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Arcoroc Tableware Compliments Your Burgers |
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The Burger Boom
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Burgers, burgers everywhere…there seems to be no end to the trend of new burger concepts opening and new specialty burger items cropping up on menus. Burgers are still one of the most popular items on menus today, at every price point—from dinnerhouse and special occasion restaurants with their signature burgers ($20 Kobe beef burger, anyone?), to stripped-down burger-and-fry concepts like Smashburger and Five Guys.
Thank two important factors: the trend to more casual dining opportunities with food that still focuses on quality, and continued concern over the soft economy. One other thing is certain. Carefully made “gourmet” burgers featuring such ingredients as freshly ground beef, premium rolls, specialty cheese and signature condiments are driving sales away from generic burgers.
•Famous upscale chefs like Bobby Flay and Hubert Keller are opening casual burger concepts
•Mix-and-match burger menus like The Counter, where the customer selects meat (not just beef, but also chicken, turkey, bison, even a portabello mushroom cap), bun, and toppings and condiments
•Miniature “slider” burgers and their extensions (such as pulled pork or fried fish), served alone as appetizer/snacks, or in pairs and triples as a combo
•Upgraded ingredients, from Angus beef to artisan cheese to homemade brioche buns and even foie gras and fried egg toppings
•Specialty sides for burgers—not just french fries but also haystack fires, housemade chips, onion ring variations, and lots of different slaws and salads
For more information on how Cardinal can provide tableware that will help you tap the profitable burger boom, contact sales@cardinalglass.com
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Trivia
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Another Chance to Win with Cardinal!
Test your Cardinal Newsletter/Website knowledge and put yourself in the winner’s circle. Just read, retain, and be among the first to respond. For this issue, the first five respondents who correctly answer the following three questions will receive $20 gift card to Five Guys®.
1. Which Arcoroc plate has built in condiment cups?
2. Investigate Arcoroc_______ lines to make a special presentation for fries.
3.Opinon: What are your favorite toppings on burgers? (These will be published)
Please send your responses to: Janice.Douglas@arc-intl.com. Include your name, address and email. Winners will be notified by email.
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September 08, 2009
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Arcoroc American Collection |
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Make Room For Burgers
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A great burger deserves a great plate, one that’s fun and casual but with plenty of room for sides, condiments, setups (such as the tomato and lettuce stack, kept separate to keep it crisp), the top part of the bun, and so on.
 Oval plates are perfect for burger and slider combos, with room to spare for side dishes and so on, including the obligatory pool of ketchup for fries. Candour from Arcoroc, with its retro squared-off oval platters in four different sizes, makes a great style statement; so do the three sizes of Vintage rectangular dishes.
Sturdy Opal adds a colorful rim (in yellow, green, blue or orange) to its popular Brush line, in both round and oval shapes, perfect for a casual or family-style operation—it can stand up to heavy use and look good every time
 In a more upscale environment, consider such lighthearted shapes as the new Caracter platter or square and rectangular Purity plates from Grands Chefs by Chef & Sommelier, with its hole for character tumbler, or the uniquely shaped Audace Spirit New Design line.
 Play up sides and condiments by serving burgers on tableware lines that include lots of small forms for items like pickles, sauce or a serving of pasta salad, such as Mix Up glassware side dishes and hardworking Opal Toronto .
 For those mini burgers served as a walk-around appetizer there are attractive rectangular and square plates in the Appetizer line from Arcoroc. Dramatic Random with its unique display surfaces and built-in condiment “cups” make a unique presentation of your signature burgers.
Many restaurants make a special presentation of their fries, perhaps folded into a napkin or presented in a vertical form. Investigate the wide variety of Tumbler lines in the Arcoroc catalog to see if one of them is right for your operation.
Visit us online to download our catalogs at www.cardinalcatalogs.com, or call 973-628-0900 to speak to a sales representative.
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Tips & Tactics
Beverages For Burgers
A mug of cold beer feels right for the casual appeal of a burger, from trendy Belgians and craft beers to budget-friendly drafts. But many customers prefer an uncomplicated glass of red wine, or even a retro-chic shake, soda or malt. Arcoroc has plenty of choices for these high-profit beverages, including stemmed and stemless choices for brews, and a wide variety of appropriate wine glasses, as well as oversize vessels like Arcoroc Hawaii Hurricanes or the 16-oz. Everfrost Pub Glass, with plenty of room for a big ol' chocolate malt.
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