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March 3­7 is National School Breakfast Week. According to the School Nutrition Association, the National School Breakfast Program served a whopping 2.5 billion meals in 2024! Thanks to the NSBP and child nutrition pros like you, over 15 million children—many of whom may not otherwise have the means—get to start their school day with the comfort, energy, and alertness that comes with a nutritious breakfast. That alone is cause for celebration! As you know all too well, serving school breakfast is no simple task. This year’s SNA theme for National School Breakfast Week is “Clue in to School Breakfast.” In honor of this special week, we’re sharing our best tips (or clues, if you will) for choosing equipment and supplies to help you support your breakfast program. Clue #1: It’s versatile across dayparts and menus. Breakfast program? Check! Lunch program? Check! Snack program? Check! The more dayparts you can use it for, the better! The Hatco Glo-Ray® Designer Merchandisi...

We are pleased to announce an exciting new addition to our outside sales team!  Jeff Becnel brings an extensive culinary and operations background to Wallin Foodservice Resources. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Jeff founded, owned, and operated the award-winning French bakery La Petite Sophie, recognized by Food & Wine magazine as one of the 100 best bakeries in the US.  He has also held Executive Chef, Executive Pastry Chef, and Culinary Director roles in restaurants, hotels, and bakeries in New Orleans and Salt Lake City. Jeff is based in the New Orleans area and will focus on outside sales across the state of Louisiana. He is looking forward to applying his diverse culinary and business management experience to his new role to help commercial and noncommercial operators run thriving foodservice operations. Please join us in welcoming Jeff to Wallin Foodservice Resources. You can reach him at  jeffb@wallinfsr.com  or on his cell at...

It doesn’t matter who you are, or which side of the table you’re on, we all have the same goal: love at first bite. And if you’re the chef, owner, manager, or all of the above, you just want to hear those words: “Oh my…that was amazing!” That first impression, that first bite, sets the stage for the amazing dining experience you strive to create. Every well-planned step to the table provides the opportunity to deliver it. However you cook, bake, or fry impacts how to properly maintain both the temperature and just-cooked texture you want to serve. With that in mind, it’s important to consider features such as adjustable temperature, humidity, and built-in timers when you choose hot holding equipment. Start with a cozy warm foundation. Ambient temperature plates draw heat from hot foods the second they’re plated. Pre-heated plates prevent that immediate heat loss. The Hatco  PW Plate Warmer  holds up to 25 pre-heated serving plates to help extend the hot holding times of ...

Life and work are filled with change, but one thing never does: the constant drive to find better ways to work with the resources we have. Lucky for us, an entire industry is dedicated to making quality and process improvements easier for the world of foodservice. The NAFEM (North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers) show takes place only once every two years, and it’s THE place where game-changing foodservice product innovations get unveiled. The 2025 NAFEM show is February 26-28 in Atlanta, and we can’t wait! If you’re planning to travel to Atlanta, please stop in and see us at the following booths or even better,  contact us  before or at the show to schedule a time to visit your favorites together. Here’s a preview of what’s in store for the show, not counting the many surprises we expect to see. Cutting-edge Cooking Technology Convotherm , Booth #1730 Featured product:  Convotherm maxx pro  ovens with  ConvoSense  AI-driven opt...