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O s e r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s G ro u p C h i c a g o S a t u rd a y, M a y 1 7 , 2 0 1 4 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH NRA Known through- out the industry for its catalog, its distribution expertise and its award-win- ning customer service, FMP is also recognized for bringing innovative products to the market. Whether this is your first or 50th NRA show, you'll want to make it a point to stop by the FMP booth #3840 and see what exciting things are on display. The products fea- tured this year are solutions Continued on Page 77 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS – FMP WROTE THE BOOK An interview with John Krohn, President, Zing Zang Inc. RDN: Tell our read- ers about your com- pany's NRA history. JK: 2014 is Zing Zang's 18th year in a row to exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. At the 1997 NRA show, my father, Continued on Page 55 ZING ZANG INC RETURNS FOR 18TH YEAR TO NRA An interview with Ralph J u c h h e i m , S h a r e h o l d e r and CEO, fusionchef™ by Julabo. RDN: What's your main line of business? RJ: Julabo has been recog- nized as the global leader in fluid temperature control equipment for more than four Continued on Page 77 FUSIONCHEF: PRODUCTS YOU CAN COUNT ON Money walks out the front door almost every shift in every restaurant with a wait. People walk in and then walk out – too noisy, too many peo- ple, wait too long, no one even says hello to them! Most of these issues can be resolved with the simple implementation of the TableCheck Seating Continued on Page 77 TABLECHECK: EFFICIENCY = MONEY! An interview with Stephen Haterius, CEO, National Association of State Depart- ments of A g r i c u l t u r e [NASDA]. RDN: Tell us about NASDA. What do you do? SH: NASDA is a non-profit, non-partisan association repre- senting the 50 state and four Continued on Page 77 NASDA'S GOAL TO HELP U.S. BUSINESSES F o n t a n i n i Italian Meats is a family- owned and o p e r a t e d food manufacturer that pro- duces the highest quality Italian meats and sausages for the food industry. "Our extensive product line includes our award-win- ning Mamma Ranne ® meat- balls, Italian sausage, Italian beef, pot roast and chicken sausage," said Joanne Continued on Page 55 FONTANINI MEATS SCORES BIG WITH NEW PRODUCT LINE An interview with Shawn DiGruccio, Vice President of CDN. RDN: Tell our readers a little about CDN. SD: We're celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Our tagline is 'The Time & Temperature Company,' because that's all we do. We now have over 90 thermome- Continued on Page 50 CDN: THE TIME AND TEMPERATURE COMPANY By Stacey B r o w n , M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e r, Flavorseal Bold-flavored deli meats are growing in popularity in gro- cery stores. But in the restau- rant industry, bold flavors are usually found in sauces or condiments, not on the protein itself. Flavorseal's innova- tive seasoning transfer prod- ucts are looking to change Continued on Page 55 FLAVORSEAL'S NEW WAYS TO ADD BOLD FLAVORS By Scott Ya r b o r o u g h , Director of B u s i n e s s Development, Aquasana Aquasana, makers of high-per- formance water filtration sys- tems, now offers the Aquasana Pro Series – a foodservice solution that delivers the same NSF Certified performance as its award-winning home prod- ucts. At a lower cost than the competition, the Aquasana Pro Continued on Page 55 DISCOVER AQUASANA'S NEW PRO SERIES By PeopleMatter How much money could you save if you knew exactly which stores and which man- agers were consistently mak- ing bad hires? What if you could tie employee assessment scores to 90-day turnover rates, managers' response times to employee turnover rates and training completion to per-ticket sales? Continued on Page 50 THE NEW APP THAT WILL SAVE YOUR RESTAURANT