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44 Saturday, October 12, 2013 STOP CIGARETTE THEFT IN YOUR STORE WITH SENEFF'S SECURED RACK By Bob Seneff, Manufacturing Owner, Seneff If you read the trade magazines, then you are aware of the never-ending problem that plagues the industry. Cigarette theft has been a huge problem for convenience stores for many years. A small package with a high price makes a perfect target for theft. Convenience stores are losing money every day from cigarette theft. Costly labor time counting cigarettes and the actual stolen packs are costing stores as much as $7,400 per year. The age-old problem is finally solved. Being in the industry since 1991, I have dealt with this problem firsthand. After years of counting, firing employees and just plain frustration, it was time to come up with a definitive solution to bring this problem to an end. After years FLAVOR FRESH DIPPING SAUCES: GO BOLD OR GO HOME Transform your roller grill offerings with the bold taste of new Flavor Fresh™ dipping sauces! Perfect for your roller grill food items, these new sauces deliver an indulgent taste experience, using authentic on-trend flavors your patrons are seeking. Green Chili Sauce is a traditional, on-trend favorite with tomatillos, HOW THE USDA PLANS TO ELIMINATE 12 TONS OF PAPER TOWEL WASTE EVERY YEAR Once every two weeks, janitors at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) break open a new pallet of paper towels to fill dispensers in well over 100 bathrooms throughout the USDA complex in Washington DC. That's at least two tons of paper a month – more than 24 tons a year. It's no wonder that waste reduction is the USDA's highest priority, when it comes to going green. More than 7,000 people work at the 2.2 million square foot USDA complex in DC – and throughout the sprawling campus the department's Green Team has found ways of eliminating waste. According to the USDA's Waste Minimization and Recycling Program, "Waste minimization requires the elimination or reduction of the generation of waste at its source, that is, before it can become waste." As the largest building on the National Mall and "the seat of Department leadership," USDA officials want their headquarters to be "a model facility for others wishing to implement waste reduction and waste minimization programs," according to the agency's Waste Minimization Plan. In what looks like the famous food pyramid, the USDA's Green Team uses a triangular Solid Waste Management Hierarchy and Source Reduction and Reuse at the "most preferred" peak of the pyramid. The "least preferred" method is dumping trash into landfills because that contaminates groundwater and pollutes ENVIROTUB INC. LEADS THE WAY IN GOING GREEN WITH GREASE By Rodney Medina, Editor, Enviro-News Grease theft from outside storage containers can cost a restaurant thousands of dollars each year. Factor in the cost of cleaning the spill that a thief may leave behind or the fines imposed by local code enforcement and the financial loss could result in the tens of thousands of dollars. There have been efforts by container makers and restaurant owners to strengthen and even lock up outdoor containers, but thieves have become more desperate with their tactics. Thieves have resorted to cutting padlocks and drilling holes through plastic or re-enforced metal lids to access the oil. Despite any of these increased security measures, used cooking oil stored outside will always remain an open invitation for theft and a mess to clean up. The solution? Bring grease storage inside the store. Envirotub Inc., a Southern California company, showcased the topselling indoor grease storage containment system at NRA 2013 in Chicago. The product, called the Envirotub, was the first indoor storage product introduced to the market that eliminates the threat of grease theft and the potential loss of thousands of dollars. The Envirotub allows restaurants to store used fryer oil in a container (18 by 32 by 28 inches) that fits under most two and three-compartment kitchen sinks. When the fryer needs to be emptied, the Envirotub, fitted with four metal caster wheels, can be easily rolled right to the fryer for hot oil disposal. The Envirotub Convenience Retailer Show Daily of research and development, that solution is finally here. With our new digitally secured rack you can rest at ease and put an end to cigarette theft. The computerized rack ends the hundreds of labor hours a year counting and marking cigarette packs. At any time you choose, you can print a register flash report and verify the sales number count instantly against the digital counter on the rack. Every pack removed from the rack is digitally counted. How's that for protection? Many years went into design and development to create the perfect solution. Built-in electronics prevent anyone from circumventing the system. The onboard computer internally time stamps various suspicious events, thereby warning the manager or owner of possible theft. You can use these time stamps with a connected DVR recorder or your own store cameras to view any suspect events. The computer will record every time the rack was opened for loading or if it was tampered with by an employee. It's time to rest at ease. With our computerized rack, your cigarettes are secure. green chili peppers, onion and natural flavors. Creamy Chili Sauce boasts a creamy and spicy taste with buttermilk, spices, onion and natural flavors. Cayenne Mustard Sauce goes great with hot dogs, sausages and sandwiches, and is made with aged red peppers, garlic and spices. The bar coded package allows retail sale. Your customers will be back for more bold tastes with new Flavor Fresh™ dipping sauces! Visit booth 611 and receive a 10 percent show discount. Visit www.stop cigarettetheft.com for more information. For more information, visit booth 6346 at the NACS Show or visit www.dcbrands.com. the air by producing methane gas. The USDA also tries to avoid sending its trash out to be burned because incineration pollutes the air with harmful gases such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide along with trace amounts of toxic mercury compounds. The USDA has developed a detailed plan to reduce waste, including: Annual trash sort to determine the effectiveness of the recycle program, installing new recycle containers, stopping junk mail, implementing a battery and personal electronics recycling program, encouraging the use of reusable cold drink and coffee containers and educating employees. The USDA took a major step toward eliminating waste by installing some two dozen XLERATOR® high-speed, energyefficient hand dryers in its restrooms, giving people a choice between paper and hand dryers. Over time the agency plans to install hand dryers in more restrooms throughout the facility. The USDA reports seeing an imme- diate 50 percent reduction in the use of paper towels in restrooms where energyefficient hand dryers are also being used. This is eliminating two tons of paper towel waste in 2011 alone. XLERATOR uses 80 percent less energy than traditional hand dryers and delivers a 95 percent cost savings versus paper towels while creating a more hygienic restroom environment. It is the only hand dryer to be Made In USA Certified, the first hand dryer to be GreenSpec®-listed and helps facilities qualify for multiple LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits by the U.S. Green Building Council. A peer reviewed ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment of XLERATOR confirmed it reduces the carbon footprint of hand drying by 50-70 percent when compared to traditional hand dryers and paper towels. can withstand fryer oil of up to 300 degrees and holds up to 55 gallons or 400 pounds of used fryer oil. When the Envirotub is ready to be emptied it can be easily rolled to the pumping truck and conveniently emptied without spillage. The wide mouth opening of the Envirotub allows a typical pumping hose to be inserted. The Envirotub can be emptied of all of its contents in about 60 seconds. The Envirotub is designed with a raised lip around the perimeter of the top to prevent spillage or overflow during oil transfer. To help prevent any potentially rancid odors from escaping, the Envirotub comes with an innovative twist-on lid that helps secure odors but still allows venting of heat being dispersed from the oil inside of the container. With the ability to store fryer oil inside the store, the threat of theft is effectively eliminated. Besides thwarting grease theft, there's also an added benefit to storing grease inside the store. Traditional oil fryer disposal can be very dangerous for employees. Kitchen staff risk being burned while carrying hot oil to outside containers and the areas where these containers are kept can be dirty, slippery and dangerous especially at night. Storing used oil inside the restaurant using the Envirotub helps to minimize the threat of injuries and resulting workers comp claims. The Envirotub has proven to be a valuable tool for restaurants, malls, hospitals, sports stadiums, colleges, food courts and grease pumping companies, all of whom share in the revenue gained by responsible and safe grease recycling programs. For more information, go online to www.exceldryer.com, call 1-800-2559235 or email sales@exceldryer.com. For more information call 866-7774322, visit www.envirotub.com or email info@envirotub.com.