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Re s ta u ra n t D a i l y N e ws Fri d a y, M a y 1 6 , 2 0 1 4 4 Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Kim Forrester Paul Harris Jeff Rosano Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry Zach Calvello Jeanie Catron Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Vicky Glover Graphic Designers Ruth Haltiwanger Mandy Feld Customer Service Managers Larry Blaskey Levi Borland Ryan Harter Lynn Hilton Carson Kieft David Lopez Justin Schmigel Account Executives Enrico Cecchi European Sales Restaurant Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2014. 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. AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH NRA FONTANINI ITALIAN MEATS: INNOVATING IN THE INDUSTRY Fontanini Italian Meats is a family owned and operated meat manufacturing com- pany located in McCook, Ill. With over 50 years in business, Fontanini has a built a reputation within the industry for high quality, authentic and flavorful products. Choose from a variety of items, including precooked and raw pizza toppings, Italian beef, ethnic sausages, breakfast sausages, gyros and our award-winning Italian meatballs, Italian sausage, pot roast and chicken sausages. With a constant focus on innova- tion and creation, Fontanini is at it again with its extended Smack-Yum ® appetizer product line. Fontanini start- ed its new appetizer product line with colossal garlic Italian sausage chunks tossed in a specially formulated sweet and spicy buffalo sauce. The product was an instant success and got the Fontanini team thinking about other tasty appetizer bites. After months of testing, Fontanini's extended the Smack-Yum ® Appetizer Line to include breaded colossal garlic Italian sausage bites, breaded popcorn garlic Italian sausage bites, and breaded M a m m a Ranne ® Italian Meatballs. Try them with the sweet and spicy buffalo sauce or any of your dipping sauce favorites, including marinara sauce or ranch dressing. With incredi- ble flavors and high profit margins, these appetizers are the perfect kick start to your new appetizer menu! Fontanini has also introduced sever- al new slider menu options to help end users take advantage of the 'small bites' and 'shared plate' trends that continue to KARAT OFFERS THE FASTEST CUSTOM PRINT TURNAROUND TIME IN THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY Customization is one of the most impor- tant elements a company can utilize to build its brand and image, while allowing your brand to be different and to standout from the rest. Karat offers quality custom printing services to help you achieve your company's goals. Karat's custom printing preserves the integrity of your design by attending to even the smallest details, and by work- ing together as a team, Karat guarantees 100 percent customer satisfaction. For companies without a logo designed, Karat offers creative design services for a nominal fee to see your brand come into fruition. Printing in mass is also available and with Karat's quick turnaround time of 8-12 weeks, reap in the benefits of customized products in no time! Specializing in disposable food and beverage packaging, the company began in 2005 under Lollicup USA, the global manufacturer and distributor of Karat paper and plastic disposable products for the QSR retail markets. Lollicup USA was found in 2000 with its flagship bub- ble tea café, Lollicup Coffee & Tea, just east of Los Angeles. Since then, Lollicup has grown worldwide with rapid success. Along with manufacturing disposable foodservice products under the Karat brand, Lollicup also produces its own coffee and beverage supplies line, Tea Zone, including products such as boba, jellies, mochi, Popping Pearls, syrups, Continued on Page 77 Continued on Page 77