We're excited to congratulate Tamara and Jennifer on their ONE YEAR anniversary with Riverwood Sales. Tamara and Jennifer have both been a tremendous asset to the Burnaby team over the last year. In their first year, they focused on: Building relationships with key people at the manufacturers that Riverwood proudly represents Getting to know the buyers at the distributors Learning about the products and doing lots of tastings (Yum!) Working on their golf games at distributor’s golf tournaments Having fun with Team Riverwood Jennifer said the highlight of her first year was definitely the "Riverwood Family" get-together at Whistler for the Riverwood Sales Meeting in Read More...
STUFFED Bacon Cheddar Burger Pie
Start a new tradition or create some excitement with this stuffed burger pie recipe. Ingredients 1 Cardinal STUFFED Bacon Cheddar Beef Burger - frozen 10 x 15” Puff Pastry Sheet - thawed Egg wash Cooking Directions Preheat oven 375 F Place puff pastry on a clean flat suface, lightly dusted with flour Cut 8” round base and 6.5” round top Place base on a parchment lined baking tray Brush edges with egg wash Place Cardinal Cheese & Bacon Stuffed Burger in the center of the puff pastry round Place the 6.5" round top on top of burger patty Begin to fold outer edge inwards and continue around the burger edge until all the edges are folded in Eggwash the entire surface Read More...
Cardinal Meats Stuffed Burgers
I AM STUFFED! Cardinal Meats Specialists do it again. Cardinal has been making burgers for over 40 years and continues to develop new and exciting products. Now, cardinal has taken all that burger knowledge and kicked it up a notch. Cardinal's new STUFFED burgers are bursting with flavour and excitement. Cardinal STUFFED burgers come in three delicious flavours: Bacon Cheddar Mac N Cheese Pepperoni Pizza Serve them the traditional way or create a new fad with a stuffed burger pie! The serving possibilites are endless and will certainly keep your customers coming back for more. Features: Easy preparation, just cook and serve Stuffed with real ingredients Some ideas Read More...
Welcome Patti Hlymbicky to Riverwood Sales, Calgary!
Riverwood Sales is thrilled to introduce Patti Hlymbicky to the Riverwood Sales Calgary team! Patti brings to the team over 20 years of food service experience. She began her career in Ontario focusing on the hospitality sector and gained a wealth of knowledge and customer service by building and maintaining customer relationships. Patti made the move from Ontario to Calgary where she has been involved in the food and beverage industry in Calgary as a wine importer and certified sommelier. Everyone at Riverwood is very excited to experience those skills in the office (cheers to that!). As an Italian mother she has a passion for food and cooking, and is excited for her Read More...
Hello Culinary Squares PP Packaging goodbye foam!
Upgrading from Foam Just Become Affordable (St. Louis, MO) March 10, 2014. Anchor Packaging, Inc. announces the addition of the new Culinary Squares™ separate bases and lids to the successful hinged Culinary Basics® and Culinary Classics® lines of high heat polypropylene packaging. The new 8.5” squares are available in single and 3-compartment black PP bases with separate single and 3-compartment clear, vented, anti-fog PP lids. The new Culinary Squares offer increased value to the operator looking for ways to improve their image while controlling costs. At a time when food prices are on the rise, this new line was designed to maximize performance and minimize cost for Read More...
No Meal is Complete Without Sriracha
ROLAND SRIRACHA CHILI SAUCE Rolannd Sriracha Chili Sauce is a tangy, spicy sauce made from sun-ripened chilis and garlic with a delicate sweetness. It is made in the traditional style of Thai chill sauces and is a condiment used throughout Southeast Asian cuisine. It has recently crossed over from being a strongly ethnic condiment to a mainstream hot sauce used more and more in modern fusion and Western cuisine. Roland Sriracha Chili Sauce can be used traditionally as a condiment In the Vietnamese noodle soup "Pho" and in many different Thai dishes. Its gentle spiciness and the balance of sweet and sour has made this chili sauce a versatile favorite, replacing tabasco Read More...
New 6” RPET Square Bowls & Lids Anchor Packaging
The shiny black 6” square RPET bowls in the popular 8, 12, and 16 ounce sizes with a flat lid and dome lid to fit all three sizes have been added to the Crystal Classics® line just in time for the emerging consumer trend toward smaller portions. The CPS608, CPS612, and CPS616 bowls have the same smooth, sleek look and angled sides as the original 7” and 8” RPET square bowls to maximize the value perception of packages that look full. Both bases and lids are made with 10% post-consumer RPET to preserve natural resources and the lids include Anchor’s new cold temperature anti-fog technology to ensure visibility of the food contents at all times. Crystal Classics® Read More...
Piller’s Fine Foods
About Piller's Fine Foods Piller's Fine Foods is one of Canada's leading manufacturers of specialty European deli meats with more than 600 employees. Its corporate headquarters, production plant and distribution centre are located in Waterloo, Ontario, with operations in Brantford, Toronto and Arthur, ON. Piller's was founded in 1957 in Waterloo by Wilhelm Huber using family recipes, quality ingredients, and traditional European sausage-making methods. From those humble beginnings, Piller's has become one of North America's largest producers of European sausages and deli meats, famous for award-winning products such as Black Forest ham and air-dried salamis. To this Read More...
Introducing Tamara & Jennifer to Team Vancouver!
Riverwood Sales is thrilled to introduce Jennifer Lorenz (left) & Tamara Anderson (right) to the Vancouver team! Tamara's food service experience began at an early age when she worked at her grand parents diner on Vancouver Island. She later travelled across the Georgia Straight to begin her globe-trotting experience around Europe and Africa. She returned home to continue her education at BCIT in the Marketing and Communications program, where she learnt how to juggle multiple group projects and business systems. She has been with Cactus Club for over seven years, learning the hands on inside scoop of the food service industry. Tamara brings added value to Riverwood Read More...
Welcome Julie & Penny to Team Edmonton!
Riverwood Sales is excited to introduce to you Julie Kemper (left) and Penny Patterson (right)! These two ladies will be taking over Edmonton and Northern Alberta, driving new sales while developing the Riverwood Sales portfolio. First up, is Penny Patterson. Penny has over 1o years in the food and beverage industry, managing local pubs in hotels in the Edmonton area such at South Side Four Points by Sheraton. She later moved on to assist in managing a local hot spot, The Fitzgeralds pub. Her experience in the food and beverage industry has taught her to walk the walk and talk the talk. With her knowledge and understanding of the food and beverage operating systems Penny Read More...