Earlier this month the National Restaurant Association announced the recipients of the 2016 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards. The recipients were chosen by a panel of expert judges for providing innovations that “address operator concerns from labor, energy and water efficiency to food safety, sanitation, cross-functionality and space-saving.” Stoelting was recognized for its AutoVend system, a… Read more »
Posts Tagged: NRA Show
2015 Froyo Trade Shows and Open Houses
We’ve just updated the list of trade shows and open houses on the IFYA website, in the Froyo Resources section: https://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/resources/open-houses-trade-shows/ The list includes open houses and trade shows that would be of interest to frozen yogurt store operators (both current and prospective). Open houses are generally free to attend but many require pre-registration, so be… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Frozen Yogurt Machines, Packaging, POS, Etc.
Soft serve machine vendors were well represented at this year’s NRA Show and included: Carpigiani, Donper America, Electro Freeze, ICETRO, Spaceman USA, Stoelting, Taizhou Summerstar and Taylor Company. Most machine vendors also offered samples of frozen yogurt, frozen custard, ice cream, etc. Frozen Yogurt Machine Trends: Increased interest from restaurants and convenience stores in… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Frozen Yogurt Mixes and Froyo Franchises
This year’s NRA Show featured frozen yogurt mix from the following exhibiting vendors: Antico Eremo, Dairy Enterprises, Forever Yogurt, Instantwhip Foods, Itaberco, Montebianco, Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy, PreGel America, Sugar Creek/Honey Hill Farms, and TCBY/Mrs. Fields Cookies. Other mixes were available at various equipment vendor booths (e.g., Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt, Dannon, Rainbow’s End). Stonyfield had a… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Swirl of Excellence Frozen Yogurt Competition
This year the NRA Show featured the inaugural “Swirl of Excellence” Frozen Yogurt Competition sponsored by Revel Systems. The competition was designed to recognize the best frozen yogurt at the NRA Show 2014. Four frozen yogurt experts sampled two flavors from participating vendors: original/natural/plain tart and vanilla. Panel of frozen yogurt experts: Sonya Chudgar, Associate… Read more »