Who's News in Catering for July 23, 2022

Products on the Market

Introducing Veggies Made Great - a line of veggie-rich muffins and frittatas now available to foodservice to satisfy the growing demand for convenient, better-for-you menu options. The two-ounce muffins and frittatas are made with naturally nutritious ingredients with real vegetables as the first and primary ingredient. Veggies Made Great has partnered with Elohi Strategic Advisors to help lead their entry into the foodservice channel. Veggies Made Great muffins and frittatas are a great tasting and nutritious addition to coffee shops, juice bars, or hot breakfast buffet lines at hotels, offices or university cafeterias. Frittatas can be served as a sharable breakfast or brunch flight, and the sweet muffins would make a better-for-you sharable breakfast basket or to-go box. Whether seeking heat & serve items or versatile grab & go servings, Veggies Made Great muffins and frittatas offer a convenient and flavorful menu solution throughout the day.  

Amor Perfecto is the first Colombian roasted at origin coffee, which means beans are roasted in the mountains where the coffee farms are located to lock in the freshness and flavor, that can be shipped to consumers doorsteps within weeks of harvest. Because of how it is grown and roasted, Amor Perfecto coffee has a naturally sweeter and fruitier flavor making it ideal for cold brew. 

Hot Off the Presses

Dallas-based Refined Hospitality Concepts (RHC) has assumed the management of the historic Southfork Ranch in Parker, TX, from Forever Resorts. RHC will manage all private events, including catering operations, as well as daily tours, overnight stays, and the ranch’s gift shop and public events.  

Instawork has announce the launch of their new video series, Talking Shift! Tune in as they bring you ideas and insights straight from the best in the hospitality industry. The first episode features Matthew Baker – Owner of Feast on This – who shares his rise from a hotel kitchen to a business owner, as a Deaf person in the hearing world. 

Accolades

Colette’s Catering & Events was honored to receive Best Overall Vendor of Orange County at California Wedding Day’s recent awards ceremony held in Los Angeles.  

Mondelēz Foodservice is excited to announce the following winners of the 2022 Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces Recipe Contest presented by Chef’s Roll:

Milk & Cookies Snack Bar made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces: A small snack bar with layers of Salted Cookie Butter Caramel made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, Milk Ganache and Praline made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces and coated in dark chocolate.

Baked Alaska with Rum Flambé made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces: Tart shell made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, filled with Buttermilk Ice Cream made with Salted Caramel and Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, topped with Italian Meringue, and Flambéed with rum.

Cookies & Milk Petit Gâteau made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces: A layered Gâteau of White Chocolate Mousse made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, Vanilla Bean Cake, Cookie Butter made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, and Croquant made with Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces, coated in a dark chocolate mirror glaze and topped with Ice Cream made Chunky CHIPS AHOY! Cookie Pieces.