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What Features You Need In Your Next Sandwich Prep Table

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

In your concession stand or snack bar you want to make the space efficient, clean and attractive for your members, guests and employees. A sandwich prep table is a must for those golf courses, country clubs and resorts that offer deli type sandwiches such as ham, turkey or chicken salad at their snack bar or concession stand. Sandwich prep tables will help you provide an efficient, clean and attractive space for your employees and allow you to provide the quality in the product that you are striving to achieve.

There are many manufacturers such as Beverage Air that offer sandwich prep tables and here are some of the features that you can expect to find in your next sandwich prep table.

Sandwich Prep Table - Size
The size of a sandwich table will typically vary between 27 inches in width to 72 inches in width. It is important to understand your needs at high and low traffic times as well as the space that you will have available in order to properly make the decision on which unit will best suit your needs.

Sandwich Prep Table - Construction
Although you can find them made of various materials, most units are made of steel. You will find that the exterior construction includes heavy-duty stainless steel finish on the front of the unit, the sides of the unit, the top of the sandwich prep unit as well as the door or doors. In addition, the unit will have a removable hood and insulated lid.

Typically the bottom of the unit and the rear of the unit are made of galvanized steel. The interior food liner is made of anodized aluminum for superior resistance to corrosion and prevents food spillage from entering the cabinet interior.

You will need to pay attention to the casters of the unit as some manufacturers include them with certain units and not with other units. In addition, you will need to make sure the depth of the cutting board will fit your needs. The depth of the cutting board will vary by manufacturer.

Sandwich Prep Table - Refrigeration systems
Most refrigeration systems use airflow to ensure that product in open containers is kept below 41 degress F and above freezing. Using an airflow type of design provides better airflow management and uniform temperature distribution throughout the cabinet. This translates into increased product shelf life, higher quality food, better food appearance, fresher product and a reduction of bacteria build-up to combat food-borne illnesses.

Sandwich Prep Table - Doors
Options available also include self-closing doors with 120 degrees stay open feature. Doors on these units may also have the ability to be field reversible to accommodate any needs that you may have. In addition, some of the units offer the flexibility to convert a unit with doors to a unit with drawers.

A stainless steel prep table will help you produce a quality, safe and consistent product for your members and guests. Achieve your overall food and beverage goals for your snack bar or concession stand by having the correct information before purchasing your next sandwich prep table.

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Flexible Neon LED Lighting Draw New Customers for your Business

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Attention is an important factor in bringing in customers to your place of business. Bright colors, flashing lights, signs, banners, promotional displays in windows are all ways to bring attention to your site. Uniqueness is another attractor of attention and the new flexible neon LED lights are quite unique. The flexible neon lighting like NeoFlex can light you up for less than you might think.

The ways to use the new flexible neon LED lights resides in your imagination, and the limits thereof. You can outline your building or storefront with light. You can display the architectural design of your rooftop in lights. Inside your store you can create signs for your window or bring attention to an area of special interest. A sign that indicates open or closed need not be as boring as the usual, be creative and you will get attention.

These lights do not need a close up audience. They can be spotted from the streets and highways. Once you grab their attention with the lights, flexible neon display ads of specials and sales can beckon a heretofore target you couldn’t have reached otherwise. Branding is important and what better way than to display your logo in lights to passing motorists. You can advertise your business as you sleep.

Whether your business is an after dark enterprise, open all night, or just closes after nightfall, neon light attracts attention and brings customers. Restaurants and pubs, casinos and hotels, or even used for inside stages, these lights can function for each individual’s need.

The properties of flexible neon lights are what make them so unique and subject only to the limits of your imagination. Ease of application allows the business owner to create their own lighting project, if it’s within their abilities; usually the smaller project fits this bill. The tubing can be cut, and bent, and molded, and shaped, and applied onto almost any surface. Its construction, with a heavy rubber coating, protects it from weather, vandals and the occasional flying debris.

Your business is already prepped to receive this unique lighting as it requires only a regular 110 volt outlet. Your electric bill won’t be damaged either, as it is about 80% cheaper to use than the standard neon lights. It is cool to the touch and its life expectancy is up to 100,000 hours (that’s more than 11 years of constant use). There are few other lighting materials that could match those qualities.

One Flexible neon LED lighting connection can stretch out up to 300 feet to border your building with an array of color choices, or highlight areas of interest inside your business. Red, purple, yellow, blue orange, green, white or any combination, or all of the above can create a rainbow of colors surrounding your building or storefront. You can pick the colors in your logo to match the outline of your building or storefront. Your lights can be installed on numerous types of surfaces such as wood, steel, plastic or concrete. It’s your imagination, it’s your business and it’s your building or storefront, combine those with flexible neon LED lighting and you have magic.

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Snack Bar Equipment To Improve Your Facility

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

It seems like every country club, golf course or driving range snack bar or has a difficult time with making the proper profit margin for their facility. Obtaining the profit margin that you are seeking obviously has many facets however, it all begins with having the correct snack bar equipment or concession equipment put in place to make your staff a facility as efficient as they can be at all times. Below, you will find concession equipment and snack bar equipment that will allow you to hit your profit margin goals:

Snack Bar Equipment - Beverage Air Countertop Ice Machine
The beverage air countertop ice machine allows your members and guests to dispense ice while only using one hand by pressing activation lever with the easily accessible controls. The water and drain connections in back or bottom of unit and has a large drain pan. This counter top ice machine or piece of concession equipment also has three settings so your members and guests can dispense ice only, water only or ice and water at the same time. The Bev Air counter top ice machines also come with a patented cleaning technology which is easy on you and your staff.

Snack Bar Equipment - American Range Deep Fat Fryer
These deep fryers are sturdy for heavy use as the fryer vessel tank is built with all stainless steel high quality to construction (16 ga #304 material) and the exterior is made of stainless steel front, sides, door, and basket hanger/flue riser. The fryer baskets themselves are twin chrome plated and come with cool grip plastic coated handles for operator safety and ease. The AF-75 model or piece of concession equipment is AGA/CGA Design certified and NSF listed. The AF-75 model has a removable basket hanger that will accommodate two fryer baskets with the capacity to hold 65-80lbs and will give off 160,000 BTUs. In addition, the AF-75 model’s thermostatic control ranges from 200 to 400 degrees. To protect your employees, the safety shut off system turns off the gas when the temperature reaches the high limit.

Snack Bar Equipment - Beverage Air Countertop Refrigerators
The Beverage Air pass thru refrigerator allows you to merchandise product for easy access to your members and guests. Not only can you display the products but the counter top refrigerator will also allow you to keep more product at cooler levels in the high stress times of your concession area. This counter top refrigerator or piece of concession equipment comes with field reversible triple pane tempered glass doors. With being environmentally green a top priority to many of our members, these counter top refrigerators utilize ozone friendly R134a refrigerant.

Snack Bar Equipment - Commercial Portable Double Stove Top
The commercial portable double stove top allows you to expand the offerings on your menu. With a portable stove, you will be able to offer breakfast tacos and hot lunch sandwiches as well. The John Boos Pro Chef Double Portable Stove comes with a durable vitro ceramic surface, infinitely variable heat control switch and two residual heat indicator lights. This unit is durable due to the stainless steel housing and comes with a standard cordset.

With the golf industry as competitive as ever, it is important that your facility has the snack bar equipment or concession equipment needed to provide a quality experience for your members, guests and employees.

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