Dining traffic showed positive growth signs in the fourth quarter of 2010 and has restaurant owners hopeful for the rest of this year. There were declines in 2009 over 2008 in restaurant guest traffic, but traffic was flat in 2010 when compared to 2009. This is optimistic news for the industry, as the steady decline that was happening seems to have turned around in 2010. 
Spending at restaurants also increased, according to the NPD group market research company. An article in the Nation's Restaurant News details the results of their study.
This is also good news for the restaurant equipment and supplies industry. Superior Products prides itself on being an industry leader for over 75 years, offering over 11,500 products on our website. Choose from restaurant glasses, bar equipment, commercial kitchen equipment, and much, much more!
Our 4 nationwide distribution centers stock many of these products, so they are ready to ship out right away. Once your order is placed, in-stock products will ship out by the next business day, and you should receive product in 4 to 6 business days. Now is the time to order and take advantage of our free shipping offer on in-stock merchandise totalling $250 or more for orders shipping within the continental 48 states (offer excludes furniture and premium shipping services such as liftgate and inside delivery).
Superior Products is pleased to introduce our new line of commercial gas restaurant ranges, sold exclusively by us. These restaurant series ranges are stocked in our restaurant supply warehouses, ready to ship within one business day. Options include casters and additional oven racks for these models. Each range comes standard with two heavy-duty locking chrome racks per oven.
The Superior ranges come in a variety of configurations and are available in natural or LP gas. 36" models come with one oven, and 60" models have two ovens. The 60" ranges can be configured with 10 burners only, 6 burners and a 24" griddle, or with 6 burners, a 24" griddle, and a 24" raised broiler. The ranges are certified to NSF Standard 4 and are ETL Safety Listed.
Models with griddles feature a 3/4" griddle plate. Each 12" of griddle surface contains a 20,000 BTU burner beneath it. Griddles are manufactured on the right side of the range. All models require a 3/4" gas connection and carry a 1 year parts and labor warranty.
A new chain of restaurants is opening in Southern California and they are bringing technology to the table. Each restaurant will feature Apple I-Pads for customers to use for placing and customizing their orders. Restaurant equipment and supplies companies such as Superior Products may have to begin selling more electronics to keep up with the current foodservice industry trends!
To read more from the article found at nbclosangeles.com, click here.
As the new chain stocks up on new technological tools, the restaurant basics still need to be purchased. To find everything from kitchen smallwares supplies to commercial kitchen equipment, visit our website. Many of products are stocked in our distribution centers, ready to ship within one business day!
Next month you can look forward to the Furniture Sale and March Madness Sale. As an added bonus, sign up to get your email address on our email promotional list, and receive special offers available only through email to be used on our website. This is our way of saying thank you for being a valued customer of ours! Once you've signed up, check your email in-boxes on Mondays and Tuesdays for these limited time offers, which we send out periodically each month.
Save on everything from commercial kitchen equipment to industrial ice machines to small kitchen tools. Shop with us and purchase all that you require to create culinary masterpieces. Although our products are intended for commercial use, many of them are a must for your household kitchen cooking needs. So, sign up now and save!
The annual Superior Products Winter Equipment Sale is now going on. Choose from a variety of commercial foodservice equipment from your restaurant equipper for over 75 years. We’ve got you covered with all of your restaurant equipment and supply needs.
Choose from refrigeration and ice products for the kitchen: sandwich and pizza prep units, stainless steel fridges and commercial ice machines. Bar equipment on sale this season include direct draw dispensers and back bar refrigeration units.
Take the chill out of winter with great savings on commercial kitchen equipment such as restaurant ranges, fryers and griddles. Concession equipment on sale ranges from popcorn poppers to hot dog rollers to frozen pizza ovens. Chill, heat, serve….all of the equipment you need this winter is available at Superior Products!
Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies now offers retractable shelving, which comes in 2 different sizes. Both sizes are available with either 2 or 3 shelves. These portable units allow you to add extra storage space when you need it, or to fold up the units if the space is needed for other equipment.
Each aluminum shelf can hold up to 250 pounds. The units are 20” deep and come in 36” or 48” widths. They ship directly from the manufacturer pre-assembled in closed position, and come with drywall and stud mounting installation hardware.
Also available now are retractable prep stations. The image on the right shows a unit in the closed position. Choose from 36” or 48” wide models. Both come with a 1-3/4” backsplash on 3 sides, an undershelf, and a 12-1/8” deep cantilever overshelf. The units are 60” tall and 5-1/4” deep when closed. They, too, come with mounting hardware. These prep stations are made of 16 gauge stainless steel and also ship directly from the vendor.
For all of your commercial kitchen equipment and supply needs, choose the source that has been an industry leader for over 75 years. With over 11,500 products available on our website, Superior Products is the name you can trust.
Duke Manufacturing plans on unveiling a new product at the 2011 NAFEM show taking place in Orlando, Florida from February 10 through 12. This revolutionary restaurant equipment product will help save thousands of gallons of water a year at your foodservice establishment, offering tremendous cost savings for operators. Duke has in turn created a super eco-friendly piece of commercial kitchen equipment for our environment.
Dri-Therm is a rethermalizer for bagged frozen food items. Two safety features are a value-added benefit of the new product- elimination of boiling water during operation will prevent burns or scalds by hot water, and reduction of water spillage on floors will prevent employee falls. Duke is a well recognized major manufacturer in the foodservice equipment industry and many of their products are featured at our Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies website.
Check out the PR Leap press release from Duke and find out more about this innovative product!
Amana is a leader in the microwave cooking industry, and has been so since it first introduced the Radarange oven, marketed in 1967 for domestic use. Prior to that, microwaves were first produced for commercial use in 1954, but they were as large and heavy as refrigerators, and were very expensive.
It took a few years for the microwave market to take off, but by the early 1970s, they had become an affordable piece of kitchen equipment in both homes and businesses alike. Today, it would see unfathomable to not see a microwave in a home kitchen, workplace break room, cafeteria/deli or foodservice kitchen. Amana still leads the way and Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies is proud to now feature Amana’s RCS and RMS Series microwaves among the plethora of kitchen cooking equipment we offer.
The RCS Series are 1000 watt microwaves designed for medium volume applications. They feature a Grab and Go door handle, see through door and lighted interior. Choose from touch screen or dial models. The RCS10TS is great for pizza restaurants, delis, clubs, and casual dining establishments, while the RCS10DS is designed for use in coffee shops, concession and dessert stations, and ethnic restaurants. Both carry a 3 year warranty on Magnetron, and meet NSF and UL commercial standards, as do the RMS Series microwaves.
The RMS Series ovens are foodservice equipment designed for low volume use. They are 1000 watt and compact. They have the same handle, door, and lighting features as the RCS Series ovens, and are available in three models. Amana’s RMS10T and RMS10TS have touch screens, and are ideal for break rooms, vending area, and espresso bars. The RMS10D has a 6 minute light up dial and a white powder coated interior.
These commercial kitchen equipment musts are in stock and ready for fast shipping from our 4 nationwide restaurant supply warehouses. After placing your order, you should receive your microwaves in 4 to 6 business days. For more information regarding these models, please see below.
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The year is coming to an end and it’s the time to highlight our best selling restaurant equipment and supplies from 2010. These products will be featured on www.SuperProd.com tomorrow but we are giving you a sneak preview on Superior Connections today.
With a variety of products ranging from commercial refrigerators and ice machines to glassware and china, Superior Products offers over 11,500 foodservice equipment and supply products on our website. Choose from a variety of commercial kitchen equipment and catering supplies.
Be sure to check out the seasonal savings that run through the end of the week. We would like to thank you for your purchases in 2010; we look forward to offering a great selection and great deals to you in 2011. Superior has been a leader in the foodservice industry for over 75 years, and many of our products are stocked in our four distribution centers, ready to ship out to you within one business day.
The store has since relocated, and has been at its current location since June of 2006. The Charlotte Superior Outlet Center offers a wide variety of foodservice equipment and supply products, including commercial kitchen equipment, bar equipment, and catering supplies. Having the advantage of being located very near the Charlotte restaurant supply warehouse, the store is able to easily accommodate orders for our entire in-stock inventory of restaurant equipment and supplies.
Charlotte’s manager is Karen Peralta, who has worked for Superior Products for 13 years, 9 of those in Charlotte. Prior to that, Karen worked as manager of our former Fort Worth, Texas location. She began her tenure with Superior Products working in the Call Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Karen’s staff includes three long-tenured Superior Products employees.
The Charlotte outlet center’s assistant manger is Jason Nahooikaika, who has also worked in Charlotte for 9 years. Jason worked for a year in our former Atlanta location prior to that. Brian Harvey and Michael Jordan have both worked in Charlotte for 10 years. Michael worked in the distribution center for 4 years prior to moving to the outlet center, where he has worked for the last 6 years.
EXCITING NEWSFLASH:
SUPERIOR OUTLET CENTERS are now
US FOODS CULINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES OUTLET CENTERS...
We'll have a fresh look and a new product catalog in early 2012!
Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies began in 1933 as an aluminum and brass foundry in the Northeast section of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prohibition was ending and local breweries requested that Superior make beer parts for them. The demand and business grew, as did the Superior Products name. 1937 marked the first publishing of a catalog that featured beer parts. In ensuing years, the catalog product selection expanded to include flatware, toasters, walk-in coolers, and other products.
Distribution centers were set up in Orlando, Florida, Charlotte, North Carolina, Hartford, Connecticut, Columbus, Ohio, and Dallas, Texas between 1976 and 1986. In 1989, showrooms in Santa Ana, California, and St Paul, Minnesota were replaced by SuperStores, with Santa Ana relocating to Anaheim, California. In that year, the catalog and sales flyer mailing lists expanded to include prospect customers, and Superior Products became the industry leader in catalog sales for such products as catering supplies, bar equipment, and commercial kitchen equipment for cooking.
Superior Products expanded to include more SuperStores, totaling over 20 at one time. Distribution centers emerged in Reno, Nevada, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, and they service Superior customers today, along with our St Paul location (now located in suburb of Plymouth, MN) and Charlotte Distribution Center. Due to tough economic times, the number of SuperStores (now referred to as Superior Outlet Centers by Next Day Gourmet) has been downsized to six locations.
In our upcoming featured outlet center blog posts, we will share with you information about our six outlet center locations, where you can purchase your foodservice equipment and supply needs locally. We will have new posts each Tuesdays and Fridays, beginning on Friday, December 17, with our first post featuring our Alexandria, Virginia location. Posts about our other locations, Anaheim, Charlotte, Orlando, Reno and St Paul, will follow. Stay tuned to Superior Connections for our upcoming informative posts!
Foodservice equipment such as griddle plates and catering supplies such as bread boards and timers are featured in our BOGO offer. Tis the season to save, so be sure to check back each of the next few weeks in December for our weekly Seasonal Savings specials. With over 11,500 commercial kitchen equipment, bar equipment and foodservice supplies on our website, you're sure to find everything you need for your foodservice operation. Many great gift ideas can be found as well for the "at-home chef".
Beginning with our featured product sale tomorrow, we will progressively add to the bargains each week. Week 2 will offer buy one, get one free offers on catering supply and restaurant cooking supplies. These products are great for commercial or home kitchen use, and also make great gifts!
Week 3 offers some of the lowest prices of the year on foodservice equipment and supplies. You don't want to miss out! In Week 4, we wrap up our seasonal savings with some special giveaways on select product purchases. Our "complete the set" promotion is sure to please.
So, take a sneak peek today at Week 1 Featured Savings, which will be featured on our website tomorrow. Be sure to view our over 11,500 products on our website when you visit. And don't miss out on the savings each of the following three weeks in December. Happy Holidays from Superior Products!
Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies has added decorative and functional baskets from Service Ideas to our selection of foodservice supplies on our website. These heavy duty wire baskets are available in 7" and 9" sizes. They are made from polished stainless steel and come in oval, round and wavy patterns.
These baskets add flare to your tabletop presentation and are in-stock in our four nationwide distribution centers. With restaurant supply warehouses in Charlotte, North Carolina, Allentown, Pennsylvania, St Paul, Minnesota, and Reno, Nevada, we've got you covered. Products shipped from stock generally arrive within 4 to 6 business days.
Shop our website now for current holiday promotions. With over 11,500 products sitewide, we have the catering supply, commercial kitchen equipment, and restaurant cooking supplies you need. With affordable prices and excellent customer service, you need look no further than Superior Products!
Parts Town is a leading supplier of restaurant equipment parts and has just launched a Parts Town App that will allow customers with mobile devices to access technical information about foodservice equipment. At your fingertips, you are now able to download an app that will provide you with technical assistance for your commercial kitchen equipment or bar equipment.
Lose a screw from your restaurant slicer? Go to the app and find the replacement part in seconds. In a press release on Yahoo! News, the new mobile app is described. To read full article, click here.
The immediate tax write-offs should be all the incentive needed for you to make restaurant equipment and supplies purchases from Superior Products now! We offer over 11,500 products on our website, including equipment such as double door refrigerators, commercial slicers, and restaurant ranges. We offer competitive pricing and back manufacturers warranties with a great Customer Service team.Don't let this great offer pass you by...Now is the time to invest in new equipment for your restaurant or foodservice establishment. In these tough economic times, our government is offering a great incentive to purchase new equipment, and remember...you can only take advantage of this through the end of next year!
Be sure to check with your tax accountant for qualifying details.
Click to download pdf summary of act from www.whitehouse.gov, the official website of the White House.
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As we near the end of Recipe Week at Superior Products, our featured recipe today is Swedish Rye Bread. This is a great accompaniment at dinner time, and will have the kitchen filled with that great scent of homemade bread.
Following the recipe will be a list of useful products to prepare and serve this recipe. These foodservice supplies can be found at Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies website along with over 11,500 other products. We offer commercial kitchen equipment, restaurant cooking supplies, and restaurant bar supplies. Many of these items are stocked in our 4 restaurant supply warehouses located nationwide. We pride ourselves on fast shipping as we generally ship out within one business day.
Swedish Rye Bread
Submitted by Lorri L.
2 yeast cakes
½ cup water
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp light brown sugar
½ cup molasses
2 tbsp salt
4 tbsp lard or shortening
3 cups boiling water
5 cups rye flour
7 cups white bread flour or all-purpose flour
1 tbsp caraway seeds (optional)
Soften 2 yeast cakes (substitute 4 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast) in water with ½ teaspoon of sugar in small bowl. Set aside.
In large bowl, combine molasses, light brown sugar, salt, and lard or Crisco shortening.
Add boiling water and stir until sugar and salt have dissolved. Let cool to lukewarm temperature.
Using a large wooden spoon, stir in 5 cups of sifted rye flour. Check yeast to be sure it is “working” and add to dough, mixing well. Add up to 7 cups of white bread flour or all-purpose flour by cupfuls, mixing after each addition, to form soft springy dough.
Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 10 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl. Turn dough to lightly grease it, cover bowl, and let dough rise until double in size, approximately 90 minutes. Repeat.
After second rising, turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead another 10 minutes.
Divide dough into quarters and knead in 1 tbsp caraway seeds to each quarter (optional). Shape into loaves. Place in greased bread pans. Grease tops with butter or shortening, cover with clean cloth, and let rise until dough has doubled in size (approximately 2 hours).
Preheat oven and bake at 375º for 35 minutes or until done. Brush tops with butter. When cool enough to handle, remove from pans and cool on baking racks.
Recipe Yield: 4 loaves
Recommended Restaurant Equipment and supplies:
Spinach Salad is our latest featured recipe during Recipe Week at Superior Connections. We hope that you enjoy this delectable meal and that Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies can help you with the tools needed to make your recipe a success! Featured after each recipe this week will be a listing of foodservice supplies we offer to accomodate this recipe.
Superior has been in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry for over 75 years, and is a well trusted name. Visit our website where you can view and purchase over 11,500 products, many of which we stock in our restaurant supply warehouses. These products generally ship out within one business day and can arrive in as few as 2 business days! We've got you covered when it comes to commercial kitchen equipment, bar equipment, restaurant glasses, and commercial griddles. Shop Superior and save!
Spinach Salad
Submitted by Jeanne T.
Note: Try adding some crumbled cooked bacon.
1 tbsp butter
¾ cup almonds, blanched and slivered
1 lb spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
1 cup dried cranberries
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
½ cup white sugar
2 tsp minced onion
¼ tsp paprika
¼ cup white wine vinegar
¼ cup cider vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook and stir almonds in butter until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine the spinach with the toasted almonds and cranberries.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, onion, paprika, white wine vinegar, cider vinegar, and vegetable oil.
Toss with spinach just before serving.
Recommended Restaurant Equipment and supplies:
Recipe Week returns next week at Superior Products. Each day next week we will be featuring a new recipe submitted by our associates here. Highlighted after each recipe will be restaurant equipment and supplies that can be used to prepare the recipe.
Along with the recommended tools for perfecting the recipe, our Superior Products website offers over 11,500 foodservice equipment and supply products. Many of these are stocked in our 4 restaurant supply warehouses, located throughout the country. Shipping of these products generally occurs within one business day after order is processed, and are delivered in approximately 3 to 5 business days.
We have been in business for over 75 years and have a large selection of commercial kitchen equipment auch as double door refrigerators and restaurant ranges. We feature all of your dining room needs, including restaurant supply linen and table covers, restaurant glasses and a great selection of china and table top accessories.
Superior Products has launched its annual Halloween Sale on restaurant equipment and supplies. We are offering savings on a variety of products to celebrate this ghoulish holiday.
Catering supplies such as end loaders, steam table pans, and airpots are on sale.
Prices on commercial equipment kitchen such as sandwich prep units and sandwich grills have been slashed, and you can also buy the steak knives we used to slash prices at a discounted price.
This is no trick- our prices are a treat during the Halloween Sale on restaurant equipment and supplies going on now at Superior Products. Visit our website to view the products and our entire collection of over 11,500 foodservice equipment and supplies sitewide. Many of these products are stocked in our restaurant supply warehouses. Order them today and they will ship out within one business day, arriving at your door in 4 to 6 business days!
Don't be haunted because you missed out on the savings! Shop Superior now and save!
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