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3 Ways to Celebrate National School Lunch Week

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With an ability to bring joy, share love, and pull people together, food is a powerful force of nature and nurture. That’s why we do what we do, right?  National School Lunch Week is coming up October 10-14, and we think the theme is right-on: Peace, Love & School Lunch .  Are you ready to celebrate? Here are a few ideas to help you get into this year’s groovy theme followed by some exciting news about a new grant opportunity to receive up to $150,000 from USDA Food and Nutrition Services. Caring for the Planet and Themselves Today’s students are more health conscious and environmentally aware than ever before. They tend to be more receptive to trying new foods, especially if they consider those foods to be better for them or show love for our planet and community.   Transform your serving line, salad bars, or merchandising carts into a showcase of foods student can feel good about. Plant-based foods Locally grown food bar "Ugly" or misshapen produce bar that ...

6 Secrets to Keeping Hot Foods Hot During Transport

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Chilly winter weather has a way of putting insulated transporters to the test and hot foods at risk. We can’t fight Mother Nature, but we have lots of tools to help us win the fight against heat loss during transport and delivery. Cold food be gone! The trick is multiple layers of defense to protect hot food. Each one extends temperature retention, so for best results, do steps 1 through 4 every time you transport food and steps 5 or 6 as needed for longer events and frequent access. 1.      Inspect The first step is to make sure your transporters are in good shape. Carriers and carts hold temperature best when hardware and parts such as gaskets, latches, hinges, door pins, and vent caps are clean and in good working condition. On models with removable door or lid gaskets, the gasket plays a critical role in heat retention, so be sure to replace missing or damaged gaskets to keep precious heat from sneaking out. 2.      Preheat If your t...

Special Pricing and FREE Shipping on Select FWE Models

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  We're sorry! This promotion is expired. Please subscribe to our  blog  to receive notices of future contests and promotions. Sharing food with loved ones is an essential element of our lives. Now more than ever, it is important to have food service equipment that supports changing operational procedures and processes to ensure safety and provide comfort to staff and our families. FWE has designed and built the needed equipment to provide the level of care for all those comfort foods that consumers are turning to during these uncertain times. With FWE’s current promotional offer, you can add equipment to your line that supports your facility. Whether your operation requires precision humidity and temperature control for protein sensitive foods like fried chicken, mobile hand washing stations for patio service, heated holding shelves for mobile order staging or pizza holding cabinets – FWE has the equipment to fit those needs. CLICK HERE to learn more about FWE’s produc...