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Restaurant Daily News 1 0 9 Monday, May 22, 2017 AL: Yes, we're coming back to the show after a few years' absence, but we're pleased to be back here among our friends in Chicago and in the foodservice industry. RDN: Tell us about your business. AL: AAA Furniture Wholesale is based in Houston and has specialized in con- tract furniture for the hospitality industry for the past 21 years. We pride ourselves on quality, price and personal service, and we are known for having the largest inventory, widest selections, quickest turn-around time and most competitive prices for all the front-of-house furnish- ings that will make your interior stand out for your customers. RDN: Tell us more about what you offer. AL: We carry a wide variety of restau- rant furniture, both indoor and out- door, with thousands and thousands of items in stock in our 73,000 square- foot warehouse. Our range includes chairs, bar stools, tables and ban- quettes – really, everything you need for your dining room, patio or side- walk service. For items that we have in stock, orders can be shipped out either the same day we receive them or on the following day. For AAA Furniture Wholesale (Cont'd. from p. 1) special order items, turnaround might take a few weeks, but we can offer full custom services to make sure that we're your one- stop shop for everything you need. Our in- house production facility gives us the qual- ity control and responsiveness that we need to make sure that our customers get exactly what they want and they get it at the time we promised it. That's why we have so many repeat customers – when we make a promise, we deliver. RDN: Who's your target market? AL: We ship nationwide across the U.S. and export throughout the Americas. Dealers find us a particularly valuable resource because our prices are very competitive, and they leave room for a reasonable markup to the end user. A lot of dealers nationwide have been buying from us, and they have been very suc- cessful at selling our products and mak- ing a good profit. That's our big market niche, the dealer market. RDN: How will we find you during the show? AL: We are in booth #5636 in the North Hall. Visit AAA Furniture Wholesale Inc. in booth #5636 at the NRA Show. After the show, call 713.777.5888 or visit www.aaafurnitureusa.com. facilities. Recently, high-profile food poisoning cases involving major restau- rant chains have put increased pressure on food safety inspectors to ensure com- pliance and on foodservice operators to implement and maintain proper food safety protocol. ITD Food Safety Automated Solutions Help Eliminate Human Error Food safety regulations are intended to keep consumers safe. However, keeping food products safe and food waste to a minimum is a difficult task that is typi- cally labor intensive and prone to human error. A typical kitchen in a restaurant, school or hospital handwrites over 100 labels and 100 temperatures daily. There is a lot of room for human error, and with roughly 48 million Americans falling victim to foodborne illness every year, a crippling lawsuit or health violation is more likely than one may think. ITD Food Safety Offers Scalable All-In-One Solutions ITD Food Safety is proud to introduce its newest food safety solution, The Prep N Temp Station Pro-Series. The Prep N Temp Pro-Series is your all-in-one solu- tion for HACCP food labels and food temperature management. Use the fully- loaded and completely customizable sta- tion to print prep labels on the brand new thermal printer, nutritional labels, ingre- dient labels, custom labels, coupons, ITD Food Safety (Cont'd. from p. 1) barcodes and so much more. The durable thermal printer eliminates the need for ink and can print over 50 labels per minute. The Prep N Temp Station's intel- ligent handheld thermometer (Temp- Taker) delivers lightning fast tempera- tures and customizable options for recording, correcting and displaying temperatures. Temperature reports are easy to view, sort and share. ITD has innovated a true "all-in-one" food safety solution that increases profitability for operators by increasing employee pro- ductivity. Customer Feedback Mike Leeper, a Dairy Queen operator in Missouri, says: "With all the concerns about critical food violation standards from corporate and foodborne illness outbreaks at some of our competitors, we must be proactive so that we may protect our customers and our businesses. Having the Prep N Temp station is an additional line of defense against the cost of a foodborne illness situation, and gives me peace of mind." ITD has now helped streamline food safety and HACCP management in thou- sands of locations. Major chains such as Subway, Panera Bread, Sonic, Sunoco and Dairy Queen trust ITD products to keep food safe, costs down and con- sumers happy. For more information, go to www.itd foodsafety.com or stop by booth #2095. The fuel cells are easy to refill from a simple refill bottle, which makes the daily effort of setup by wait staff a snap. No longer will fuel be wasted. Every drop will be used. The refillable fuel cells are properly sized to work with most common candle holders. In addition, Firefly Fuel has an entire selection of refillable oil lamps in one- or two-piece, hand-blown designs using borosilicate glass for strength and durability. Firefly Fuel serves the bulk needs of resellers, distributors, purveyors and hos- pitality groups for refillable oil candles and Firefly Fuel (Cont'd. from p. 4) fuel both domestically and internationally. It also offers private labeling on orders of 1,000 gallons or more. Product is available from quart sizes to 330-gallon totes. About Firefly Fuel, Inc. Firefly Fuel offers worldwide distribution of proprietary fuels, eco-friendly refillable oil candles, lamps and lanterns, private labeling options, small and large quanti- ties, consistent product availability and same-day drop shipping for most orders. For more information, visit www.firefly fuel.com, call 888.472.6740 or stop by booth #7376. culinary production support, will go a long way toward making extremely dif- ficult conditions much more bearable." Known globally as a leading manu- facturer and marketer of portable food warming fuels and creative table lighting solutions for the hospitality and con- sumer markets, Sterno Products has a long history of philanthropic partnerships and community involvement. "It would be difficult to find a better partner than Mercy Chefs," said Don Hinshaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sterno Products. "We are eager to help them fulfill their mission of bring- ing comfort to those in need." About Mercy Chefs Founded in 2006 by Chef Gary LeBlanc, Mercy Chefs is a faith-based, non-profit disaster relief organization. Its mission is to serve professionally prepared meals for victims, volunteers and first respon- ders in national emergencies and natural disasters. Mercy Chefs is based in Chesapeake, Virgnia. To learn more, Sterno Products (Cont'd. from p. 4) donate and/or volunteer, visit www.mer- cychefs.com. About Sterno Products Headquartered in Corona, California, Sterno Products is a leading manufactur- er and marketer of portable food warm- ing fuels and creative table lighting solu- tions for the hospitality and consumer industries. The product line includes wick and gel chafing fuels, butane stoves and accessories, liquid and traditional wax candles, catering equipment and lamps. For over 100 years, the iconic "Sterno" brand has been synonymous with quality canned heat. The heritage of reliability and innovation continues today, as Sterno Products continues to bring to market new products that give foodservice industry professionals and consumers greater control over food quality and décor. Sterno Products is a subsidiary of Compass Diversified Holdings. For more information, go to www.sternopro.com, call 951.682.9600 or stop by booth #6223. DELIVER CHEESE FLAVOR WITH GAMAY FOOD INGREDIENTS Gamay Food Ingredients ® can help you cheese up your menu with a product line that includes cheese sauces and dry sea- sonings that give you cost-effective ways to add your signature cheese flavor to your mac and cheese, nachos and more. "You can come to us for a cheese sauce to make a signature macaroni and cheese, custom made nacho cheese sauce or cheese sauce cups – we can custom design it to fit your needs," says Russell March, Gamay's Senior Director of Sales and Marketing. Gamay is based in Wisconsin, and is founded on the production of dairy fla- vors. This gives Gamay access to the ingredients for a full range of flavor types that can be incorporated into sauces and seasonings. Sauce capabilities include shelf-stable, refrigerated or frozen for foodservice or retail. For more than 25 years, Gamay has been a leader in dairy flavor innovation and product customiza- tion for manufacturers and marketers in industries all around the world. "Gamay has created numerous breakthrough flavor solutions for our customers, and has estab- lished itself as a leader in dairy flavor develop- ment," March said. "We pride ourselves in offering high quality, practical dairy solutions to both food manufacturers and foodservice companies." Come to Gamay for a custom-blend- ed dry seasoning that you can use for an instant mac and cheese with all the flavor of the made-from-scratch dish. "It's very cost-effective because you're not shipping water," March said. "So what you end up with is a lower cost mac and cheese." Use seasonings to amp up the dairy flavor with shake-on seasonings from Gamay for your French fries or snacks. "Because we create the dairy flavors, we have a great deal of flexibility. We can custom design clean label, natural, non-GMO or organic sauces and seasonings for our customers," March said. Visit Gamay in booth #6637 during the show. After the show, email sales@ gamayflavors.com for more information.