The last two months of every year fill people with goodwill as they get into the holiday spirit. The admirable energy also often attracts businesses. Philanthropic contributions and working within communities to improve them play a big part in many companies’ corporate culture. Altruistic donations are a win-win for businesses and charities alike, as the… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA is proving that pancakes and maple syrup, and popcorn taste even better as a frozen dessert. The company’s newest product additions launching late January are part of the company’s diverse selection of instant mixes called Super Sprints, which are used to create frozen desserts such as gelato, soft serve and ice cream. 305802… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce its partnership with iSi®, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-quality cream and food whippers. Debuting on both PreGel’s main website and ecommerce site, www.pregelmarketplace.com, the company will distribute a selection of whippers and foam canisters for creating whipped creams, foams, mousses, espumas, whipped soups, micro-cakes and more. The new… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA announced an employee initiative called “Start Together, Finish Together. ” The voluntary activity brings employees of the company together to train and run the Novant Health Thunder Road Half Marathon on November 15, 2014. “Wellness is one of the core values at PreGel AMERICA. A team-building experience such as Thunder Road allows our… Read more »
I wonder how long it’s going to be before someone asks if I need help [as the server plays away on their smartphone],” is an aggravating thought that almost every consumer has experienced at one point or another. And, unfortunately, as a result the potential buyer is more than likely to refrain from revisiting that… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA is proud to announce the arrival of Cacao Essenziale™ fine chocolate couverture. Cacao Essenziale™ delivers the rich tastes of Tanzaka 72% (Fine Dark Chocolate Couverture) and Azima 44% (Fine Milk Chocolate Couverture) to the dessert industry. The addition of Cacao Essenziale™ adds diversity to PreGel’s product lines and appeals to a broader group… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce the addition of Chocolate Accents by PreGel – the company’s first line of finished chocolate decor. The decorative Chocolate Accents line adds a new level of appeal to the company’s superior specialty dessert ingredient products. Available in milk, dark and white chocolate, and designed using only the finest cocoa… Read more »
Employee training is essential to the longevity of employees’ careers, and to the efficiency and bottom line of your business. As an employer or manager, the idea of sending an employee to training may cause some concern. It costs money and takes time away from the physical responsibilities of immediate business, but ensuring your employees’… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA is excited to welcome Sean Pera, formerly of Herons at the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, NC, and winner of the 2013 4th Annual StarChefs.com International Pastry Competition. “Having gotten to know Sean over the last year at various events, we felt a natural synergy with him and were impressed by his… Read more »
The 2013 ProAds Awards winners were announced at the Business Marketing Association (BMA) awards gala, held at Howl at the Moon Dueling Piano Bar, downtown Charlotte, on Oct. 24, 2013. The ProAds Awards is the industry’s largest competition in the Carolinas. Now in its 33rd year, the ProAds Awards honor the best in creative and… Read more »
Unlike the annual end-of- year company get-together, the process of an employee evaluation is not one many managers or employees look forward to. According to the ar ticle “Why Employees Don’t Like Performance Appraisals” on Chron.com, performance appraisals cause employees to fret over job security, status, eligibility for promotion and possible bias or unfair ratings…. Read more »
The PreGel Professional Training Center announced its 2014 Professional Training Center Charlotte schedule with new courses. PreGel continues to evolve and evaluate all of the curriculums it provides to ensure all attendees receive the top education on desserts in the industry. “PreGel closely monitors culinary trends each year so that we can offer our students… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA announced the grand opening of its West Coast Professional Training Center in Los Angeles. The PreGel Professional Training Center – Los Angeles will offer five classes per month, which range from The Fundamentals of Gelato and Sorbetto Production to Frozen Cakes and Pies. The facility accommodates a limited attendance of six people for… Read more »
What do December, January, February and July have in common? Aside from hosting major American holidays – Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day and Independence Day respectively – according to Careerbuilder.com these popular winter and summer months are also when employees call in sick. As an employer or hiring manager, you’ve probably heard one or several… Read more »
The season of fall is among us and PreGel AMERICA, the U.S. subsidiary of the largest specialty dessert ingredient manufacturer in the world, is pleased to reveal an inspiring line-up of products for fall and winter. Among PreGel’s inventory of quality ingredients are a new variety of fillings and sauces and a new specialty item…. Read more »
PreGel AMERICA announced the arrival of its new Gelato Panini Press. The frozen dessert novelty machine is the successful result of an unprecedented collaboration between Waring Commercial and PreGel AMERICA to create a co-branded machine for creating Panini Gelato sandwiches. The Gelato Panini Press is a light-weight, easy-to-use machine that toasts and seals a sweet… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA recently announced a new partnership with Ganeden Biotech to incorporate the probiotic GanedenBC30 into its line of superior dessert ingredients star ting with its new frozen yogurt mix Happy Yo ProTM Super Sprint (Yogurt with Probiotics). Carrying GanedenBC30 probiotic demonstrates PreGel’s ability to adopt leading edge technologies and continue to support its customers…
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Pastry Chef Chris Ford of Wit & Wisdom in Baltimore, MD, took top prize at the Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition. The fourth and final episode of Season Two can be viewed at www.jmpurepastry.com. Ford, pastry chef at Wit & Wisdom in Baltimore, MD, and one of the StarChef ’s “Rising Stars” in the DC area,… Read more » Summer is here, bringing with it the busy season for frozen dessert professionals. Now may be the time to consider expanding your workforce to cover the pending demands summertime temperatures bring. Sure, it may sound cliché, but the saying is true: the key to a successful business is an exceptional team – and that includes… Read more » PreGel AMERICA announced the launch of Industrial Flavors to its versatile product lines. The line presents a variety of bulk flavors to professionals in the food business and adds an eighth line to the company’s many dessert ingredient solutions. The products featured are highly concentrated, powdered flavorings ideal for ice cream pints, private label franchise… Read more » The consumer market is heating up with new value-adds for frozen treats. Smucker’s® recently launched its latest Magic Shell flavor Pink Lemonade to provide a new topping for ice cream. The B2B market, however, still has the stronghold on frozen treat inclusions including PreGel’s Coriandolina® Coatings that come in the flavors of Lemon, Strawberry, Coffee,… Read more » Partnership and machine creates new novelty item in dessert industry PreGel AMERICA announced its partnership with Waring Commercial to develop a new frozen dessert novelty machine called Gelato Panini Press. This is an unprecedented collaboration for both companies and the industry, as it is the first time an ingredient and equipment manufacturer have joined forces… Read more » Chicago produced no shortage of ideas and innovation at this year’s National Restaurant Association Show, which boasts the gathering of the best and brightest in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry for four days. Buzzing in the world of desserts were organic, artisan and indulgent products that easily pleased the palates of many sweet seekers… Read more » America has become known as a “salad bowl” of cultural diversity, since the majority of American citizens have ethnic roots that hail from countries outside of the U.S. Within multicultural America, many have observed and respected each other’s cultural practices, fashion and foods, but tasteless under tones of social negativity are still apparent in some… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is excited to offer Brownie Batter Super Sprint, a powdered mix to create gelato or soft serve. Waffle bowls, cups and cones are the newest ways to enjoy fresh brownie batter with this new frozen dessert innovation. Brownie Batter Super Sprint is user-friendly for experienced and novice dessert makers. The simple recipe offers… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is proud to announce Assistant Pastry Chef & Instructor Ben Shelton received first place honors at the 24th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition presented by Paris Gourmet, on Sunday, March 3, 2013. The event took place at the International restaurant and Foodservice Show of New York. Shelton achieved the esteemed title of Pastry Chef… Read more » PreGel AMERICA announced the promotion of Anna Pata, formerly Key Accounts Manager, to Director of Sales. “Naming Anna Pata as our Director of Sales was a natural fit for the organization,” said Marco Casol, CEO & President of PreGel AMERICA. “Her organic growth within the company has positioned her well to bring a wealth of… Read more » It’s cold, the skies are gray and spirits are as blue as the invigorating summer skies of months passed. The chipper energy, wide smiles and productive focus of your team appear to have faded with the vibrant green hue of August grass, and even the most dedicated, hard-working employees seem to be suffering from an… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce new Evolution Glazes for coating cakes, mousses, semifreddo or single-serve desserts, and Greek Yogurt Super Sprint for soft serve or traditional gelato. The new products are the latest from the Research & Development labs at PreGel and are on-trend with the industry’s demand for efficient, easily customizable and gourmet… Read more » Social media continues to play an ever-expanding role in the foodservice industry, and although you may think about all the great opportunities, you must also be aware of the dangers. Lately, companies’ poor customer service has been exposed through online videos, blogs and Web reviews, to name a few. However, the most notorious cases, such… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce the newest additions to its network of online tutorials at ThePreGelChannel.com! The latest videos include step-by-step instructions featuring new alcoholic gelato recipes, how to properly clean an Ugolini MiniGel Frozen Dessert & Beverage machine and how to create a Chocolate Hazelnut Crumb Frozen Cupcake. The educational how-to-videos hosted on… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce the launch of PreGelMarketplace.com. The new marketplace allows current and potential customers access to stock imagery and marketing materials to take their business’s marketing materials to new heights. Customers will have hundreds of images at their disposal for use as well as downloadable marketing materials such as posters and… Read more » The PreGel AMERICA booth proved to be a show-stopper at the 93rd National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show (NRA) held May 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The event featured over 1,900 exhibiting companies while attracting more than 61,000 registrants representing all 50 states and over 100 countries worldwide. PreGel’s on-site staff included representatives from across… Read more » We have all experienced one time or another walking into a place of business and having to interrupt what seems like a personal conversation to ask for assistance or to simply check out. When this happens we walk away feeling like we weren’t welcome at that establishment, that customer service was lacking and maybe even… Read more » PreGel AMERICA announced plans to expand its Concord, NC, facility, creating 48 new positions over the next three years. The expansion covers further structural development within its existing facility and the construction of additional warehouse, production and office space that will account for an estimated 125,000 square feet. The expansion is a direct response to… Read more » Creams are abundant in the pastry, baking and frozen dessert world. Each variety of cream such as whipping cream, light cream and sour cream serves a very different purpose and has its own unique properties. The key is to not get them confused and understand what and when a type of cream can be used… Read more » Site Targets Key Businesses in Food & Beverage Industry PreGel Key Accounts, a division of PreGel AMERICA, formally announced the launch of a new website, www.pregelkeyaccounts.com. A sister site to www.pregelamerica.com, the website targets key strategic businesses within the Food & Beverage industry including quick-service and fast-casual restaurants, supermarkets, cruise lines, high-yield bakeries and food… Read more » Continued Growth Fuels New Hires in 3rd & 4th Quarters Nine new hires joined PreGel AMERICA’s staff during the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Two of the nine hires replaced former employees in the facilities maintenance and special service team departments, while the remaining seven are newly created positions within the company. The addition… Read more » PreGel AMERICA is excited to announce the donation of over $7,000 to help fight the battle against breast cancer. “In It to Win It,” the dessert ingredient company focused its energies on a several campaigns in September and October to raise awareness and donate funds to local charity Carolina Breast Friends (CBF) and national charity… Read more » Sexual harassment – it’s a subject that is sensitive and uncomfortable. Most companies would like to avoid it all together, but there is no way to get around it. To act wisely, companies need to understand the issues of sexual harassment. They need to be aware of the various types of sexual harassment and how… Read more »Tree Talk: Baltimore’s Chef Named Winner of the Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition Season Two
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Tree Talk: Pastry Chef of the Year: PreGel’s Own Ben Shelton
Tree Talk: PreGel America Names Anna Pata Director of Sales
Tree Talk: HR Corner: Beat the Winter Blues with Employee Motivation
Tree Talk: New Products from PreGel America on Trend in the Industry
Tree Talk: HR Corner: Customer Service 101: Keeping your Cool with Not So Cool Customers
Tree Talk: The PreGel Channel Launches Fresh, New Online Tutorials!
Tree Talk: PreGel Marketplace Site Launches For Customers
Tree Talk: PreGel’s Presence and Products A Hit In The Windy City
Tree Talk: HR Corner: Managing Appropriate Work Conversations
Tree Talk: PreGel AMERICA To Expand North Carolina Facility, Create More Jobs
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Tree Talk: HR Corner: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
