Focus on “The Kitchen Innovations 2005 Award winners"

There is much excitement in the air about The National Restaurant Association’s 2005 Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show, which will take place May 21-24, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This is the first restaurant industry trade show to focus on pioneering back-of-the-house and servery equipment. If you cannot attend, we have a view of some of the recipients of the first Kitchen Innovations (KI) 2005 Award. These and other winners will be showcasing their products in live, hands-on demonstrations in an exclusive area of the exhibit floor during all four Show days. The new products were judged by an independent panel of experts and selected as the most innovative equipment in the foodservice industry. Here are some of the highlights: Blendtec: The total answer to kitchen’s blender needs Blendtec, an industry innovator, will be showcasing its BDI-Narrow Model blender-dispensing system, which can automatically dispense ice, water, and other products according to proprietary recipes. Its Blender Dispenser line offers the smartest way to produce frozen drinks by taking the guesswork out of your operations. All systems include: * 3.5 peak horsepower motors alcoholic beverages accepts all bag-in * Easy to program microprocessor Controls * 9 fully programmable motor speed settings * Easy to read white on blue display * Water dispensing line * Enclosed blending Station Customers have an entire blending starecipes. No messy measuring liquid product, water, or ice – the BDI features a 6 gallon/25 lb insulated ice bin, Low ice indicator, Adapts for alcoholic beverages accepts all bag-in-a-box fittings, Empty bag indicator, and has a Built-in cleaning cycle. Intelli-PDA： Help restaurants with quartet of applications As an innovative global partner, Cooper-Atkins Corporation delivers measuring systems to help restaurants ensure safe food and healthy indoor environments. Its new product, Intelli-PDA, offers a quartet of applications include Food Safety, Inspections, Inventory, and Employee Training; and the powerful, yet expandable back-office database allows for the creation of numerous custom forms, reports and management documents. Compatible with a variety of handheld PC's, it has the following multiple functions: * Roaming PDA applications to manage functions such as inspection, training, receiving and temperature monitoring. * Data gathered on the PDA is either wirelessly transmitted, or uploaded via a batch process, to the back office application for paperless reporting, trend analysis, corrective action and historical data files. * Easy creation of custom forms and reports for both the PDA and back office.