Archive | July, 2012

A Really Easy Way To Make Commercial Steam Tables Energy Efficient

Tweet If your restaurant or commercial food service operation uses steam tables to keep food hot before you serve the customer, then this post is for you.  If this post is for you, then you already know how integral steam tables can be in your day-to-day operations.  You also know they can eat up a [...]

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The Affordable Health Care Act: What Restaurateurs Really Think

Tweet Add Your Voice!  Take Tundra’s Health Care Act Survey Now! Food service industry advocates have long opposed the Affordable Health Care Act (aka Obamacare) since its passage in 2010. Among those the National Restaurant Association (NRA) is the largest and most vocal opponent of the law, in particular the provision of the bill that [...]

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Tap into Better Drink Service with Keg Cocktails

Tweet Busy nights at a restaurant bar can be hectic. The chaotic atmosphere will test your bartenders’ skill and your customer’s patience. Cocktail orders and other hand-crafted concoctions act as roadblocks in the bartender’s effort to keep up with the barrage of incoming drink requests. These specialty drinks require more time and effort for the [...]

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Restaurant Glassware: Use Style And Function To Sell More Drinks

Tweet Every restaurant takes good food presentation seriously – after all, no one wants to eat something that doesn’t look absolutely delicious.  You carefully place garnishes, make sure the entrée has the proper color, and serve everything on a stylish plate with matching silverware. So why aren’t you paying the same amount of attention to [...]

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6 Cool Ways to Use New Technology in Your Restaurant

Tweet When you think of a restaurant you don’t normally think of modern technology. Usually these businesses are manually run and operated. Restaurant owners typically rely on outdated computers or old-fashioned books to manage their business. Times are changing. In this day and age of cutting-edge technology there are far more efficient ways to compile [...]

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3 Mouth Watering Cocktails Guaranteed To WOW Your Customers

Tweet We really mean it! These cocktails are off the charts with delicious flavor and eye catching presentation. Before you know it your whole bar will be sipping on these scrumptious beverages! Chambord Raspberry Mojito 2 oz Rum ½ oz Chambord black raspberry liquor 6-8 Fresh mint leaves 2 Lime wedges ½ tsp Sugar Club [...]

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Food Safety Update: Time To Get Your Management Certified

Tweet The food service industry is buzzing right now about a report released by the Food and Drug Administration last week revealing the results of a food safety study the FDA conducted over the past 10 years. What’s the big deal? The FDA found that “a certified food protection manager was correlated with significantly higher [...]

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Choosing a POS System That Best Fits Your Restaurant

Tweet When choosing a POS system for your restaurant, there are many things to consider. One must choose the system that will best suit the needs of the type of restaurant in question. However, every restaurant needs a terminal that allows them to place orders for food and drinks that are then transferred to a [...]

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Troubleshooting Commercial Refrigeration Problems

Tweet Keeping product out of the danger zone and ready for preparation on the line is one of the most important tasks facing any commercial kitchen, and your commercial refrigeration units play a critical role. Maintaining and fixing the refrigeration units in your restaurant can be expensive, which is why it’s all the more important [...]

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Tundra Is Feeding America This 4th of July!

Tweet Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity.  Their mission is to feed the hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and to increase awareness in the fight to end hunger in America. Give A Meal is a promotional campaign sponsored by Feeding America.  The goal is to provide meals directly [...]

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