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Boneless wings

Boneless Wings

Pierce Chicken® Boneless Wing Dings® and Boneless Wing-Zings® can add zip to your menu. The Boneless Wing Dings have a golden breading and mild flavor; Boneless Wing-Zings offer a peppery “zing.” For information from Pilgrim's Pride Foodservice, visit www.poultry.com, call 800-336-9876 or circle 155.

Chocolate Heritage

Taste the heritage of more than 150 years of chocolate-making with the legendary Ghirardelli chocolate products. For details about the fine chocolate products, visit www.ghirardelli.com/foodservice, call 800-877-9338, or circle 156 on reader service card.

Sweet Heat

Heat up your beverage menu with drinks that feature Monin Chipotle Pineapple and Monin Spicy Mango. Introduced by Monin Gourmet Flavorings, they're made with premium flavors and pure cane sugar. For details, call 800-966-5225 or visit the website: www.monin.com.

Low-Calorie Lemonade

Add a refreshing option to your seasonal menu with Equal® Low-Calorie Lemonade. High in flavor and low in calories, it's made with Equal® Sweetener. Call 888-658-1948 or circle 157 for information.

Authentic Sauces

Get authentic flavor in a heat-and-serve pouch with Custom Culinary Gold Label Ready-To-Use Sauces. Made from the highest quality ingredients and created by award-winning chefs, you can capture true taste with these sauces. For details from Custom Culinary, call 866-TRUETASTE or visit www.customculinary.com.

Fruit for smoothies

Fruit for Smoothies

Make consistently perfect smoothies with Dole Smoothie Starters. Three flavors — Mixed Berry, Strawberry Banana and Mango Peach — are available in individually quick frozen 7-oz. single-serve pouches of 100 percent real fruit that is diced and premixed. To learn more from Dole Food Company, call 800-723-9868, visit www.dolefoodservice.com. or circle 158.

Cheddary Potatoes

For the made-from-scratch comfort food flavor of cheese-rich mashed potatoes, try Lamb's Supreme® White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. With zero grams trans fat per serving, they offer all the flavor and texture of freshly whipped potatoes. For information from Lamb Weston, call 800-766-7783 or visit www.lambweston.com.

Sandwich Simplicity

Natural Choice® from Hormel now has four new bulk selections in its line of natural, presliced deli meats. Among the choices are hardwood-smoked ham, oven-roasted turkey, and deli roast beef. For product information, visit www.hormelfoodservice.com.

Lemongrass Juice

Fresh, pureed processed lemongrass juice from Vegetable Juices offers three options. Choose from frozen with no preservatives, refrigerated or soft frozen varieties to add lemongrass flavor to your menu items. A traditional Thai and Pacific Rim flavoring, lemongrass provides a hint of citrus without the lemony bite. For information circle 159 or visit www.vegetablejuices.com.

Rewards Program

Earn points toward sports equipment, jewelry and more with the Uncle Ben's® Premium Points Rewards Program. Learn about Mars Foodservices and this program online at www.MARSfoodservices.com.

Breaded fish portions

Breaded Fish Portions

Health-conscious patrons appreciate Trident Heart Smart breaded fish portions that offer dramatically reduced fat and calories per serving. Call Trident Seafoods for details: 800-367-6065 or circle 160.

Wonton Strips

Add crunch and flavor to your Asian-inspired menu items with Fresh Gourmet® Wonton Strips. For product information about the lightly salted taste and crispy texture, call Sugar Foods Corporation at 888-708-2222.

Build Beverage Sales

Visit the website of Nestlé Waters North America at www.sellbottledwater.com to learn how foodservice operators can maximize their bottled water sales. Information includes ways to train waitstaff, the best locations to sell bottled water in hotels, and selling opportunities for casual dining operations.

Potato Innovations

If you're looking for new side dish ideas, check out the free recipe booklet from the United States Potato Board. Recipes include Moroccan Grilled Potato Skewers and Smoked Mashed Potatoes. For your copy, visit www.potatogoodness.com/foodservice or circle 161.

Sugar-Free Syrup

Offer your breakfast patrons a sugar-free choice with Smucker's® Sugar Free Blueberry Syrup. It's a delicious alternative for customers on restricted diets. For details about this syrup, sweetened with NutraSweet, call Smucker Foodservice sales at 330-682-3000 or visit www.smuckerfoodservice.com.

Avocado Small Plates

Dress up your late-night tapas or small plates offerings with ideas provided in recipe brochures from the California Avocado Commission. Visit the website, at CaliforniaAvocado.com/foodservice to order copies of The Magic of California Avocados, The Foodservice Menu Guide, Hot Bottoms/Cool Tops and Too Hot Not to Be Cool, or call 800-370-3782.

Sweepstakes Offer

Stock up on Pillsbury baked or Place & Bake frozen dough biscuits through May 31, 2008 for a chance to win a high definition home entertainment system, and more, from General Mills Foodservice. Visit www.generalmillsfoodservice.com for details.

Dessert-Enhancing Cinnamon Chips

Hershey's Cinnamon Baking Chips are bite-sized and versatile, so they allow you to enhance a variety of recipes. They'll add cinnamon flavor to your cookies, cakes and muffins. For recipe ideas and more product information from Hershey's Food Service, visit www.hersheyfoodservice.com, call 877-772-3556, or circle 162.

Crusted Rainbow Trout

Splash!® Crusted Lemon Herb Rainbow Trout Fillets® from Clear Springs Foods are marinated with lemon herb butter sauce, then crusted with tangy breading. They're ready to bake or sauté. For recipe ideas, visit www.clearsprings.com or call 800-635-8211.

Beverage Competition

Beverage professionals such as bartenders, bar chefs and baristas can win cash for their drink creativity in two categories. The grand prize is $5,000 and a Vita-Mix blender. To enter the “Dole Raises the Bar” Beverage Competition, sponsored by Dole, visit www.dolefoodservice/com/beveragecontest. Deadline: June 15, 2008.

Potato Ideas

The quarterly newsletter, The Rave Review from the Idaho Potato Commission, offers ideas about the Latin food trend, with tips from chefs Scott Neuman and Todd Downs. Receive the newsletter by e-mail, or read it on the IPC website at www.idahopotato.com. To subscribe, call 208-334-2350 or circle 163.

Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Cheesecake

Add allure to your dessert menu with the nine-inch Triple Chocolate Cheesecake from Sweet Street Desserts. It features a dark chocolate crust, dark chocolate ganache and milk chocolate ganache. For details, visit www.sweetstreet.com or call 800-793-3897.

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