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R e s t a u r a n t D a i l y N e w s M o n d a y, M a r c h 5 , 2 0 1 2 4 Ruggiero Seafood Inc., the New Jersey- based Calamari giant, takes the growing market for seafood beyond your basic Fried Calamari Ring. With several new items added to an already extensive line of seafood products, Ruggiero hopes to keep customers interested in seafood for years to come. Located at booth 1830, the company will be showing items guaranteed to take your seafood menu to the next level. Asian-style Calamari Salad is a chef-pre- pared entrée/appetizer of exceptional quality, combining select cuts of fresh, sweet tasting Calamari with premium quality Asian ingredients, frozen in small 2.2-pound vacuum bags to help prevent spoilage and promote easy handling. Also, Ruggiero will be showing a frozen Breaded Calamari Ring that goes from the freezer to the plate in just 60 seconds. Unlike other brands that give the appear- ance of a large onion ring, Ruggiero's product plates like it was prepared from scratch. Ruggiero will also be displaying several other seafood items the company has added to its line in recent years, such RUGGIERO SEAFOOD INC. TAKING SEAFOOD TO THE NEXT LEVEL as farm raised Black Shell Mussels avail- able in whole shell, half shell and meat. Farm raised Fisherman's Pride ® Mussels are rope grown and purged to create a sand free product. They are also carry- ing―under their Fisherman's Pride ® label―Whole Shell Clams, which are also farm raised and purged to create a sand free product. Several other items include Fisherman's Pride Swai fillets, Calamari Steaks, Octopus, Anchovies, Smelts, Gourmet Calamari, Polpo, Mixed Seafood, Mussel and Conch Salads. For more information about Ruggiero Seafood Inc. and its Fisherman's Pride products, contact them at 866-CALAMARI, visit www.rug- gieroseafood.com or stop by booth 1830 to see all the company has to offer. Some things come and go in an industry; that's why they're called trends. But, it appears the frozen blending boom isn't one of them. It continues to sweep the industry and with the rising popularity of smoothies, frozen coffee drinks and sophisticated blended bar beverages, consumers are now demanding cool treats year-round as healthy meal replacements or relaxing indulgences. For businesses that want to build their smoothie or blended beverage business- es, that's more than encouraging news. One of the cornerstones of building a successful smoothie or blended beverage business is achieving and maintaining the highest level of quality for customers. This can be accomplished by using the most advanced blending equipment available, such as Vitamix blenders. Vitamix blenders can help operators build their smoothie programs in a num- ber of ways, starting with offering the highest quality blend. A well blended smoothie will garner a higher sales price and greater margin for the operator. Vitamix products also provide consisten- cy from store to store and drink to drink. This ensures that an operator will be known for the consistency of the product and customers will know that they'll receive the same product that they expect, every time. Finally, operators are looking for reliable equipment with the best total cost of ownership over the life of the blended drink offering. "Where Vitamix blenders consistent- ly outperform is in the total cost of own- Continued on Page 5 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT & FOODSERVICE SHOW OF NEW YORK Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Lyle Sapp Senior Associate Publisher Director of Sales Steve Cox Kate Seymour Senior Associate Publishers Kim Forrester Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Naima Simi Dirk Deppey Associate Editors Valerie Wilson Art Director Ruth Haltiwanger Selene Pinuelas Traffic Managers Rhonda Baker Angela Bosso Paul Harris Devon Holden Conrad Mendoza Deborah Yarbrough Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales Restaurant Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2012. All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520-721-1300/Fax: 520-721-6300/www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy. BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL SMOOTHIE OR ICED BEVERAGE BUSINESS, ONE BLEND AT A TIME