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Rethinking Fresh Food Bar Design with One Streamlined System

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Today's fresh food bars, also known as modern salad bars, have evolved into versatile merchandising destinations featuring fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and prepared specialties.  The right setup not only looks inviting and delicious, but it also protects its contents to ensure they taste as good as they look.   The Simple Solutions Buffet System by TableCraft does just that. As the name suggests, it’s a simple process to set it up, plus the design of each vessel is an elegant departure from traditional salad bar setups. Here’s how it works. Step 1: Choose Your Simple Solutions Cast Aluminum Bowl Sizes and Colors. Simple Solutions bowls are available in traditional food pan sizes in 3" or 5" depths: full, half, half long, third, sixth, and ninth size, which makes them easy to configure inside your well.  These virtually indestructible vessels are designed with straight walls and sides that fit tightly together to retain cold serving temperatures and cre...

Tackle Training, Cleaning, and Quality with One Combi Oven

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If you could design your own combi oven, what would it be like? Would it be easy for anyone to use? Clean itself? Consistently produce quality food no matter who is operating it? Bake truly crispy tots? Support mixed loads? Labor, space, and quality considerations like these drove the design of the Convotherm maxx pro combi oven. Here’s how it works to tackle common K-12 challenges.   Fast-track training. Thanks to the intuitive easyTouch control, the  Convotherm maxx pro  is easy for anyone to operate with minimal training.  Press&Go in automatic mode gets staff started immediately with an icon-driven menu in many different product categories. High frequency cooking profiles display automatically for ease and efficiency.   An integrated cookbook with six preset product categories allows storage of up to 399 cooking profiles with up to 20 cooking steps. These can be retrieved at the press of a button for easily repeatable menus. Walk ...

Unlock a Treasure Chest of Golden Presentation Ideas

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Gold has been a highly sought-after treasure since before it was used to make jewelry and adornments for ancient Egyptian royalty. Warm and enchanting, rich and confident, today it’s the top medal in competitions and an enduring, leading metal in commercial and residential interior design. Lustrous gold pieces from TableCraft provide the functionality your restaurant needs paired with the timeless beauty you want to impress your guests. These pieces look like treasures, but they won’t cost you a fortune.   Regal Wine and Cocktails Sleek and modern, this elegant  Gold Wine Cooler by TableCraft is made of stainless steel with a durable gold PTFE coating to accent your decor.  Double wall Stainless Steel construction will reduce condensation while keeping bottles chilled. Easy to clean and dishwasher safe, this wine cooler is also available in Black and Vintage finish options.   Keep wine and champagne perfectly chilled with TableCraft’s Double-Wall Stainless Steel W...

Break Barriers with Ventless Cooking Equipment

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Every square foot of your foodservice operation counts. Space limitations under the hood don’t have to hold you back from  having the right cooking equipment to serve a consistent, high-quality product more efficiently. Ventless cooking equipment gives you the freedom to better utilize your space throughout your operation.  These hard working commercial ovens can be placed where you need them most. Conveyor Ovens The Aperion® 24 Series of Impinger Conveyor ovens by Lincoln feature adjustable airflow and multiple belt widths to deliver faster cook times and higher output in a compact footprint. Available in gas, electric, or electric ventless for countertop or free-standing applications, Aperion ovens offer high-performance design and Eco Mode to reduce energy use without sacrificing throughput. Ventless models not only save time and money during installation but also provide you with increased flexibility in choosing where you want to place them. The Aperion Series is...

Find Your Foodservice Fix at NRA ’26!

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The National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show is May 16-19, 2026, in Chicago. This year’s show is expected to once again bring in over 53,000 foodservice professionals from 100+ countries, continued proof that it’s the premier destination for foodservice innovation and inspiration. If you’re dealing with tight space, rising costs, labor shortages, or all of the above, you can find your fix at NRA '26 with  new products designed to solve operational challenges and improve efficiency .  Here’s just a taste of product innovations that are in store this year.   Cleveland 60-Gallon PowerPan ™ Gas Tilt Skillet With a capacity of 60 gallons in a 40-gallon footprint, the space-saving 60-Gallon PowerPan ™ Gas Tilt Skillet was made for operator ease and comfort with features like the easyTouch controller, power tilt, and a low 37" rim height. It’s also available in an electric model. See it at the show in booth #4801.   Convotherm mini pro The Convotherm mini...

Happy School Lunch Hero Day 2026!

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A shout-out to all our school lunch heroes! With warm hearts and hot, wholesome meals, you tirelessly defend child nutrition and fuel your students up for success every day. You are our heroes, and we celebrate you!  Thank you for powering up the future. Your hard work and dedication truly make a difference.  Happy School Lunch Hero Day!

Trim Waste, Not Quality: Solutions for Busy Foodservice Kitchens

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Conserving resources can be challenging, especially in a busy foodservice operation. Earth Day is an annual reminder to consider changes we can make, big and small, to reduce our environmental impact and operating costs. Thankfully, new product development has taken the concept of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to the next level and given us new ways to save everywhere from walk-in to warewashing. Here are 5 ways equipment can help reduce waste in key areas of your foodservice operation and have a positive impact on your bottom line.   Walk-in Cooler and Freezers The Kolpak Air Shield channels a barrier of refrigerated air horizontally across the interior side of the walk-in’s door opening to keep warm air out.  The Air Shield is automatically activated when the door opens to improve the energy efficiency of the walk-in by up to 20% . It acts as a superior alternative to plastic strip curtains, creating a hands-free, high-velocity barrier of refrigerated air across the insi...