New JTM Meatball Sub Kit Available Now!

JTM Meatball Sub Kit

Doing your grocery shopping today? JTM’s new Meatball Sub and Philly Steak Kits are on sale now at Kroger for only $8.99 as part of their Mega Sale, going on now thru May 29th! The kits includes everything you’ll need for 4 complete sub sandwiches! Become a fan of JTM Food Group on Facebook and register below to win one of ten JTM Meatball Sub Kits being given away!

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Breakfast menus evolving at restaurants | Nation’s Restaurant News

That’s what Los Angeles-based menu research firm Datassential found when reviewing breakfast offerings on more than 4,750 restaurant menus in its database…

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FDA issues menu-labeling guidance / Nation’s Restaurant News

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published Friday its much-anticipated proposed menu-labeling regulations for chain restaurants. The industry now has 60 days to comment. Final rules are expected by the end of the year. Read more…

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Business Courier names 2011 Fast 55

JTM Food Group was recognized as one of the 55 fastest-growing private firms in Cincinnati.

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What calorie postings mean to consumers

New NPD survey looks at ordering and eating habits when diners see calorie counts

March 22, 2011 | By Mark Brandau

While the restaurant industry waits for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to publish its proposed federal menu-labeling regulations, market research firm NPD Group said listed calorie counts could alter certain behaviors among restaurant customers.

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Traffic trends offer positive signs for industry / Nation’s Restaurant News

Higher gas prices and persistent unemployment may threaten a sustained sales recovery this year, but guest traffic trends from late 2010 offered encouraging signs, The NPD Group said. Read more…

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Mintel: Customers want healthful and convenient breakfasts / Nation’s Restaurant News

Sales during the morning daypart are expected to increase 4.1 percent this year, and restaurants that want a piece of the pie should focus on better-for-you options and improved convenience, according to market research firm Mintel. Read more…

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Recipe of the Week: Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Natural ingredients make this tangy Sweet & Sour Sauce appealing to the eye and tempting to the tongue. Unique ingredients like brown sugar and pineapple juice bring out the sweetness, while vinegar and soy sauce bring out the sour side.  Serve with chicken chunks and vegetables to create an Asian Classic!

JTM Products Required:

73060 – Sweet & Sour Sauce

Ingredients:

5 lb – Breaded Chicken Nuggets

5 lb – Cooked Rice

12 oz – Drained Pineapple Chunks

8 oz – Diced Red Bell Peppers

8 oz – Diced Green Bell Peppers

5 lb – Sweet & Sour Sauce

Instructions:

1.  Deep fry breaded chicken nuggets. Hold hot.

2.  Heat Sweet & Sour sauce and drained pineapple chunks. Hold hot.

3.  Cook Rice. Hold hot.

4.  In full size hotel pan, blend sauce, bell peppers, and pineapple. Add hot chicken nuggests and stir until ingredients are coated evenly with sauce.

5.  Portion 6 oz cooked rice in bowl.

6.  Portion 8 oz Sweet & Sour Chicken over rice. Enjoy!

Yield: 24 servings

Prep Time: 40 minutes

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Recipe of the Week: Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

A Mexican favorite made with shredded chipotle chicken blended with corn and wrapped in a flour tortilla, then smothered with enchilada red sauce and queso blanco sauce, topped with shredded cheese and baked to perfection.

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JTM Products Required:

75150 – Queso Blanco Sauce

44410 – Shredded Chipotle Chicken with Corn

73190 – Poco Enchilada Sauce

Ingredients:

3# – Enchilada Sauce

5# – Shredded Chicken Chipotle Chicken with Corn

2.5# – Queso Blanco Sauce

1# – Shredded Cheddar Cheese

40 – 6″ Flour Tortillas

Instructions:

Heat JTM  chicken taco meat, Enchilada Sauce and  Queso Blanco (HACCP Control Point 165* or Higher) and hold hot.
-Using approx 12 oz. of heated JTM poco Sauce, coat bottom of a full size pan
-Place 2 oz of heated JTM Chicken Taco in the center of the tortillas 
-Roll totillas leaving ends open and place in the full size pan (20 per pan)
-Ladle an additional (12 oz.) heated Poco Sauce over the enchiladas
-Drizzle heated Queso Blanco (20 oz.) over the enchiladas
-Sprinkle shredded cheese (8 oz.per pan) over the enchiladas and bake until cheese is melted
Optional garnish:
Chopped cilantro, parsley or diced jalapenos

Note:
Try using shredded chicken taco, Cilantro chicken, Cajun chicken for a tasty variation

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Consumers craving more ethnic cuisine / Nation’s Restaurant News

Two studies show broadening appeal for cuisine such as Thai and Caribbean more
Read more: http://www.nrn.com/#ixzz1Ecr5k6xZ

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