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Restaurant Daily News 8 7 Monday, May 20, 2019 of products that it separates into four dis- tinct categories. "As world-renowned specialists in Blend, Prep and Cook, we're proud to introduce the addition of Brew," says Samantha Mullins, Waring Marketing Manager. "Our Brew product lineup will soon offer a full range of solu- tions in the hot beverage category. It will bring us full circle as the complete Solutions Specialist, offering the perfect solution within each category for each customer." Blend The original Waring blender was invent- ed over 80 years ago, and the company continues to lead, innovate and elevate the category. Its comprehensive lineup of classic blenders, made in the USA of U.S. and foreign parts, and immersion blenders and drink mixers feature effi- cient design and intuitive controls. Made for maximum output with minimal effort, they're built to last, with a diversity of options to exceed the expectations of any foodservice operation. Prep The Prep category includes a vast range of dependable, powerful and durable food prep solutions, designed to meet customers' demands for optimal speed and reliability. Waring's selection of Prep solutions includes food processors, grinders, juicers and extractors, chamber vacuum sealers, chocolate melters, stand mixers, ice cream makers and other essentials for the fully equipped profes- sional kitchen. Cook Waring's Cook category sets the standard Waring (Cont'd. from p. 1) for space-saving solutions that let busi- nesses expand their menus. High pow- ered and low maintenance, the compa- ny's cooking equipment includes a full selection of induction ranges, convection and pizza ovens, panini grills, heavy- duty griddles, microwaves, thermal cir- culators, pasta cookers and more. Its extensive line of essentials helps you build your business. Brew With Brew, Waring continues its legacy of innovation with high-performance, hot beverage solutions from a brand you can trust. Its strong commitment to extensive R&D, thoughtful design and precision manufacturing ensures the company equips its customers with unsurpassed brewing equipment solutions, from cof- fee urns to hot water dispensers. Like the other categories, Waring's new Brew cat- egory features a product lineup that com- bines reliability and innovation. Waring keeps professional kitchens on trend and presents creative new ways to use its products. "We are committed to introducing new breakthroughs to meet the needs of the market," Mullins says. "Our new Mini Belgian Waffle Maker, for example, is engineered to meet high demand, producing up to 100 mini Belgian waffles per hour. Our Bubble Waffle Maker enables operators to add the ice cream-filled bubble waffle, the most popular street snack in Hong Kong, to their dessert menus." From small establishments to multi- unit chains, foodservice operations everywhere turn to Waring as their one- stop solutions specialist. Visit Waring at booth #2616. NSF Wireless Portion Control Scale Delivers Cost Savings to Food Preparation Yamato offers the NSF approved AW- WPS Wireless Platform Scale, perfect for portion control in the preparation of pizza, baked goods and other food prepa- rations. It consists of a large 14-inch by 14-inch removable stainless steel plat- form for easy cleanup. The wireless fea- ture of the WPS allows you to mount the display in the most convenient position using the included wall mounting brack- et. No cable or wires are needed to con- nect the display to the platform. The touch-free tare on the display keeps food preparation swift and sanitary, allowing taring after each ingredient with only a wave of the hand. The WPS scale pro- vides restaurants with a tool to quickly and accurately measure ingredients while they are preparing meals. This reduces any time spent on individual measure- ment cups or even loss of money for ingredients that were not being measured at all. The WPS requires less time for cleaning with its touch-free display and removable stainless-steel platform. The NSF approved WPS scale runs on AA batteries (not included) or AC adaptors (included). It features three wireless channels to choose from. Multiple func- tions are available including Weighing, Hold Function and Unit Toggle. Units consist of pounds-ounces (fractional), pounds-ounces (decimal) and kilograms and can be read easily on the LCD dis- play in 1-inch characters. About Yamato Corporation Yamato's commercial division is a global leader in weighing scales for restaurants, food processing, delis, catering and other retail markets. The commercial line con- sists of a large selection of digital, mechanical, bench and platform scales. Yamato offers a variety of scales, including wash down, legal-for-trade and NSF listed. Yamato's automat- ic division provides com- bination weighers, check- weighers and depositors addressing vir- tually any packaging application. Yamato provides the best support and industry training for your investment with the Genuine Yamato Parts & Service program. Yamato is fully committed to its customers and machines. For more information, visit booth #3937 or go to www.yamatoamericas.com. Strong Partnership Between Sodexo and Carla's Pasta An interview with Rob Morasco CEC, Senior Director Culinary Development, Culinary Solutions, Sodexo. RDN: How long have you been with Sodexo, and what are your current responsibilities there? RM: Twenty-two years in February – I started as an Executive Chef at the University of Mary Washington and the rest, as they say, is history. I now manage all of the culinary development for Sodexo in North America. This covers a lot – core menus for all the various busi- ness segments, new service development and product specifications are the main buckets of activity. I have a team of 18 awesome chefs, dieticians and experts that manage it all for me. Each year, on average, we create over 1,000 new recipes and manage over 60 core menus for 5,000 locations across North America. RDN: How would you describe your working relationship with Carla's Pasta? RM: It's one of the best. Relationship- wise fantastic; strategic conversations that are also timely from a consumer perspec- tive. Plant-based is a great example; Carla's saw the trend and knew we were working on solutions. So they came to us not just with one solution, but several. Product is really the dif- ferentiator. Who makes better pasta on a large scale? I'm kind of over doing blind product cuttings in this space; there isn't really any competition. RDN: What do you view as the biggest strength between the partnership with Carla's Pasta and Sodexo? RM: I always judge a partnership by each side doing what they said they were going to do. Carla's nails this one, even when we may have had blips on our side. Yes, we are the customer, but Carla's makes us better partners. RDN: What key attributes have encour- aged such a strong partnership for the last 10 years? RM: Great products, competi- tive pricing, clean label. Some partners do some of these, some do them all – very few do them all well. Carla's does! Plus – innovation (that is able to be acted on and deployed into the busi- ness) – and that hard to quantify family feel to the relationship. RDN: What does the future partnership look like for Carla's Pasta and Sodexo? RM: If it's anything like the last 10 years, it will still be awesome. If it improves somehow, it will be amazing. Visit Carla's Pasta at booth #707. Introducing Hammond's Gourmet Cookies and New Chocolate Bar Flavors Hammond's Brands, the parent compa- ny of Hammond's Candies and Old Dominion Peanut Company, has announced exciting additions to its product lineup for 2019. Further expanding into the snacking category, it has introduced a collection of rich, buttery, bite-sized tea cookies. Hammond's has also added two flavors to its much-loved assortment of gour- met chocolate bars. Hammond's cookies will be avail- able in four delicious flavors: Lemon Raspberry, Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip. A fifth seasonal flavor, Chocolate Peppermint, will be added to the collection for holiday 2019. Each flavor comes in a 5 ounce box packed 8 per case with a suggested retail price of $5.99. Two new chocolate bars will also hit shelves. Coconut Cream Pie is a milk chocolate treat with coconut flakes and a rich, creamy ganache, and Sodapop! is a unique, cola-flavored milk chocolate bar featuring fizzy popping candy which replicates the carbonated beverage. Each 2.25 ounce bar is packed 12 retail units per display with a suggested retail price of $2.99. "We are excited to kick off the new year with these great new products," said Andrew Whisler, Hammond's Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "We're especial- ly excited to enter the cookie category providing consumers with even more great everyday treats with Hammond's quality. From classic Chocolate Chip to delicious Salted Caramel, there is a fla- vor to satisfy every sweet tooth." "We're always working on new fla- vors to expand our chocolate bar assort- ment," added Andrew Schuman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Customers will love the decadent flavor of Coconut Cream Pie, and Sodapop! is completely unique. The popping candy throughout the bar delivers a fun and sweet surprise in every bite." For more information, call 888.226.3999 or go to www.hammondscandies.com.