami 

and can be reached 

at www.cityhalltherestaurant.com. 

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Asturias Cheese 

is now offering their 

full line of products 

in the United States. 

Some of the top cheeses include Afuega’ 

pitu, Cabrales and Gamoneu. There is a 

selection of raw and 

pasteurized cheeses to 

choose from as well as 

traditional and smoked 

cheeses. Artisan 

cheeses such as those 

found through Cheeses 

of Asturias are the perfect 

addition to your 

menu list or event. With 

flavors that range from 

mild to strong, there is 

something available for 

Tom Azar and Steve Haas 

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everyone. Cheeses of Asturias is based in 

northern Spain along the coastline, in a 

region called Asturias. For details call 

Sonia Garcia 786.472.8281 or visit 

www.asturiascheese.com. 

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Smoked sea salts are 

one of the hottest food 

trends this year, and the 

SaltWorks sea salt company 

has developed what 

is one of the smokiest flavors 

on the market. 

"Bonfire - Extra Bold is the richest 

smoked sea salt that we make," stated 

SaltWorks CEO Mark 

Zoske. "It's popular all 

year-round, and especially 

during the spring 

and summer. It can be 

used to simulate a smoky, 

grilled taste or be used to 

enhance the existing flavor 

of grilled foods." 

When used while gas 

grilling or baking, 

smoked sea salts add 

depth of flavor, making 


Chef Howie Kleinberg 

food taste like it was grilled over real 

wood. When used as a cooking ingredient, 

it infuses the food with a rich, 

smoky flavor. SaltWorks' smoked sea 

salts are used in spice rubs and blends, 

soups, frozen foods, restaurants - and 

even to top gourmet chocolates. For all 

details, visit www.seasalt.com. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Joey Dee of Prime Meat Cuts, Ft. 

Lauderdale, has reported that “Chef 

Howie Klienberg owner of Bulldog 

Burgers in Aventura is serving our turkey 

burgers and said that its the best T-burger 

he has ever had and loves having it on 

his menu! In addition The 

Palms Hotel on South 

Beach a 100% Green Hotel 

and Chef Frank Jeannetti 

has added our burger to 

their summer menu.” For 

more info call 954.709.4714 

or visit their website at 

www.primemeatcuts.com. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Fizz provides gas & dispense 

systems including 

Bulk CO2, Nitro-Draught nitrogen generators. 

They also offer Nitro-Preserver 

wine preservation, display, dispense 

and portion control system and Draught 

Vital: Liquid Temperature. We provide 

Beverage System Profit Audits for only 

$99 to TRN subscribers that will help 

increase profit and improve quality." 

Nitro-Draught is a nitrogen generator 

and blending system that enables 

draught, wine and soda retailers to maximize 

profits by improving the quality 

and eliminating the waste. Nitro- 

Draught has helped retailers world-wide 

realize draught beer revenue improvements 

up to 50%. The Nitro-Draught 

System, when partnered with Bulk CO2, 

provides draft retailers with a hands free 

gas system that fully realizes the profits 

of draught beer. The Nitro-Draught 

System is currently creating additional 

profit for thousands of retailers worldwide. 

In North America, we have Nitro- 

Draughts installed at over 6000 locations 

and over 16,000 world-wide. UL listed 

and approved. For all details call 

800.253.6610 or email info@fizzdog.com 

or visit www.fizzdog.com. 

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Anyone who runs a restaurant knows 

that it is essential to promote their 

establishment. Many successful restaurants 

give out promotional pens for their 

advertising and marketing needs. These 

pens are relatively low cost items and 

ensure that a restaurant's name and 

logo are prominently displayed. 

Promotional pens are one of an essential 

part of every successful restaurant's 

marketing plan to help restaurants grow 

into the future. Promotional pens are 

one of the most effective promotional 

tools in the restaurant industry. Rick 

Thomas, manager at one of the largest 

restaurant franchises across the U.S. 

recently purchased 200,000 promotional 

pens from BIC Promo Pens, for him 

"these promotional pens are a great way 

to spread the word and remind customers 

of their dining experience." 

Restaurants can choose that are in line 

with their color scheme and with their 

logo imprinted. They are easily handed 

out to people who are passing by, can be 

sent in the mail and also given to customers 

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JTM Food Group, a national leader 

in creating menu solutions for the food 

service industry, has added a new fully 

cooked, five-ounce Steakhouse Beef 

Burger to its menu of 

more than 600 products. 

Tipping the scale 

at more than 5 oz. this 

new beef burger provides 

ample thickness 

and bun coverage. 

JTM’s new 5 ounce 

Steakhouse fully cooked 

beef burger is equivalent 

to a 7.5 ounce uncooked burger. 

They are ideal for a variety of food service 

venues, including convenience 

stores, sandwich shops, university cafeterias, 

caterers, military posts 

and restaurants. “JTM’s new 5 

oz. Steakhouse Beef Burger is 

not only big but like all of our 

burgers, it is designed to stay 

juicier longer and is loaded 

with flavor in every bite,” said 

Jack Maas, Jr., Vice President, 

Sales, for JTM Food Group. 

“These burgers are made 

from fresh ground beef, then 

lightly seasoned and cooked 

to perfection using our stateof-the-art 

cooking system. The result is a 

great, juicy burger with excellent flavor 

and texture. Every customer will always 

receive a burger cooked to perfection.” 

Visit www.JTMFoodGroup.com for 

more information. 

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The Florida Beer Company, 

Florida's largest craft brewer, located in 

Melbourne, recently competed in the 

prestigious United States Open Beer 

Championship and made an 

announcement that two of its premiere 

craft beers, Swamp Ape IPA and Florida 

Lager both won Silver Medals. Swamp 

Ape IPA took home the Silver Medal in 

the Imperial IPA category and Florida 

Lager won the Silver 

Medal in the American 

Premium Lager category. 

More than 1200 

beers in more than 50 

different categories 

were judged by judges 

from the U.S., England, 

Canada and Australia, 

at the competition. 

Among the many U.S. breweries entered 

into the competition, there were also 

over 20 international breweries competing 

for medals. Only 20 breweries won 

two or more medals in the U.S. Open 

Beer Championship. 

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Miller Construction recently completed 

a six-week build-out of the new 

Dos Camino’s restaurant located inside 

the Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale Beach 

Hotel for Starwood Capital Group. The 

restaurant is the sixth location, and the 

first in Florida, for restaurateur Stephen 

Hanson’s Dos Caminos brand. Founded 

in 1973, Fort Lauderdale-based Miller 

Construction Company is a prominent 

design/builder and construction-serv- 


ices firm for the restaurant, education, 

commercial, healthcare and industrial 

markets. For more info visit the company 

at www.millerconstruction.com. 

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ 

Universal Beer Dispense has 

launched a new mobile trailer bar, the 

Hydra Bar, with light changing panels, 

full media centre, an integrated sound 

system AND the ability 

to dispense up to nine 

gallons of beer a 

minute. The Hydra Bar 

measures 8m x 2.75m 

and provides server 

stations for eight staff 

all working from 48 

metered dispense 

points, four bottle 

fridges, 37 optic brackets and five soft 

drink dispensers. Draught dispense can 

be switched from the standard metered 

dispense to the two integrated multidispensers 

which can be fed 

from either keg or tanker. 

The Hydra Bar is designed to 

be adaptable not just in performance 

but also in its 

appearance. The interior of 

the unit incorporates light 

changing panels capable of 

producing a range of visual 

effects and colours. The 

overall appearance is 

enhanced by a multimedia 

centre with three monitors 

and an integrated sound system. Visit 

www.unibeers.co.uk for all ordering 

details in the U.S. 

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D & W Fine Pack, a leader in the 

foodservice packaging industry, has 

recently expanded its DisplayCake® 

and SeeShell® packaging lines for 

broader bakery applications. The new 

products, which include 8 and 9 inch 

round scalloped 2-3 layer cake combos 

and 8 inch scalloped hinged containers, 

recently made their debut at the 

International Dairy, Deli, and Bakery 

Association Show. The new DisplayCake 

products offer a clear scalloped dome 

designed for easy viewing and a black 

base. The flat 9 inch 

round cake base was 

designed to also fit 

under D&W Fine 

Pack’s DisplayPie® 

domes for more versatile 

uses such as 

fruit tarts or cheesecakes. 

These products 

are made from 

PETE (polyethelene terephthalate), 

which is the most recycled plastic and 

offers gas and moisture barriers, freezing 

capability, and strength. The 

SeeShell containers are perfect for cookies, 

specialty breads, and fresh bakery 

items and offer merchandising appeal. 

The company can be reached at 

www.dwfinepack.com. 

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The Naples Winter Wine Festival, to 

be held January 28, 2012 at The Ritz- 

Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, is ranked 

among the top 10 arts and entertainment 

events for wealthy Americans. 

This ranking by the Luxury Institute is 

based on exclusivity, quality and pres- 


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Olympia Flame Diner celebrates 20 years in Florida 

Deerfield Beach, FL – Olympia 

Flame Diner, the landmark Deerfield 

Beach diner first opened its doors in 

1991 and has remained a burning 

flame for the last two decades. 

The Katsenos Family credits the 

restaurant’s success to several factors…fast, 

friendly and efficient service 

where everyone knows your name 

and order. Consistent and high quality 

food, without the high prices made 

this diner ideal in the beautiful seaside 

town of Deerfield Beach. “We sat 

and wondered what a diamond in the 

rough during the planning days of 

1991. This was a reminder of 

American Greek Diners in the 

Northeast and our local customers 

and tourists would appreciate and 

hopefully capture that nostalgia”. 

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Consistent and high 

quality food, without 

the high prices made 

this diner ideal in the 

beautiful seaside town 

of Deerfield Beach. 

The Olympia Flame Diner traditional 

menu with Greek influences is 

updated very rarely in order to maintain 

its popular theme and signature 

dishes, including their famous Greek 

salad amongst their southern break- 

fasts, hearty lunches and traditional 

dinners. Their Greek salad with grilled 

chicken was a relatively new idea to the 

area and is now found on virtually 

every restaurant menu from the independents 

to the chains. The opening in 

Deerfield Beach was daunting as the 

area was not nearly as developed. But 

today, they are nestled between CVS, 

LA Fitness and just a short distance to 

Deerfield Beach. 

Many tried to convince the family to 

give into development, but as a flame 

burns bright and eternal, so does this 

landmark. According to Chef Chris 

McFadden, “the “Flame” customers 

know what they like, but are eating a lot 

healthier than 20 years ago. Most of our 

produce comes from local purveyors 

and we stay on top of our regional ven- 

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dors to offer the freshest and highest 

quality food at the most affordable 

prices”. The Katsenos family notes the 

many milestones at Olympia Flame 

Diner including birthdays, marriages, 

kids, grandkids, hurricanes and the 

most memorable…when Oprah came 

calling. In October 2009, Suze Orman 

filmed an episode for Oprah from the 

Olympia Flame Diner. 

The Katsenos were asked about the 

experience and commented on how 

the American Dream was achieved and 

the sense of pride at being recognized 

for doing what they love to do…entertain 

& nourish not only the bodies, but 

the hearts and minds as well. 

The Olympia Flame Diner is located at 80 S. 

Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach and can be 

reached at www.olympiaflamediner.com. 

Special development incentives 

are available in select markets 

for experienced food service 

operators. 

Dunkin’ Donuts continues to 

expand with single and multi-unit 

opportunities and no minimum 

unit requirements. 

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tige. Since 2004, the Festival has earned 

the distinction of being the most successful 

charity wine 

auction in the nation 

according to Wine 

Spectator. The event 

brings many of the 

world's finest vintners 

and chefs together 

with wine collectors 

and philanthropists 

for a three-day gala in 

picturesque Naples, 

Florida. The trustees' 

vision of the Naples 

Children & Education Foundation made 

the dream of the Naples Winter Wine 

Festival a reality. NCEF is committed to 

supporting charitable programs that 

improve the physical, emotional and 

educational lives of underprivileged and 

at risk children in Collier County. Since 

its inception in 2001, the Naples Winter 

Wine Festival has raised more than 

$94.5 million for children in need. 

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The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples 

announced the appointment of George 

Fistrovich to the position of executive 

chef. In his new role, Chef Fistrovich will 

lead more than 100 culinary professionals 

in overseeing all food and beverage 

operations and culinary services for the 

10 dining experiences (Bites, Global, 

The Grill, Gumbo Limbo, =H2O+, 

Lemonía, The Poolside Grill, The 

Poolside Café, The Sushi Bar, and 

Terrace) and group banquets between 

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples beach resort 

and The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, 

Naples, both located on Southwest 

Florida’s Paradise Coast. 

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CG Burgers brought its 

all-natural, antibiotic-free, 

humanely-raised beef, fresh 

from Niman Ranch, to Coral 

Springs in June. CG Burgers 

is the creation of successful 

restaurateur Carmine 

Giardini and the fourth 

location for the concept, 

CG Burgers burgers are 

made from premium, never 

frozen, grass-fed beef, including Niman 

Ranch and Kobe as well as bison and 

turkey. The family-friendly joints’ retrorustic 

design, put together by restaurant 

designer Karen Hanlon of YOLO and Big 


George Fistrovich 

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City Tavern fame, encompasses floors 

made from reclaimed fencing, a ceiling 

with recycled vents for chandeliers 

and a combination of colorful 

communal and individual 

seating options. CG Burgers 

- www.cgburgers.com - is 

located at the Turtle Run 

Shoppes, 4320 N. State Road 7. 

Future locations throughout 

Dade and Broward counties 

include Fort Lauderdale and 

Coral Gables – all slated to 

open by the end of 2011. 

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Granbury Restaurant Solutions has 

completed the asset acquisition of 

InfoCentrix, developers of a web-based 

restaurant point-of-sale solution. This 

acquisition follows Granbury’s strategy 

of adding solutions and customers to its 

growing stable of restaurant technology. 

“We are very excited to add InfoCentrix 

to our solution set, and to welcome 

their clients to Granbury Restaurant 

Solutions,” commented Tom Bronson, 

Granbury CEO. “InfoCentrix has a loyal 

customer base using their web-based 

POS platform, and we look forward to 

bringing them additional products and 

services that they have not had access to 

including our LetsGet on-line ordering, 

GetItQuick mobile phone app for 

Android and iphone, Sales Builder 

web-based loyalty system, and GRS 

Enterprise reporting package.” Visit 

www.granburyrs.com for all details. 

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Focus Foodservice LLC., a manufacturer 

of high quality foodservice equipment 

and supplies, is currently offering 

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Excellent VerTerra & Eco-gecko catering solutions 

Richmond, CA - Excellent Packaging 

and Supply, an innovator and wholesale 

distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, 

and nature-based packaging for 

foodservice and other applications, has 

added a complete range of stylish, biobased 

dinnerware products from 

VerTerra and Eco-gecko to its 

extensive selection of catering and 

foodservice products. 

VerTerra plates, bowls and serving 

dishes are made from fallen palm leaves 

and water, yet perform well with hot or 

cold foods and liquids, including soup. 

When partnered with Eco-gecko wooden 

cutlery made from sustainably harvested 

birch wood, event planners and 

caterers can deliver some of the most 

chic, bio-based and sustainable table 

setting available today. 

Sustainable place settings communicate 

a strong commitment to the environment. 

The VerTerra and Eco-gecko 

place settings are designed for event 

planners and caterers who wish to 

weave a distinct sustainability message 

into their services. Some of the 

other bio-based and sustainable dinnerware 

is made from a combination 

of sugarcane fiber (bagasse), reed, 

bamboo, tree or wheat pulp. While 

these materials are environmentally 

friendly, the resulting on-table image 

can be somewhat utilitarian. In contrast, 

every piece of VerTerra dinnerware 

is a work of art. Since it is made 

from fallen leaves, VerTerra looks 

beautiful and quite unlike alternative 

solutions available to the catering 

industry — and it yet offers the con- 

venience and practicality of lightweight, 

disposable dinnerware. 

The elegance of VerTerra dinnerware 

at a table setting or standing meal is 

enhanced when partnered with Ecogecko 

cutlery. Eco-gecko biodegradable 

and compostable wooden cutlery is 

made from FSC-certified birch wood 

that is taken from re-harvested plantation 

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“These planet-friendly dinnerware 

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wood. Together, these products lend 

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Fresh Healthy franchisee 

seeks placement locations 

Boca Raton, FL – Fresh Healthy 

Vending, announced a new franchisee 

in Boca Raton. Aaron and Dina 

Rosenblatt have purchased the healthy 

vending franchise and are in the process 

of selecting locations where 

each machine will be placed. 

“We are happy to bring 

fresh vending to the Boca 

Raton area. People are ready 

to embrace this as a way to 

obtain healthy food on the 

run,” explains Jolly Backer, 

chief executive officer of 

Fresh Healthy Vending. 

“Those who get one of the 

vending machines in 

their facility will find 

that they do well simply 

because of what is offered.” 

The Fresh Healthy Vending 

placement in Boca Raton joins 

over 600 other machines that have been 

established throughout the country. The 

machines will be offering a vending 

selection that is completely stocked with 

all-healthy foods and beverages. 

Aside from the monetary benefits of 

hosting a vending machine, it also provides 

access to healthy snack and drink 

options, which will help keep minds and 

bodies in better shape. This in turn helps 

to eliminate junk food, which is associated 

with causing obesity, higher absenteeism, 

and higher medical insurance 

rates. New workplace wellness programs 

are now in place all across the U.S 

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to promote healthier lifestyles. 

“This is a great way to offer people 

some healthy food,” added Backer. 

“Increasingly people are becoming 

aware of the importance of eating 

healthy, prompting them to make 

more nutritious food choices, 

even on the run.” 

The vending machines 

are stocked with such items 

as soymilk, yogurt, fresh 

fruits and vegetables, 

and a variety of other 

nutritious options. For 

many, this comes as a muchneeded 

tool in helping to combat 

the obesity epidemic. It 

provides people with healthy 

options, without having to the 

time to shop or prepare them, 

which is often a complaint 

people have about eating healthy. 

The vending machines are a good fit 

middle schools, high schools, office 

buildings, hospitals, college campuses, 

health clubs, shopping malls, and a variety 

of other public venues. 

Based in San Diego, Fresh Healthy Vending - 

www.freshvending.com - is a company that started 

in 2010 and is revolutionizing vending 

machines by filling them with healthy, natural 

food options. Dubbed the “future of vending,” they 

are leading the way in healthy food vending. 

Their machines offer 100-percent juices, fresh 

vegetables, fruits, smoothies, and yogurts. The 

Fresh Healthy Vending machines are franchised 

and are being placed in schools, offices and other 

locations throughout the country. 

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Chicago, IL – Champion® 

Industries, manufacturer of a full line of 

premier commercial ware washing systems 

for over 100 years, introduced its 

industry exclusive Direct Vent Hood 

Door Machine, as part of the new 

Genesis Line of hooded door machines. 

The new line reduces cost, improves 

appearance, and increases performance. 

NSF testing and certification for 

this machine lists final water consumption 

as .83 gallons per rack with a cycle 

time of 60 seconds (53 racks per hour). 

This unit was also designed to meet 

ENERGY STAR product requirements. 

This unit is the first of its kind with a 

direct-vented offering that combines 

the versatility and simple install of 

Champion’s highly regarded Versa 

Clean system, with the features of a 

hood type machine. 

Connecting directly to the ventilation 

system, this direct vent door 

machine removes heat and water 

vapor from the machine at the end of 

the cycle. The unit automatically controls 

the exhaust rate and can use and 

existing fan or one can be provided 

with the machine as an option. 

Champion’s Genesis Family of door 

machines tackles the most delicate of 

wares to the grimiest of pans while 

being completely user friendly. The 

machines features Champion’s patent 

pending Tri-Rinse System that puts 

more water on the dishes where it 

belongs, keeping the energy and 

water consumption at low levels. 

Offering two ‘Cycle Select’ cleaning 

options of 57 racks per hour (normal 

operation) or 38 racks per hour 

(extended clean), this machine uses 

only .85 gallons per rack, with a rack 

capacity of 9 gallons. 

The unique hood design allows 

steam to escape out the rear of the unit 

away from the operator. The one-piece 

hood is computer balanced so it can be 

lifted by the lightest of touches. The 

new door machines features a user- 

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tomer that a business is invested in their 

health and wellness.” 

Green restaurants 

have an advantage 

As customers begin to look more 

closely at the cleanliness of facilities, 

they are also paying attention to the 

sustainability practices of the businesses 

they patronize. Survey results 

reveal that 61 percent of American 

adults are more likely to patronize a 

company or business that follows 

green practices. However, only 30 percent 

of professionals indicated their 

business currently has a sustainability 

program in place. 

In a separate survey conducted by 

SCA to determine green habits, 

American adults showed a willingness 

to stand behind restaurants that prove 

to be socially and environmentally 

responsible, with 53 percent indicating 

they would choose a restaurant fitting 

this description over another which didn’t. 

Twenty-three percent said they 

would make the same choice even if the 

wait time was longer. 

friendly auto start that engages the 

cycle when the doors are closed. The 

unit will automatically fill when the 

power is turned on and automatically 

drain when the power is turned off. 

Available in a multitude of configurations 

ranging in voltage from 208-480, a 

built-in booster, sized specifically for 

this unit, is configured for both a 40 and 

70-degree rinse. The unit comes standard 

3 phase, and it is easily field convertible 

to single phase. Gas heated 

(hot water coil) tank and booster heat is 

also available. 

Other standard features of the new 

door machines include ‘Rinse Sentry,’ 

ensuring the rinse temperature is 

always correct, as well as single point 

connection and signal connections for 

chemicals, vent fan and running signal. 

The digital controls are bottom mounted. 

ABOUT CHAMPION INDUSTRIES 

Champion Industries is a division of the 

Ali Group based in Winston-Salem, NC. 

Champion manufactures an array of 

versatile commercial dishwashing 

equipment ranging from under counter 

machines to single-rack door 

machines, rack conveyor machines and 

upright conveyor/flight machines. 

Other products include powered soak 

sinks and pot and pan washing systems. 

The Company’s ability to customize 

products makes Champion the preferred 

brand for food service operations 

of all sizes - from coffee houses 

and restaurants to hospitals, schools 

and other institutions. In the past 12 

months Champion’s innovative products 

have saved over 145 million gallons 

of water, 38 million kilowatts of 

energy and over $5 million in utility 

savings. With over 100 years experience 

in designing and building standard and 

custom dishwashers, Champion and 

its employees are dedicated to excellence 

in engineering, manufacturing 

and customer service, and are proud to 

say their products are 100% built in 

North America. 

“To show commitment to the environment 

and patrons, businesses can 

institute policies and programs aimed 

towards a greener goal,” said TGHC 

member and co-founder of YRG sustainability, 

Joshua Radoff. “Restaurants 

can begin benchmarking their energy 

and water use, setting public reduction 

targets, implementing green cleaning 

and healthy facilities programs or 

organizing sustainability task forces 

among staff.” 

The Tork Report: Healthy People, 

Healthy Planet helps others conduct 

better business through expert and peer 

insights. This year’s report chronicles 

new research on topics such as business 

cleanliness, hand hygiene, business sustainability 

programs and practices and 

foodborne illness prevention. Members 

of the Tork Green Hygiene Council, 

SCA’s collection of industry experts in 

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also offer their commentary and counsel 

throughout the report. 

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2011 Tork Report: Healthy People, Healthy Planet 

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By Jan Norris 

You see them every night – those 

diners who whip out their iPhones and 

click a photo of their dinner plates. 

Amusing, you think. 

Think harder – and do some fast 

math: That photo could instantly be 

seen by 200 or more of that person’s 

friends – and commented on, 

at a social media site; or 

retweeted by maybe 30 

others who also have 200 

followers. 

Suddenly, your molasauced 

shortribs and 

creamy manchego 

polenta is on 

6,201 computer 

and phone 

screens from here to Mumbai. 

Feeling big? Boo-rah! But what if 

what’s happened at that table goes so 

far south, hell is in the rearview mirror? 

You just lost 6,200 potential diners 

with the click of a button. 

The opening of a Mexican restaurant 

proves my point. A party of 20 invited by 

a social strategist (pre-arranged with the 

owner) shows up for dinner. The meal 

went wrong from every angle – no serving 

staff save one, a totally overwhelmed 

bar and kitchen, no floor managers, cold 

food and a missing owner. A 2-hour 

meal took 3-1/2 hours – and most of the 

food was left on the plates. 

The owner had asked this host for 

help getting patrons in the door. 

Not one person around the table 

said they’d come back – or recommend 

it to friends. All 20 of them, however, 

said they’d be “Facebooking this one!” 

The Electron Age 

It used to be that diners would call 

the local food critic the day after an 

experience like that. Or they’d tell their 

buddies at the golf course about a 

“new Mexican place to avoid.” Word 

trickled out. 

Today, that word is immediate. 

Diners tweet from the table, the 


Social media a blessing & 

curse for restaurateurs 

bathrooms or on the way to their 

cars. Their entire friends list or circles 

on social media sites like 

Facebook (as of July 2011 – with 750 

million active users), Twitter, 

ChowHound, Foursquare, Yelp! and 

now Google+ read the subject line: 

“Don’t Go Here!” 

Firm partners, hairdressers, fantasy 

football pals, soccer carpoolers, 

blogging 

friends and 

of course, 

their mothers, 

can know 

instantly how bad 

those diners had it – 

with pictures. Since most 

people’s social media 

friends are clustered in their 

immediate geographic location, a 

lot of these are your potential customers. 

It can work for you 

Conversely, if it’s a good experience, 

you get 6,201 free ads. It’s possible to 

wind up on “recommended restaurants” 

boards. You don’t have enough money in 

any bank to buy that publicity. 

Facts are, however, they’re more 

likely to post about a bad experience 

than a good one. 

So what owner is arrogant enough 

to push off 20 diners – thinking it’s just 

another silly social event party? 

Start looking at diners as parties of 

social gossips – with connections. Not 

all have 600 or even 200 friends, and 

not all will read a restaurant comment. 

But it only takes one – so hedge your 

bets. They might have one “friend” like 

me, with high numbers, who has 

mainly foodie followers and can write 

in 180 characters something like this: 

“Mom always said if you have nothing 

good to say, just keep quiet. I’ll be 

perfectly silent, then about X restaurant 

where I ate last night.” 

Jan Norris is a food journalist in South 

Florida who writes for a number of publications, 

and publishes the website JanNorris.com – Food 

and Florida online.

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Hunt Valley, MD – As consumers’ 

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Foodservice operators and chefs are 

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Dan Beltram of Beltram 

Foodservice Group, the business that 

supplies new and used restaurant 

equipment as well as smallwares, china, 

glassware and paper products has 

recently opened it‘s 5th location. It specializes 

in CAD design and custom fabrication 

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The company can be reaced at 

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Focus Foodservice LLC., is now 

offering their new Plastic Sheet Pan 

Covers; the latest edition to its innovative 

Smallwares product lines. With 

sheet pans being used in so 

many parts of your food 

service operation. 

Focus Foodservice 

now provides an 

efficient and economical 

way to make even better 

use of these versatile pans 

by offering assorted plastic covers. 

The Plastic Sheet Pan Covers make it 

easier and more convenient to store and 

transport food without risk of germs, 

dirt or dust easy touching food products. 

They are available in three sizes 

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dishwasher safe and eliminate the need 

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Duro-Last Roofing®, Inc., a national 

manufacturer of thermoplastic commercial 

roofing systems, announced 

that the company has been endorsed 

by Hilton Worldwide International Inc. 

Duro-Last’s custom-prefabricated, reinforced 

single-ply roofing system provides 

a quality-assured product manufactured 

in a controlled 

factory environment, 

a process 

that eliminates up to 

85% of rooftop seaming. 

This amounts to 

savings in labor costs 

and improves the 

long-term performance 

of the roofing system. 

Duro-Last is proud to be a “charter 

partner” in the ENERGY STAR® Roof 

Products Program, sponsored by the 


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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

Steve Ruth, Vice President of Sales 

for Duro-Last, 

said, “We’re excited 

to receive this 

endorsement. 

Duro-Last has a 

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supplying highquality 

roofing 

systems to this 

world-class hotel 

chain, and we look forward to many 

more years of partnership with Hilton”. 

The company owns, manages or franchises 

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Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, 

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Boca Bacchanal Winefest Weekend, 

the Boca Raton Historical Society’s 

largest fundraiser, is scheduled for 

March 23-25, 2012. The 10th 

Anniversary edition of the sensational 

weekend wine and food event will feature: 

Vintner Dinners will be held in 

magnificent private residences in 

the Boca Raton area, bring 

together the talents of 

internationally celebrated 

Chefs and 

V i n t n e r s . 

Bacchanal Bash will be 

held on March 24. Bacchus, 

the Roman god of wine, to celebrate 

the 10th Anniversary of Boca 

Bacchanal at the Bacchus Bash. There 

will be an extravaganza of food and wine 

created with the encore participation of 

the Vintner Dinner Chefs and Vintners. 

A Sip and dine reception featuring their 

by- the- bite signature dishes followed 

by a multi-course feast prepared by 

Boca Raton Resort & Club Executive 

Chef Andrew Roenbeck will be a main 

feature of the event. The weekend concludes 

at Mizner Park Amphitheatre 

with a Grand Tasting on the tented 

green showcasing the specialties of 30 

local chefs and over 140 wines from 

scores of top vintners. All information 

can be obtained by calling 561-395- 

6766 ext. 101 or visiting the website at 

www.bocabacchanal.com. 

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Salt Life Restaurant Group LLC, an 

extension of the Salt Life brand, 

announced that it will be opening 20 

new Salt Life Food Shack restaurants 

on the south and west coasts of Florida. 

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Freshberry Yogurt and 

Cherry Berry join forces 

Tulsa OK, - Beautiful Brands 

International (BBI), the parent company 

of Tulsa-based FreshBerry Frozen 

Yogurt, announced an agreement with 

owners of Tulsa-based CherryBerry 

Frozen Yogurt Bar, Dallas and Robyn 

Jones, to franchise and market 

CherryBerry alongside FreshBerry 

across the globe. Both companies, combined, 

operate over a hundred stores 

and have stores under contract in 38 

states and 8 countries. 

“We’re thrilled to join CherryBerry in 

this venture and expand our footprint 

with the combined strength of our management 

talent and franchise expertise,” 

says David Rutkauskas, Beautiful 

Brands Founder, President and CEO. 

“We believe together we can take the 

fro-yo category by storm. Essentially we 

are creating a super chain and leveraging 

our buying power with vendors, suppliers 

and landlords. Our combined 

efforts will provide us with the platform 

to pursue more growth and capture a 

substantial share of the self-serve and 

full-serve frozen yogurt markets.” 

Florida, along with 37 other states 

will be in the expansion plans. Different 

regions will be announced when plans 

are finalized. 

As part of the agreement, 

CherryBerry Frozen Yogurt Bar will utilize 

BBI’s organizational and support 

system to market and franchise the 

brand on a national and global scale. 

BBI’s support will include product 

development, marketing, real estate, 

architecture, legal, franchise sales, and 

other aspects of franchise development. 

Before CherryBerry began working 

with BBI, the company was issuing 

licenses to spur its growth. But now, 

through Beautiful Brands, CherryBerry 

is starting to expand through franchis- 

ing. Both frozen yogurt concepts are 

based in Tulsa and will continue to operate 

independently of each other. 

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Industry Spotlight 

Baglemania Baking 

Four generations of making Bagels ◆ New York 

Not newcomers to the Bagel business, 

Hyman “Slim” Schwartzberg 

began in the early 1900’s when his family 

immigrated from Eastern Europe by 

way of Ellis Island New York for a better 

life. At the young age of 11, Hyman 

“Slim” Schwartzberg began working at 

a bagel/bialy basement bakery located 

on the lower east side of Manhattan 

New York, working hard, sleeping on 

flour sacks to keep warm on frigid winter 

nights, stoking the coal ovens, 

along the way perfecting his baking 

skills. Following World War II, Slim, a 

true baking visionary, was among the 

first in New York to take the ovens and 

retail bakery street level and started his 

own business. 

All along the way passing his 

knowledge, recipes, and skills to the 

younger generations. Slim’s son, Gary, 

took over running the businesses. Gary 

not only respected the lessons learned 

and traditions handed down, but 

expanded on them. He embodied the 

concept of Quality Products and 

Excellent Service. 

In the mid seventies before the 

Bagel Boom hit, Gary continued to 

expand operations nationally and 

began spreading the Bagel Buzz outside 

of New York with Frozen and Fresh 

Bagels and Bialys along with a chain of 

Bagel/Deli Restaurants. Gary is known 

in the industry as a Master Bagel Baker 

and for his innovative product development, 

constantly improving industry 

standards and developing innovative 

ideas and products. 

Today, Bagelmania Baking (a 

Minority Business Enterprise) has 

third generation family (Troy and 

Bryan) now ensuring that the reputation 

that Bagelmania has been known 

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1) Abacus Business Solutions.........................1543 

www.abacuspos.com 

2) Bagelmania .......................................................1675 

www.bagelmania.com 

3) Chernoff Sales...................................1350 & 1351 

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4) Cinders Slimfold .............................................1007 

www.slimfoldgrills.com 

5) Daddona Studios .............................................1163 

www.daddonastudios.com 

6) Design Furnishings Inc................................1868 

designfurnishings.net 

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(Stoelting)...........................................1762 & 1759 

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9) Florida Restaurant & Lodging Assoc. ...1623 

www.flra.org 

10) Gordon Food Service./GFS ........................1314 

www.gfs.com/florida 

11) The Legacy Companies ................................1137 

www.thelegacycompanies.com 

12) Marsal & Sons..................................................1129 

www.marsalsons.com 

13) SCA Tissue North America.......................1246 

www.scatissue.com 

14) Systemfiltration Inc.....................................1015 

www.systemfiltration.com 

15) Thunderbird Food Machinery Inc..........1337 

www.thunderbirdfm.com 

16) Today's Restaurant News Inc..................1163 

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“Healthy halo” items 

drive menu sales 

Food is big news these days. With the 

increased media coverage of trans fats, 

calorie posting, sodium levels and other 

dietary issues, diners are more concerned 

than ever about eating healthy. A 

recent Technomic study reports that a 

full 44 percent of consumers say that 

even though they do not follow a definite 

diet, they tend to eat healthy most 

of the time. In addition, 33 percent of 

consumers report they would be more 

likely to visit a restaurant that offered 

healthy options on the menu…even if 

they ultimately decide not to order one 

of these healthy options. 

Although your waitstaff can certainly 

drive orders, much of the time your 

menu has to “go it alone” in convincing 

your customers what to order. So what 

menu terms really appeal to today’s 

health-conscious customers? The 

Technomic study revealed some interesting 

findings. 

Ingredient terms with a “healthy 

halo” – those which describe limited 

processing or a natural growing method 

– are becoming increasingly popular 

across all segments because they make 

consumers feel more positive about 

their dining experience. Here’s a quick 

look at the “healthy descriptions” that 

are seen on menus today: 

Organic: Foods described as “organic” 

have continued to migrate from 

upscale full-service restaurant menus to 

more mainstream limited-service establishments 

as well. The number of menu 

items described as “organic” on fullservice 

menus increased 68 percent 

from 2008 to 2010. But during the same 

period, “organic” items on limited-service 

menus jumped nearly as high – 54 

percent. So now, even diners at the local 

casual restaurant or sandwich joint are 

becoming accustomed to seeing “organic” 

on their menu and associating it with 

higher-quality, “better-for-you” food. 

Whole grains: After the “low-carb” 

boom fizzled out a few years ago, the 

terms “whole-grain” and “whole-wheat” 

started working their way onto menus. 

They’re a particularly good fit for the 

sandwich menu; whole-wheat tortillas 

and whole-grain buns are perceived as 

being healthier than processed white 

bread products. 

”Back to Basics”: Not long ago, 

descriptions like “low-carb” and “diet” 

were popular, but they tended to 

emphasize what was lacking in the food 

and carried a negative connotation. 

Today, terms like “local,” “natural” and 

“seasonal” are appealing when connected 

with healthy sandwiches because 

they help connote an idea of full flavor 

and “limited availability,” which can 

help you drive a higher price point. 

Low Fat: The term “low-fat” still 

shows up as a menu descriptor more 

than any other healthy-eating term; but 

as might be expected, it’s seen primarily 

on menus in the QSR and limited-service 

segments. 

So when you’re selling healthier 

menu items, check your ingredients for 

“healthy halo” terms. They’ll help your 

menu descriptions work harder. 

This article was compiled by the trend team at 

Sandwichpro.com. For more on sandwich techniques 

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TastetheMagic!

Under the Toque 

Chef Margarita Abramov 

Sara’s Crepe Cafe ◆ St. Augustine 

Margarita Abramov had a dream of 

opening her first restaurant in St. 

Augustine, Florida. On July 1st, Sara’s 

Crepe Cafe took its place in history at 

100 St. George Street. 

She has transformed an existing 

space and courtyard into an elegant little 

café, surrounded by hundreds of 

years of European and American history. 

As a tribute to her grandmother Sara, 

the menu of family-inspired dishes carries 

a century of time-honored flavors 

and recipes. Served daily for breakfast, 

lunch and dinner, are the family traditional 

crepes and Belgian waffles. She 

only uses fresh local ingredients. Dine in 

the open-air courtyard or in Margarita’s 

dining room. She has brought in her 

authentic treasured Russian gifts and 

music runs through her place. 

When grandmother knew I was 

coming to visit, she prepared my 

favorite crepes…anything sweet! From 

sweet to savory, Sara's Crepe Café brings 

the tradition of Grandmother's homemade 

Breakfast, Entrée and Dessert 

Crepes to St. Augustine." 

Crepes are the jewels that open the 

heart and soul. In 1978, young Margarita 

came to America from Russia; she inherited 

her family's love of cooking and 

entertaining family and friends. Sara's 

Crepe Cafe introduces Grandmother's 

crepes to the American diner. 

If Sara Lemberg was still living and 

◆As a tribute to her 

grandmother Sara, 

the menu of familyinspired 

dishes 

carries a century of 

time-honored flavors 

and recipes. 

able to enjoy an authentic Europeanstyle 

crepe in her namesake café, she 

would rejoice knowing that her granddaughter 

Margarita has created a 

restaurant in her honor ~ celebrating 

her 100th birthday. Sara's passion for 

cooking, especially dessert crepes 

served with sour cream and fresh strawberry 

preserves, are the inspiration for 

Sara's Crepe Café. A fond memory from 

childhood, Margarita was always in 

Sara's kitchen surrounded by loving 

family, an abundance of exquisite food 

and oh, the crepes! 

Sampling of a few signature crepes 

include the Napoleon; Fresh eggs, 

smoked ham, house made hollandaise, 

Count Amaury which consist of Beef 

tips & mushrooms with a black truffle & 

fresh thyme demi glace; A Garden 

Medley consisting of Seasonal squash, 

sautéed peppers, oven roasted tomatoes 

& basil oil and the Classic Suzette Classic 

crepe with Sara's added twist. Also on 

Crepe menu is David's Special, a dinner 

of Sauteed shrimp, crisp romaine with 

Chef David's Caesar dressing. 

Sarah’s Crepe Cafe is located at 100 St. George 

Street in St. Augustine, Florida. They can be reached 

at 904.810.5800. 

Chef Margarita Abramov 

Bagelmania from page 31 

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for is continued (and fourth generation 

are now in training). This is 

done by combining 3 Generations 

of Bagel Making expertise, the 

purest triple filtered water, traditional 

bagel ingredients including 

liquid malt and fresh yeast, a minimum 

of twelve hours of bagel fermentation, 

an extended high temperate 

submerged kettle, and a real 

hearth oven bake. 

Bagelmania’s core business is 

providing frozen private label solutions 

for Foodservice distributors 

who want to provide a premium 

New York Style Boiled Bagel under 

their own prestigious label. 

We help our distributor clients 

change the stigma that you can't get 

get a "Real Bagel" in a private label 

box, and of course we also offer our 

Bagelmania brand as well says Troy 

Schwartzberg, CEO/President and 

third generation Bagel Maker. 


Bagelmania Baking's 

Schwartzberg family 

helped give the 

“New York Bagel” 

it’s reputation. 

Today, Bagelmania Baking's 

modern facility incorporates the 

most up to date materials, handling 

equipment, mixing equipment, 

ovens, packaging equipment, 

coolers, and freezers all 

mastered with dedicated, well 

trained team members which 

affords Bagelmania the ability to 

compete in today’s highly competitive 

market.

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