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OCG Show Daily Sunday, June 2, 2019 2 2 DeBrand Truffles: A Sweet Conclusion to Any Meal DeBrand Truffles are the luxurious sweet conclusion that will entice each and every customer. These 12 incredible variations seem almost too beautiful to eat ... almost! Each oversized piece is individually and artistically designed, but their true beauty lies within. These are the perfect complement to your menu and require no preparation by you. Featuring these beautiful truffles on your menu and in a display case is the perfect way to entice your customers. As they arrive, they will be greeted by the promise of a high-quality, gourmet dessert. Even if they decide against indulging immediately after their meal, they can purchase truffles as they leave to be enjoyed later. This is an easy add-on sale and has no need for any preparation, just bag or box and go. DeBrand is also happy to provide artwork and product descriptions for menus, displays and social media advertising. These irresistible silky, rich truffles are petite, gourmet chocolate desserts, perfect for the table or to go. DeBrand Truffles boast a minimum shelf life of two months at room temperature, with no need for refrigeration or preparation by your staff. All varieties are guaranteed in stock and are available to ship within one to two business days, all year round. DeBrand packaging is also available for purchase, and its truffle wholesale prices are currently set for resellers to earn a margin over 62 percent. DeBrand makes it easy to offer a gourmet chocolate expe- rience year round. DeBrand recommends carrying an ongoing selection of at least four to six different truffles to provide a wide selection and an eye-catching display. Its four most popular truffles are Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Peanut Butter and Raspberry. In addition to sell- ing truffles by the piece, they are also available in prepack- aged assortments, ideal for holidays, events and when guests are in a hurry. DeBrand Truffles deliver a high-quality, gourmet chocolate experience that your guests are sure to remember. Fox Laminating Company Expands to Include Digital Printing Fox Laminating Company is a manu- facturer, printer and laminator – with all products proudly made in the USA. It is best known for creating high qual- ity, custom laminated wood plaques, and has been in business for over 40 years. In addition to impressive looking plaques, the company produces menus and table display cards in a variety of styles. Recently, Fox expanded its services to include digital printing. It is a certi- fied Xerox ® digital printer and provides every type of print service for most paper stocks. The Xerox Color 1000i Press provides black, CMYK – full color and spot color print options. Moreover, the 1000i digital press is capable of printing metallic gold and silver inks, as well as a clear coating with as many passes needed to give the raised feature that many customers are looking for. The creative department at Fox also has the ability to provide pre- press services such as crops and bleeds, imposition, scanning and photo manip- ulation, just to name a few. The main benefit in obtaining this color press for the foodservice and restaurant industry is to produce eye- popping menus, table tent cards, counter cards, place- mats, order forms, employee I.D. badges, magazine and newsprint article plaques, award acrylic plaques and anything in between. Additionally, Fox is able to provide excellent finishing options, such as scor- ing, folding, stapling, binding, and of course, laminating. With the capability to design, print and fulfill all orders, Fox provides full production and shipping without having to compromise turn-around time, quality con- trol and pricing. Laminated wood plaques and digital printing services are produced from start to finish in the company's West Hartford, Connecticut manufacturing shop. If you are in the vicinity, feel free to stop in for a quick tour. Fox also offers Do-It-Yourself I.D. supplies, attachments and laminating equipment. For more information, call 860.953.4884, email graphics@foxlaminating.com or go to www.foxlaminating.com. Hoffmaster Group, Inc. and Aardvark Team Up Aardvark ® paper straws is the world's leading brand of paper straws made in the USA. Not only are Aardvark paper straws earth and marine friendly, natural- ly degradable, FDA/EU compliant and compostable, they are also noticeably longer lasting than other paper straws in the market. Hoffmaster ® , an industry leader in premium disposable tableware, knew Aardvark was a company worth investing in. Andy Romjue, President of Hoffmaster's Foodservice Division, said, "This is an important acquisition for Hoffmaster as Aardvark straws are a nat- ural extension of our premium portfolio and complement our line of environmen- tally responsible products." Soon after the acquisition of Aardvark by Hoffmaster Group, Inc., the plans to open a new, larger manufactur- ing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, began. This new state-of-the-art facility, that opened its doors to manufacturing in February 2019, will help to increase pro- duction and better support the demand for current and new Aardvark customers. Bans on plastic straws continue to grow along our nation's waterways. Notable foodservice operator brands have also announced they will begin to eliminate plastic straws from their establish- ments. Hoffmaster Group Inc's investment in the infrastruc- ture, assets and employees at Aardvark are all in anticipation to meet the current customer's demands as well as the fore- casted growth of paper straws. When you already have the top of the line paper straw, what do you do next? Innovate. Aardvark and Hoffmaster are continually looking at new ways to meet the needs of their ever-changing customers. Aardvark's line of paper drinking and cocktail straws have expanded in lengths and diameters to meet the requirements of all types of drinks, including shakes, smoothies, coffee and boba teas. Coffee stir sticks, collated pack of boba tea straws and bar stirrers are also new additions to the Aardvark line in 2019. The invention of the one of a kind Eco-Flex ® paper straw allows the straw to bend, pro- viding a solution in the health- care industry and in-patient care. Hoffmaster and Aardvark are committed to providing a high-qual- ity alternative to plastic and plant-based (PLA) alternatives, with a focus on reducing waste and saving precious marine life. For more information, go to www .hoffmaster.com, email marketing@ hoffmaster.com or call 800.327.9774. Renau Introduces New Generation of ARM Cortex-Powered Process Controllers Renau's new T-2000 Series of next-gen- eration ARM Cortex-A7 based P-CAP touchscreen process controllers and timers designed specifically with the foodservice industry in mind give food- service equipment operators complete control over their commercial foodser- vice equipment. Unlike older capacitive touch solutions, these state-of-the-art capacitive touchscreens can easily be used while wearing gloves. Available in 4.3-, 6.8- and 10-inch screen sizes, the T-2000 Series offers foodservice operators a sophisticated dis- play interface that can be configured as a process control or freshness timer and installed virtually anywhere. Measuring less than 1.91 inches deep, the T-2000 Series is compact and versatile enough to allow equipment manufacturers to mount it on a panel or even separately on a wall or fixture. Using Renau's wireless Renau.Net Network, the T-2000 Series can wirelessly connect to Renau's wire- less battery powered sensors or remote actuation modules to monitor and control even the most intensive and demanding applications, while significantly reducing labor costs. With the ability to quickly and easily access and select programs and recipes, as well as full support for safety and compliance processes such as HACCP, user manuals, job aids and ingredient level and freshness monitoring, the T- 2000 Series is a labor saving tool unlike any other. Foodservice operators can quickly and easily read the T- 2000 Series' high-reso- lution color display from across the kitchen, and because the screen is the interface, use is incredi- bly intuitive, easy and designed to help reduce both operator error and food waste. Easily upgradeable and fully repro- grammable, the T-2000 Series allows recipe menus and system configurations to be quickly updated through the inte- grated USB port, sub-GHz wireless transceiver or optional Wi-Fi adapter when paired with smart devices or cloud-based programming software. This allows for the creation of custom recipe menus, animated job aids, warn- ing alarms, sound files and system con- figurations that can be stored on an authorized user's hard drive for future use and reference, or for larger organizations, shared with a remote loca- tion using Renau's powerful Smart Kitchen Manager™ (SKM™) Software Servers. When it comes time to update the system, the desired update file can be downloaded via a flash drive or over the air. In order to perform in the most demanding foodservice industry environ- ments, all Renau products are fully encapsulated for outstanding protection from extreme temperatures, humidity and shock. Designed and manufactured in the United States, all Renau products are rigorously tested and come with an industry-leading three-year warranty. For more information, visit www.renau.com.