About Kelsey Ellis

As a specialist in email, affiliate marketing and retargeting, Kelsey brings over 5 years of experience in online marketing and managing cross-channel programs for internet retailers. From strategic planning to implementation, Kelsey has successfully met aggressive revenue and performance goals. As a Tundra Restaurant Supply Online Marketing Strategist, she regularly publishes industry focused blog articles to The Back Burner. When not working, she enjoys taking her two Bernense Mountain Dogs for walks, hiking in the Colorado outdoors, dining out and sleeping!

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Craft Brews

Ah, Beer. The Rise of Craft Beer in America

Tweet Here at Tundra we love beer, and according to the Brewers Association, we’re not alone. There are 2,347 craft breweries across the country, providing an estimated 100,000 part-time and full-time jobs.  These stats are amazing, especially because overall beer sales numbers have decreased across the board… except in craft beer’s case, which saw a [...]

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Quick Service Restaurants Take on BREAKFAST!

Tweet Remember the saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day?” Research shows this to be true, and it may help control Americans increasing problem with obesity. Aside from the health benefits of eating breakfast (which are all important), there is also a business opportunity for quick service restaurants. According to QSR, nearly [...]

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Eating Utensils From Around The World

Tweet Hungry Planet, What the World Eats from award winning author, Peter Menzel profiles 30 families from 24 countries and the food they eat during the course of one week. I came across this book on Time and the pictures revealed amazing stories that got me thinking: beyond forks, spoons and even chopsticks, does everyone [...]

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Let’s Take a Bite of our Favorite Comfort Foods

Tweet Inventive cuisine has its place, but sometimes all you want is a hearty meal of your favorite comfort foods. There are certain feel-good foods Americans reach for when we need to be comforted – from creamy, cheesy macaroni and cheese to a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup, even a quick and easy peanut [...]

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Turtle Soup

FOOD ALERT: Be Wary of These Controversial & Fake Foods

Tweet Americans have always invested an enormous amount of time and worry into what they eat. Every week there seems to be another menu item that is controversial and detested as unhealthy. Among the thousands of foods enjoyed by people from all over the world, here are a few that are considered to be the [...]

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Paper Product Waste

How To Save On Toilet Paper & Other Paper Products

Tweet Americans use nearly 8 million tons of toilet paper a year! It’s no wonder toilet-paper manufacturers are plying consumers with more sheets, more layers, and even the added sanitation of wet wipes. As a restaurant owner or food service manager have you ever wondered if switching to green paper products is one area where [...]

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Veggie Snacks

What Are Americans Snacking On?

Tweet Americans love to snack! It’s seems like a lifetime ago that snacks were reserved as ‘special treats’. Not anymore, a study conducted by the Hartman Group found that Americans are consuming, on average, 2.3 snacks per day. I set out to find when Americans snack, what they consume when they snack, why they snack, [...]

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Disher

Is it a Scoop? Or is it a Disher?

Tweet It’s Both! These portion-controlled kitchen tools are referred to as dishers in the food service industry, but to the rest of the cooking community they are more commonly referred to as ice cream scoops. Dishers are more commonly used for dishing ice cream, but also work well for scooping cookie dough, creating truffles, portioning-off [...]

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Frasca in Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant Designs From Jeff Katz & The Tundra Design Group

Tweet The Tundra Design Group is a talented team that provides design services to owners, operators, developers, and design professionals involved in restaurant, hotel and resort foodservice facilities worldwide. With restaurants including Frasca, Mountain Standard Vail, The Kitchen and Hapa Sushi on his resume, Jeff Katz has perfected the art and science of restaurant design. [...]

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Restaurant Consumers

What are Restaurant Consumers Spending Money On?

Tweet According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), foodservice sales are expected to hit a record $660B this year! Consumers are spending money in all areas of foodservice, which is great news if you’re a traditional restaurant owner, quick-service restaurant operator, caterer or bar and tavern owner. The foodservice industry will not only be serving [...]

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