It's Thursday, June 29th, and this is Episode 20 of the Dennis Knows Food Podcast!
Today is National Almond Buttercrunch Day! This week's almond-inspired foodie fact asks "What conditions do almond trees need to produce almonds?" The answer in this episode! This is a rare week where we do not have any recently added inventory products to discuss, we'll explain more about what that means in this episode. Instead, we're taking the opportunity to discuss how the strong relationships between our team, our Account Executives and our customers can lead to delicious and profitable results. In this unique episode of Dennis Knows Food we're heading to the coast of Maine to talk business strategies and fresh lobster meat with a couple of special guests - a Dennis Account Executive and a seasonal businesses operator with saltwater in his veins! Links and product information mentioned in this episode include our website at www.DennisExpress.com. And the lobster products page of our website at www.DennisExpress.com/lobster. Subscribe to the Podcast - Subscribe Now (Subscribe with iTunes)
It's Thursday, June 22nd, and this is Episode 19 of the Dennis Knows Food Podcast!
Today is National Onion Ring day! This week's onion-inspired foodie fact asks "What was the fastest recorded time to peel 50 pounds of onions?" The answer in this episode! We've added 9 items to our inventory this week covering new products as well as some seasonal favorites that are now back in stock! This week's additions include a new specialty Mandarin Orange Sesame Ginger dressing. Frozen chicken leg quarters that have been ice glazed to maximize freshness. An expertly smoked pre-sliced turkey breast. 4 bakery-fresh items; a hearth baked bulkie roll, a potato burger roll, a country style burger roll, and a soft bulkie roll. In for the season in seafood; premium crab meat and our extremely popular fresh “tail-claw-knuckle” lobster meat. In this week's episode we revisit the conversation on dressing-up your dishes for extra appeal. Applying the strategy to other menu areas it's amazing what a specialty dressing or glaze can do to add a unique twist to new or classic menu items. Riding that good-flavors vibe we've got a recipe for Tomato Butter to share with you, the link to access that is below. We cover an important business-capturing strategy that you should be doing online; helping to put your best foot forward with potential customers. If you haven't "claimed your business" yet, and quite possibly have no idea what that means, pay attention to this segment! Lastly, we've got some fantastic beef purchasing opportunities coming that you're definitely going to want to take advantage of while you can. Links and product information mentioned in this episode include our website at www.DennisExpress.com. The article/recipe for Tomato Butter from Food Republic at http://www.foodrepublic.com/2017/06/19/make-tomato-butter/ Subscribe to the Podcast - Subscribe Now (Subscribe with iTunes)
It's Thursday, June 15th, and this is Episode 18 of the Dennis Knows Food Podcast!
In this weeks episode of Dennis Knows Food we focus some of the spotlight on New England, with 3 of our 12 latest inventory additions coming from right here in Maine. We're also putting some emphasis on produce, with Chris Webster, one of our Dennis Account Executives joining us for a discussion on "veggie perceptions." This week we’ve added a dozen new items to our inventory. In for the season we have fresh cooked lobster meat and 10-20 fresh scallops. We’ve added cooked bacon bits and unbreaded cooked chicken wings. Golden Velvet Yellow Cheese Sauce. New England style sliced hotdog rolls. 3 varieties of coffee cake, complete with plain craft windowed boxes and labels. In non-foods we’ve added a 21oz clear plastic, 2 compartment, tamper evident package and a 5 pack 200CT option of the C2 hybrid synthetic gloves in size medium. Scorching its way into our inventory is a hot new item, Blueberry Habanero Hot Sauce from Maine Man Flavors. This is a great product with fantastic potential applications, and in this episode I'll share a couple of the ways in which I've been able to try it. Also in this episode we revisit cold brew coffee, but this time there's alcohol involved. Our Foodie Fun Fact takes inspiration from a seasonal favorite, strawberry shortcake. Do you know how many pounds of strawberries were used to make the worlds largest strawberry shortcake? The answer at the end of our podcast. Links and product information mentioned in this episode include our website at www.DennisExpress.com. The article about cold brew cocktails at http://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/menu/beverage-trends/cold-brew-coffee-can-wake-cocktail-sales#page=0. The article on Mastronardi's acquisition of Back Yard Farms at http://producenews.com/the-produce-news-today-s-headlines/21595-mastronardi-produce-acquires-backyard-farms and how to find us on social media at www.DennisKnowsFood.com.
It's Thursday, June 8th, and this is Episode 17 of the Dennis Knows Food Podcast!
Here we are with another Thursday edition of our Podcast; the last few episodes have been recorded on Thursdays rather than our usual Wednesday schedule. This made me reflect on how, even with schedules and planning, the unexpected can cause a hiccup in our regular routines. In this episode I've got some advice to help you overcome unforeseen changes and challenges to your routines. This week we have 8 new items to share with you which were just added to our inventory including an ABF honey ham from McKenzie Deli, French baguettes, new salad dressings and more. There's something "marrowvelous" in the world of burger condiments that fits perfectly with our discussion from last week's episode about signature burgers. We cap that off with some recent burger statistics from industry data firm Technomic. Our new test kitchen gets its first use on Friday and Stouffer's will be there with a new premium mac and cheese that everyone is looking forward to trying. We're hitting the road with Social Media and there's an update on our upcoming Summer Buying Brochure. All that and more in this episode of Dennis Knows Food! Links and product information mentioned in this episode include our website at www.DennisExpress.com. The article about Chef Stevens' marrownaise at http://www.foodrepublic.com/2017/05/25/derek-stevens-marrownaise-makes-killer-burger/. The registration for our New Hampshire Social Media Round Table at https://www.dennisexpress.com/socialroundtable/. Lastly, here's the website for the fine folks at R.M. Flagg - http://www.rmflagg.com. Note: This week's episode is slightly longer than our usual, and due to file size requirements it needed to be compressed down more than normal. So, if you perceive a loss in audio quality, that's not on your end, it's just the MP3 compression. Hopefully it's not too noticeable. A high quality version of our podcast is also uploaded to SoundCloud each week. Subscribe to the Podcast - Subscribe Now (Subscribe with iTunes)
It's Thursday, June 1st, and this is Episode 16 of the Dennis Knows Food Podcast!
Our podcast is protein packed this week as we put the spotlight on creating new opportunities and dishes for your menu. Burgers are big and getting bigger, we discuss the customer-keeping-power of crafting unique signature burgers. The record breaking popularity of bacon means customers are hungry for more pork menu options. And, we share the 8 new products that were added to our inventory this week; one of these new items is a first of it's kind compostable hot/cold food container. Links and product information mentioned in this episode include our website at www.DennisExpress.com.
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