News SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, marked the kickoff of the United Way of the Coastal Empire’s annual fundraising campaign. Each year through this effort, United Way raises millions of dollars to support more than 50 local nonprofit agencies that provide critical health and human services to thousands of people in a four-county region of Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty. With a focus on education and youth development, financial stability, and health and wellness, the United Way of the Coastal Empire needs the community’s support now more than ever. As part of this year’s United Way campaign, renowned ice cream maker and Hollywood film producer Stratton Leopold has developed a special ice cream flavor that will be offered at Leopold’s Ice Cream for a limited time only during the campaign. Proceeds from the sales of the new flavor will benefit United Way of the Coastal Empire’s annual campaign. City of Savannah’s Mayor Van Johnson joined Chief Terry Enoch, 2020 Campaign Chair for United Way of the Coastal Empire, and Stratton Leopold, owner of Leopold’s Ice Cream, for the ceremonial first scoop of the newly created “Georgia Pecan Blues” made with Georgia-grown pecans and blueberries. The flavor was created with the cooperation of Gary Black and the Georgia Department of Agriculture to feature Georgia grown pecans and blueberries. IT’S TIME, ONCE AGAIN, to showcase the gold standard of foodservice equipment innovation. The National Restaurant Association Show is now accepting applications for the 2021 Kitchen Innovation (KI) Awards. The KI Awards program recognizes the year’s most forward-thinking and cutting-edge innovations that meaningfully improve foodservice operations. The KI Award products are traditionally honored for helping industry growth through a focus on automation, efficiency, safety improvements, sustainability, waste solutions, and more. Each 2021 KI Awardee will be featured in the KI Showroom at the 2021 Show, to be held May 22-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The KI Showroom draws high-profile crowds with dedicated exhibit space for each KI Awardee, open spaces for conversations, and fireside chats where experts share insights about implementing innovative equipment solutions. Throughout the four-day event, the KI Showroom will welcome operators, dealers, consultants, and media professionals where they will have the opportunity to see product demonstrations and connect with each award recipient. All KI Awardees receive industry-wide exposure before and after the Show. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of judges comprised of industry leaders and internationally recognized food facility consultants, multi-unit executives, and design experts. The deadline to apply is December 16, 2020. To qualify, all equipment innovations must have been introduced within 24 months prior to the 2021 Restaurant Show. Application information for the 2021 KI Awards is available online. The National Dipper
November/December 2020
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