NRA Hot Products

Compiled by Liz Barrett, Ron Cox, Steve Green and Tracy Morin

What blew us away in the Windy City this year?

Every year, PMQ prowls the floor of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) show
in Chicago to scout out what’s new and exciting in the foodservice business—and here’s See exclusive
what we found for 2010. Log on to PizzaTV.com to see accompanying video and view footage from
these hot products firsthand! the show at
PizzaTV.com

Product: CyRaq
Company: CyberResearch
Why it’s hot: Entertain and inform your customers
with an interactive menu board from CyberResearch.
The company offers touch-screen menus that allow
customers to make their own choices and are work-
ing on radio frequency identification (RFID) technol-
ogy that allows a personalized menu to pop up when
a customer carries his loyalty card. The personalized
technology will let employees greet the customer by
name, while customers can build loyalty points and
receive members-only specials. The technology cus-
tomizes each experience and reduces perceived wait
time for customers.
203-483-5000, cyberresearch.com

Product: Burn Cream MD Product: Vito Oil Filter System

Company: Healing Skin
Why it’s hot: Emeril Lagasse and Mario
Batali both personally endorse this cream,
which was invented by a dermatologist to
give immediate relief after a burn occurs. A
4% lidocaine base immediately diminishes
pain, while a combination of extracts, vi-
tamin E and aloe encourage faster healing
with less scarring. The company also do-
nates a portion of its proceeds to the Na-
tional Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
212-327-2876, burncreammd.com
Company: Vito
Why it’s hot: When filtering fryer oil,
there’s always the risk of burns—and a
mess. Vito has solved this problem with
its drop-in filter, which promises less
waste and doesn’t require that the fryer
be turned off. The machine takes about
four minutes to filter and promises to
save up to 50% on oil purchases, all
while improving the taste, quality and
healthfulness of fried foods.
877-848-6645, vitooil.com

Product: Manner Mats

Company: Blunders
Why it’s hot: Manner Mats creator Aimee Symington found
that the kids with the best manners seemed to get ahead, do bet-
ter in school and demonstrate better social skills. So she created
Manner Mats, two-sided disposable placemats that teach manners
through activities, games and puzzles while kids wait to be served
at restaurants. The tear-off mats offer 38 different styles, so your
regular younger customers can receive a different mat at each visit.
704-564-6502, blundersmania.com

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Product: Sprizza
Company: Univex
Why it’s hot: Throwing dough isn’t
easy—just ask the members of the U.S.
Pizza Team! Univex has invented an
automated machine that emulates hand
stretching of dough. This machine repro-
duces the manual dexterity of a skilled
pizza maker as closely as possible, and
spins the pizza base without heating it,
leaving it with the same kind of rim as
traditionally hand-tossed dough.
800-258-6358, univexcorp.com
Product: Smart Dough System
Company: Gruppo Pizza
Why it’s hot: Imagine making dough by
simply pouring a bag of mix, pushing a
button and walking away. Spain’s Gruppo
Pizza introduces the Smart Dough System,
an all-in-one dough mixer that you can
program to custom mix your dough and
is a snap to operate and clean. The mixer
connects directly to a water supply and
will filter and pH-balance the water; and
the system even knows when you’re run-
ning low on flour and can automatically
reorder for you, thanks to Internet con-
nectivity. The company can also supply
custom flour mixed to your specifications.
r.brisciani@gruppopizza.com,
gruppopizza.com
Product: Mobi Munch Food
Trucks
Company: Mobi Munch
Why it’s hot: Mobi Munch
can quickly set you up with a
turnkey mobile restaurant, ful-
ly equipped down to the POS
system. The company provides
the equipment and technology
so you can focus on your prod-
uct, and not on the nuts and
bolts of setup. Whether you
want to adopt a Mobi Munch
theme or get the company to build a truck or a concept for you from scratch, you can
enter the mobile food market with minimal hassle.
josh@mobimunch.com, mobimunch.com
Product: Beer Tubes Tabletop Beer
Dispensers
Company: Beer Tubes
Why it’s hot: Want to make sure a table
doesn’t run out of beer, soft drinks or
other beverages? Utilize the 100-ounce
Beer Tube or the 128-ounce Super Tube,
twice the size of the average pitcher, so
customers won’t need to chase servers
for refills. The tubes stand about 4’ tall
and are available in two styles—tall or
tapered—with more than 35 base designs,
including sports teams themes, to choose
from. The tubes have modular parts, so a
busy server can easily replace a tap, and
the plastic is thick enough to keep drinks
cold for a while.
614-769-1569, beertubes.com
Product: Ozone Sanitizer
Company: Cashido
Why it’s hot: This device attaches to
your sink to kill germs and eradicate
strong odors, such as those from fish
or onions, from hands—no scrubbing
needed. Taiwan-based Cashido Corpo-
ration introduces the Ozone Sanitizer,
which ozonates your water and report-
edly removes more than 99% of bacteria,
including E. coli and salmonella, in 10 seconds. The product also effectively eliminates
bacteria on hands, fruits, vegetables, meat and seafood; and removes pesticides from
food. The Ozone Sanitizer is available as a standalone or built-in unit, with several
faucet options available.
service@cashido.com.tw, cashido.com.tw
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Product Spotlight What’s On the Market

PROFIT
CONTROL
Yomato’s scales
can increase your
profitability by
controlling cheese, meat
and flour portions. The
company offers both
mechanical and digital
scales that come in
capacities from two to
300 pounds. 800-538-
1762, yamatocorp.com

PERFECT PRINTING
Color Vision Printing and Promotion
offers commercial printing services,
including apparel embroidery, screen
printing, promotional products, menus,
placemats, magnets, notepads and
MAKE MY CLAY mail fulfillment services. The company
The Clayburn Fornette pizza provides great ways to effectively market
oven from The Clayoven your business. 800-543-6299,
Group will evenly heat your colorvisionltd.com/catalog.html
pies in a spacious clay dome
that minimizes gas use. The
oven reaches optimal cooking
temperatures in 45 minutes
and has a large mouth,
accommodating multiple chefs
and exposing flames to add style.
818-358-2776, clayovens.com

A PRESSING ISSUE
The Dutchess Bakers’ Machinery
STIMULATE Company Model DUT/DM-18 Press is
an economically priced dough press that’s
SALES great for pizzerias or any restaurant that
MenuDrive’s online
offers pizza. The press makes a variety
ordering program can
of products using either warm or cold
help your pizzeria reduce
temperature settings so you can produce
cost and increase sales.
your own high-quality, fresh-made pizza
The ordering service guarantees increased sales
crusts, pita and flatbreads.
each month or your money back. 877-787-6968,
800-777-4498, dutchessbakers.com
menudrive.com

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HEAVENLY BUNS
Costanzo’s Bakery offers
a selection of high-quality
bread products available
nationwide. Rolls, buns and
breadsticks are offered in
white, wheat and sun-dried
tomato varieties—and some
recipes have been 77 years
in the making. Frozen dough
and bread crumbs can also
be delivered to western
New York. 716-656-9093,
costanzosbakery.com

PERFECT TEMP
TPI’s gun-style handheld 381F
EASY infrared thermometer is designed
to measure grills, work surfaces,
SANITATION holding cabinets, and even serving and
Cashido’s Ozone
storage temperatures. Free TPI food
Sanitizer kills 99% of
safety catalogs are also available. 888-
bacteria, including E.
556-2024, tpi-thevalueleader.com
coli and salmonella, in 10
seconds. The sanitizer also
removes pesticides and
odors, making it great for preprep sanitization. The compact system
connects to faucets and doesn’t require changing filters. service@
cashido.com.tw, cashido.net

WASTE NOT,
WANT NOT
A perfect fit for a quick
delivery service, each
Funnel Pack condiment
sachet resembles a slice
of pizza, and can be used GET NOTICED
for flavored oil, olive oils, BigHoller online ordering can make
oregano and more. The your restaurant’s online presence
packets are simple to known while creating larger ticket sizes,
use, can be inserted into increased patron frequency and an
delivery boxes when requested, and are useful in cost and portion expanded customer base. Free website
control. Also, the packaging can be utilized as advertising and templates and site hosting are available.
promotion space. 305-519-7776, funnelpack.com 888-244-4655, bigholler.com

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