We are honored and proud to announce that Foodservice Equipment & Supplies has named The Wasserstrom Company the 2024 winner of the magazine’s acclaimed Dealer of the Year Award. “We are so grateful all our associates continue to be recognized for the great work they are doing to support our customers, vendors, and each other.
A panoramic view of the city skyline, under freshly fallen snow greeted attendees to the Ohio Restaurant Association’s (ORA) 2019 Industry Awards this past Sunday evening. A veritable “who’s who” of Ohio’s restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry were in attendance to honor the best and the brightest over the previous year. Hosted at the Ivory […]
May all your holiday baking projects be merry and bright! But just be sure you are using glitter that is actually edible. This might seem like a ridiculously dumb thing to have to point out, but there is actually a good reason to remind folks of this fact. You see, some glitter-type products are marketed […]
Nothing says “HOLIDAYS” like a fried chicken-scented yule log. KFC wants to spice up your holiday season with its 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog. For a mere $18.99 (which includes tax and shipping) you can get your very own yule log that will make your house smell like fried chicken. KFC says the log can […]
Third-party delivery service, Uber Eats, has taken a page out of the Google playbook with its latest test. In a bid to become an advertising platform for its customers, Uber Eats is testing a new service in India. When using the Uber Eats app, customers can browse the offerings from many participating restaurants. But if […]
Your restaurant menu might be your most important customer touchpoint. Would you be willing to entrust your restaurant menu to a cutting edge technology that takes your menu beyond the traditional printed page? We are talking holograms here. Well, sort of. Holographic projections have been a staple of science fiction since that famous scene in […]
If you use high chairs in your restaurant, this is news you will want to follow. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved new high chair standards set to go into effect on June 19, 2019. The new guidelines were developed by ASTM International (the group formerly known as the American Society for Testing and […]
Wasserstrom is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Equipment & Supplies Fall Expo for the restaurant and foodservice industries taking place in two cities: Phoenix, AZ and Columbus, OH. Mark your calendars! The Phoenix event will be held on September 26th while the Columbus event will be on October 9th. And best of all, both […]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about the impending death of the plastic straw. And now, the rush is on to find alternatives to the traditional plastic straw. This is a complicated issue. There are situations where some type of straw is not only helpful, but often necessary. For example, […]
Restaurant review site, Yelp, has just announced that it will be adding health inspection scores to its restaurant reviews. Currently, the program is only active in California, Illinois, New York, Texas and Washington, DC. However, Yelp says it hopes to roll out the hygiene score information to other states in the near future. Yelp has […]
This issue of Trend Watch has a common theme: Restaurant Labor. Employees are one of the largest expenses in running a restaurant. Competition is heating up and businesses are trying to squeeze every penny of profit out of their restaurant. So it isn’t surprising that there are technology solutions stepping in to help. Robot Burgers […]
Columbus State Community College’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program has consistently been highly rated, both in Ohio and nationwide. And today, the college took a giant leap into the future by breaking ground on a brand new facility. The new building will be christened Mitchell Hall, named for one of Columbus’ favorite sons, restaurateur […]
Do you love Amazon’s Alexa so much that you miss her when you go on vacation? Well, that could be a thing of the past with the introduction of Amazon for Hospitality. The introduction of the new service will put voice-enabled Amazon Echo devices in hotel rooms. The in-room devices will be pre-programmed for a variety […]
Did you have a lemonade stand as a kid? Did you have a permit? These days, not having a permit could get you busted. This very thing happened recently in Denver. The police showed up and shut down a lemonade stand that was being run by two young boys aged six and four. Even worse, […]
Television personality, author and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has died at age 61. The cause of death has been reported as suicide. CNN confirmed Bourdain’s passing with a statement: “It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain. His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food […]
Fast food favorite Wendy’s has announced a new plan for sourcing its tomatoes to provide the freshest produce in the business. Wendy’s is already well-known for its “fresh, never frozen” beef (and their sassy social media jabs at rival McDonald’s). Now the fast-food giant is announcing its plans to source vine-ripened tomatoes for its North […]
The European Commission is proposing a ban on 10 single-use plastic items that it says make up 70% of the trash that ends up in European waterways and beaches. While this is not a measure that is aimed exclusively at restaurants and other foodservice providers, those types of businesses will clearly be the most affected. […]