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Saturday, October 12, 2013 Convenience Retailer Show Daily JAVO RELEASES PREMIUM BLACK ICED COFFEE Javo Beverage has launched Premium Black Iced Coffee. Premium Black Iced Coffee is fresh-brewed and full of flavor, and is a perfect pick-me-up Tyson Foods (Cont'd. from p. 1) Brand Manager for the Convenience Foodservice team at Tyson Foods. "Our level of involvement in all areas of the foodservice space has put our company in a great position to see and be a part of what's going on in foodservice in a very deep and broad way. For those of us in the convenience channel, understanding how to do foodservice in the right way is imperative." Even from a product standpoint, the portfolio of Tyson Foods goes well beyond what first comes to mind. Not only is it the leader in chicken products, Tyson Foods is one of the largest suppliDunkin Brands (Cont'd. from p. 1) In January, Dunkin' Donuts began recruiting multi-unit operators for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange counties, with a long-term goal of having more than 15,000 Dunkin' Donut restaurants in the United States. In addition to traditional restaurants, the company is actively identifying franchisees to open a wide range of non-traditional venues including colleges, universities, casinos, military bases, supermarkets, airports and travel centers. Frontier Group, led by local businessmen Dan Almquist and Robert Jonas, signed the company's first California development agreement to develop 18 restaurants in Central Orange County and the South Bay Coastal region of Los Angeles County. Gary Haar, an existing Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins franchisee with Monogram Food Solutions (Cont'd. from p. 1) and high protein in these gluten-free meat snacks. With much lower sodium than beef jerky and fewer calories than the national brand of turkey jerky, Butterball Oven Roasted Turkey Jerky and Butterball Teriyaki Turkey Jerky are a Thermo Pac (Cont'd. from p. 1) includes pillow pouches, round dipping cups, dry stick pack pouches, and cornerspouted, gusseted pouches. CRSD: What would you say makes your company unique? AM: We are one of the few companies that have a fully segregated nut butter facility, in addition to our non-nut allergen plant. We are also capable of hot fill and cold fill packing products like fruit toppings, frostings, glazes, jams and jellies, peanut butter, processed cheeses and dressings. Thermo Pac has the ability to fast track projects from idea to commercialization in a very short time period. anytime of the day or night. Iced coffee is a popular beverage— Javo makes it easier than ever to offer a fresh, high-quality iced coffee in easy-to- ers across many other categories including beef, pork, tortillas and soups. "The product portfolio at Tyson Foods is a lot broader than most people know," notes Miller. "As a company, we have significant business in categories like pizza toppings and crusts, sausage, soups, lunchmeats and side dishes. In fact, one piece of trivia that's always interesting is that Tyson Foods is the second largest tortilla manufacturer in the U.S. today." Beyond just the product, however, Tyson Foods is a strong believer that there is more to foodservice in the convenience channel than just the food. Miller shares that the most important use dispensers. Javo's premium black coffee offers consumers the ability to customize their iced coffee and make it just the way they like it. Javo starts with the finest beans carefully blended, then batch roasted to perfection. The coffee is packaged and sealed in easy-to-use, portioncontrolled dispenser packs. It's always thing to understand is what convenience store shoppers want when shopping foodservice. "For convenience foodservice shoppers, it's not just about the food and it's not just about the price," Miller notes. "We've done a great deal of research with consumers around their attitudes and experiences with convenience store foodservice—why they buy, what's most important to them and what things maybe get in the way of purchases. Knowing those things is vital to understand not only where we are as an industry, but where we can improve to continue to grow." "Nearly all areas of the foodser- six locations in New Jersey, and his partner, Steve Silverstein, will develop 10 restaurants throughout the Westside, Santa Monica, Hollywood and Malibu in Los Angeles County. Danny and Coby Sonenshine, Founders of Prell Restaurant Group, plan to develop 16 restaurants in central Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. Also, existing franchisees Jason Duffy and Bert Hayenga will develop a location in the iconic Barstow Station building in Barstow. "We have had an overwhelming response by prospective franchisees interested in opening Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Southern California, and we are delighted to see both existing and new franchisee groups, each of whom has tremendous business experience, bring Dunkin' Donuts to The Golden State," said Paul Twohig, President, Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada. "Our continued focus on fran- chisee profitability and restaurant economics has made our long-awaited expansion into California possible, and we continue to believe that Dunkin' Donuts has tremendous domestic growth opportunities both east and west of the Mississippi." "As we develop Southern California, we continue to look for qualified, multi-unit franchise candidates with foodservice, operations and real estate experience who want to become part of a nationally established restaurant concept with more than 60 years of franchising experience and 95 percent brand recognition," added Grant Benson, CFE, Vice President of Franchising and Business Development, Dunkin' Brands "For a limited time, special development incentives are available, including reduced royalty fees in the early years and up to $10,000 local store marketing contribution by the company for qualifying franchisees." refreshing change of pace for carnivores. For bacon lovers, Butterball Turkey Bacon jerky is for you – a crisp, smoked turkey bacon cut into bite-sized pieces ready to satisfy any bacon craving. With high amounts of dietary protein to enhance new muscle growth, Butterball Turkey Meat Snacks are high- ly satiating food. This means you feel full longer after eating Butterball Turkey Snacks, and snack less often. Additionally, Butterball Turkey Jerky is made with lean sliced breast meat, which is very low in fat. Other offerings include Butterball Oven Roasted Turkey Jerky for a We are willing to work with a customer's formulation or our internal R&D team is more than capable of developing a customer-specific formula. CRSD: Where is your current product emphasis? CRSD: Are you introducing any new products? AM: Thermo Pac has recently added a corner-spouted, gusseted pouch line to our nut butter facility, and has plans to add an additional machine to the non-allergen side of the facility. This machine can easily fill pouches ranging in weight from 4 ounces to 16 ounces, which have a convenient resealable corner spout. Our ability to fill through the pouch itself, rather than the spout, allows a variable range of spout fitment size and shape as well. AM: Our shelf-stable portion packaging is perfect for customers who like convenient, on-the-go snacking. Whether it is nacho cheese dipping cups, hummus for your pita chips, or a protein-packed nut butter straight from the pouch, we can package our own formulae or co-package yours for many different container applications. CRSD: What products do you see as being hottest this year? AM: Spouted pouches are lighter weight than jars, and are collapsible when empty, unlike jars. The resealable spout 55 ready— no mixing or thawing, and it's never frozen. Premium Black Iced Coffee is available in a ready-to-drink format and also a concentrate. For more information, visit booth 5759 to try a cup or go online to www.javobeverage.com. vice landscape have changed in the last several years," Miller continued. "The experience at quick service restaurants is different today, the experience at casual dine restaurants has changed, there's been major growth in the area of fast casual dining. All this points to the need for those of us in the convenience store channel to continue to make sure we're delivering on areas that are most important to convenience foodservice shoppers." For more information, visit booth 6941 at the 2013 NACS Show, go online to www.tysonconvenience.com or email tysonconveniencecontactus@tyson.com. In an effort to keep the brand fresh and competitive, Dunkin' Donuts offers franchisees flexible design concepts including free-standing stores, end caps, in-line sites, kiosks and gas stations, as well as other retail environments. Last month the company unveiled a new restaurant design, the brand's first in nearly seven years. The new look includes four distinct restaurant design options for franchisees, each featuring variations in layout, color schemes, graphics, textures, furniture and lighting. The concepts called Original Blend, Cappuccino Blend, Dark Roast and Jazz Brew are designed to enhance the current restaurant appearance, environment and layout to serve people all day long. For more information about Dunkin' Donuts franchising, visit booth 5705 at the 2013 NACS show or go online to www.dunkinfranchising.com. Thanksgiving flavor, Butterball Snack Bites – meaty links of smoked turkey – and Butterball Giant Smoked Turkey Sticks. For more information, visit booth 8811 for a sample or go online to www.monogramfoods.com. allows users to cap the product (specialty peanut butter, drink mix, culinary sauces, etc.) and use them again without the worry of spilling or fast spoilage that comes with an unsealed pouch. CRSD: To what do you attribute your company's success? AM: Thermo Pac's work force has an average tenure of 15 years. Our plant is represented by eleven nationalities. These two assets give us both roots and wings in an ever-evolving industry. For more information, visit booth 5455 at NACS 2013, go online to www.thermo pacllc.com or contact the company directly at 770-934-3200.