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Gaming News 9 Thursday, March 26, 2020 2020 Best of Show United Food Group Introduces New Frozen Beverage Line & More An interview with Bryan Real, President, United Food Group. GN: Tell our readers about United Food Group. BR: United Food Group (UFG) is an innovative developer and manufacturer of specialty dry powder mixes and pro- prietary dispensing equipment, located in Elgin, Illinois. UFG identified a market need for premier quality powder mixes, where cost never dictates quality. GN: What product lines or equipment do you offer? BR: Perfect Servings ® products and equipment, Komoniwana™ frozen bev- erages, Victorian Inn ® cappuccinos, and hot chocolates and quality cappuccinos. GN: Are you introducing any new items? BR: Yes, a full line of frozen beverages simply made in a blender; an on-demand coffee machine that dispenses coffee, cappuccinos, hot chocolates and hot liq- uid creamers. GN: How does your product or equip- ment benefit the casino industry? BR: Perfect Servings is a portion-con- trolled coffee condiment dispenser pro- gram which eliminates pilferage and overuse of single-serving packets. This helps control the cost of the casino's cof- fee program and keeps their coffee sta- tion clean and free of paper waste. Komoniwana frozen beverages and blender program offers a wide variety of cold drinks and replaces existing expen- sive equipment that requires high mainte- nance, and extensive downtime. Perfect Servings hot beverage dis- penser features on-demand coffee by the cup or carafe. It dispenses quality microground coffee with a better flavor pro- file at 20-30 percent less than the cost of liq- uid coffee. It also features other selections which include tea, hot chocolate, hot liquid creamer and cappucci- no. This allows the casi- no to meet high-volume consumption without the cost of liquid coffee, as well as having other offerings all from one dispenser. GN: What makes you different than your competition? BR: We provide value-added programs to our customers with the highest quality, competitively-priced products using our innovative proprietary equipment. GN: What are you doing to be green or sustainable? BR: Our Perfect Servings program has been in the marketplace since 2001, with over 40,000 units placed. This program eliminates the paper and plastic waste of traditional coffee condiment options. Perfect Servings has saved over eight bil- lion packets from going into the landfills. GN: What are the benefits of working with United Food Group? BR: The professional staff at United Food Group strives to develop and maintain a superior quality of cus- tomer support necessary to attract and service high-profile accounts. Building a strong and reputable presence in the specialty dry powder mix industry is a founding principle of the company. Our facility includes state-of-the-art pro- duction and packaging, with dry storage and distribution. GN: What does the future of United Food Group look like? BR: Our reputation has been to not just manufacture powder products, but to combine them with proprietary equip- ment so our customers are able to offer products in innovative ways. These pro- grams allow our customers to create an appealing atmosphere while saving money, as all of our programs are tailored to help them control costs. Our goal is to continue to be a vision for the industry and develop value-added product and equipment programs. For more information, go to www.united foodgroup.net. Benefits of the SKECHERS Direct Corporate Shoe Program Are you tired of costly slip and falls? Are you frustrated with your current shoe program? The SKECHERS Direct Corporate Shoe Program is the answer. This program is cost-free with no mini- mum purchasing requirements or setup fees – your employees buy direct from SKECHERS and save! SKECHERS will put together a cus- tom ecommerce site and will customize the selection based on your company's uniform needs. Your employees can pur- chase shoes online with free shipping and free returns or by shopping at any of over 500-plus SKECHERS retail stores in the United States and Canada. "This cost-free program has some incredible benefits and will provide your employees with a substantial discount on safe, comfortable and durable trend-right footwear resulting in improved worker safety, morale and overall efficiency," says National Sales Manager Harold Surabian. The SKECHERS Direct program is available to companies with 200 or more employees and who are based in the United States or Canada. The program offers employees a year- round 30 percent discount on SKECHERS slip-resistant work shoes and safety toe footwear, as well as corpo- rate casual styles. Included in the pro- gram is the $5,000 Slip and Fall warranty on all of the SKECHERS slip resistant shoes that help protect your company from costly slip-and-fall claims. In addition, employees will benefit from SKECHERS quarterly friends and family days events on shoes for the entire family, including kid's shoes, walking shoes, running shoes and even golf shoes (save 30 percent off on over 3,000 great styles, as well as apparel and accessories). Should you choose to par- ticipate, you may also offer your employees a payroll deduction pro- gram for their shoe purchases, which would enable them to spread the cost of their shoes over multiple paychecks. This is part of the program and entirely optional; you do not need to offer a pay- roll deduction plan to enable your employees to enjoy all the other benefits of the SKECHERS Direct Corporate Shoe Program. For more information, go to www .skechers.com/direct.