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In 2001, Four Corners Tavern Group began with the acquisition of the Schoolyard Tavern & Grill, and founded themselves on four basic principles: creative bar fare, superior service, unique design and a relaxed atmosphere. Their vision is to open an establishment in the liveliest neighborhoods throughout Chicago, and their twelve restaurant and bar concepts now include SteakBar, Federales, Fremont, Benchmark Highline, Schoolyard Tavern & Grill, WestEnd, Kirkwood, Gaslight, Sidebar, Ranalli’s and Smack Shack.

A collaboration between Four Corners Tavern Group and Hogsalt–SteakBar opened in April 2016, bringing a musical vibe to the Old Town space and playful interpretations of favorite steak dishes. With two hospitality powerhouses at the helm, guests can enjoy a collabora-

tion that highlights the best of both teams – exceptional food, iconic design and distinctive nightlife experiences.

Opening in June 2016, Federales offers Chicagoans a unique tequila and tacos experience in the West Loop. Slow-smoked meats serve as the centerpiece of the family style menu, which boasts barbacoa-style tacos, Mexican beers and housemade margaritas.

Whether grabbing dinner with friends or planning a night out (or better yet, both), Fremont, is a bilevel concept and the perfect place to experience something new in the River North neighborhood. From Four Corners Tavern Group, the 17,000-square-feet space holds up to 543 (193 downstairs; 350 upstairs) guests, for a stylish yet casual social dining experience.

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Turkish Winemakers Work to Revive Traditions Winemakers in Turkey are gaining higher profiles, as government officials increasingly support making wine a strong export commodity. Kayra Wines and the coastal Urla Winery have been among those working to revive local grapes and winemaking traditions in the country. – Adapted from The Drinks Business online

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According to GrubHub, an analysis of delivery orders placed during the first 11 months of 2016 reveals that mac and cheese was ordered and delivered to customers’ homes 373% more times than in the same stretch of 2015. Surpristingly, delivered orders of oxtail, presumably in soup as well as other forms, jumped in number by 161%, according to GrubHub. The orders placed through the service which increased exponentially from January through November of 2016 were: Mac and cheese – 373%, Chicken and waffles – 234%, Tonkotsu ramen – 223%, Southern fried chicken – 218% and Oxtail – 161%. – Adapted from GrubHub

Debating California Wine Label Rules Never disparage yourself or minimize your strength or power.

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Organizations that represent California grape growers are supporting proposed rules to limit wines using “Napa Valley” or other viticultural names when different grapes are added or the winemaking process is completed outside the state. Many in the industry see the changes as protecting the reputation of the products, while others fear that consumers will end up with less information. – Adapted from the Napa Valley Register

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Joey’s Dressing

Authentic Brands of Chicago (ABC) recently announced that their new line of Joey’s All-Natural Dressings & Sauces will be featured exclusively at Greco Chicago & Wisconsin. These new items along with the current Italian Beef, Meatballs, Italian Sausage, Angus Hot Dogs, and Hot & Mild Giardiniera are now available for restaurants & foodservice operators throughout Chicagoland.

Their Joey’s All-Natural Dressings & Sauces contain no artificial flavorings, colorings, preservatives, or MSG and are 100% Gluten Free. These refrigerated dressings from “Chicago Chopped” to “Ranch Buttermilk” are prepared with nothing but top quality ingredients to ensure the savory, yet pure taste accompanies each batch. Authentic Brands Chicago is betting their Joey’s All-Natural Dressing and Sauces will be as successful with the thousands of independent restaurateurs as their other items.

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Defensiveness is one of the biggest obstacles to effective communication. It’s simply a person’s method of protection. People become defensive when they are not believed or if they are frustrated. Ironically, when people become defensive, they put up roadblocks to the very thing they want—help from you in resolving their problem. Whether it be a caller or a coworker, here are some tips for reducing defensiveness: 1: Don’t disagree immediately. Communicating that the person is wrong refuels defensive fires.

2: Don’t ask “why” questions. They imply that you are challenging the person’s position. Look for ways to rephrase “why” questions. For example, rephrase “Why do you think I’m to blame?” to “You must have good reasons for I’m incorrect. Can you tell me What they are?”

3: Don’t say: “That’s not what I said.” Better: “I’m not sure I’ve explained myself clearly.

What I’m trying to say is....”

4: Demonstrate understanding. Show appreciation of the person’s problem and frustration.

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You then gain the cooperation you need.

6: Never interrupt. It only increases the defensiveness. –From 9 to 5

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Don’t Follow This Advice!

You can find lots of advice on handling your finances, but not all of it is valid for everyone. The U.S. News & World Report website points to these common prescriptions that you might be better off ignoring: l Always invest for the highest return. High returns frequently involve higher risks, as well as bigger fees. You may be better of seeking safer, more conservative investments even if they don’t produce as much. l Homes are always good investments. You may think that renting is just throwing dollars down the drain, but remember that homes can be an expensive proposition with high transaction costs and constant maintenance expenses. You may save more money renting until you can better afford of a house of your own. l Avoid debt at all costs. Although you should certainly avoid overextending yourself, some debt can be useful when buying a car or a house. Just be sure you can comfortably manage it, and pay it off on time to keep your credit score in good shape. l Sell when your stock is high. What goes up must come down, right? But you want high-performing stocks in your portfolio at all times, so resist the urge to cash out just because a stock has reached an all-time high. In time, you could end up with a bundle of low-performing investments. l You can do everything yourself. You can trade your own stocks if you want, but you’ll do better working with a qualified financial planner. Discuss your plans and requirements so he or she knows what to invest in for your longterm benefit.

Use These Three Boxes for Creative Thinking

Experts often encourage people to think outside the box when trying to be creative. According to K.H. Kim, writing at The Creativity Post website, you should consider three distinct boxes to unleash your imagination: n Inside box. This box holds your expertise and knowledge, and it’s useful for narrowing things down, focusing on specifics, and identifying options. n Outside box. This box is flexible and holds all the possibilities. Let it relax your focus and explore everything, whether it’s related to what you’re working on or not. n New box. This box lets you synthesize and refine ideas so you can implement them effectively.

Use it to connect ideas and find new ways of approaching problems.

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Feb. 2017 BLUEBERRY HILL BREAKFAST CAFÉ 3041 Butterfield Rd. OAK BROOK, IL 630-5758401. This is a breakfast and lunch café that specializes in pancakes, crepes, omelets, skillets sandwiches, salads and more. I went to their Oak B r o o k location (They have other locations in Aurora, Darien, Homewood, Homer Glen and LaGrange). They recommended the Country Fried Steak with eggs, so I ordered it. The breaded steak was tender, but crispy on the outside with tasty country-style gravy on top. With eggs just the way I like them and a biscuit to round out the meal., I was more than satisfied.

COZY CORNER 6349 N. Clark CHICAGO, IL 773-274-1100. They are newly open and serving some incredibly good food here. I opted for breakfast and got the Denver omelet and an order of pancakes instead of toast.

They have a comfortable dining area with ample booths, brand spanking new, friendly staff and good coffee. This is their third restaurant. They have two more locations in the city which are very popular and busy.

Open for breakfast and lunch only.

DIA DE LOS TAMALES 939 West 18th St. CHICAGO, IL 312-496-3057.

14 different tamales are the specialty of the house. They have a very creative menu which can please any palate. My two favorite tamales to get here are the spicy black bean & corn tamale and the sweet corn cake tamale. The flavors and sauce work well together. Sides include rice and black beans and they have chips too.

DRAGON LIGHT 1809 N. Larkin Ave. CREST HILL, IL 815-25-1006. I stopped by my friends’ house and she ordered Chinese food from this place. We started with some egg rolls and chicken fried rice. For entrees we had sweet and sour chicken and chicken chow mein Cantonese style, which meant it came with noodles instead of rice. Everything was so delicious; and we had some almond cookies too. This place has been around for 33 years.

GRAND DUKE’S 6312 Harlem Ave. SUMMIT, IL 708-594-5622. This place looks like a castle inside. The walls are adorned with paintings of royalty.

They have an amazing selection on their menu of Lithuanian specialties.

They have homemade sauerkraut, soups, Lithuania sausage, potatoes and pierogis. I tried the Zeppelins which was potato, ground beef with sour cream and bacon. This was so filling. For dessert try the Dukes Three Cake; the presentation alone is something to check out.

PEET’S COFFEE AND TEA 1000 W. North Ave. CHICAGO, IL 312-4759782. This is a beautiful coffee shop. As you walk in there is so much to look at. They have a big selection of tea and coffee items, plus a lot of grab & go munchies to go along with your beverage. I tried their peppermint mocha drink with whipped cream; it was delicious. They have a nice display of fresh baked pastries there too, including scones, cookies and slices of cake. This was very tempting because it’s right where you order your coffee.

PIZZA PLATTER 6715 W.26TH St. BERWYN, IL 708-484-4500. Friendly staff. I started with a slice of the sausage and cheese pizza and it was pretty good, so I got another slice. They have a good sized menu offering pizza, pasta, fried shrimp, sandwiches and burgers. You can also get a bucket of rib tips or a bucket of their BBQ chicken. I did notice that they had broasted chicken too. I’ll be back for that! They do a nice job there.

TGI FRIDAY’S 3340 Mall Loop Drive JOLIET, IL 815-254-1882. You can enter from the inside or the outside of the Louis Joliet Mall. This place is always busy. They have an extensive drink selection and a good sized appetizer selection. They have salads, burgers and steaks too. My two favorite things to eat here are the loaded potato skins which have Merkts cheddar cheese and bacon with green onion and sour cream, and the spicy boneless chicken wings.

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Ready-To-Drink Coffee Market May Hit $18B by 2020 The retail market for ready-to-drink coffee beverages reached $13.5 billion last year, and sales could hit $18 billion by 2010, according to data from Packaged Facts. “The coffeehouse revolution created a new generation of consumers who appreciate premium and specialty coffee,” said Packaged Facts’ David Sprinkle. Adapted from FoodBusinessNews.net

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Verbal Feedback Ensures the R|ght Meaning

Feedback, or the lack of it, has a powerful effect on human interaction. Feedback, by definition, is any verbal or nonverbal element that facilitates or inhibits understanding, controls or influences the flow of messages, and enables us to adapt or adjust those messages. It lets us know if our messages are clearly received as intended.

Effective communication cannot exist without feedback. And we cannot avoid giving feedback during an interaction. Even if we choose not to communicate, we are indeed communicating. Most people need feedback because it helps them learn about themselves, helps them know how they compare with others, and tells how they need to change. In short, we adapt our communication according to the feedback we receive from other people.

We all look for nonverbal cues, especially when verbal feedback is limited, and we trust what we see. Some experts claim that we derive 80 percent of meaning from nonverbal cues. But, the conclusions drawn only from nonverbal messages can be erroneous. One nonverbal gesture can mean different things to different people, so it’s important to reinforce any nonverbal cues with verbal feedback.

Effective feedback is immediate, clear, accurate, specific, and positive. This is what communication researchers have found: Verbal feedback is desirable even when nonverbal feedback is positive and frequent. People want to know whether the pat on the back means “You’re doing great,” “You’re doing better than most beginners,” or “Just keep at it—you’ll catch on eventually.”

Reassure people that they’re reading your nonverbal cues correctly.

Verbal feedback that accompanies nonverbal communication ensures complete clarity. No facial ex-

pression or gesture, no matter how encouraging or clear you might think it is, can adequately substitute for verbal feedback.

Feedback should be well-timed. Immediate feedback is usually more useful than delayed feedback.

Delayed feedback has little meaning. For example, responding about a tense meeting that happened five weeks ago won’t be fresh in someone’s mind.

The details will be fuzzy. And there’s a chance that the other person won’t even remember what you’re referring to.

If the feedback is corrective, change will happen only after you’ve given some response. So, you’re wise to give feedback as soon as possible. If people don’t know they’ve made mistakes, there’s little chance that they will correct them. But sometimes immediacy is not the best option. For example, giving corrective feedback in the presence of coworkers is embarrassing and inadvisable. Or if you give feedback when the person is busy, the feedback probably won’t have much effect because the other person’s mind is elsewhere. You must judge if the climate is right.

Undeserved praise does not produce positive results. Unwarranted flattery, like relentless criticism, will cause you to lose credibility. Others will think that you don’t know quality performance when you see it.

Or they may think you’re just insincere—so whatever you say won’t mean much.

Low amounts of feedback cause low confidence in some and hostility in others. Lack of feedback can be interpreted as a lack of concern. The underlying assumption is that if you had something good to say, you’d say it.

Silence is seldom golden because it is open to many interpretations. Absence of feedback can communicate approval, agreement, or consent. Such interpretations can haunt you later.

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This month I am proud to be pictured with the founder and owner of the Pita Inn Restaurants, The Pita Inn Market and Bakery, Falah Tabahi. Falah recently added a new concept to the mix with a restaurant called Zad. The menu for this upscale casual dining operation contains several twists on Pita inn favorites as well as some new, delicious, nutritious and interesting Middle Eastern favorites. Visit Zad at 3910 Dempster Street in Skokie. While you are there be sure to visit their grocery store, Halal Meat Market and Bakery.

Musky Mike is with Riverside Foods, a producer of high quality breaded appetizers. Riverside Foods was the first company to pre-portion and bag appetizers, called Super-Samplers. These portion packs of appetizers are designed to cook and be ready all at the same time.

No waste, no overcooking of certain items and no forgotten items, just consistent portions every time. You can see Mike’s ad on page 71 of the new Pocket Buyers Directory.

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Omar Martinez is with Desserts Concepts, a firm offering upscale hand made scratch desserts. He is joined by his partner and pastry chef Yukie Kobayashi. These chefs create the most beautiful and tantalizing desserts. If you are interested in having a dessert chef prepare a sampling for your next or banquet menu, contact Dessert Concepts. You can find their phone number listed in our Buyers Directories, under Desserts.

Ron Caminiti is the owner of ChiTown Fish & Seafood, LLC, a wholesale cash and carry wholesale fish and seafood business conveniently located on North Elston Avenue. ChiTown Fish & Seafood also offers delivery. Ron has been in the fish and seafood business for over 40 years, and because of this he knows how to buy from the country’s best suppliers while getting the best pricing. Check out ChiTown Fish & Seafood today. Stop in for a look. You will be pleasantly surprised. You can see Ron’s ad on page 19 of this issue.

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Look around at any Rolling Stones concert. Aging has a fresher look. Consider the creative and intellectual energies of 90 year old Tony Bennett or other living legends; they just keep going. These people, and countless others, have disproved the stereotype that links old age to a slow-paced life, complete with rocking chair and lapwarmer.

As indicated in studies cited in Prevention and Psychology Today, although there is a connection between aging and slowing down, the exact nature of that connection may be surprising. According to Psychology Today, slowing down is inevitable but, paradoxically, a decrease in speed doesn’t necessarily mean falling behind the younger crowd.

A study by a University of Missouri psychologist gives an illustration. Researcher Timothy Salthouse tested typing skills of young and old people. Results show that even though the older typists’ reaction time was slower, their speed was equal to that of the younger people. In another experiment, Salthouse discovered why: “There may be limits, but I’m convinced that the older typists have learned to look farther ahead in order to type as quickly as the younger typists.” In other words, they compensated for their slower reflexes by anticipating what was to come.

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ley and Alexander G. Reeves found that for each year after age 20, a person loses 1.4 thousandths of a second in reaction time. That means in 60 years, for example, reaction time slows by a mere one-tenth of a second. This study and the typing experiments indicate that while reaction time in older people may be slightly slower, it has little bearing on their level of performance. Whether the task is typing, cutting a loaf of bread, or dialing a telephone number, speed plays a minor role.

While quick reflexes are an advantage when it comes to, say, driving a car, older people may compensate for their slightly slower reflexes by being more cautious or by looking ahead (as in the typing experiment). The bottom line is—healthy individuals maintain their reaction time throughout life.

Says Dr. Reeves, chairman of the Dartmouth neurology department: “The use of reaction time is a paradigm—we are really testing cognition, or thinking.

Generally, 80-year-olds solve problems just as well as 20-year-olds, given just a little more time.

People who eat good diets and continue to exercise and be involved in their environments may even improve their brain’s power of cognition.” So perhaps our society should reevaluate its assessment of the elderly. They are far from over the hill. After all, the older rockers may no longer sprint to the mike, but they’re still making us rock.

Eggs Suffer Bum Rap Among the salvos in the cholesterol war is one fired by a Purdue nutritional physiologist who says that “scaring people away from eggs” is cause for concern. Jon Story, of the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, says, “The public has a general misconception that cholesterol is akin to poison and should be avoided.

But cholesterol is an essential part of every cell in the body.” The hysteria about cholesterol is almost worse than the cholesterol itself, according to Story. He suggests finding out if you are the kind of person who can regulate your cholestrol level through diet and if cholesterol problems run in your family. “If you recommend to low income people that cholesterol be eliminated from their diets,” Story says, “this may needlessly scare them away from eggs ,” which are an affordable source of high-quality protein.

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If you want media attention for your establishment or product in a magazine or on TV, it’s important you offer the media something worthy of their attention. We asked Julia Shell, an industry public relations professional in the Chicago area, what makes it newsworthy. “Some of the more obvious ways to obtain publicity are to offer a new product, promote a charitable offering, or have a celebrity endorsement.

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Fight Back on Plaque Gum disease affects more than 90 percent of all Americans at some time in their lives and is responsible for 70 percent of all tooth loss. Yet less than half of those afflicted get proper treatment.

Gum disease is caused by certain strains of bacteria that are naturally present in the mouth. The bacteria cause plaque— a sticky film which, left untreated, irritates gum tissue. This condition, known as gingivitis, can lead to bone loss in the jaw area, causing teeth to loosen. Bleeding, reddened gums and chronic bad breath are all indications of gingivitis. People exhibiting any of these symptoms should seek immediate treatment.

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Test Your Winter Moods Changing seasons, changing moods. Do you dread the long gray days of winter? Does spring put more spring in your step? Do you feel like smiling back at the sun on a bright day? You may be one of those many people victimized by a condition known as SAD—Seasonal Affective Disorder. If you suffer from the SAD Syndrome, you may take comfort in knowing that there is a scientific and physiological reason for your winter blahs. Technically speaking, the pineal gland in the center of the brain secretes a neuroregulator called melatonin, which is believed to bring on a state of depression. You may find yourself: Sleeping too much, experiencing fatigue in the daytime, gaining weight or having decreased interest in social activities and sex.

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4. Do your friends and family comment that you are more sensitive and grouchier during the winter?

5. Do you eat more sweets and starchy foods once chilly weather sets in?

6. Are you more productive in your work during warm weather?

7. Are you more positive about your life and problems during the summer months?

8. Are you convinced winters are getting worse every year? Does every routine of daily life seem more difficult with each coming winter?

9. Do you tend to gain weight every winter?

10. Are you inclined to curtail your social life and fall into a hibernation pattern during cold weather?

11. When you catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror during cold months, does your face look older or sadder than it does in warm weather?

Scoring: Count up all your “yes” answers and give yourself a point for each one. A “no” counts as zero. If your grand total adds up to three or more points, you’re ready for a change. Consider better indoor lighting, a brief getaway, more movement (walks, jogging), and reaching out to others. Light therapy involves using a 10,000 lux light box indoors for about 20-30 minutes each morning. Ask your doctor.

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Chicago Bars Celebrate Legendary Bartender

Five of Chicago’s top bars recently came together to celebrate the legacy of bartending’s first superstar, 19th century bon vivant Jerry Thomas.

Dubbed “Jerry Thomas Celebration”, Chicago bars Violet Hour, Office/ The Aviary, Bar Deville, Spilt Milk and Sportsman’s collaborated with Lucas Bols, the world’s oldest distilled spirits brand and creator of Bols Genever, to salute Thomas.

Specialty cocktails were served that inspired by the genever-based drinks created by Thomas more than 100 years ago.

The “father of American mixology”, Jerry Thomas was one of the champions of genever, the predecessor of gin and Holland’s national spirit. His star rose through his work in bars in the mid19th century. In his collection of recipes of 1862 (among the first of such books to be published), titled How to Mix Drinks or The BonVivant’s Companion, Thomas included such Genever- or “Holland gin”-based drinks as the Improved Gin Cocktail, Gin Daisy, Gin Sour and many others. To this day many of the cocktails in modern bars trace their roots to the recipes in this book.

“Genever was the original cocktail gin,” renowned cocktail historian David Wondrich points out, “and indeed when the great American mixologists of the nineteenth century – the ones who drew the lines we’re all coloring inside today – said ‘gin’, nine times out of ten they meant ‘genever’. It’s what we drank.”

Bols Genever, the true spirit of Holland, is made with the knowledge and craftsmanship of over four centuries of distilling by Lucas Bols, the world’s oldest distilled spirits brand from Amsterdam since 1575. Called The Flavor of Pioneers, Bols Genever is made according to the authentic 1820 recipe that is on display at the House of Bols in Amsterdam. For more information, visit www.lucasbols.com

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A Gin for All Seasons

Gin gets the most attention in summertime, but a craft gin with more juniper and spice such as London’s Sipsmith is right at home during the colder months, Joseph Hernandez writes. Botanicals such as coriander, cinnamon and licorice make Sipsmith a welcome cocktail ingredient for any time of year.

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New Rules to Care for Your Liver The most important organ in your body that you need to consider when you overindulge is your liver, which plays a key role in the processing and detoxification of chemicals, alcohol, drugs and cholesterol. The liver removes toxins from your body through the production of bile whereby any waste is either transported by the bile into the intestine where it mixes with your faeces and leaves your body or enters the blood stream to be excreted through the kidneys. If you do not look after your liver and it becomes sluggish it will produce less bile, constipation will set in and toxins will be reabsorbed and you will indeed feel grim. Here’s how:

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As hard as it may be, try to cut down on alcohol and coffee as they both interfere with liver function.

Some foods help your liver to produce more bile: beetroot, garlic, carrots, leafy green vegetables such as kale and spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potato, onion, parsley, avocados, apples, blueberries, peas, pumpkin and squash.

Hot water with the juice of half a lemon and a little cayenne pepper half an hour before eating gently detoxifies the liver. Antioxidants are nutrients found in colorful berries such as blueberries and raspberries. Fresh veggies are also a great source of antioxidants.

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Many are Living Longer Lives Life expectancy has increased by five years since the year 2000, according to the World Health Organization, but like many things, it’s not evenly distributed. Here’s a look at the average life expectancy at birth in the top and bottom five nations: Highest • Japan • Switzerland • Singapore • Australia • Spain

83.7 83.4 83.1 82.8 82.8

Lowest • Cote d’Ivoire • Chad • Cent. African Republic • Angola • Sierra Leone

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Women in Japan can expect to live the longest—86.8 years. For men, the highest life expectancy is in Switzerland, where the average male lives to 81.3 years.

Eat These Foods to Stave Off Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men—more than 180,000 cases are diagnosed each year. Diet can be a factor, doctors say, especially one of foods high in saturated fats found in meat and dairy products. Men may be able to reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer by eating more of these healthy foods: ● Broccoli. Benefits: Low in carbohydrates and rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals that may prevent cell changes contributing to cancer. ● Salmon. Benefits: Lots of omega-3 fatty acids that can inhibit prostate cancer. ● Brazil nuts. Benefits: Selenium; six to eight nuts contain 700 percent of a daily serving. ● Tomatoes. Benefits: Lycopene. Men who eat 10 portions of tomatoes a week may reduce their risk of prostate cancer by 18 percent. ● Walnuts. Benefits: Walnuts and walnut oil have been shown to reduce levels of the hormone IGF-1, which has been linked to prostate cancer. ● Coffee. Benefits: Antioxidants, as well as stimulating the body to metabolize sugars more efficiently. Green tea shares similar qualities. ● Carrots. Benefits: Beta-carotene, which turns into to vitamin A and has antioxidant properties.

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Why YOU Fail at Marketing

Doing the same thing as you always did is an 8-track: Obsolete.

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By John Graham Marketing is 100% about what customers want. To put it bluntly: if you talk about your company, visitors will run.

Why? They care about themselves, not you. Next, ask yourself: What’s your strategy?

Marketing rarely fails because of a lack of interest, ideas, or even adequate resources; it fails when it doesn’t turn prospective buyers into believers. It’s why marketing budgets are cut and market managers last a year or two and move on. Then, they do it again.

So, what will make marketing work? What should a company do to get it’s marketing on the right track and keep it there? The answer is in asking the right questions: n What’s your message? n Why should anyone want to do business with you? n What sets your company apart from the competition? n What are your customers’ complaints or likes about you?

How do you know what your customers think about you?

Ask them. Get on the phone, use surveys, or, better yet, go see some of them. That’s right, in person. They’ll get excited to see you, instead of an invoice.

Here are possible components of a marketing plan: n Social marketing. Explore Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, and Yelp, but don’t dilute your efforts by trying to be everywhere. n eNewsletters. Capture interest by sharing your knowledge and experience, as well as customer testimonials, along with periodic helpful alerts. n Events, webinars, and podcasts. Make sure the content is always customer-focused. n Group presentations. Identify and contact relevant groups, along with asking customers for suggestions. n Charitable support. Partner with a charity where you can leverage your company’s capabilities and make it your corporate mission. n Advertising. Both online and print ads do well if your choices are well researched. Consider Facebook advertising. n Website. Think of your website as a resource for attracting customers. Focus the content on what interests them, what they want to learn not what you want to sell. n Bylined articles. Demonstrate your competence with both short pieces and longer articles. Post on LinkedIn, and send to trade and general online and print publications. n Videos. 45 to 90 seconds. Demonstrations, customer testimonials, but no talking heads. n How can you keep your marketing on track?

The effects of marketing are cumulative, not instantaneous. It takes more time for some. They want to be sure before they buy and that doesn’t happen quickly. Unfortunately, too many marketers fall into the trap of quitting too soon. What’s important is being there when customers are ready to buy.

Competitors are always ready to strike, and that’s why consistency is marketing’s “secret juice” that goes a long way in bulletproofing customers. When customers know why they are doing business with you, they stay with you, and they are also more likely to make referrals.

John Graham of GrahamComm is a marketing and sales strategy consultant and business writer. He is the creator of “Magnet Marketing,” and publishes a free monthly eBulletin, “No Nonsense Marketing & Sales Ideas.” Contact him at johnrgraham.com.

Repairing Complaints

When gathering facts about a complaint, try these suggestions: n At all costs, don’t become defensive; it only adds fuel to the customer’s ire. n Assume an attitude of genuine concern and demonstrate a true willingness to help. n Listen carefully and make sure you understand their position. n If the conversation is face to face or on the phone, ask the customer if you may take notes. Notes provide details when you present the problem to your boss.

The customer will know that you’re serious about getting the information correct. If your company has forms for this purpose, use them. n Summarize the complaint back to the customer to ensure that all details are included and correct. Make any changes if necessary. n Discuss possible action.

Ask the customer how he or she would like the problem resolved. Don’t promise anything that you might not be able to deliver. When in doubt, let your boss decide. n If you have the authority to solve the particular problem, do so as quickly as possible. If not, confer with your boss, letting him or her know all the details. n Provide all the information the customer needs. Give the customer: your name; the name of any other employee involved; the correct phone number or address; order number; and other information unique to your company or organization. n If it’s a written complaint, try to get all salient information for your boss.

Your “legwork” will be useful and appreciated. Just by hearing customers out, you have done a lot to eliminate their discontent, and to establish loyal customers for life. Good corrective action makes for strong bonds between a company and its customers. —9 to 5

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CHEF PROFILE Mike Artlip CEC, CCE, CHERestaurant Great Lakes Naval Base Ouellete Hall, Galley 535, 315 Evans Ave, Bldg., Great Lakes Illinois 60088 Birthplace: Belvidere, IL Current Position: Assistant Director of Foodservice Operations First Foodservice Job: Pot washer Favorite Food: Fried chicken Awards/Honors: Sears Foundation Educator of the year; United Methodist Church Educator of the year; ACF Central Region Food Service Educator of the year; ACF Windy City Culinarians Chef Professionalism Award Memorable Customers: Trisha Nixon, the musical group Sha-na-na Worst Part of Job: As an educator - issuing grades Most Humorous Kitchen Mishap: Crazy customer came into the country club dining room on roller skates. Slipped and went head first into a commemorative cake.

Favorite Food to Prepare: Roasting meat What part of the job gives the most pleasure: The smile on a satisfied patron’s face.

If you couldn’t be a chef, what would you be and why: A tradesman, plumber, electrician, whatever. I like to work with my hands.

Best advice you ever got was: You can learn something from anyone.

Where do you like to vacation: At home with the family What do you enjoy most about FIN: “Chicagoland news”

Garlic Breath? Try These After researchers at Ohio State University tried a variety of methods to counteract garlic breath, the simple winners to fighting it are to chew raw mint leaves, lettuce or raw apples.

Wine Fights These Wine can fight depression, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, lung ailments like bronchitis, asthma, middle-ear infections and others. Red wine’s secret ingredient, resveratrol, fights the bacteria associated with a range of upper respiratory problems normally treated with antibiotics. As an antidepressant, it follows the same neural pathways as prescribed drugs with the same biological effects as ketamine.

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The Changes To Old Review Methods

Many Fortune 500 companies have ditched formal reviews. But without them, performance evaluation becomes a black box. Ratings still exist—employees just can’t see them. They’re done subjectively, behind the scenes, without input from the people being assessed. That’s why companies like Facebook are keeping performance evaluations—to help ensure fairness, transparency, and talent development. These leaders believe that building a culture that recognizes and rewards growth will mitigate the risks of reviews and is more constructive than eliminating them.

Different places use different cadences depending on the nature of the work and the deliverables.

Managers are expected to hold regular one-to-ones with all their direct reports to touch base on priorities and progress and provide coaching and development. This is a great time for people to share smaller bites of real-time feedback with their managers, and vice versa. Most teams also do an informal midcycle check-in, which is an opportunity to step back to discuss progress on goals. –HBV

BEATING BURNOUT Stress is a fact of professional life, but extreme pressures can lead to burnout, which has three symptoms: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. While the solution may be a job change, you can also take steps toward recovery and prevention: Prioritize your health, determine which aspects of your situation are inflexible and which can be changed, reduce exposure to the most stressful activities and relationships, and seek helpful interpersonal connections. –HBV

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Sunday Night Blues

Many of us are filled with dread at the prospect of a new week; somehow, our two-day respite never seems quite long enough.

Psychologist Julie Ménard and Belgian neurocognitive behaviorist Brigitte Durruty weigh in on having happier Mondays: 1: In the evening, take a long bath, share a meal with loved ones or phone a friend. Whatever you do, make sure it’s enjoyable.

2: Rather than view the Sunday night blues as your enemy, consider them a sign. Take a step back and ask yourself what your anxiety is all about. Do you need to sleep more, for example? Have you overloaded your upcoming week with personal and professional commitments? Maybe it’s time to slow things down a little.

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Cooking at home is still the preferred way to prepare a meal for 98% of Americans, according to a new survey by ReportLinker.

In a way, this finding could be viewed as surprising. After all, Americans have plenty of choices for meals. Restaurants, fast food, and the grocery’s prepared meals all compete for a share of the family food budget. Yet, despite this wide array of options, more than a third of Americans say they cook at home daily, and 50% say they cook between three and six days a week, ReportLinker says. Retirees and those who are at home all day are more likely than full-time employees to cook each day.

But cooking remains popular for two noteworthy reasons: it’s inexpensive and healthier. Thirty-one percent of Americans say the lower cost motivates them to cook at home, while 22% say their desire for healthy fare drives them into the kitchen, according to the survey. One in five Americans say they prefer cooking at home because it gives them better control over what they eat.

With the popularity of television cooking shows, recipe websites, and celebrity chefs, it is somewhat surprising that more Americans don’t cite a passion for cooking as one of their top three reasons for preparing meals at home. Only 13.7% of Americans said their love of cooking was the primary reason they spent time in the kitchen.

In addition, 28% of all Americans say they prefer to use their own recipes, rather than turn to cooking blogs and websites for inspiration. One in five respondents say whatever foods are in their refrigerator or pantry is mostly likely to determine what they cook for dinner that night.

For busy families, time presents a significant obstacle to putting a healthy meal on the table. After all, a cook needs to devote at least a small portion of their day to shopping, preparing, and cleaning up after a meal. But long commutes and the demands of family activities make carving time for a home-cooked meal challenging. Still, more than half of Americans say they’re able to find between 31 and 60 minutes each time to prepare a meal, according to ReportLinker. Of these, 26% say it’s worth the time to be able to serve a healthy meal, and 12% do it because they believe it’s the best way to gather the family together.

But one of the more interesting avenues they’re exploring are meal-kit delivery services. This emerging trend is led by startups such as Blue Apron, a subscription service that packages ingredients together with recipes and delivers a kit right to the cook’s doorstep. Kits range in price from $60 to $140 and include up to four recipes a week for a family of four.

In the ReportLinker survey, 15% of Millennials said they had used one of these services in the last year, compared to just 10% of all Americans.

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Curing The Obnoxious Employee

Employees occasionally exhibit unattractive traits. Some may be egotists who can’t accept the fact that they may be able to learn from others. Some may be so ambitious, they think that undermining another worker is part of the accepted state of affairs. And some may look down on those who are lower than they in the corporate hierarchy and treat them with obvious disdain. In short, some employees (and let’s face it, executives too) are downright obnoxious.

Most eventually get their comeuppance, but others seem to get away with murder month after month after month. What can you do about these walking insults to decent behavior? Some suggestions: ■ Most people learn the penalty of misbehaving by feeling the hard knocks that others give them when they behave that way. Letting them get the cold shoulder from colleagues, or being left out of the social niceties of the work group, is one way. Obnoxiousness as a system of establishing worth is a self-feeding device.

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it produces only hard knocks or slapped wrists, it will be used with more reluctance and, perhaps, eventually abandoned.

■ A knuckle-rapping by the boss can be equally effective if done early.

■ For the person who has an advanced case that is causing overall productivity and quality to suffer, there is no cure unless the individual recognizes the condition and tries to control it. Normally the individual’s supervisor can point out that his or her work and personal progress are being adversely affected by these tantrums, and can seek agreement that the condition exists and needs improvement. This is often why slow work and occasional lapses are to be expected, coupled with some guilt afterwards.

Failing this, the supervisor might seek professional advice.

An unjustified feeling of superiority can be brought into line by putting the individual in a spot where he or she can taste failure and, just maybe, grow acquainted with that old-fashioned but very important quality, humility.

—Today’s Supervisor

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Negotiating Tips The following are a few other dos and don’ts to follow when you’re seeking an integrative solution.

First, here are things to avoid: Bargaining based on positions. If parties take positions, time is wasted on posturing. People become ego-involved and are afraid of losing face if the other party’s demands win out. Then there’s little room to maneuver, resulting in a deadlock.

Either-or thinking. Don’t lock yourself into this way of thinking. It’s not a case of win or lose. There are nearly always other alternatives. An attempt should be made to search for commonalities.

Now, here are some things that you should actively do in a negotiating situation: Consider alternatives. Roger Fisher and William Uhrey in Getting to Yes suggest that before you begin to negotiate, you should develop your BATNS—Best Alternative to a Negotiated Settlement. It’s important, they suggest, to know beforehand what you intend to do if you can’t agree.

Insist on objective standards. Negotiations should be based on a set of principles: fairness, the golden rule, equal treatment, etc.

Clarify interests. It’s important to see what the other side really cares about. The tendency is to assume the other side wants the opposite of what you want, but that isn’t always so.

Get closure on your agreement. When the negotiation session ends, get closure by summarizing what has been agreed on in writing. It’s important to state specifically what it is that is being agreed upon. It may even be necessary to paraphrase what the other party said to that person’s satisfaction before leaving the bargaining table. — “Resolving Conflict Through ‘Win-Win Negotiation, ” Dr. Philip I. Morgan, Management Solutions

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How To Destroy Your Enemies

The workplace is no place for a popularity contest, but workplace foes can affect your success.

Could you get that promotion, or would someone in the office be “running interference” against you?

You might hate office politics and you wouldn’t “butter anyone up” to advance yourself. That’s an admirable trait, but unfortunately, politics are probably here to stay, and you need support.

Abraham Lincoln said, “I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.” Here’s how: Make a list of everyone you work with and include coworkers in other departments you interact with. Realistically estimate who you can count on for support. Next, determine acquaintances; people who are nice, but neutral. Finally, ferret out those people you think are against you.

Now, you want to convert enemies on your list into friends. First, you must determine to the best of your knowledge why these people are against you. Some workplace antagonisms develop be-

cause people feel they’ve been wronged somehow. Others are jealous of individual successes.

Sometimes all it takes is a simple misunderstanding, an impatient word, or a harsh look to set the scene for hostility.

The first question is “why?” Why is Edna against me? Why is Murray always so antagonistic? Evaluate honestly if their feelings are justified. Hostility only breeds more hostility. If you have wronged your workplace “enemy,” make amends. Pride is healthy tonic if you swallow it wisely. If an apology is called for, face up to it. Talk it out. You might be surprised by the messages you send unconsciously.

What if you’ve been judged unfairly? Offer compromise if possible. Don’t underestimate the power of “turning the other cheek.” Go for a “winwin” outcome. Then, you count on each other for support later on—personally and professionally.

If you make a friend of an enemy, everyone benefits because discord is kept to a minimum.

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3. If you want to draw out the person, avoid questions that invite simple yes or no answers.

4. Avoid getting too personal with your questions.

5. Put your question in terms the other person can understand.

6. Allow the other person some time to think before answering your question.

7. Don’t interrupt an answer to ask another question unless it is absolutely necessary.

8. Avoid coming across like a crossexaminer.

9. Don’t ask questions that are merely designed to display your own knowledge of a subject.

10. Try not to lead a speaker away from his or her train of thought by your questioning. —Today’s Supervisor

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Employees Need Clear Guidance

To give their best performance, employees need your help. They can’t aim their arrows for maximum points unless they can see the target clearly, know how they will be scored and receive coaching on their shooting.

To be successful, employees need clear, stable targets that are within range. Performance standards that are part of their job descriptions should provide these targets. But most job descriptions are written for recruitment purposes. Often, manuals that have not updated descriptions miss changes in technology, or are too dated to provide current guidance. No wonder that employees’ perceptions of their jobs based solely on their reading of job descriptions are so often wrong. When was the last time you and your staff compared understanding of their jobs? To find out how your understanding of an employee’s job compares with that of the employee, ask him or her to write a current description of the work. Independently do the same. You may be surprised by the differences.

An up-to-date job description can eliminate much of the misunderstanding. Such a description should include the major tasks, roles and responsibilities of the job, comparative importance of the different tasks and the amount of time that should be spent on each. This is often neglected in job descriptions, although time is money and without direction employees may spend valuable time on tasks that are not worth the expenditure.

Coaching and performance feedback can improve one’s score on performance rating sheets. Effective feedback doesn’t mean once or twice-a- year appraisals; it means ongoing coaching and review of progress. Understanding and achieving standards of performance are easier for your employees if you provide them with feedback that is: n Honest. If the archer’s arrows are barely hitting the target yet you keep saying, “wonderful,” you not only haven’t helped the archer improve, you’ve confused him or her as well. The archer won’t even know that improvement is needed. n Specific. Telling someone the arrow was too far .- from the bull’s-eye isn’t as helpful as saying it was six inches too far to the left. An employee should be told as clearly as possible why his or her performance was 3 below par. If feedback is too general, subordinates will be frustrated... And fail. n Behavior-oriented. It is easier for an employee to accept feedback when it describes specific behavior than when it makes judgments about the employee as a person. Encourage constructive communication. n Constructive. Managers need to identify not only what is wrong but how it can be redirected to be correct. If effort is going in, all that is needed is pointing the right direction to reach mutual goals effectively.

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How’s Your Credibility?

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Turon Cummings ConEcepts Joliet LLC 3340 Mall Loop Drive Joliet, Illinois, 60631 Birthplace: Chicago Current Position: Owner/Creative Chef First Foodservice Job: Grocery Store Favorite Food: Breakfast Awards/Honors: 3-Time Culinary Fight Club Champion 3-Time Top 10 World Food Championship Chicago’s Best Burger & Sandwich Memorable Customers: Customers that are foodies and love to try new food Worst Part of Job: Staff Issues Most Humorous Kitchen Mishap: Dropped a full hotbox of food while unloading for a catering event. Glad I made extra food since there was no time to make more.

Favorite Food to prepare: Breakfast & Sandwiches What part of the job gives the most pleasure: Being able to make someones day with good food If you couldn’t be a chef, what would you be and why: I would be a motivational speaker. I would want to share all of my experiences with others so they can leave from my mistakes and hopefully save money and time.

Best advice you ever got was: Success is something that is a continued learning process.

Where do you like to vacation: Alaska or Antarctica What do you enjoy most about FIN: The creative stories, food ideas and overall conscience of food professionals all over.

Emailed Memos Drive Us Nuts Some people love emailed memos. They shoot emailed memos to everybody in sight, even to an associate who happens to be in the next cubical. Why? Who knows. Perhaps it gives them a sense of importance to send written notes, or perhaps they love to sign their names to little messages. Maybe they’re lazy, maybe they’re unwilling to see feedback. In any case, wouldn’t a brief face-to-face conversation accomplish the same thing and save time and money, too? And that bit of oral communication is more friendly than a few strokes of the company keyboard.

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What is credibility? To be credible, says the dictionary, is to be worthy of belief and praise. And, of course, the key word here is belief To be believed is to be trusted, and trust is the key to working successfully with other people.

How can you build and maintain credibility?

■ Be consistent. Generally, people are more comfortable if they can anticipate consistent behavior from others. This doesn’t mean you must be rigid in your actions.

It does mean that you should routinely treat people with honesty and sincerity.

■ Keep your promises. Follow through on plans and pledges made in meetings, over the phone, or at lunch. Do things in the way and at the time you say you will.

■ Be available and discreet. People respect others who seem to understand them and are willing to listen. Let people know you’re available for advice and help, but be sure not to break any confidences.

■ Anticipate “bumps.” People with rock-solid credibility get things done by watching for bumps in the road and then avoiding them. Having the confidence to look ahead and face the truth shows your determination to get the job done right.

■ Develop your expertise. People believe those who know what they’re talking about.

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Food Industry News® February 2017 FREEZERS-ALL TYPES Custom Cooler & Freezer .................Page 08 ... 630-879-3131 FRYERS FSI/Foodservice Solutions ................................. 847-719-6088 GASKET REPLACEMENT SERVICE Hands on Gaskets & Hardware ......................... 708-641-7007 GELATO Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy ..................Page 41 . 800-4GE-LATO Algelato Chicago................................................ 847-455-5355 GELATO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Kool Technologies.............................Page 27 ... 630-483-2256 Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy ..................Page 41 . 800-4GE-LATO GENERAL CONTRACTORS Walter Daniels Construction .............Page 16 ... 773-775-0170 GIARDINIERA Authentic Barnds ..............................Page 10 ... 708-749-5430 E Formella & Sons ............................................. 630-873-3208 V Formusa Company ......................................... 847-813-6040 GLYCOL REFRIGERATION SYSTEM & REPAIR Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 GOURMET-FOOD PRODUCTS Viola Imports ...................................................... 847-690-0790 GPS VEHICLE TRACKING Air Corp Wireless ..............................Page 04 ... 630-514-9333 GREASE REMOVAL SERVICE DarPro Solutions/Darling Int’l............................. 708-388-3223 Kaluzny Bros Inc ................................................ 815-744-1453 GREASE TRAP PUMPING SERVICE Tierra Environmental ........................Page 42 ... 888-551-1998 DarPro Solutions/Darling Int’l............................. 708-338-3223 Kaluzny Bros Inc ................................................ 815-744-1453 GREASE-EXHAUST CLEANING Averus...............................................Page 06 ... 800-393-8287 Enviromatic Corp of America ............Page 23 ... 800-325-8476 Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 GREEK FOOD PRODUCTS Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 Kronos Foods .................................................... 800-621-0099 Olympia Food Industries .................................... 773-735-2250 GYROS Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 Kronos Foods .................................................... 800-621-0099 Olympia Food Industries .................................... 773-735-2250 HAMBURGER PATTY MANUFACTURER Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 HEATING & AIR CONDITIONER SERVICE & REP Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 Mechanical 24...................................Page 41 ... 847-987-9738 Black Diamond Plumbing & Mech. .................... 866-855-2932 HEATING & COOLING-INSTALLATION & REPAIR Polar Refrigeration ............................................. 630-670-6890 HOOD & EXHAUST-CLEANING Averus...............................................Page 06 ... 800-393-8287 Enviromatic Corp of America ............Page 23 ... 800-325-8476 Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 HOOD & EXHAUST-SYSTEMS Belvin/J&F Sheet Metal Co ................................ 312-666-5222 HOOD SYSTEMS-FIRE Averus...............................................Page 06 ... 800-393-8287 HOT DOGS Vienna Beef ......................................Page 25 ... 773-278-7800 Crawford Sausage ............................................. 773-277-3095 Red Hot Chicago ............................................... 800-249-5226 HUMAN RESOURCES ADP ................................................................... 847-507-4210 HUMMUS & SPREADS Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 ICE CREAM Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream...........Page 20 ... 608-221-8640 Fox Valley Farms ..............................Page 15 ... 630-231-3005 Homer’s Gourmet Ice Cream............Page 23 ... 847-251-0477 Instantwhip Chicago .........................Page 19 ... 800-933-2500 Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy ..................Page 41 . 800-4GE-LATO Algelato Chicago................................................ 847-455-5355 ICE CREAM-EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY Kool Technologies.............................Page 27 ... 630-483-2256 ICE CREAM-YOGURT Instantwhip Chicago .........................Page 19 ... 800-933-2500 ICE MACHINE REPAIR & SANITIZING Ice Solutions 24 ................................................. 847-987-9738 Major Appliance Service .................................... 708-447-4100

ICE MACHINES-SALES-RENTAL OR LEASING Empire Cooler Service ......................Page 21 ... 312-733-3900 Easy Ice ............................................................. 866-327-9423 ICE-MAKING EQUIPMENT/REPAIR & SERVICE Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 ICE-SCULPTURE AAA Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures ............................ 708-366-3333 ILLINOIS FOOD PRODUCTS Illinois Dept of Agriculture .................................. 217-782-5809 INSURANCE Jos Cacciatore & Company ..............Page 33 ... 312-259-8200 Society Insurance .............................Page 02 ... 888-576-2438 Caro Insurance Services ................................... 708-745-5031 Concklin Insurance Agency ............................... 630-268-1600 ISU Northwest Insurance Services .................... 888-366-3467 The Horton Group .............................................. 312-989-1410 INSURANCE SERVICES Clermont Specialty Managers............................ 312-881-1457 INSURANCE-INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL Jos Cacciatore & Company ..............Page 33 ... 312-264-6055 INSURANCE-RESTAURANT Heil & Kay Insurance Agency ............................ 847-258-5310 INTERIOR DESIGNERS Sarfatty Associates .............................................847-920-1100 INTERNET ADVERTISING Food Industry News ........................................... 847-699-3300 INVENTORY CONTROL Sculpture Hospitality .......................................... 773-454-1300 ITALIAN BEEF Authentic Brands ..............................Page 10 ... 708-749-5430 Bari Beef ...........................................Page 08 ... 847-305-0056 Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 Serrelli’s Foods .................................Page 28 ..877-385-BEEF Fontanini ............................................................ 708-485-4800 Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 Red Hot Chicago ............................................... 800-249-5226 ITALIAN FOOD SPECIALTIES E Formella & Sons ............................................. 630-873-3208 ITALIAN SAUSAGE Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 Anichini Brothers................................................ 312-644-8004 Fontanini ............................................................ 708-485-4800 JANITOR-SUPPLIES Ramar Supply Co .............................Page 32 ... 708-233-0808 JAPANESE-FOOD PRODUCTS Kikkoman Sales USA........................Page 46 ... 630-954-1244 JUICERS-FRUIT & VEGETABLES Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 KITCHEN-EXHAUST SYSTEMS/CLEANING Averus...............................................Page 06 ... 800-393-8287 Enviromatic Corp of America ............Page 23 ... 800-325-8476 Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 KITCHEN-RENTALS Spark Shared Kitchen ........................................ 312-399-2084 KNIFE-SHARPENING SERVICE Maestranzi Brothers........................................... 708-867-7323 LABELS-ALL TYPES Prairie State Group ............................................ 847-801-3100 LAW FIRMS Dregerlaw .......................................................... 312-322-0955 LED-Menus-Lighting Ecolit, Inc ........................................................... 312-492-7010 LINEN SUPPLY & RENTAL SERVICE Cosmopolitan Textile.......................................... 773-254-6100 Mickey’s Linen ....................................................773-545-7211 LIQUOR-WHOLESALE Peerless Liquors ................................................ 773-378-3908 LOGISTICS COMPANIES Perishable Distribution Solutions ....................... 888-491-1641 MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES Vicki Righeimer & Associates ............................ 847-899-8146 MARINADES-FOR MEATS CRM North America ..........................Page 04 ... 847-916-2051 MARKETING-SERVICES Illinois Royalty .................................................... 630-487-1485 MAYONNAISE Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500

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Food Industry News® February 2017 MEAT PROCESSING EQUIP SALES & SERVICE Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 MEAT-SMOKED Nueske Applewood Smoked Meats ................... 800-382-2266 MEAT-WHOLESALE Devanco Foods.................................Page 17 ... 847-228-7070 Anichini Brothers................................................ 312-644-8004 Chef’s Quality Meats.......................................... 708-333-0880 International Meat Company.............................. 773-622-1400 R Whittingham & Son Meats.............................. 708-371-1650 MEATBALLS Authentic Brands ..............................Page 10 ... 708-749-5430 Bari Beef ...........................................Page 08 ... 847-305-0056 MEDICAL SUPPLIES Affirmed Medical Service ................................... 847-322-9185 MEDITERRANEAN FOODS Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 MENUS-CUSTOM PRINTED Accurate Printing ............................................... 708-824-0058 MILK Instantwhip Chicago .........................Page 19 ... 800-933-2500 MYSTERY SHOPPING/HOSPITALITY SECURITY Petritis Group Inc IL Lic 117001002 ................... 847-705-6619 OIL FILTRATION DEVICES Vito Fryfilter........................................................ 847-859-0398 OIL-FRYING Chef Mac Culinary Cooking Oils .......Page 10 ... 708-945-9150 OILS & FATS-COOKING Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 OILS & SHORTENING Chef Mac Culinary Cooking Oils .......Page 10 ... 708-945-9150 Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 OILS & VINEGAR Pastorelli Foods ..............................................800-SOS-AUCY OILS-COOKING/BULK Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 Salad Oils International Corp ............................. 773-261-0500 OLIVE OILS Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 Monini North America ........................................ 203-513-2763 ORGANIC FOODS Pastorelli Foods ..............................................800-SOS-AUCY OVEN REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 OVENS-SALES & SERVICE Cobblestone Ovens ........................................... 847-635-0172 PACKAGING SPECIALISTS Wertheimer Box Corporation ............................. 312-829-4545 PACKAGING-FOOD & PRODUCTS Prairie State Group ............................................ 847-801-3100 PAINTING & HANDYMAN SERVICES Schubert Painting .............................................. 847-606-9660 PANCAKE-BATTER & MIX Tec Foods Inc ...................................Page 30 ... 773-638-5310 PAPER-PRODUCTS Ramar Supply Co .............................Page 32 ... 708-233-0808 PARTY-FAVORS & SUPPLIES Ramar Supply Co .............................Page 32 ... 708-233-0808 PASTA-FRESH AND FROZEN Cugini Distribution.............................................. 708-695-9471 Pastafresh Home Made Pasta ........................... 773-745-5888 PASTRIES-WHOLESALE Gerhard’s European Desserts ..........Page 23 ... 847-234-0023 Julius Meinl Coffee N Tea .................Page 31 ... 773-954-7571 PATTY MACHINES/FOOD FORMERS Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 PAYROLL SERVICES ADP ................................................................... 847-507-4210 PEANUTS-BULK(IN THE SHELL) Mellos Snacks.....................................................312-550-1911 PEST CONTROL/PEST ELIMINATION Mc Cloud Services ............................Page 42 ... 800-332-7805 Orkin Commercial Division ................................ 773-431-7512 Presto X Pest Control ........................................ 888-627-5772 PHONES-CELLULAR Air Corp Wireless ..............................Page 04 ... 630-514-9333 PICKLES & RELISH Vienna Beef ......................................Page 25 ... 773-278-7800 PITA BREAD Grecian Delight Foods ....................................... 847-364-1010 PIZZA CRUST CRISP ADDITIVES Krisp-It ............................................................... 800-574-7748 PIZZA PRODUCTS Krisp-It ............................................................... 800-574-7748

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PIZZA SUPPLY DISTRIBUTORS Anichini Brothers................................................ 312-644-8004 PLUMBING SERVICES Black Diamond Plumbing & Mech. .................... 866-855-2932 PLUMBING SUPPLIES Faucet Shoppe The ..........................Page 14 ... 773-478-3890 POINT OF SALE SUPPLIES Schmaus Cash Register & POS ........................ 847-675-6066 POINT OF SALE SYSTEMS Retail Control Solutions ..................................... 630-521-9900 Schmaus Cash Register & POS ........................ 847-675-6066 POPCORN BULK-POPPED & RAW Mellos Snacks.....................................................312-550-1911 POULTRY-FRESH New S B L Inc ...................................Page 24 ... 773-376-8280 PRESSURE WASHING Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 PRINTING-CUSTOM ITEMS Accurate Printing ............................................... 708-824-0058 PRIVATE LABEL FOOD MANUFACTURERS E Formella & Sons ............................................. 630-873-3208 Milano Baking Company .................................. 800-495-BUNS PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS Premier Produce ................................................ 847-678-0780 PRODUCE-LOCALLY GROWN Nichols Farm & Orchard .................................... 815-236-1615 PRODUCE-WHOLESALE US Foods ........................................................... 800-323-1004 PUBLISHING Food Industry News ........................................... 847-699-3300 RE-UPHOLSTERY Chicago Booth ..................................Page 16 ... 773-378-8400 Wehrli Woodworks ............................Page 22 ... 630-357-9663 REFRIGERATED TRAILER RENTAL/LEASING Portable Cold Storage ......................Page 03 ... 800-535-2445 REFRIGERATION EQUIP SERVICE & REPAIR CSI - Coker Service Inc ....................Page 21 ... 888-908-5600 Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 Mechanical 24...................................Page 41 ... 847-987-9738 Climate Pros ...................................................... 888-463-8159 REFRIGERATION SERVICE Temperature Pros .............................................. 630-470-7664 REFRIGERATION-EQUIP/COMMERCIAL Custom Cooler & Freezer .................Page 08 ... 630-879-3131 REFRIGERATION-INSTALLATION & REPAIR Polar Refrigeration ............................................. 630-670-6890 REMODELING & NEW CONSTRUCTION Walter Daniels Construction .............Page 16 ... 773-775-0170 RESTAURANT EQUIP MANUFACTURERS Sammic Corp ..................................................... 224-307-2232 RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT FSI/Foodservice Solutions ................................. 847-719-6088 Losurdo Inc ........................................................ 630-833-4650 RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Boelter Foodservice Equip & Supply Page 18 ... 888-263-5837 Custom Cooler & Freezer .................Page 08 ... 630-879-3131 Olympic Store Fixtures .....................Page 30 ... 773-585-3755 Ramar Supply Co .............................Page 32 ... 708-233-0808 Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 TriMark Marlinn Equip & Supplies ..................... 708-496-1700 RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT REPAIR SERVICE CSI - Coker Service Inc ....................Page 21 ... 888-908-5600 Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 Cobblestone Ovens ........................................... 847-635-0172 Major Appliance Service .................................... 708-447-4100 RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT-NEW & USED Bob King Auctions.............................Page 14 ... 847-363-2268 March Quality Used & New Equip ....Page 15 ... 800-210-5895 RESTAURANT REAL ESTATE SALES John Moauro/Realty Executives .........................708-361-1150 Kudan Group Inc................................................ 312-575-0480 Nick Dibrizzi/Coldwell Banker ............................ 708-562-9328 Pontarelli & Company ........................................ 847-778-3571 RESTAURANT-DESIGNERS A D E Foodservice Equipment ............................630-628-0811 Losurdo Inc ........................................................ 630-833-4650 Sarfatty Associates .............................................847-920-1100 RESTAURANTS La Scarola Restaurant ...................... Page 11 ... 312-243-1740 Pita Inn Restaurants ...........................................847-677-0211 SAFETY PRODUCTS-INDUSTRIAL Mennon Rubber & Safety Products ................... 847-678-8250

Page 35 SALAD-DRESSINGS Ken’s Foods ......................................Page 47 ... 800-633-5800 SALAD-DRESSINGS & OILS Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 Tec Foods Inc ...................................Page 30 ... 773-638-5310 SANITATION TRAINING Illinois Restaurant Association ..........Page 12 ... 312-787-4000 SATELLITE TV SYSTEMS All Sports Direct ................................................. 630-918-3000 Prime Time Sports ............................................. 847-637-3500 SAUSAGE Belmont Sausage Company .............Page 19 ... 847-357-1515 Vienna Beef ......................................Page 25 ... 773-278-7800 Anichini Brothers................................................ 312-644-8004 Crawford Sausage ............................................. 773-277-3095 Red Hot Chicago ............................................... 800-249-5226 SAUSAGE MAKING CLASSES CRM North America ..........................Page 04 ... 847-916-2051 SBA LOANS Ridgestone Bank ............................................... 847-805-9520 SCALES Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 SEAFOOD ChiTown Fish & Seafood ..................Page 19 ... 800-574-7748 SEASONINGS & SEASONING BLENDS CRM North America ..........................Page 04 ... 847-916-2051 SEATING Richardson Seating-Fse Division......Page 48 ... 312-829-4040 Waco Manufacturing .......................................... 312-733-0054 SEATING REPAIRS Express Seating................................Page 22 ... 630-985-7797 SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEMS Chicago Cardinal Communication ..................... 708-424-1446 SEWER(MAINT)-RODDING & JETTING Tierra Environmental ........................Page 42 ... 888-551-1998 Black Diamond Plumbing & Mech. .................... 866-855-2932 DarPro Solutions/Darling Int’l............................. 708-338-3223 SHARED KITCHEN Spark Shared Kitchen ........................................ 312-399-2084 SHIPPING SERVICES Perishable Distribution Solutions ....................... 888-491-1641 SHORTENING Columbus Vegetable Oils .................Page 05 ... 773-265-6500 SIGNAGE-INDOOR & OUTDOOR American Graphics ........................... Page 11 ... 888-774-6270 SILVERWARE & DINNERWARE Vicki Righeimer & Associates ............................ 847-899-8146 SLICERS-SALES & SERVICE Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 Maestranzi Brothers........................................... 708-867-7323 SNACK FOODS Belmont Sausage Company .............Page 19 ... 847-357-1515 SOAPS & DETERGENTS Lee’s Foodservice.............................Page 04 ....800-728-1102 SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES Stick Out Social ................................................. 312-655-9999 SOFT DRINKS PepsiCo Foodservice......................................... 773-893-2319 SOFT SERVE-ICE CREAM/EQUIP & SUPPLIES Kool Technologies.............................Page 27 ... 630-483-2256 SOFTWARE-MEAT/SEAFOOD PRODUCTION TopshelfDS .......................................Page 31 ... 770-883-7441 SOFTWARE-WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION TopshelfDS .......................................Page 31 ... 770-883-7441 SOUPS Bistro Soups (Div of Vienna Beef) ....Page 29 ... 773-278-7800 Vienna Beef ......................................Page 25 ... 773-278-7800 SOUS-VIDE COOKERS Sammic Corp ..................................................... 224-307-2232 SPA King Spa & Sauna ............................................. 847-972-2540 SPECIALTY FOODS Artisan Specialty Foods ..................................... 708-762-5238 STAFFING-SERVICES Atlas Employment Services ..............Page 13 ... 847-671-1557 STEAM CLEANING Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 SUPERMARKET & DELI EQUIPMENT Leach Food Equipment Dist .............Page 13 ... 815-712-7707 SUPERMARKET- EQUIPMENT/ NEW & USED Berkel Midwest .................................................. 800-921-9151 T-SHIRTS-CUSTOM PRINTED DLS Custom Embroidery ................................... 847-593-5957

TABLES-ALL TYPES Chicago Booth ..................................Page 16 ... 773-378-8400 Waco Manufacturing .......................................... 312-733-0054 TAMALES Supreme Frozen Products ................................. 773-622-3777 TEA-GREEN Dewdrop Tea...................................................... 630-335-7806 TEA-HOT & ICED Ronnoco Coffee ................................................. 630-669-2885 TEMPORARY STAFFING Atlas Employment Services ..............Page 13 ... 847-671-1557 TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAMS Illinois Royalty .................................................... 630-487-1485 TOFU AND BEAN SPROUTS Phoenix Bean .................................................... 773-784-2503 TOMATO PRODUCTS Monini North America ........................................ 203-513-2763 Pastorelli Foods ..............................................800-SOS-AUCY TRADE PUBLICATIONS Food Industry News ........................................... 847-699-3300 TRUCK DEALERS Fox Ford & Lincoln............................ Page 11 ... 773-687-7800 TRUCK GRAPHICS American Graphics ........................... Page 11 ... 888-774-6270 TRUCK-REFRIGERATED DCI Central .......................................Page 16 ... 800-468-7478 TRUCK-SALES & SERVICE DCI Central .......................................Page 16 ... 800-468-7478 Mercedes Benz of Chicago................................ 312-628-4101 TRUCK-SALES NEW & USED D & S Truck Center ...........................Page 20 ... 708-352-5551 M & K Truck Centers (Hino) ..............Page 26 ... 708-793-5251 M & K Truck Centers (Isuzu).............Page 27 ... 708-793-5251 TRUCK-VEHICLE GPS TRACKING UNITS Air Corp Wireless ..............................Page 04 ... 630-514-9333 TV SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATION BKS Enterprises .................................................847-352-1118 Prime Time Sports ............................................. 847-637-3500 VEHICLE TRACKING DEVICES Air Corp Wireless ..............................Page 04 ... 630-514-9333 VENTILATING-SYTEMS CLEANING Averus...............................................Page 06 ... 800-393-8287 Enviromatic Corp of America ............Page 23 ... 800-325-8476 Olympia Maintenance ........................................ 708-344-0344 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS Chicago Cardinal Communication ..................... 708-424-1446 WALK IN COOLER, MOBILE, RENTAL/LEASING Portable Cold Storage ......................Page 03 ... 800-535-2445 WALK-IN COOLER REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Mackay Heating & Mechanical .........Page 18 ... 847-381-0448 Mechanical 24...................................Page 41 ... 847-987-9738 WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS Custom Cooler & Freezer .................Page 08 ... 630-879-3131 WAREWASHING PROGRAMS Lee’s Foodservice.............................Page 04 ....800-728-1102 WEBSITE DESIGN Americaneagle.com ..........................Page 28 ... 847-699-0300 WELDING & FABRICATING KOP Ind. Welding & Fabrication .......Page 15 ... 630-930-9516 WHIPPED CREAM Instantwhip Chicago .........................Page 19 ... 800-933-2500 WINE PRODUCERS Ste. Michelle Wine Estates ................................ 630-302-5596 WOOD FLOOR CARE Sexton Complete Care .......................................847-827-1188 YOGURT & SOFT SERVE EQUIPMENT Kool Technologies.............................Page 27 ... 630-483-2256

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Upscale restaurant available for sale w/ real estate. 4,652 SF single-story freestanding building with high ceilings, large open bar, 2nd floor mezzanine and a usable basement.

Size: 5,500 SF(Lot) Rental Rate: $28/SF (NNN) Price: $125K (BU) $1.45M (R.E.) Contact: Bob

Greektown- 769 W. Jackson Blvd. - Gyro Mena Immaculate restaurant for sale. Fully-equipped with an extended Black Iron system.

Located in the heart of Greektown, adjacent to the Hellenic museum and near UIC campus.

Size: 3,000 SF Rental Rate: $28/SF Net Price: $159,900 (Business) Agent: Adam

Lakeview- 3256 N. Southport Ave. - Real Estate Development Opportunity

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TAVERN: Get ready for spring! Near Great America! Includes apartment, volleyball courts and picnic area. Financing! BIZ, FF&E...

REDUCED to $139K! DES PLAINES: River & Oakton!! Former restaurant site. 13,200 sf lot/2,600 sf building. REAL ESTATE @ $575K. FAST FOOD: NW Chicago. Highly visible at busy signalized intersection. Freestanding. Seats 40. Parks 12. Unique menu...popular “southern comfort food” ... specializes in broasted chicken. Rave reviews! Tenant favorable lease. BIZ, FF&E @ $159K. SPORTS BAR: Corner, NW suburban location. Great lease. Video gaming! Fully fixtured with complete kitchen. Upscale casual or breakfast/lunch will work here also. FF&E @ $125K CATERER: Near west suburb. Full kitchen. Includes on site café or party room. Easy conversion to fast food or your concept. FF&E @ $50K...OBO

Lakeview- 2965 N. Lincoln Ave. - Retail/Restaurant Space for Lease

CASUAL: Affluent NW suburb, just off I-90. Freestanding brick building on +/- 1 acre. Seats 175, parks 200. Fully equipped T-key.

REAL ESTATE @ $1.2M.

No Key Money! Great small retail space with restaurant infrastructure in a dense district.

Located next to the popular Heritage Coffee Shop with Whole Foods coming soon nearby.

Size: 1,200 SF Lease Term: 10 Years Rental Rate: $3,800 per Month (Gross) Agent: Jerrod

Loop, West- Two Cafes for Sale - Morgan Street Cafe & M2 Cafe

Two beautifully remodeled cafes for sale. Businesses open for a combined 15 years with loyal customer base. Price includes both locations. Can be purchased separately.

Size: 1,010 SF (Morgan) 1,625 SF (M2) Price: $300K (Two Businesses) Agents: Jerrod/Anthony

Mount Prospect- 34 S. Main St. - Bar 145

Multi-level sports bar & music venue. $3M build out completed less than a year ago. 30’ ceiling, 50-seat bar, private party room for 60, spacious patio, basement and elevator.

Size: 9,300 SF Rental Rate: $11,000/Mo. (NNN) Price: $299,000 (Business) Agent: Chad

Naperville- 1550 N. Route 59 - Danny’s Pub & Grill

Local bar/tavern inside a strip mall. Business established for over 25 years with tenured regulars and clientele. All FF&E included in the asking price.

Size: 2,890 SF Rental Rate: $6,610/Mo. (NNN) Price: $165,000 (Business) Agent: Chad

Oak Lawn- 5130 W. 95th St. - Krauss’ Gaslite Lounge Hometown favorite sports bar with kitchen. Family owned and operated for over 40 years.

Located in a well developed area on 95th and Tulley Ave. with great visibility.

Size: 2000 SF + Basement Price: $699K (Real Estate/Business/Assets) Agents: Chad/Anthony

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Restaurant/bar established for over 20 years. Located close to UIC and the United Center.

State of the art facility with marble floors, antique bar and three private rooms.

Size: 9,222 SF Rental Rate: $17.81/SF (Mod. Gross) Price: $474K (Business) Agent: Jarrett

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2.5 story mixed-use building with two (2bed/1bath) residential units and one 1,300 SF retail unit. 1,600 SF backyard with parking. Zoned B2-2. Ideal for development or expansion.

Size: 2,991 SF (Bldg.) 3,125 SF (25x125 Lot) Price: $1.5M (Real Estate) Agent: Jarrett

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Palatine- 570 N. Smith St.- Real Estate for Sale

Single-story vacant restaurant building for sale. Formerly casual dining restaurant Fortune Kookie. Signage on busy Northwest Hwy, as well as a monument sign on Smith.

Size: 3,600 SF (Bldg.) .78 Acre (Lot) Price: $380K (Real Estate) Agent: Chad

Schaumburg- Confidential Code #C107 - Sports Bar/Music Venue for Sale Longstanding music venue and sports bar for sale. Large bar seats 45, multiple pool tables, darts and video games. Parking for 300. Loyal clientele and staff.

Size: 7,300 SF Rental Rate: $6,000/Mo. (Gross) Price: $280K (Business) Agent: Chad

Skokie- 3455A Dempster Ave. - Ovy Transylvanian Bakery

Great opportunity to own a bakery or restaurant on busy Dempster St. with very favorable lease terms. Eight foot exhaust and extensive FF&E included in sale price.

Size: 975 SF Rental Rate: $2,000/Mo. (Mod. Gross) Price: $74K (Business) Agent: Adam REQUEST A COPY OF OUR COMPLETE INVENTORY AT INFO@KUDANGROUP.COM

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RESTAURANT, BAR & BANQUETS: Just over WI border. Seats over 275. Plenty of parking. Includes 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment.

All housed in a beautiful, elegant Victorian building nestled in Oak trees on 2.5 acres! Owners retiring after 25 successful years. REAL ESTATE, BIZ, FF&E @ $585K. DELLS AREA: T-key, family-style with liquor license. Freestanding.

Living quarters. Paved lot. Est. 1988. REAL ESTATE, BIZ, FF&E @ CALL!!!

NW SUBURB: Heart of downtown, across from train station.

Mixed-use “Trophy Building.” Includes fully equipped restaurant/bar and 3 income apartments. Well maintained and ready to concept.

REAL ESTATE, FF&E @ $495K.

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Located in Woodstock, IL. One block off the Historical Square. Free-standing building, 6 years old, 1476 sq. ft. ground floor. 790 sq. ft. basement.

Inside seating capacity 36, outside has 6 picnic tables. Drive-thru window. Specializing in hot dogs, Italian beef, Italian sausage, French fries, soft serve ice cream, sundaes, shakes, cones and more.

Concession trailer included. Micros POS System also included.

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WESTERN SUBURBS - NAPERVILLE One Story Free Standing, Turn-Key 4,600 +/- SF Full service restaurant-bar. Large dining areas, full service sit down bar. 2 large kitchens & prep area with walk in coolers & freezers.

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NEW! CHICAGO/SOUTH SUBURBS Restaurant-bar-banquets-drive thru-catering. Specializes in ribs, steaks, chicken & fish. Established for 42 years. 4 million in sales a year verifiable 16,000 SF building/seats 200 in dining room, 200 in banquet rooms plus sit down bar 22 seating. Carryout with drive-thru window, catering service with 2 delivery trucks. Parking for 155 vehicles. Five slot machines $120,000 gross monthly. For Sale/For Lease Qualified Buyers Only.

NEW! WESTERN SUBURBS-LOMBARD Turn-key free standing restaurant bar-banquets 6,900 SF building, seats 270+/-, Lot 70,000 SF parks 100+/-. Low Real Estate taxes $24,000 a year or $3.47 per SF. For Sale/Lease. Lease type: Triple Net. Lease price per SF: $15 NNN Asking price: Upon Request NEW! WESTERN SUBURBS - LISLE For Lease-free standing former restaurant. 2,520 SF plus 1,000 SF lower level brick building. Lot 22,850 SF, Hard corner stoplight intersection SEC of Main Street (Route 53) and Maple Ave. National Tenant location by Benedictine University. Next to major national tenants, high traffic counts, great demographics. Lease type: NNN/$30 per SF NNN. Real Estate Taxes: $5.60 per SF

Turn key, fully equipped fast food restaurant with drivethru window All new & shiny. 1370 SF plus 1,200 SF lower level with high flexicore ceiling. Building 13,304 SF; lot parks 17 cars plus additional parking. Next to Dunkin Donuts & CVS Pharmacy. High density traffic.

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NEW! CARBONDALE, IL National tenant location. Free standing 3,754 SF brick building with drive thru window on 28,200 SF lot. Parks 30+/-. For Lease triple net lease $20 per SF NNN. Real Estate taxes $3.20 per SF. Other tenants including Panda Express, Panera Bread, Auto Zone, Fazoli, Chipotle, Burger King, McDonald’s just a few doors down from the Mall include Macy’s, JC Penney, etc.

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A BEAUTIFUL SUMMARY OF BUSINESSES FOR SALE BREAKFAST-LUNCH Breakfast-Lunch / Fast Food 6am to 3pm $80,000 BREAKFAST-LUNCH Breakfast-Lunch - All Newer - Retirement - 179 Seats - a Must See PENDING BREAKFAST-LUNCH Free Standing, Corner, Over $500K Spent in Upgrades; 170 Seats $275,000 COMMERCIAL & RESTAURANT Restaurant Plus 6 Apartments Above it! A Superb Deal. $495,000 FAST FOOD Over 30 Years Fast Food Business with 50 Seats $45,000 FAST FOOD Free Standing - Corner - ~50% of F&E ~ 2 Years Old $129,900 FAST FOOD Greek Yogurt, Raw Juices, Smoothies, Coffee & Tea! $145,000 FAST FOOD Fast Food - Short Hours - 6 Days -Texas-Style Smoked BBQ $159,000 LEASE-RESTAURANT Restaurant For Many Years - Cooler, Freezer, Hood, etc. For Lease TBD PIZZA A 1,200 sq. ft. Pizza Operation with low rent and decent profits $79,000 RESTAURANT ITALIAN Italian Restaurant with Outside Patio -Fine Reputation $295,000 RESTAURANT-BAR-PIZZA Restaurant-Bar-Pizza-Free Standing-W/out Property-Owner Financing $350,000 RESTAURANT-BAR-PIZZA Restaurant-Bar-Pizza-Free Standing-With Property-Owner Financing $1,695,000 SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT Free Standing - Sports Bar & Restaurant - Business Only $475,000 SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT Sports Bar / Restaurant - Business & Property, Great Place-Low Price $1,495,000 SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT Free Standing - Sports Bar & Restaurant - Business & Property $1,695,000 SPORTS BAR + 5 Stores Outstanding Sports Bar and Grill with 5 Stores - A Truly Great Deal! $2,875,000

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Free standing 4,250 sq ft building with extra rental income from 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom apartments.

Recently added poker machines, outdoor beer garden and complete renovation. Lot size is 21,000 sq ft.

Asking $650,000 for building and business.

Contact: Angel 708-595-6915

Fully Equipped Production Kitchen for Lease Spark Shared Kitchen, available immediately. Perfect for caterer or food production. 8,200 to 12,000 sq. ft. $14 - $16 per sq. ft.

1,900 sq. ft. cooler with prep & hand sinks, 900 sq. ft. freezer.

500 sq. ft. refrigerated production room with blast chiller & prep and hand sinks.

Option to purchase existing equipment (4 convection ovens, combi-oven, 6 burner stove, tilting skillets, etc.)

Two refrigerated loading docks with levelers. 600 sq. ft. cook room with 24” hood.

Dish room with dishwasher & 3 basin sinks.

M & F bathrooms. Offices and conference room.

McKinley Park location (near 39th & Western). Located on private street.

Ample parking with secure truck parking available.

Call Richard Mott (312) 399-2084 or rmmott@gmail.com

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Apx 2,500 Sq. Ft. Seating for approximately 65-80. Great Lease, Heavy Traffic Area just outside of the Loop. Near Greek Town – a community favorite, limited hours.

Pride of Ownership, Asking $119,900

Fast Casual Restaurant w/ Property. Income Producing, Call for Details!!! Price to Sell.

Upper $3Ks

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SPORTS BAR/GRILL

Approx. 4,500 sq. ft. w/patio.

Seats up to 200 plus. Paved parking. Located in strip center community. SW burbs! Priced in the mid $180s. Long-term lease.

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Chicago location. 3,000 sq. ft. Seats 120. Long term, favorable lease Limited hours. Possible owner financing. Asking $99,000 OBO.

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Located in SW burbs, adjacent to a golf course community; great for banquets. Seating 400 plus. Apx. 58,000 Sq Ft site, building w/ walk out lower

Property Information Building Size 3,200 SF Lot Size 7,800 SF

9900 S. Pulaski, Evergreen Park, IL

Located at NEC of signalized intersection at 99th & Pulaski, across from Brother Rice & Mother McAuley High Schools & down the block from St. Xavier University.

All equipment, fixtures and inventory to run the business. Additional income from two-bedroom house attached. Can be a work / live situation.

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Great business opportunity in Northern Wisconsin, near Antigo. MILLER’S NUTSHELL SUPPER CLUB has been in continuos operation since the 1940s. The current owners, Jerry and Vickie Miller have owned the club since 1998.

Jerry, a retired police officer, wants to retire permanently.

This profitable business has a loyal customer base and a reputation for great food, excellent service, and a warm, traditional supper-club atmosphere. This extremely well cared-for facility is 1,973 sq. ft.; dining room seats 28; bar area accommodates an additional 31 guests.

The unattached house is steps away, and is 2,528 sq. ft., with 4 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, a 21/2 car garage, and a beautiful deck complete with hot tub!

The 1 acre property includes 2 modern out-buildings and a large asphalt parking lot.

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SEE PHOTOS ON CRAIGSLIST * OWNERS WILL TRAIN Asking $489,000 O.B.O. • Call (715) 489-3306

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OAKBROOK BUTTERFIELD RD Three Level Restaurant, Lounge, Main & Private Dining Rooms Outdoor Patio backs to Waterfall Banquet, Conference Center Build-Out Nearly Complete 30,000 sq ft – Divisible Part of Huge P.U.D. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Restaurant Lounge in NuRiver Landings Huge Outdoor Patio Overlooks NuRiver Upstairs Mezzanine for Overflow or Banquets Boat Slips Available New Build-Out Nearly Complete 7,000 sq ft + 2,000 sq ft Patio Indoor and Outdoor Bars South Lake Tahoe In Tahoe Keys Marina & Yacht Club Restaurant, Lounge, Banquet Rooms Great Outdoor Patio for Dining & Entertainment Operating for 20+ Years

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7 Unit Building 3121 N. Cicero. 4 apts. with tavern & food.

Tavern license.

Lot 50 x 125. Occupancy: 98 Some financing available. $775,000

Features – Seating for 54 (18 booths) – Mixed-use zoning – SBA Financing available

Price reduced to sell quickly! Owner is retiring

level. Over 13,000 Sq Ft. Low RE taxes, being offered below current appraisal.

Bank owned w/ possible financing available. Call for details.

COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

NRT

(Includes two- bedroom home)

Freestanding 2,500 sq. ft. restaurant.

A community favorite! Seats 60.

Abundant parking. 4-5 star reviews on Yelp, Facebook and TripAdvisor.

Asking low 300Ks. Call for details.

Free standing building w/ drive thru in the Western burbs. Near stoplight intersection.

1,200 sq. ft. on approx 1/4 acre site. Low property taxes. Property repriced mid $3Ks.

Multiple locations. Starting from upper 400Ks. Long established, over 50 years of history.

Has gaming! Seller retiring.

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Villa Pizza Franchise – WI • 2016 Sales $433k • Asking $200k • Rent $5,406 • Owner Financing with 60% down

Grilled Sub Franchise – West Subs • 2015 Net Sales $426,200 • Rent $4,420 • Asking $119k Hot Dog, Beef Gyros – NW Subs • Est approx. 5 years

LISTINGS PRICE REDUCED Hot Dog/Beef. Gyros – NW Subs • Est. 20+ years • Sales $6,500/week (closed Sundays) • Rent $3,500 • Asking $79k

• Rent $2,579/ Gross • Asking $39k Independent Soup,Salad & Sandwich Concept. - Chicago • OGOLVIE TRAIN STATION • Sales $358k

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Gyros, Hotdog, Beef & Tacos – Far West Subs • Rent $5,300/ Month • 2016 Sales $640k • Asking $239k Wing Franchise – NW Sub • 2016 Monthly Sales $35,620 • Rent $2,700 • Asking $155k Papa Rays Pizza Franchise – NW Subs Corp Location • Ave Monthly sales $35k • Rent $3,119/Gross • Asking: $115k Hotdog and Beef Restaurant – NW Subs • Monthly Sales $58k • Rent $8,500/ Gross (3,800 SQFT) • Asking $199k

• Price: $159k Japanese – Sushi – West Subs • 2015 Sales $450k • Asking $196k

NW Subs • 2015 Sales $387k • Rent 4,000 • Asking $139k Well Est. Breakfast & Deli Rest Chicago • Gross Sales $1,016,687 • Rent $8,110 • Asking $380k Independent Pizzeria – Far West Sub • Sales $345k • Rent $750/mth • Video Poker allowed • Asking $125k Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Franchise – N. Dakota • 2015 Sales $276,266 • Rent $5,435/ Month Gross • Asking $199

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Three Proven Closing Techniques

Close No. 1. Decision on a minor point. The prospect hasn’t said that he’ll buy—but he hasn’t said that he won’t. His mannerisms suggest to you that he has accepted the proposition; maybe he keeps picking up the sample, keeps looking over at the spot where the item would be installed, etc.

The closing question you ask is: “Our delivery date will be a week from Saturday. Will that be soon enough?”

Close No. 2. Choice between something and something. Again, you are reasonably sure that your prospect is ready to buy. If he answers this question at all, he has to answer it in an affirmative manner. He may, of course, in this and in the other trial closes simply ignore your question. Here’s a sample question: “Shall we send this in the sand beige, or would you prefer the dark grey?”

Close No. 3. The assumed assent. Once more, for this or any trial close to work, you must be reasonably sure that your prospect is ready to buy.

The best way to describe this close is to tell you to just start writing. Salespeople who use this close effectively, usually have the order book out very early in the selling process; from the very beginning, the prospect sees it and so is not shy -when the salesperson starts to use it. The question: “May I have your shipping address?” Or, while looking at a business card, with your pen poised over the order pad: “Is this the correct billing address?

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Improve Your Listening

People in business know communication skills are necessary to succeed. But good listening skills are part of that too. Good listening skills help people interpret and understand others’ point of view. Common sense and courtesy are the rules to abide by.

We listen by choice, by making a conscious decision to attend to the speaker. lt’s impossible to listen to every sound that surrounds us. For example, have you ever tried watching television while talking on the phone? lt’s almost impossible to listen to both.

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There are other reasons why some people may not be listening. A person could be distracted, not interested, engrossed in their own thoughts, or just plain tired. In any case, becoming a good listener is a tough task. But with some effort, you can become a good listener. According to The Communicator, here are some rules you can follow to become an active listener: ■ Fight off distractions. If there’s a lot of noise around you, try to find another place to talk. A conducive environment will help you listen more attentively.

■ Listen attentively. Your nonverbals say a lot about your attitude. If you sit with your arms crossed, the person will perceive it negatively. He or she may think that you’re closing them off. Sit slightly forward in a relaxed position. Maintain eye contact with the speaker.

■ Let the other person complete his or her thoughts. Hear the other person out. Encourage them to continue talking by nodding your head and respond verbally to show you’re listening. Take the time to collect your thoughts. Then

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give your input.

■ Use feedback. There is a 3 to 1 ratio of speaking to listening. It takes three times as long for the speaker to form and send a message than it does for you to interpret it.

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to resolve it rather than suppress it. They are not afraid to lower morale temporarily when people have to face facts and changes they don’t like. Levinson also states that good bosses insist on high standards.

However, these standards help employees develop new skills and realize their potential. In short, good bosses get results by developing employees...not necessarily by being “nice” to them.

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Hugh McKenty, the medium duty truck sales manager for M & K Trucks Centers – IL recently welcomed James Lee to the M & K sales team. James will be focused on the Asian-American business market, by promoting all the transportation services that M&K has to offer. M&K Truck Centers is known to have one of the largest new and used truck inventories in the nation and offers 4 brands of new trucks, as well as complete maintenance & part services, leasing and daily truck rentals.

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Local News Congratulations to Jeff Lawler, owner of Geja’s Cafe, on his engagement ...at his restaurant! After personally orchestrating over 300 engagements over his 23 years at the restaurant, the 54-yearold, who has never been engaged, surprised his girlfriend Darla with the special question surrounded by his brothers, sisters-in-laws and Darla’s daughters. We love you both! Geja’s has been the site of 139,154 first dates and 16,465 engagements and diners have enjoyed over 324 tons of cheese fondue and over 959,306 bottles of wine over its fifty-two-year existence.

The Annual Chocolate Walk in downtown Naperville will be held Feb. 11th, 2017 benefitting 360 Youth Services.

Brothers Mike and Tony Andino recently opened Riobamba a gluten-free Latin kitchen at 1969 Waukegan Rd. in Glenview, IL. The Chicago Auto Show will be held at McCormick Place Feb. 11-20th, 2017. This year marks the 109th edition of the show. The Chicago Motorcycle Show will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Feb. 10-12th, 2017. The Chicago Golf Show will be held at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Feb. 2426th, 2017. Continuing Education at Binny’s will be held at their Lincoln Park location Feb. 9th, 2017. Explore Napa Valley’s Stags’ Leap District with Guest Lecturer and Head Winemaker Christopher Paubert of Stag’s Leap Winery.

Country Singer Michael Ray will be performing at Joe’s Bar on Weed St. Feb. 11th, 2017. Hannah’s Bretzel Factory plans to open a new location at 116 N. Aberdeen in Chicago. Raising Caine’s Chicken Fin-

gers plans on opening a new location at 11006 S. Cicero in Oak Lawn, IL. The Ogden is an official chef-driven sportsbar of the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls, located at 1659 W. Ogden two blocks from the United Center. 12.5% of people in Illinois are 65 years old and over.

Temporis, the highly anticipated fine dining destination opened its doors on Ashland Ave. in Chicago, showcasing inventive tasting menus, interactive experiences, and cutting-edge design.

Cider Summit Chicago — February 11, 2017, try 150 artisanal ciders from throughout the world in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. Requires age 21 ID due to alcohol content. Screw Cupid Pub Crawl on February 11, 2017 has drinks and food buffets at five bars, plus a transportation trolley in Lincoln Park for age 21+.

Chicago has the highest sales tax of any city in the country. Despite the fact the state is expecting to take in more than $33 billion in 2017, Illinois is on course to spend $5 billion more than it will take in.

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Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar, Hosts St. Valentine’s Fight the TGIF Syndrome lt’s Friday afternoon and half of your co-workers don’t seem Day Massacre-themed Chef’s Dinner

The Latinicity Experience

The Spirit of Latin America is in the heart of Chicago. Brought to you by world-renowned Chef Richard Sandoval, Latinicity provides a delicious twist on Latin Street food with the flavors of Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Located on the third floor of Block 37, this multi-sensory experience features 10 innovative kitchen, a tapas restaurant, coffee café, full bar, market and lounge.

Additional information can be found at www.Latinicity.com

Instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day with a rather typical, traditional evening, Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar, 1 W. Wacker Drive, invites all to go back in time to the fateful Chicago evening on February 14, 1929 with a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre themed Chef’s Dinner. The evening begins with a cocktail reception where guests can enjoy specialty cocktails such as The Scofflaw which originated in 1924 in Paris, France, The Gin Rickey, created in 1903, and a timeless classic, The Side Car, which was invented shortly after World War I. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. with rosehip scented beetsfrisse, pistachio tuile. The second course will be a ribeye crostini-bruleed tallow, red wine gastrique, and crispy leeks. The third course features crab stuffed hearts of palm, champagne sabayon, and chive oil. The main entrée will be duck confit-brioche, and cognac braised pears. To complete the dinner, guests will be presented with endive-parmesan aioli, bread crumbs, and cured egg.

Afterwards, guests are invited to spend the remainder of the evening back in the present with complimentary live music provided by Aly Jados. From breathtaking views of the city, delicious food and craft cocktails, there’s truly something for everyone to enjoy.

Under the direction of Executive Chef Daniel Perez, the regular menu at Raised features American bar food with a twist, highlighting sharable plates – ideal for mixing and mingling while soaking up the summer.

Chef Perez focuses on all things local, sourcing his menu ingredients within 200 miles of Raised. The beverage program at Raised is curated by William Nykaza and encourage guests to sample and share.

Raised was designed by The Gettys Group, fusing an industrial aesthetic with eclectic style and raw finishes.

A glass wall lends to a stunning view of the skyline and Chicago River, while the outdoor area features fresh flowers, fire pits, cabanas, couches and an outdoor bar with a decidedly urban feel.

For more information about Raised, An Urban Rooftop Bar, visit www.raisedbarchicago.com or call 312.795.3444. Tickets are $65 a person and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com.

What’s Healthier, Pork Bacon or Turkey Bacon?

The question of pork bacon vs. turkey bacon, when it comes to health, has been answered by Dr. Janeal Yancey PhD, Meat Science, Animal Science Department, Divison of Agriculture, University of Arkansas: “When it comes to turkey bacon vs. pork bacon, we can compare nutrition facts. When comparing products from the same company, a serving of pork center-cut bacon has 60 calories, 35 calories from fat, 210 mg of sodium, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 3.5 grams of total fat, 15 mg of cholesterol and 6 grams of protein. Turkey bacon from the same company has 35 calories, 25 calories from fat, 180 mg of sodium, 1 gram of saturated fat, 3 grams of total fat, 15 mg cholesterol, but only 2 grams of protein. The difference between servings of pork bacon and turkey bacon is only about 25 calories. Turkey bacon is leaner, but it has less protein.” – Adapted from www.bestfoodfacts.org

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to be working. Many are on their cellphones conducting casual conversations with friends or spouses about weekend activities. Others are milling about, chattering idly or involved in some trivial pursuit. Does this scenario sound familiar? As the weekend approaches, it seems impossible to stay alert and productive until it’s time to leave. The TGIF (Thank God, lt’s Friday) syndrome can strike any office environment.

If you’re the boss, this syndrome should be of some concern. After all, you should be concerned about a drop in productivity. So, why not make some suggestions to your people to alleviate the wasted Friday afternoon time?

Catch up on filing. Late Friday afternoons are a good time to make sure that personal and common files are in order, purging unnecessary email, memos, documents and properly indexing current ones. This is a great opportunity to reduce clutter. The rationale for this suggestion is clear—these routine tasks do not require heavy thinking, so these are suitable activities during a time when employees maybe distracted.

Clean house, if you dare. During a busy work period, all kinds of clutter can accumulate in desk drawers. You might be surprised, or even frightened, by the junk in the dark receases of your work space. By eliminating those old candy wrappers, pencil nubs, key rings, and the like, you can organize that desk much more easily. Then, extend this organizing binge to file cabinets and shelves, too. Monday morning won’t seem nearly so bad if your work space is clean and clutter-free.

Learn something new. Job rotation is a good (and smart) way of getting the most from your personnel. A business functions more efficiently if several people are capable of handling more than one job. Friday afternoons might be a perfect time for coworkers to train each other in their respective jobs at a leisurely pace. Think of the advantages when someone is out sick and there are deadlines to meet!

Take an inventory of supplies. There’s nothing more frustrating than running out of supplies. Is there anything that needs to be reordered? Since it’s easy to postpone this task when you’re under pressure, take an opportunity on Friday afternoon to make sure things are stocked for the upcoming week. Smart managers know that “cracking the whip” unnecessarily can lead to resentment and low morale. But that doesn’t mean that employees should waste valuable work time, it’s just a matter of scheduling these kinds of tasks wisely.

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A Vital Quality For Success In Sales

Salespeople would do well to acquire a self-assured air!

No one is going to feel confidence in you unless you first feel confident personally! If you can give off this air of quiet self-confidence, if you can make it “second nature,” you will find customers relying on you, trusting you implicitly.

At all costs, hold on to that “air of assurance”! Hold on to it especially at the moment when you are anything but self-assured. See it inwardly, but don’t acknowledge it out loud.

Carry yourself with coolness, calmness, assurance.

When you comport yourself this way, a miracle suddenly happens! You are confident (even without justification).

This confidence that you have created—and preserved— artificially and strictly for the sake of impression, now begins to work on yourself! The thing that baffled you clears up! The fright vanishes! In a flash you get the inspiration that furnishes the solution to the whole problem. You win by being confident.

You wouldn’t keep on going to a doctor who was uncertain about what ailed you. Well, you’re the other fellow’s doctor. Be confident, and show it. Never drop that precious “air of assurance.” Follow this procedure and watch its impact on your sales. —J. T. Mangan

That Problem Called “Closing” Closing the sale—asking for the order- is the most crucial step in a sale. It is easy to tell someone, “You must ask for the order at least four times,” but very few people acknowledge how difficult this is to do. Even though you may have done everything else perfectly, your efforts may be of no avail unless you learn how to effectively ask for the order. Experienced salesmen will admit that in the early stages of their career they were literally afraid to ask for the order. Very often, when a salesman gets to the closing state he will hem and haw, twist and turn and make a long windup— and then balk! Why is it so diffi-

cult to ask for the order? Simply because the nervous tension in selling is intensified greatly as you come to the point of facing the final decision of whether or not you have made a sale. You’re afraid of the buyer’s answer. You hope for a “Yes” but fear a “No.” It is necessary, therefore, that you mentally prepare yourself not to fear a “No” answer. If you anticipate a negative reply to a close and are properly prepared for it, you won’t be upset when it happens. You cannot afford to give the buyer the impression that you are afraid or that you are defeated when he says “No.” You accept his “No” as a routine signal to keep selling.

Getting Started Is Half The Battle

If you’re a typical employee, you spend over two and a half weeks of your company’s time each year just getting ready to start and stop work, according to a recent nationwide survey conceived and developed by Robert Half International, Inc., executive recruiters. The survey was based on interviews with top executives and personnel directors of one hundred “Fortune 1000” companies. Employers estimated their employees took 8.58 minutes a day to get started with their work in the morning; 3.3 minutes a day preparing to leave for lunch; 3.73 minutes a day preparing to get started with their work after lunch; and 6.65 minutes a day preparing to leave work at the end of the day. The total time amounted to 92.9 hours a year. —Modem Office Technology

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TRAVEL With Valerie Miller

DESTINATION: HAWAII – 7 DAY CRUISE

NCL Norwegian Cruise Lines Ship departs from Honolulu and returns to Honolulu Book your air with the cruise line or on your own Hotel packages, cruise tours, shore excursions and transfers can be added to your booking SHIP: PRIDE OF AMERICA Sat. Honolulu, Oahu Sun. Kahului, Maui Mon. Kahului, Maui Tues. Hilo, Hawaii Wed. Kona, Hawaii Thurs. Nawiliwili, Kauai Fri. Nawiliwili, Kauai Sat. Honolulu, Oahu (Disembark) Taking a cruise to the Hawaiian Islands is one of the best ways to experience four Hawaiian Islands in a seven day period. There is no hassling of packing and unpacking your bag. No time wasted taking a plane from one island to another.

The ship is your home and your itinerary is planned. Plus, it’s a great value.

Pride of America has an array of accommodations to fit every guests needs.

The ship’s guest capacity is 2,186. Dining on the ship includes two main dining rooms, a help yourself buffet and a variety of casual cafes and on the go choices and you can even order room service. There are 15 restaurants, 12 bars and lounges. There is never a shortage of food. Award winning entertainment is offered day and night. Amenities include: pools, hot tubs, a jogging/walking track, library, fitness center and spa. Youth programs are available onboard led by certified, trained counselors. And of course there are shops onboard to pick up that special souvenir. There is always something to do. For more info visit ncl.com Optional Shore Excursions – book before your cruise or on the ship Honolulu – Pearl Harbor & USS Missouri –nostalgic journey to the site of Pearl Harbor.

Maui – Road to Hana Tour- leave the driving to the experts. Scenic drive along the famed Hana Highway, rugged coastline, waterfalls and stunning landscape.

Hilo – Volcanoes & Rainbow Falls - scenic splendor and natural beauty at Rainbow Falls and visit to Volcanoes National Park.

Kona – Kona by Land & Sea –visit St. Benedicts painted Church and Puunhonua, sacred place of refuge. Kona is known for their coffee.

Kauai- Luau Kalamaku -Hawaiian Extravaganza. Dine on a lavish buffet of local delicacies; feast your eyes on graceful hulas and traditional fire dancers.

Water Sports are in abundance; boating, kayaking, sailing, surfing and, snorkeling.

Spend the day at the beach and enjoy paradise.

Norwegian Cruise Line is the innovator in cruise travel with a 49-year history of breaking boundaries of traditional cruising notably with the introduction of Freestyle Cruising that revolutionized the industry by giving guests freedom and flexibility to design their ideal cruise vacation. For reservations and more info log on to ncl.com

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Nuggets 58% of home fires started when a flammable item was too close to a candle. A first-ofits-kind water theme park will erupt in Universal Orlando Resort .Universal’s Volcano Bay will be opening Summer 2017. Chocolate covered strawberries and other chocolate dipped fruits can be found at Edible Arrangements.

Pick up in one of their stores or order online.

Cold Stone Creamery is bringing back more of what customers LOVE with the return of its Fudge Truffle ice cream through Feb. 28th for Valentine’s Day. Groundhog Day is Thursday Feb. 2nd, 2017. The movie Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois. Hotel Hershey, The Sweetest Place on Earth in Hershey, PA offers Everything Chocolate Packages in their Spa. For guests staying at the Hotel they have a Cookies and Cocoa Package now through Feb. 28, 2017. Kentucky-based Fazoli’s with approximately 220 restaurants is America’s largest Italian-fast casual chain, serving freshly prepare entrees.

Mackinac Bridge is currently the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world. Metropolis, the home of Superman, really exists in southern Illinois. Over 2.7 million children have

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The Sprinkles Cupcake ATM is located on the bakery’s patio at 50 E. Walton in Chicago. Open 24 hours and dispensing fresh baked cupcakes day and night. Make your selection, pay and your treat is packaged and dispensed to you.

at least one parent in prison. Raising Caine’s Chicken Fingers the popular Louisianabased brand founded

by Todd Graves in 1966 was named for his yellow Labrador, Raising Caine. Skip the app and credit card and pay by cash. The line seems to move faster.

Test smoke alarms every month. If they’re not working change the batteries. The Hawaiian Islands boast seven national parks.

There are 12.8 cans of SPAM product eaten every second. Visit the SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota with displays, exhibits and a gift shop full of SPAM products. Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Valentine’s Day is the day of romance and a time to share love. Roses are the traditional way to express love. Red roses are the most popular.

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The Five Second Rule May Not Be So Safe After All We’ve all heard of the five-second rule: If a piece of food drops on the floor, it’s safe to eat if you grab it in five seconds or less. That may not be true, though, according to an article on the Medical News Today website.

Researchers at Rutgers University decided to test the rule. They used four types of surfaces: stainless steel, ceramic tile, wood, and carpet. They also choose four kinds of food: watermelon, bread, bread with butter, and gummy candy. Finally, they tested four different contact times: less than a second, five seconds, 30 seconds, and 300 seconds.

They cultivated bacteria similar to

salmonella and spread it on the different surfaces, allowed it to dry, then dropped each food on each surface for each designated time period. The results: The bacteria was able to contaminate the food almost instantly in every case, although with different degrees of contamination. Watermelon soaked up the most bacteria because of its moisture; the gummy treats were affected the least due to their hard surface. Nonetheless, the scientists are confident that their findings disprove the five-second rule. So you’re probably safer throwing out any food on the floor.

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Turn Failure Into a Positive Force

Failure can be one more step on your road to success—you just have to learn how to turn it around in a positive direction. Here are some creative ways to view failure: l Failure can push you harder to succeed. l Failure can strengthen your determination to overcome obstacles. l Failure can make you braver in the face of opposition. l Failure can help you learn what you need to do in order to succeed. l Failure encourages a change in strategy.

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AROUND CHICAGO With Valerie Miller ELLWOOD STEAK AND FISH HOUSE

Ellwood Steak and Fish House in DeKalb, Illinois is locally owned and operated providing a unique dining experience with an upscale feel, casual atmosphere and terrific specials. Whether you are looking for an intimate night out for two or a larger gathering, this is the place to be.

On the Menu: Small plates include a one pound meatball, pork belly, lump crab cakes, Saganaki and calamari.

Seafood selections include orange roughy, Canadian salmon, blackened swordfish and golden shrimp They offer homemade soups, gourmet burgers, sandwiches, chicken, pasta, pork chops, Taverna lamb chops and ribs. Signature items include the 1879 burger with caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, fresh greens and special sauce and the Ellwood filet mignon sliders. They proudly cook with 100% extra virgin olive oil from Bills Farms in Greece. Entrees include choice of homemade soup or house Caesar, or wedge salad and choice of potato, vegetables of rice pilaf.

They serve USDA Midwest-certified Angus premium beef, aged a minimum of 35 days. Prime cuts include a 20 oz. bone-in-ribeye or the 16 oz. KC cut New York. For the larger appetite, I recommend the 24 oz. Porterhouse, charbroiled to perfection.

After enjoying a fine meal, partake in a single malt scotch or an after dinner drink.

Ellwood Steak and Fish House is located a 2219 Sycamore Rd. in DeKalb, Illinois. Book a party of up to 14 people in their semi-private glass Garnsey room. Larger parties can be accommodated in the luxurious dining room.

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