Wallin Foodservice Resources

Happy Louisiana School Lunch Week! Child nutrition professionals, with the dedication, caring, creativity, and skill you put into everything you serve, it’s no wonder your students sparkle and shine.  There’s magic in every meal that helps kids  grow strong and stay healthy!  Thanks to all of you hard-working magicians in school foodservice.  You amaze us every day!

Even as the weather warms, the path from kitchen to table can have a cooling effect on hot food. Distance, drafts, outdoor and off-premise dining all pose threats to food temperature and quality. Thankfully, with so many ways to boost and protect food temperature, there’s no need to fear or hear complaints about cold food. Sometimes, one simple operational change is all it takes to make a big difference. Here are 7 equipment MVP’s that all play important roles in protecting hot food so it can be enjoyed hot and delicious. 1. Plate Warmers A heated plate can boost serving temperatures and help keep food warm throughout the meal by preventing heat loss.  The Hatco PW Plate Warmer holds up to 25 pre-heated serving plates at an adjustable range of 104° to 122° F to help extend the hot holding times of most foods. Its doorless, open design makes it easy for staff to load and retrieve plates and clean the warmer. 2. Strip Heaters Hatco Glo-Ray Strip Heaters keep hot food hot ...

Hear ye, hear ye! It’s National School Breakfast Week, and we are on a quest to banish hangry dragons!  Coming to the rescue like a knight in shining armor, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It sets the stage for alertness, eagerness to learn, better behavior, and improved academic performance. Your kitchen is your castle, and we know how hard you work to bring the kids of your kingdom the nourishment they need every day. What’s your latest quest? Serve a hot breakfast. As your hungry students “storm” the castle, you can rest assured that you’ve got them all covered with a wholesome, hot breakfast. Versatile Retherm Ovens  by FWE cook and hold your breakfast feast wherever you need to serve. Perfect for ensuring optimal food quality when quickly reheating packaged breakfast items, they provide fast, high volume heating of pre-cooked foods without overcooking or dehydration. The RH-B Series shown here was made specifically to accommodate baskets. Reth...

If you’re a child nutrition professional, and you need new foodservice equipment, you won’t want to miss this! From Free Freight and accessories to extended warranties, these great deals are available for a limited time from Garland, FWE, Cleveland, and Kolpak. Garland Convection Ovens Garland’s 2026 Convection Oven School Package includes an extended 3-year warranty and a 5-year door warranty (excluding glass).  Purchase any double stack convection oven and get FREE casters. Click here for full offer details.  Offer valid until December 31, 2026. Click here to see why advantages like extra capacity, more power, and being easy to operate make Garland Convection ovens the secret to a better bake. FWE School Equipment FWE is offering FREE Freight on school equipment orders. This special offer is available on all FWE standard catalog models and options for school foodservice projects only.  Click here to see full offer details.   Offer valid until March 31,...

Soups and stews have a long, budget-friendly history. They were first made thousands of years ago as a way to tenderize and “stretch” low-quality ingredients such as scraps and tough meats in a water base. Throughout history, this hearty meal has made it easy for families and more recently, foodservice, to serve more for less. Fast forward to today, and soups and stews are a natural fit for school menus. They offer the warmth, homestyle comfort, and nourishment students truly look forward to. From hearty chilis and chicken noodle soup to globally inspired stews, these versatile dishes make it easy to serve nutritious, balanced meals packed with vegetables, protein, and whole grains. They’re cost-effective, scalable for large volumes of students, and ideal for batch cooking, which helps maximize efficiency while delivering consistent quality. The clay pot was the ancient secret to successful soups and stews. Today, we have modern equipment to bring this nourishing menu staple to the...

Thank goodness the enduring love of pizza, America's longtime favorite food, keeps the pizza market resilient in all kinds of economic conditions. There’s no other food that brings the comfort, shareability, and affordability that pizza does. In 2026, consumers are looking for something special, so if pizza's the star of your menu, it's your time to shine! Great atmosphere, quality, signature flavors, and stellar service all keep customers coming back. How do you strengthen those competitive advantages? Some of the latest equipment can help.   Create an Experience Nothing creates pizza theater like a Wood Stone Oven. Whether you choose a stone hearth oven like the Bistro Series or the OneRev Labor Saving Rotating Pizza Oven , your customers are in for the visual treat of live-fire cooking of their delicious pizza. The OneRev bakes perfectly cooked artisanal pizzas in one rotation. A single setting cooks multiple-size pizzas with an assortment of toppings. Cente...