Wallin Foodservice Resources

Winter is coming. Seasonal summer ingredients will soon become harder to find, at least at a reasonable cost.  With food and labor costs rising in general, and business conditions remaining unpredictable, the concerns may be many, but the solutions are also more plentiful and effective than ever.  This is where new products like the Nuovair Roll-in Blast Chiller , recently introduced in the United States by Welbilt , can make a positive impact. Blast chilling can be the answer to conquering some common and costly business and operational challenges. The process itself rapidly reduces temperature to counteract the natural deterioration of food, decreases weight loss, and extends storage time. Unlike more gradual chilling or freezing methods that can actually damage food, Nuovair delivers three times longer shelf life, increases yield and maintains delicious quality, perfectly preserving even delicate foods with state-of-the-art blast chilling and freezing technology. Here...

If you're in school foodservice, you're probably feeling de ja vu in the new school year. Like last year, the need to be ready to quickly adapt to starts, stops, and fluctuating learning formats continues.  With in-classroom feeding becoming an increasingly common way to keep students and teachers separated into smaller groups on campus, we're learning together how to make Meals in the Classroom work, even as we cope with staffing challenges. Here are some essential components school systems in our region and around the country have used to effectively support meals in the classroom. HAND HYGIENE ESSENTIALS The key to promoting good hand hygiene is making hand-washing or sanitizing convenient and easy to use—and better still, touch-free. The Cambro Hand Sink Cart features a durable, all-weather polyethylene housing and is available in a variety of colors and neutrals. Generously sized 6" casters make it easy to transport, while the smooth surfaces make it equa...