Specialty Coffee Retailer is a publication for owners, managers and employees of retail outlets that sell specialty coffee. Its scope includes best sales practices, supplies, business trends and anything else to assist the small coffee retailer.
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SMUCKER'S FOODSERVICE Toppings add to dessert appeal at low cost PlateScapers dessert toppings transform desserts and beverages into custom, memorable creations like Chocolate & Banana Caramel Turtle Dessert Pizza with minimal effort. PlateScapers are available in seven flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge, Caramel, Raspberry, Strawberry and Lime. For more information, and to explore other Smucker's PlateScapers menuing ideas, visit www.smuckerfoodservice.com. ATHENA'S SILVERLAND DESSERTS Seasonal goodies make their debut Athena's Silverland Desserts, a specialist in handmade, premium brownies, dessert bars and cookies, announces its new seasonal product line for fall and winter 2011. Cherry Lane Holiday Blondies are full of sweet, all-natural dried bing cherries, a hint of pure almond extract and white chocolate chips, all enveloped in a cake-like, all-butter Blondie base. Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars feature swirls of creamy lightly spiced pumpkin, dark chocolate and cream cheese. Holiday Peppermint Brownies add real crushed red and white peppermint candies, scattered across the top, to the Double Chocolate brownie loaded with semisweet chocolate chips. Cranberry Orange Crumble Bars feature cranberry filling with just the right hint of orange flavoring, on an all-butter crumble crust. Snow Berries Cranberry Brownies are smooth, creamy white chocolate brownies with sweet, tart cranberries generously folded throughout. For more information, visit www.silverlanddesserts.com or call 800-737-3636. JAHO COFFEE & TEA iPhone app lets roasters track operations iRoaster is an iPhone application for specialty coffee roasters that allows tehm to save details, profiles, coffee inventory and roasting schedule. It's available in Apple's App Store for $4.99. For more information, call 978-223-8982 or e-mail anil@jaho.com. SWEETBIRD Eggnogg, Toffee Apple join syrup lineup Two new syrups have joined the Sweetbird lineup. Sweetbird Eggnog Syrup offers all the seasonal flavor of eggnog without the alcohol. Sweetbird Toffee Apple Syrup helps turn a simple hot chocolate or latte into an autumnal bonfire sensation. Like the rest of the Sweetbird syrups, they are free from artificial colors, preservatives, GMOs and high fructose corn syrup. Sweetbird is the only syrup brand in the world to have been approved by the Vegetarian Society and for vegan diets by Viva. For more information, visit www.hellosweetbird.com, call 011-44- 117-953-3522 or e-mail sales@beyondthebean.com. 1ST-LINE EQUIPMENT, LLC Pack stops scale in espresso reservoirs Oscar osmotic scale reduction cloth pack prevents scale buildup in espresso machines with a water reservoir. The cloth pack is placed into the reservoir and filled with water every evening, and scale reduction occurs overnight. Sizes are available for reservoirs that hold 1 to 2 liters, and for reservoirs that hold 2.5 to 4 liters. Packs are good for up to one year, depending on water hardness, and will work in water between 5 and 40 degrees C. (40 to 104 degrees F). For more information, visit www.1st-line.com (type Oscar90 or Oscar150 into search box) or call 732-414-1815. Fill in 72 on Reader Service Form or visit www.OneRs.hotims.com/35099-72 42 | November 2011 • www.specialty-coffee.com KONARED 'Coffee fruit' boosts health drink KonaRed 100% natural antioxidant beverage has a crisp, berry-flavored taste that comes from the red, ripe fruit of the coffee plant that surrounds the bean. It is made with 100% natural juice, blended with other body-loving fruits, including pineapple and apple. It contains no coffee beans, preservatives, added sugar or caffeine. KonaRed includes