Cook & Store Large Batches Without Worries

What do you do with large batches of sauces? Are your storage methods sanitary? Does the colour and flavour re4main the same the next day? If you are like most restaurants, you probably cook large batches of sauces or other items and simply place them on the makeline and toss them in the cooler for use the next day. If you do not properly store food from hot to cold you could be flirting with disaster. One sick customer or one bad tasting meal could lose you thousands of dollars in business and even bad press.

Most operators think that proper cook/chill systems are either out of their price range or aren’t suitable for their operations, but Harald Hendriks, Managing Director of Pansaver Cook & Chill has developed the perfect product. Pansaver Cook & Chill is proud to launch the new line in Australia. “We are pleased to be able to offer the much less expensive option of the manually operated system,” he said. The highly effective cook/chill system that has been utilized by large industrial kitchens for many years has now come within reach of smaller operations with the launch of Australia’s first manual system, Pansaver’s Cook & Chill. The Cook & Chill system enables high volumes of food to be cooked to perfection and then rapidly chilled which guarantees freshness, quality, safety and consistency.

C+C prepared foods have the taste, texture, colour, and aromas of freshly prepared menu items. Centralized purchasing, ingredient preparation and production ensures consistent food quality. Refrigerated –NOT FROZEN – storage maintains cellular structure…the texture and consistency of food. By not freezing foods, you eliminate that ‘mushy’ texture and flavour variances that comes from improperly storing food.

The first part of the system is to rapidly chill cooked food through methods such as an ice water bath or by blast chiller. This arrests the cooking process so that food remains “just done”. Rapid chilling also ensures a more hygienic product as time spent in the “Danger Zone”, (between 5° and 60° C) is greatly reduced, which complies with HACCP guidelines. This in turn equates to a longer refrigerated shelf life of the food product and the ability to create a food bank, as refrigerated shelf life is extended to up to 28 days or more, depending on the holding temperature and the rate of rapid chilling. C+C systems (manual or automated) are used primarily for soups and sauces facilitating food on demand (creating an actual fresh food bank) vs prepare and serve.

Building a food bank provides the opportunity for centralized cooking, as staple menu items can be cooked in one location and then transported to other outlets. A food bank ensures consistency from unit to unit and from one day to the next.

Cook & Chill (C+C) Kettle Pump Casings are ideally suited for implementation of HACCP food safety programs. Products are packed hot at pasteurized temperatures into clean casings.

C+C Kettle Pump Casings are durable. Once closed and chilled, the product can then be reheated either in or out of the casing according to the recipe.

Primary food production hours are decreased. This saves money. Fewer highly trained employees are needed. This saves money. A “finished”inventory of 4-7 ltr casings can reduce loss from theft and reduce waste from preparing too much food for daily needs. This saves money.

“The savings are huge for small to medium sized operations as the manual system can be purchased for around 7% of the cost of a fully automated system,” Harald said. “This saving is on equipment costs alone, so when you also consider there is no need to remodel the kitchen to install it, the savings increase dramatically.”

Costs are then quickly recouped through decreased food waste and reduced labour costs. There is also the peace of mind that comes with the manual packing and sealing system of Pansaver’s Cook & Chill, that is all certain, all hygienic, all of the time”, said Mr Hendriks.

Pansaver’s Cook & Chill system is simple to implement and operate, enables menu expansion and guarantees food quality and safety – advantages that can now be enjoyed by any kitchen. PanSaver is the market leader of this manual system technology in the U.S. and this same manual C+C system has been available in the U.S. for 7 years. There are more than a thousand of these manual systems being used by small to medium size operators in the U.S.; and they offer complete training in the proper use of the system.

If you would like to learn more about the PanSaver Cook & Chill System, be sure to check out the PanSaver insert that came packaged in this issue of PMQ’s Pizza Australia, or you can contact Harald Hendriks at T: 07 4159 2443, F: 07 4159 2004, or M: 0415 533035. He can be reached by email at info@panliner.org.

Consistent and Faster Pizza Bases with Less Labour

From the smallest shop to the largest chain, one of the most labour intensive and dreaded tasks of the day is preparing the pizza bases. Rounding and stretching dough by hand is not only time consuming (and time is money), but also the most inconsistent process there is. Friul has a solution with the M44 combination divider/rounder. With the ability to produce 1000 pieces per hour, it can save a business a pizza shop tons of money by automating production, freeing up an employee’s time to do other things as well as deliver a more consistent product. The labour and cost savings can virtually pay for the machine in a very short time.

The M44 has a large 44 kg dough hopper, is portion-weight accurate (meaning you don’t have to cut or weigh dough or round it), fast and easy to use and clean. Also as far as OH&S (fatigue, tendonitis, arthritis, etc) you and your employees may just think that this equipment was sent from Heaven.

Dough dividers/rounders aren’t just something the Big Chains use. While pizza shops like Dominos and Eagle Boys are using them in large numbers, small factories, independent diala- pizzas, institutions, and restaurants, can also afford and justify the investment in this equipment. The bench-top dough rounder is perfect for the smaller pizzeria who is happy to cut and scale their dough portions, but wants to eliminate the time consuming and laborious task of rounding the pastry by hand.

To complement Friul’s range of pizza rollers, They have a new model: the M33 Pizza Sprint. It features all stainless-steel construction, is chain driven, has non-stick Delrin (synthetic) rollers, and no plastic gears, clutches, thickness adjusters…in fact no plastic parts at all. It’s perfect for pizzerias offering a large (12” pizza). It rolls bases up to 33 cm. Its big brother (the M51) is built in the same bomb-proof way, but has stainlesssteel rollers (the top pair are non-stick, Teflon coated), and it rolls out pizzas up to 51 cm.

The Friul product line is for the pizzeria who wants a long lasting, well-built product that will give them years of trouble free value and service. All Friul products are CE, NSF and UL approved and Italian-made for quality, reliability and technology.

Friul Australia is the exclusive Australasian and Pacific importer of Friul Co products. If you would like to know more about Friul dividers, rounders or combination units, ring them at 03 9438 4926, email info@friulaustralia.com.au or visit www.friulaustralia.com.au…and tell them you saw it in PMQ.

Gourmet and Custom-made Pastas are Just a Call Away

Since it was founded in 1984, Viva Pasta Pty. Limited has grown from a small family business to the significant organization it is today with an extensive range of different pastas. The company is a specialist in the manufacturing of pasta and sauces, and has established its position in the market place as an industry leader.

People keep coming back for more because Viva Pasta is just like the pasta that is handmade at home in Italy.

As a restaurant owner, you aren’t just limited to the products Viva Pasta advertises. If you ever have a request for special flavours, varieties or packaging, talk to them. With certain orders, they can arrange a special edition of Viva Pasta just the way you want it.

Viva Pasta distributes pastas ranging from well known dishes such as Lasagnas, Ravioli and Tortellini to gourmet pastas which are unique to our business, such as Sorrentino and Panzotti.

The distribution of our products does not limit us to Sydney alone, but also throughout Australia and internationally. The company’s position in the pasta industry ensures that we are constantly updating our equipment and resources in order to run more efficiently than our competitors. Viva Pasta is proudly prepared to the strict requirements of the Bietresato family recipe. They don’t use huge factory machinery and they don’t take any shortcuts. Unlike many other pasta products, Viva Pasta is made from the finest Durum wheat and fresh farm eggs and doesn’t use preservatives or artificial flavours or colours.

Our vision is to provide unparallel service levels to our customers with a high quality focus and maintain a positive relationship with them through this philosophy. The company has obtained HACCP accreditation with SGS International which ensures our products will continually be made to our company’s specifications and safety procedures.

Viva Pasta offers the best value and variety possible in a huge range of exciting styles and flavours. Here are a few examples. Fettucine, Spaghetti, Tagliatelle, Linguini or Lasagne Sheets: Egg, Spinach, Tomato, Basil, Curry, Poppy Seed, Parsley & Garlic, Cracked Pepper, Chilli and Squid Ink.

Ravioli: Beef (Egg Pasta), Chicken (Tomato Pasta), Spinach & Ricotta (Spinach Pasta), Pumpkin (Basil Pasta), Chilli Beef (Chilli Pasta), Spinach & Ricotta (Spinach & Egg Pasta), Mushroom (Poppy Seed Pasta), Ricotta Panzotti (Egg Pasta), Pumpkin and Ricotta Sorrentino (Egg Pasta) and Spinach & Ricotta Sorrentino (Spinach Pasta).

Totellini: Beef (Egg Pasta), Mixed Beef (Spinach Tomato and Egg Pasta), Spinach and Ricotta (Spinach and Egg Pasta), Chicken (Parsley and Garlic Pasta), Beef (Cracked Pepper and Chives Pasta), and Vegetable (Egg Pasta). Gnocci: (Potato, Mixed-Potato, Spinach and Tomato, and Pumpkin)

Lasagna: Beef, Vegetarian, Spinach and Ricotta, Chicken

Canneloni (with sauce): Beef and Spinach and Ricotta

Canneloni (without sauce): Beef (Egg Pasta), Spinach and Ricotta (Spinach Pasta), and Pumpkin and Ricotta (Egg Pasta).

Sauces: Napolitana, Bolognese and Pesto.

VIVA PASTA – THERE’S NO OTHER PASTA LIKE IT!

If you would like to learn more about how to get Viva Pasta products in your restaurant, call Dario Bietresato at (02) 9540-3880 or you can email dario@vivapasta.com.au and let us know that you read about Viva Pasta in Australia’s #1 pizza business magazine: PMQ’s Pizza Australia

Packaging Problems Equal Packaging Solutions With Teve

Teve Packaging offers a wide range of products and services in the packaging industry. These include the most extensive range of pizza cartons and accessories, corrugated cartons, and absorbent food pads. They deal in standard sizes and custom made orders and offer plain or printed depending on your specifications. Teve Packaging can deliver to distributors or end users and do so to meet their needs. They deal with a variety of client industries from food manufacturers, and distributors. Teve Packaging is the largest pizza box distributor in Australia.

When it comes to pizza packaging, Teve Packaging uses only the strongest, most durable Kraft paper on all of their pizza boxes. This means that there is less oil and moisture absorption, resulting in a stronger box and ultimately a better presented pizza for your customer. All Pizza boxes come in bundles of 50 and are wrapped in plastic, to ensure the ultimate in hygiene for your customer. They are available in the TEVE design, plain or ask us about a custom print. Teve also offers more than just your typical packaging needs, they help with your marketing too. Coup-on-a-Box is an advertising/marketing vehicle which is inexpensive, effective and directly measurable. TEVE packaging in conjunction with The Xenography Media Group (XMG) has initially implemented Coup-on-a-Box to the pizza box market in the form of advertising on pizza boxes and/or coupon advertising.

It is simply in the home, out of the home and outdoor advertising rolled into one complete package. The Xenography Media Group (XMG) is a company that provides an effective option for marketers to maximise their investments. With the introduction of Coup-on-a-Box, XMG matches potential customers with marketers through packaging advertising, providing improved returns for marketers. Coup-on-a-Box is attractive due to its comprehensive offering of a 3D photo quality image, Australia wide distribution capabilities for in the home and outdoor advertising exposure. Through our major alliances, partners and Intellectual Property, Coup-on-a-Box is driving large volumes of highly targeted traffic and generating low cost-per-leads for marketers resulting in a significantly increased competitive advantage. Some of their past campaigns have included clients like: Coke, Telstra, Dairy Farmers, AMF Bowling and Cellerbrations.

When talking about packaging, Teve delivers...literally. They can also supply you with pizza delivery bags. After two years in the development process with a major American pizza chain, the latest technology in pizza bags has arrived in Australia through Teve. The Pizza Jacket allows you to deliver your pizzas hotter and crispier than ever before. Pizza Jacket is the new standard in thermal delivery bags. Some of the Pizza Jacket features include: No sweating or moisture build up problems due to the specially coated lining, easy to carry double handles sewn through the top with a 3” bottom handle, stain resistant 420 denier laminated PVC Shell, insulated on all six sides, easy to clean 210 denier PVC lining, easy to read large clear invoice pocket, easy closing Velcro flap and can carry 4 x 15” pizzas.

In addition to packaging solutions, delivery bags and Coupon- a-Box advertising, Teve is also a supplier of pizza pad and pizza box lid supports. Pizza Supports are those plastic supports that sit in the middle of your pizza to protect your customer’s pizza from sticking to the lid of the box and helps the pizza reach the customer looking just like it came out of the oven. They are made from strong food grade plastic and enhances pizza presentation, Teve’s pizza pads fit in the bottom of your pizza box and are made of brown Kraft Single Face and keeps grease and oils in the crevices and away from the pizza, and allows air flow under the crust, keeping pizza dry and crisp.

Teve is family owned and operated and supplies every state of Australia. They are forever looking forward to new avenues of production and are confident that whatever your needs are that they can offer you a product or service that will enhance your business. As Australia’s largest re-seller of pizza cartons, they are confident that they can provide you with the product and price to suit your needs. For more information about Teve products, call 3 9496 8300 or email them at: enquiries@teve.com.au.