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Convenience Retailer Show Daily Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4 8 Millennials and Gen Z, makes these foods exciting growth opportunities for C-stores. "This is a great time for Greek and Mediterranean foods and flavors in the U.S.," declares Catherine Porter, Grecian Delight Director of Foodservice Marketing. "We are seeing a wave of new Mediterranean concept restaurants, plus the penetration of these flavors across mainstream menus," she notes. Sauces are a great way to introduce Greek and Mediterranean flavors to a menu. "For convenience stores, we see opportunities to bring Mediterranean flair to sandwich programs with sauce options like a Four Pepper Cilantro, Tzatziki or even a Feisty Feta spread," stated Porter. Many restau- rants are using hummus in sandwiches and wraps as a protein for vegetarian offerings, an alternative to mayonnaise or as a double protein hit to deli sandwich- es. Au Bon Pain, Einstein Brothers Bagels, Starbucks, Paradise Bakery and Café and Jason's Deli all feature sand- wiches with hummus as a component. Pitas and flatbreads can also bring Greek and Mediterranean flair to menu offerings. Porter noted that "gourmet breads have long been the way to upscale sandwich offerings or provide a new spin." According to Datassential MenuTrends, in the first half of 2016 there have been more than 35 flatbread sand- wich introductions from the Top 100 chains alone. It also reports that flatbread is actually the top growing breakfast sand- wich carrier on restaurant menus today – up 106 percent over the last four years. Grecian Delight (Cont'd. from p. 1) For grab-and-go foodservice needs, Grecian Delight is showcasing Hummus Plus with Chicken snack packs and Opaa! pre-cooked, individually wrapped Gyro sandwiches. Available in three deli- cious flavor combinations, Hummus Plus is the first and only hummus-based snack paired with fresh chicken. This snack pack combines great taste, convenience and high-protein ingredients, along with a utensil and napkin inside. David Gacom, Hummus Plus Vice President Sales and Marketing, notes that "these perfectly sized 4-ounce containers make Hummus Plus a great snacking option for today's on-the-go consumer looking for a better-for-you offering." While Hummus Plus is the perfect Mediterranean snacking solution, Opaa! Gyro sandwiches are the authentic, inter- national street food that consumers crave. Heat-and-eat Gyro sandwiches are a sub- stantial 7.35-ounce portion size for a truly satisfying meal. They are available in two protein options and come com- plete with a soft pita and sauce packet. Both are ready from the microwave in under two minutes. Grecian Delight, A Pure Mediterranean Foods Company, brings the very best of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with products including: gyros and specialty meats, pitas and flatbreads, tzatziki, hummus and spreads, and falafel and additional Mediterranean specialties. Visit Grecian Delight at booth #513. For more information, go to www.grecian delight.com, www.hummus-plus.com or call 800.621.4387. a low monthly payment, there is no rea- son anymore to put your store and your employees at risk with an outdated ana- logue low resolution system. Convenience stores are visited by millions and targeted by many, making it a risky place for your employees and cus- tomers. On a daily basis, accidents, inter- nal theft, waste and spoilage adds up, resulting in industry-wide high shrink results. What can be done? Implementing some security measures can help, but integrating a full solution that is specific for your business can yield greater results. Owners are faced with various risks jeopardizing their bottom-line: frauds, crimes and other safety issues. How can they recoup some of the losses? Liability and safety first. i3's integrated video system has been designed to help store owners mitigate some of their most costly risks. Slip-and- fall, violent crimes and other causes for litigations can be assessed, archived and retrieved in just a few clicks. Crystal clear video images allow not only for bet- ter evidence, but when combined with i3's incident reports, they can help miti- gate potential lawsuits in the future. Time is a precious resource. Convenience store owners with multiple locations know that better than anyone. They often don't have the time and can't afford full-time help to control shrink. i3's video surveillance system offers a complete solution to help decrease loss- es. HD images coupled with POS integra- i3 International (Cont'd. from p. 1) tion and Smart Exception Reports can identify potential suspicious activities in real-time. The information is displayed through a simple dashboard. Managers can review potential risks broken down to the employee level with corresponding videos and understand where their shrink is coming from. The technology speeds up internal investigation and shortens the time taken to make a decision, resulting in a decrease in the amount being stolen. The criteria used to trigger an exception and an alert are customizable to your needs. When you work hard for your money, cost is a factor. i3 understands that cost is an essential factor when making the decision of switching video surveillance systems. i3's hardware, software and business insights modules (like Incident Reports and Smart Exception Reports) are reli- able and fully integrated for an easy installation and training. Lease a car, an apartment and now a video system. i3 Video as a Service (VasS), a rental pro- gram that offers a low monthly payment for a full turn-key system, allows store operators to use industry-leading loss pre- vention tools at an affordable price. All equipment comes with an industry-leading warranty, advanced replacement, upgrade at renewal and optional business tools. Now you can operate like a large corpora- tion without spending the big bucks. For more information, visit booth #3971 or www.i3international.com. inventory movement. The state-of-the-art POS solution provides clients with the ability to maxi- mize profitability and manage inventory through its user friendly design. Since its executive team owns and operates a chain of more than 50 tobacco retail locations, it has a unique advantage in developing for the tobacco and retail industry – no one understands the business more than those who are leaders in the industry. Instant access to your stores and data via FasTraxPOS offers complete control of your business at your fingertips. Streaming data on your inventory is invaluable when your business depends on rapid turnover. Live data flow allows you to spot trends and react instantly. Cashier functions include: age verification; drawer reconcili- ation; track and report cashier actions; and limit cashier actions with employee-specif- ic permissions. With inventory control, you can: instantly update items on-hand when selling, receiving, transferring and inven- torying stores; automatically break down parent to child inventory counts; and schedule automatically generated orders from stores or corporate. Integrated loyalty allows you to: cre- ate your own campaigns to drive repeat sales and generate a loyal customer base; and points per item, per dollar or manu- facturer sponsored campaigns for auto- matic coupon creation. Specialty pricing lets you: schedule "happy hours" or specific days for applica- ble discounts; create loyalty-specific dis- counts for additional customer rewards; and offer configurable dollar or percentage based FasTrax (Cont'd. from p. 1) discounts triggered by sell quantities/dates. Credit processing options allow you to utilize Datacap NETePay with your choice of processors and processing hardware. Handle gift cards without the pro- cessing fees. With the built-in closed- loop gift card module, you have the abil- ity to accept your own custom gift cards. Avoid transaction fees. Sell, load, track and tender across your chain of stores. Intuitive ease-of-use is just one of the many winning features that will make FasTraxPOS the best employee you'll ever have! Biometrics, robust controls and reporting and instantly applied changes make FasTraxPOS secure, effi- cient and always ready. Stop missing out on manufacturer incentive money! Are you participating in the Altria or RJ Reynolds Scan Data Programs? If not, you are losing out on additional tobacco revenue. FasTrax Solutions has simpli- fied the participation process and built the necessary reporting and sending util- ity into its retail system. It's your data. Stop paying others per- centages of your incentive dollars. Stop granting outside sources access to your data. FasTrax Solutions includes this func- tionality standard in its retail POS system. Participating in the Philip Morris/UST Loyalty Program? Sign up and reward your loyalty customers with exclusive Philip Morris discounts on packs, cartons and/or UST products. Using the built-in loyalty system, partici- pate with manufacturer programs. Visit FasTrax Solutions at booth #808. For more information, go to www.goftx.com or call 256.319.3470. SUZANNE'S SPECIALTIES OFFERS ALTERNATIVE SWEETENERS Suzanne's Specialties has been supplying alternative sweeteners to the health food industry, as well as the industrial and institutional food markets, since 1984. Its institutional and industrial offerings include brown rice syrup, clarified rice syrup, organic tapioca starch, rice mal- todextrin and dry solids, tapioca syrup, organic agave syrup, organic inulin, sugar/ECJ crystals, invert syrups, organ- ic molasses, honey and organic barley malt syrup. By request, it packs its products in sizes ranging from pails, drums and totes through to full truckloads and tank wag- ons, with most having a conventional version as well. Suzanne's promises that all of its products are made with only the highest quality organic and all natural ingredients, which will give your formu- las and applications "Sweetness The Way Mother Nature Intended"™. A recent and rapidly growing prod- uct of Suzanne's is its new InfantSafe ® Rice Syrup with less than 10ppb of arsenic and lead, meeting the FDA stan- dards for drinking water. This exciting new addition to its product line is avail- able in all DE levels to meet your requirements. Suzanne's also continues to provide an extensive line of retail products such as its best selling tubs of ricemellow, and 10-ounce jars of spreadable fruit in the following flavors: raspberry, straw- berry, apricot and blueberry. Its 16- ounce retail line of rice nectars are pro- duced in the original form of organic brown rice syrup, organic genmai, organic maple, chocolate, maple and its fruited varieties of raspberry, strawber- ry and blueberry. Its traditional favorites packed in 16- ounce retail jars include Just-Like- Honey, organic agave syrup, organic wildflower honey, organic blackstrap molasses and organic barley malt. All of its retail line is also available in one-gal- lon jugs. With distribution facilities on both the East and West coasts, along with a variety of pack sizes, Suzanne's Specialties has a number of options avail- able to serve your company's specific needs. Visit www.suzannes-specialties.com for more information.