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Convenience Retailer Show Daily 2 5 Thursday, October 19, 2017 Grow Hot Case Sales with Ethnic-Inspired Foods For more than 50 years, the Ruiz family has been making and selling frozen Mexican food to nationwide chains. Today, its brands are recognized leaders. El Monterey ® is No. 1 in the frozen Mexican retail aisle and Tornados ® is the leading roller grill brand in convenience stores. The company's success is attrib- uted to original family recipes and a com- mitment to bringing on-trend and con- sumer-preferred prepared food. Ruiz Foods ® launched a winning new product line for the hot case last year: El Monterey Empanadas. They are made with real ingredients like seasoned beef or chicken wrapped in a light and flaky crust. These handmade items are a great way to add variety to your hot case. Empanadas are on-trend and restaurant menu penetration is increasing as con- sumers crave ethnic-inspired foods. Bringing innovation consumers love starts with a deep understanding of their needs and their level of satisfaction with current offerings. In a proprietary research study with 1,900 consumers, those who view convenience stores as a food destination want higher quality pre- pared foods and more variety. They are also willing to pay for a premium item. El Monterey Empanadas deliver on all aspects. The product was quantitatively tested with c-store con- sumers prior to launch and received the highest scores in company history. However, the true testa- ment has been strong consumer recep- tiveness in-market. Ruiz Foods continues to bring excitement to the hot case. Last year, the company introduced a breakfast empana- da with seasoned sausage, real scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and diced potatoes. Retailers can take advantage of the all- day breakfast trend and offer the break- fast empanadas throughout the day. At NACS 2017 in Chicago, the com- pany is debuting a second breakfast empanada featuring crispy, seasoned bacon, real scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and diced potatoes that will surely capture the attention of the atten- dees at the conference. Visit booth #5362 to sample not only the newest breakfast empanada, but also the rest of the El Monterey Empanada line. For more information, go to www.ruiz foodservice.com/convenience-stores, call 559.591.5510 or visit booth #5362. ShadeScapes: Modern, Classic, Timeless ShadeScapes continues to be at the fore- front of the outdoor design revolution by bringing beautifully crafted, architectur- al-grade residential and commercial umbrellas, cabanas, shade leafs, pavil- ions and outdoor-indoor furnishings to the North American market. Addressing the fundamental need for sourcing the finest and most architectural shade designs has become the mission of ShadeScapes Americas. With an estab- lished presence in the design and hospital- ity markets, the company has become syn- onymous with the finest shade solutions by offering precise craftsmanship and manufacturing techniques, innovation, sophisticated styling, commercial-grade designs and materials, excellent quality control and technologically advanced working mechanisms that are easy to use and require minimal maintenance. ShadeScapes offers five distinct state-of-the-art collections: Umbrosa Collection – contemporary beauty; Woodline Collection – artistic beauty; May Collection – sophisticated beauty; Cuscini Collection – luxurious beauty; and Extremis Collection – tools for togetherness. Creative shade solutions include cantilever/side posts, telescopic umbrel- las, giant umbrellas, shade sails, center pole umbrellas, dual-pole umbrellas, multi-umbrellas, personal shade designs and outdoor-indoor furnishings. When searching for the best shade solution tai- lored to your specific needs and style, you'll find that nothing compares to ShadeScapes shade solutions. For more information, visit www.shadescapesamericas.com. Juicernet: Passionate about Juicing Staying on top of juicing trends is easy when you partner with Juicernet. For more than 35 years, Juicernet has been dedicated to commercial juice bar equip- ment. Juicernet's customer service and full range of high quality machines keep customers coming back year after year. The healthy beverage market is continuing to grow. Fresh juice is con- tinuing to appear on restaurant menus both as a drink choice as well as in mix- ers for handcrafted cocktails. Consumers are looking for a healthier selection and love to get those extra vitamins, minerals and enzymes in the form of fresh squeezed juice. The CJ citrus juicer by JBT Fresh 'n Squeeze is a popular choice for restaurants looking to serve fresh squeezed orange juice for breakfast. Using whole fruit extraction technology, the juicer provides amazing yield results – up to 40 percent higher than most cut and press models. Ceado, based in Venice, Italy, is a brand known for its design and techno- logical innovations. Its motto is, "Think strong, work better," and the company takes the role of the barista very serious- ly by designing its machines to be easy to use and perform at top levels. Ceado has a full line of equip- ment perfect for a busy restaurant. The equipment is NSF approved and is currently being sold to over 100 countries world- wide. Juicernet has the full line of com- mercial juicers as well as the Ceado cof- fee grinders. An eagerly anticipated debut is the new CP150 – a countertop cold press juicer designed for on-demand juicing. For more information, go to www .juicernet.com. MIGHTY FLAME Brings Reliability, Reputation to the Market The DiSanto family is very proud of the family-owned business conceived in 1986. Four generations of DiSantos have created MIGHTY FLAME in the historic Erie Canal Village of Clyde, New York, in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region. It is a family with one mission: to deliver the most convenient, cost-effective and reli- able way for folks to exchange their empty BBQ cylinder for a fresh, full BBQ cylinder. Today, three decades later, the MIGHTY FLAME brand is recog- nized as an energizing force behind the growing American propane cylinder exchange market. Even with an ever changing market, the MIGHTY FLAME Propane Cylinder Exchange Program continues to be rele- vant for brick-and-mortar convenience stores and the c-store operator who under- stands the importance of turning the store exterior into a productive profit center. Why is the MIGHTY FLAME Replenish Point Guarantee important? MIGHTY FLAME increases the profit margin of its retail partners by supplying the highest-quality product in the indus- try and by standing behind the Replenish Point Guarantee – retail outlets never run out of propane, ever. So you never have to think about it. MIGHTY FLAME stands behind its Replenish Point Guarantee to ensure that: MIGHTY FLAME retailers never run out and quality of every Mighty Flame cylinder pur- chased. MIGHTY FLAME state-of-the-art propane tank Cylinder Refurbishing and Safety Inspection guar- antees that each and every MIGHTY FLAME propane cylinder is clean and freshly painted, pre- cision-filled, leak-tested, fully inspected and certified and MIGHTY FLAME branded for delivery to retail partners. Convenience stores and the MIGHTY FLAME brand complement each other – the perfect partnership to deliver quality products and superior service to the customer. For more information, stop by booth #2458, go to www.mightyflame.com or call 877.438.6444. of propane, ever; your MIGHTY FLAME cylin- der inventory never falls below 40-50 percent full; and MIGHTY FLAME delivers cylinders to its retail outlets. Automatically. The MIGHTY FLAME Propane Cylinder Exchange Program is the highest quality program available in the market today. Although MIGHTY FLAME won't be introducing a new product during this year's show, the company will continue to proudly market the MIGHTY FLAME brand and its long-standing commitment to 100 per- cent reliability. The MIGHTY FLAME Tamper- Resistant Shrink Wrap Sleeve is pro- duced with meticulous attention-to-detail and designed to guarantee the integrity