My husband and I, and our two boys, raise 4 chickens (and a 5th that ended up being a rooster). We wanted to share with our boys what it’s like to raise something that you are responsible for, but that also provides for the family. Every day they go out …
Read More »Tundra Restaurant Supply Turns 20!
Back in 1993, Michael Lewis was traveling to Boulder, Colorado from back east and already had a dream about starting a new restaurant supply company. He was so amped about this new adventure that he scribbled down the mission statement and company values before he even had a name for …
Read More »15-Year Veteran Employee, Alonzo Clemons
One of our veteran employees has a gift that has inspired people worldwide. His name is Alonzo Clemons and he has Savant Syndrome – “a rare, but spectacular, condition in which persons with various developmental disabilities have astonishing islands of ability or brilliance that stand in stark, markedly incongruous, contrast …
Read More »Is Your Restaurant Using Web Analytics?
Here at Tundra we’re lucky enough to have an in-house web analyst, Emily Pearson, whose sole job is to dig into analytics data and report trends so that we can better run our business; and me being the search engine optimization (SEO) specialist here, I’ve worked with analytics data for …
Read More »The Dog Days of Tundra
When you visit Tundra Restaurant Supply, you’ll often see one of our four-legged friends roaming the hallways, or lounging on their doggie bed. And we think that being able to bring our dogs to work is a great perk here, so we had one of our biggest friends (Royal, an …
Read More »Vegan Recipe: Garlicky Polenta, Tender Eggplant & Marinated Tofu Tower
I recently had a discussion with Tundra’s Senior Graphic Designer, Chase Middaugh. I learned that he was vegan, and with me coming from a family of hunters, my first question to him (of course) was, “Why?” He explained that it was about making healthy choices and believing that everything he …
Read More »Wing Obsession in America
Super Bowl is around the corner, and we here at Tundra are getting ready to enjoy the game, but more importantly, all the food! We have plenty of cooks here armed with tongs and their favorite wing sauces just begging to get started in the kitchen; in fact, I think …
Read More »Let the Dream Begin: How Was the Winner Picked?
From the beginning of the Dreamstaurant contest, we announced that our panel of judges would ultimately be choosing who the winner of the contest was, but what we didn’t announce was how they would ultimately be choosing that winner. At the time of launch, however, even our own judges were …
Read More »Super Bowl Slow-Cooked Chili Bar
I love this time of year. Yes, because of snow and being able to enjoy a ski run or two, but also because the Super Bowl is right around the corner – and it’s time to get cooking! I try to get my menu planned ahead of time so I …
Read More »Types of Food Warmers
When we think of food warmers, we think of the countertop warmers that can be used for commercial or residential purposes. Yet, there are a variety of food warmers (and warmers in general), that can help outfit any catering or restaurant business. Of the more than 700 products categorized as …
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