From Sara Lee® we added two delightful dessert offerings – the French Cream Cheesecakes in Plain and Chocolate variants. The plain version boasts a cold-set, lighter, and fluffier texture compared to traditional New York-style cheesecakes, making it ideal for convenient use in C-stores and restaurant buffets. Meanwhile, the Chocolate Flavor takes indulgence to new heights, featuring a rich chocolate whipped cream cheese filling on a decadent chocolate cookie crumb base. Elevate your dessert menu with these delectable treats.

From Mike’s Amazing, we’ve added Extra Heavy Mayonnaise. Crafted with precision using the finest ingredients, this mayo goes beyond being a condiment. The “Extra Heavy” formulation guarantees a velvety consistency that never separates, ensuring perfection in your dressings and sauces. Each case contains 4 one-gallon tubs, making it a convenient addition to your kitchen essentials.

Elevate your culinary offerings with SuperChef’s Non-GMO Canola Oil – a pure blend of identity-preserved, expeller-pressed canola, ensuring a natural and versatile choice for today’s discerning chefs. Paired with a new Red Wine Vinegar, a versatile ingredient that adds depth and richness to your dishes, your creations are bound to impress.

From Dabesta, we’re thrilled to present a new size of pizza dough ball – the 14 oz. Perfect for crafting delicious and consistent pizzas.

And for those seeking household essentials, we now stock April Fresh Fabric Softener from Downy, ensuring your laundry stays fresh and soft with every wash.

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We added lots of great items this week! From Uncle Ben’s, we added two varieties of rice – Mexican fiesta and brown whole-grain. Both are great quick and easy to make sides that elevate the flavors of your dishes without the added labor. For your bread bowl needs, try the mini French boule bread from Vie De France. This bread is small and round in size, with lattice cuts along the top. Simply hollow out the center for a delicious bread bowl to serve your soups, chowders, and stews in.

From Sweet Source, we added a wide array of different sweet and delectable desserts for all your dessert needs. The New York style cheesecake is a creamy vanilla cheesecake baked on a buttery graham cracker crust. It’s delicious enough to serve as is but has the capability to be paired with whatever signature toppings you desire, and comes pre-sliced for ease and consistency. The tiramisu is a perfect blend of Italian ladyfingers soaked in espresso, topped with mascarpone cheese and a dusting of cocoa. Coming in a operator-friendly fold down tray for convenience, serve in the pre-sliced squares as is or get creative and use it for unique desserts and parfaits. The brownies are a rich fudge brownie made with real butter and chocolate. Tasty enough to serve as is in pre-sliced squares, or serve it up a la mode style. The salted caramel cheesecake is a sweet treat baked on a crumbly graham cracker crust and topped with a salted caramel drizzle. It comes in 14 pre-sliced pieces for consistency and convenience. For the last of the desserts, we have gourmet carrot cake – a three-layer cake loaded with shredded carrots, coconut, pecan pieces, and crushed pineapple and topped with a decadent cream cheese icing and chopped walnuts. This dessert is also pre-sliced for low labor and consistency.

For takeout containers, we added a black hinged micro container from Empress. This takeout box comes with 3 separate compartments for food separation and to prevent sauces and flavors from mixing, and is a common medium 8″x8″x3″ size for frequent use. We also received fruit cups. Try the diced peaches cup submerged in fruit juice, fruit pear cup, or orange mandarin fruit bowl. From Milano, we have their grated parmesan cheese. This is great for adding to a sauce or sprinkling on top of pasta dishes. We also added Stouffer’s alfredo sauce, which is a blend of Italian-style hard cheeses combined with cream to create a rich, flavorful alfredo sauce. It is gluten-free, has no preservatives and has a good source of calcium.

If you’re looking for a sweet breakfast/brunch item, try the chocolate-filled croissants from Savor. These croissants are filled with a chocolatey hazelnut filling, topped with chocolate shavings and are ready to bake with an easy freezer to oven application. From Pierce Chicken, we added 6-ounce breaded chicken breast fillets. These southern-style fillets have simple ready to cook instructions, and have a crunchy golden exterior for visually-appealing dishes.

Next, we received a variety of dressings and condiments from Highland Market. Choose from chunky blue cheese, creamy Caesar, golden Italian, buttermilk ranch and creamy coleslaw dressings, to tartar sauce and mayonnaise for sandwiches or dipping. For the mayonnaise, we offer both Highland Market extra heavy and heavy duty mayo. Each case comes with 4, 1-gallon jugs so you’ll never run out of your customers’ favorites. From Versa, we have premium soybean frying oil that showcases a neutral flavor profile and high heat stability, for a consistent quality finish. Lastly, we added 30-pound resealable bags of whole frozen strawberries from Wyman’s, a family-owned Maine company. With no sugar added, no preservatives and nothing artificial, these strawberries are great to add to smoothies, desserts, sauces and filled with vitamin C and heart-healthy fiber.

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We brought in lots of great non-food and takeout items this week! From Lacerta Group, we added the 16-ounce 4 compartment snack pack. Each compartment is 4-ounces each, and the container is made with a tamper-evident tear strip to lock in freshness and prevent multiple people from touching/handling your customer’s food. From Berkley, we have two varieties of white soda spoons – wrapped or unwrapped. Their small scoop and long, thin handle makes these spoons great for stirring drinks or adding to your summer ice creams, milkshakes, and Hawaiian shaved ices. They are both also medium weight to help prevent snapping or breaking from hard-serve ice creams.

Next, we have panko chicken tenders from Brakebush. The tenders are NAE (Never raised by Antibiotics Ever) and arrive uncooked and coated in a crispy golden brown panko breading with toasted highlights. Simply fry at 350°F for 3-4 minutes for great-tasting chicken tenders with a delicious crunch; great as a finger food, appetizer, snack, or school lunch. From Advance, we added beef salisbury steak. This steak brings classic home-comfort flavors while also allowing for easy prep and low labor. Every case comes with 4-ounce frozen portioned slices to ensure consistency for each serving. We also added frozen beef ribeyes.

For your condiment needs, try the marinara sauces cups we just brought in from Red Gold. These 2.5-ounce cups allow you to get rid of side sauce prep, and are the perfect compliment to your pizzas, breadsticks, mozzarella sticks and much more. They are especially great for takeout orders for pre-portioned sizes and easy visibility. Lastly, we have clear 5.5-ounce cups from Berkley. These cups are made out of a clear plastic, and their small size makes them great for menu samples and meal sides such as pasta or potato salad.

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From Lamb Weston, we have skin-on regular cut french fries. These fries crisp up easily when fried, and keeps its crispness when ordered for takeout or delivery. For breakfast, try the new flavored mini pancakes and waffles from Kellogg’s – simply heat & serve. These quick, individually-wrapped school breakfast items are offered in whole-grain maple and whole-grain confetti, as well as cinnamon waffles.

From Country Creame we have big tubs of cream cheese to add into menu items, which would pair well with our next new item: pumpernickel bagels. Original Bagel’s pumpernickel bagels are boiled and sliced, making your breakfast easy to prepare. Lastly, we added small mustard packets from Portion Pac; great for takeout meals, sandwiches and more.

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Try the new mayonnaise packets from Portion Pac. These single-serve packets are great to add to takeout meals, and made with high-quality ingredients that brings more flavor to all your favorite foods. From Producers Rice Mill, we added seasoned rice pilaf mix. This easy-to-make side is a customer favorite that makes labor easier without sacrificing taste.

Next, we added classic sour cream; a great topping for soups and chili, as well as a side for tacos, nachos and more. Lastly, we have black fast food trays from Serving Solutions. These trays are 10″x14″ in size and made of a durable plastic that prevents cracks, dents, and scrapes.

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Most of us purchase and use eggplant for traditional preparations, such as eggplant Parmesan, grilled and stuffed with ricotta for an Eggplant Roulade or perhaps even a breaded eggplant version of a French fry. But ultimately, there will come a time when you find a handful of eggplant within the case that are looking less than desirable. Speckled with blemishes & feel soft to the touch or skin that has turned a light tan color (and not the color tan you want to paint your walls with.) If you are purchasing a long slender variety, you may find the eggplant to be what can best be described as “limp” after some time. This however, is no reason to discard the ugly “eggplantlings” of the bunch.

Enter the world of Caponata. Eggplant Caponata is a traditional Sicilian eggplant-based condiment. Great served on grilled crusty bread, perfect and subtle enough to serve with seafood & yet complex enough to serve with beef or pork. Thus, making Caponata one of the most well rounded and diverse eggplant dishes you can add to your repertoire.

Tasty Ideas:

• As an accoutrement on a cheese/charcuterie board
• As an alternative to pizza sauce
• Fold into a Hollandaise sauce for a creative twist on eggs Benedict
• When roasting a whole chicken or turkey, place a generous amount under the skin to impart nice flavors to the flesh during the baking process.
• Add to a risotto, along with a pinch of saffron for a great vegetarian menu offering, or for the base of a kick ass Osso Bucco.
• Use as a condiment for an Italian deli sandwich; either straight up, mixed with mayo for an aioli or together folded into mustard for a unique sandwich condiment… eggplant mustard.

From Hormel we added delicious, smoky Fire-Braised® chicken options. Choose from pulled chicken thigh or fully cooked 5-6 oz. boneless chicken breasts for a great menu item that adds depths of flavor to elevate your dishes. For our pizza makers, try the 14″ parbaked blonde pizza crust from It’ll Be Pizza. This crust is partially baked before being frozen, which makes it a great labor-saving item for one of the most popular dishes out there. From Sun Merit, we added gourmet table ketchup to pair tasty dipping with your customer’s fries, chicken tenders and whatever they love putting this classic condiment on.

If you’re looking for more beverage options for your guests, get the drink mixes we just added from Highland Market. Available in lemonade and fruit punch, these two juice options are great to add to your menu for kids and adults alike. Lastly, a great option to put those drinks in are the clear plastic cups we got in from Fabri-Kal. We added 9 oz., 16 oz. Squat & 24 oz. for a range of sizes to choose from for your business – perfect for a to go option as well as quick in-person dining. Ask us about our matching cup lids.

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Ice cream season is upon us, which means we have a bunch of new ice cream flavors from Shaker Pond. With 17 different new flavors, listed below, you’ll find what you need for the warmer weather with no problem. From Maple Leaf Farms, we added all natural whole duck. This duck can be used in a variety of ways– cooked whole, cut up and used for breast & legs, or even roasted for duck stock.

For smaller individualized items, we added Hidden Valley’s 2 oz. honey mustard cups and Tony’s 5″ whole grain cheese pizza from Schwan’s. With the honey mustard cups, these are great for dipping on the side or pouring on top of a salad. The 5″ cheese pizza makes lunch easy with perfect sizes for an individual and servings of whole grain. Both items are great for quick and easy on-the-go use.

Keeping your takeout products consistently stocked is a must this season. That’s why we added black hinged polypro/mineral fill containers from Empress Earth. They come in 4 different popular sizes, which you can find below. The material of these containers are recyclable, mineral filled, and designed to reduce the container weight and cost, as well as being non-absorbent and cut-resistant.

Make sure your food is sealed shut with tamper-evident labels from Fabri-Kal. Simply stick them on the edges of your container and give your customers that peace of mind. Lastly, wrap up those containers for your customers with t-shirt bags from Spectrum. These clear bags are a great size for takeout and have “Thank You” and “Have a Nice Day” printed in blue.

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Pickled onions offer an easy, inexpensive and visual dramatic way to spruce up your burger or sandwich sets, add great perceived value to charcuterie or cheese plates, and they works great when treated as an ingredient for salad dressings, relishes and slaws.

A few things happen when pickling onions…

1. The red color intensifies once your onions have had ample rest time…we all need rest to be vibrant
2. The intense onion flavor is partially neutralized by the sugar brine
3. The vinegar becomes a preservative for the onions, thus prolonging the shelf life

HOW TO:

• 2 Cups Rice Wine Vinegar
• 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
• .75 Cup Kosher Salt
• 8 Sprigs Thyme and .25 Cup Peppercorns wrapped in cheese cloth

Simmer everything together until sugar and salt are dissolved. Pour hot mixture over 10 lbs of shaved red onion.  Allow onions at least 24 hours to chill, relax and soak in all the flavors before using.

Use Pickled Onions & Onion brine with…

• Sandwiches
• Dressings
• Marinades
• Onion jam
• Onion marmalade
• Pickled onion hollandaise
• Sauces
• On charcuterie & cheese plates
• On vegetable platters
• Use on salads