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How to Properly Clean Your Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine

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When it comes to serving the best quality product, your soft serve ice cream machine needs to be in its best condition. This means that you're required to properly clean your machine every 3 days, in order to comply with local health codes.   Pre-Cleaning Notes: Before you jump straight into ice cream machine maintenance we recommend you carefully review these pre-cleaning notes: Make sure your machine is on wash and not auto because freezing water could damage your machines. Rinse the machine with warm water first to help you get large chunks of the remaining ice cream mix (the water...

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The Forbidden Taste of the Bee’s Freeze

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We would like to start by thanking our partners at Chapel Tavern in Reno, NV for making this deliciously refreshing recipe. Chapel Tavern features a full bar with more than 100 different types of whiskey plus a diverse selection of beers from around the globe. They offer nothing but quality and an exquisite experience at Chapel Tavern. This is why we feel compelled to share their expertly crafted Frozen Bee’s Knees, or should I say Bee’s Freeze! History Of The Bee's Freeze Drink "Bee's Knees" is a slang term used by people during the prohibition era to say that something...

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Desert “Cool” Foods Inc. Mixes

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There are many different frozen dessert mixes to choose from out there. With all these options it might sometimes get confusing which mix to choose to buy for yourself. In this article we are going to talk about one of the best tasting quality frozen dessert mixes that you can buy. I am talking about Desert Cool Foods! Desert Cool Foods is not only a company that makes great tasting frozen dessert mixes; it also offers a wide variety of mixes. They offer soft serve, frozen yogurt, blender coffee drinks, blender crème drinks, cocoa hot chocolate, granite, and cappuccino mixes. After...

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Understanding the Restaurant Recession

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The Restaurant Recession If you've been to a restaurant recently, then you have most likely witnessed the decrease in foot traffic. Since 2008, foot traffic across restaurant chains dropped approximately 15%. Moreover, in the second quarter of 2017: Comp sales are down ~1%. Comp traffic is down ~3%. Same-store sales have been negative the past six quarters. -Blackbox Intelligence. In this blog post, you will learn more about the restaurant recession and the steps you can take, if you are in the food industry, to minimize risk and maximize value.  Supply and Demand When it comes to running your own business, a restaurant is...

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How To Make Mouth Watering Dairy-Free Vegan Ice Cream At Home

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While this isn't the traditional "hard ice cream", you won't be disappointed with an ice bowl of flavorless frozen dessert substitute ingredients. The vegan ice cream we are about to make is the real thing. Since it's vegan it is made dairy-free and without eggs! We share with you a great vegan ice cream base recipe made by Megan Gordon, Writer & Recipe extraordinaire. *Disclaimer: Please do note, there is no magic needed to prepare this ice cream (If you have not done so, please call the local witch doctor and tell him his services will no longer be needed). How's...

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