Melamine, an Obvious Choice

Melamine dinnerware could just be the saving grace your busy dining establishment has been waiting for.  For busy eateries with high turnover that don’t like the idea of disposable tableware, or for fast casuals who opt for dishes over baskets, melamine is turning out to be an obvious choice. But what are melamine dishes, exactly? …

Escali: Measuring What’s Next

Value. User-friendly designs. Precision accuracy. That’s what you’ll find in Escali scales. Escali offers a wide range of professional and consumer digital scales that are shaping the future of scales in the food service industry and beyond. With its commitment to excellence and value, it’s no wonder why Escali’s products are globally recognized. The scales…

Two Leaves and a Bud: Go There!

When you drink tea from Two Leaves and a Bud you don’t just sip, you experience.  That is because, in the words of the company’s founder Richard Rosenfeld, “we go there.”  From the valleys of Assam to the higher elevations of Darjeeling, they go to the gardens where their tea is harvested, and to the…

David Rio: Eastern Tradition, Western Style

What do you get when you cross phenomenal tea products and a fierce concern for the treatment of tigers and elephants in the wild?  You get award-winning, premium chai and tea company David Rio, of course!  Based in San Francisco, David Rio has a solid mission:  “to be the global premium chai and tea brand…

Refresh with Island Rose Gourmet Tea

  Island Rose Gourmet Tea was founded in the 1990s in Nassau, Bahamas.  Although they began by selling tea bags to resorts their business quickly evolved to include the tea and lemonade concentrates that have become the mainstay of their company. After just one taste of their delicious lemonade it was easy to understand the…

Challenger Cutlery by Mundial

A Cut Above: Challenger by Mundial

Mundial began creating quality cutlery long before their trademark was established in 1931. For nearly 100 years they have been perfecting their craft, all the while keeping up with the latest trends in modern technology. The resulting knives are unmatched in strength, durability, beauty, comfort, and value. Houston’s is pleased to announce a new partnership…

Maya Chai: Before the Rage

Chai. It’s all the rage—more than just a rich Indian drink, chai is now used in coffeehouses across the country. And it is used to flavor foods (think breads, oatmeal, and even ice cream.) But before chai became a craze, before it was even a household term, a young Manish Shah was sipping his mother’s…

Waring Margarita Madness

Cinco de Mayo and Margarita Madness®

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it’s time to talk margaritas. Who doesn’t love them? Blended or on-the-rocks, no matter…the succulent taste of fresh lime combined with the complex flavor of tequila, some salt to enhance the experience…perfection! Behind every perfectly blended margarita is the perfect blender, and the Margarita Madness® by Waring…

Vitamix® Vita-Prep® Blender

Make prep time more efficient—and your bar or coffee shop too—with the Vita-Mix Vita-Prep Commercial blender. This versatile machine offers more than just precision blending. Variable speeds and patented accelerator tool allow for control and easy processing. Purees soups and sauces to flawless consistencies, grinds whole spices, chops vegetables, blends milkshakes and smoothies, and even…

Whip-it whipped cream dispensers from United Brands

Why Whipped Cream Dispensers?

There are many reasons why whipped cream dispensers make good sense, especially in comparison to its store-bought aerosol counterpart. One may ask, though, why buy a whipped cream dispenser when the up-front cost is so much more than using aerosols? Or Whipped cream from a can may seem more convenient and cost-effective, but at what…