NRA ends with a bang…

Wow, what a great show. The last days at the NRA show were extremely productive. Headlining the booth was up and coming Chef Shea Gallante. Chef Shea was signing our new restaurant safety book, Kitchen Confessions. Chef Shea signed books for the attendees for several hours, taking time to meet and greet them all. From there the attendees poured into the DayMark® kitchen to see what was in store for them.

What they found were several fresh innovations that that we brought to the show. Many attendees stopped at our rolling deli rack to our Food Touch® Liner. Food Touch is a revolutionary new antimicrobial protected storage product that preserves the quality and extends the shelf life of perishable food items. In other words, it keeps food fresher longer. Many restaurant operators are faced with the issue of wasting food because bacteria growth, dehydration, and shrinkage. The antimicrobial protected product inhibits the bacterial growth in food to help increase shelf life.

The other innovative product that attendees ran into was the DayMark® timstrip. Timestrip is a new way to monitor food freshness. By squeezing the bubble on the back of the label and placing it on the container or wrapping, timestrip will monitor the time in 2, 3, 5 or 7 day increments. This will allow you to prevent illness by discarding food that is spoiled and monitor freshness of product in your cooler.

Check out our web space at www.daymarksafety.com to find out more details on our new innovations from the NRA show.

OptiMark impresses attendees with automated sophistication

This year at the NRA we highlighted our newest innovation in food rotation labeling and inventory control with OptiMark™. Show attendees were impressed by its ability to simplify complex food batches and recipes for a quick an easy way to lower costs by controlling inventory. OptiMark™ is an automated system that allows the restaurant operator to load it up with all the recipes and dishes they’ll need to, and then produce an at-a-glance label to identify dates and products. It’s also a great way to help implement your HACCP procedures easily! Three basic steps; View, Print and Apply.

Make sure you stop by and see us in booth 1402 to see the most complete automated labeling system out there. Just ask a DayMark® representative at the booth to bring you to the dry storage area to give you the complete demo on OptiMark™.

Day One Report

Day one at the booth here at the NRA show was high energy. Our new 20x90 DayMark booth brought an entirely different feel to the show for us this year. Each of our kitchen stations were designed for distributor, broker and end user partners to see the product in practical application. All the visitors to the booth were leaving with new ideas on food and facility safety, and a sample pack to take home to test the items. The vignettes of the kitchen were broken up into the walk in and dry storage, prep tables, dishwasher and stove and oven environments. Customers were able to touch, feel use and share how each item was important and share best practice stories with us. Check back with us at tomorrow to hear what else is new with the Complete Safety Source at the NRA.

The 2008 National Restaurant Show

The 2008 National Restaurant Show is upon us, and we here at DayMark® Safety Systems have been planning our best show yet. This year DayMark® will take a step forward as the “Complete Safety Source” for you in the foodservice industry. Our brand new 20x90 booth will walk you through the kitchen you work in daily, showing you how we can help from the walk in cooler to the take out line. We’ll have each major component from the kitchen decked out with some of the most innovative foodservice items in the industry. The best part is, if you can’t make it to Chicago, because lets face it, you have a business to run; we’ll be updating you daily here at our blog on www.daymarksafety.com. We’ll give you an inside look at what’s happening at “1402” (our booth number), all while showing you the practical uses of a featured product. Either way, we’ll see you at the show!

Serious Safety at the NRA!

Serious savings, serious solutions and a serious partnership are what DayMark® Safety Systems brings to you. This year at the 2008 National Restaurant Show, we’ll prove that to you daily. At our exciting new booth space, we will walk you through “your” kitchen and show you how we can deliver applications that fit all your needs, all while saving you money. Check back with our web space www.daymarksafety.com for our daily blog, or come see us at the show at booth 1402!

By Jon Frank