ON THE INSIDE
Sunkist presents 2010 Fresh Citrus Report
Sunkist Growers, Sherman Oaks, Calif.,
released its 2010 Fresh Citrus Report earlier
this year. The report covers naval oranges,
lemons, grapefruit, limes, specialty citrus,
tangelos and more. Here are a few highlights:
• This season’s navel crop is projected to be
an estimated 16% larger than a year ago,
providing good supplies through May.
• Pricing for lemons is expected to be normal
and stable this year. In addition, there will be
a good supply of organic lemons.
• There are many mandarins, tangerines
and tangelos available through January,
including Clementine Mandarins, Fairchild
Tangerines, Dancy Tangerines and
Orlando Tangelos.
For more information regarding all citrus
varieties, visit www.sunkist.com.
Sullivan University offers new beverage-
management degree
Sullivan University’s National Center for
Hospitality Studies, Louisville, Ky., recently
launched an associate of science degree
in beverage management. Courses are
administered online, and the curriculum
can be completed in as little as 18
months. The program is directed by Albert
Schmid, CEC, CCE, CCA, author of The
Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines,
Beers and Spirits (Prentice Hall, 2003)
and The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook
(University of Kentucky Press, 2010).
Students will study production, marketing,
alcohol safety, food-and-beverage pairing,
mixology, purchasing and storage, and
will learn how to write a business plan for
a bar or restaurant. For more information,
visit www.sullivan.edu.
Recipe contests
Want a chance to win
$20,000 to update
your restaurant’s
kitchen equipment or
make other business
improvements?
Consider entering
Dawn Professional’s
Make Your Restaurant Shine contest.
One U.S. restaurant will win $20,000,
a one-on-one expert consultation with
restaurateur/"Top Chef" competitor Spike
Mendelsohn and a paid trip for four
adults to the 2010 National Restaurant
Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel
Show in Chicago, May 23-24. Restaurant
owners can apply online now through
April 12. For more information, visit
www.DawnCelebrations.com.
Dole offers resource for cooking for kids
Dole Food Company, Inc. is offering two tools
on its Web site to help operators with menu
development for kids and “tweens.” Chefs
can view a short video, "Kids Speak Out on Kids’ Menus," which uses interviews with average kids to pinpoint what they like about eating in restaurants, the menu items they prefer and their views on healthy eating. In addition, a PowerPoint presentation delivers children’s menu research results, along with
culinary techniques and tips. Visit www.
dolefoodservice.com and click on “Videos”
and “Brochures, Sell Sheets & Reports.”
The Chilean Fresh Fruit
Association’s second
annual Fresh Fruits
from Chile Fresh ’N
Fit Recipe Contest is
underway, challenging
college and university foodservice
professionals ( 18 years and older) to
incorporate fresh seasonal fruit into their
menus. Recipes must be original and
must use at least 1 cup of fresh Chilean
fruit. Judges will award four $500
first prizes in each of four categories:
breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
A grand-prize winner, selected from
the first-place winners, will receive an
all-expenses-paid trip to Chile in early
2011. Deadline for recipe submissions
is May 1. For a copy of the official rules,
e-mail dompe@att.net.
