Frontline International, Ring Container Partner To Provide Fresh Cooking Oil Containers

Frontline International has formalized its strategic partnership with Ring Container Technologies to provide fresh oil containers used by Frontline’s sister company, OilCare, creating a closed-loop, sustainable supply chain within the oil deliver y segment

OilCare is a completely customizable cooking oil delivery and collection service

OilCare customers use Frontline’s EZ Oil Fresh Oil Dispensing System to fill their fryer vats

The EZ Oil unit is filled using high-quality, fresh cooking oil packaged in Ring Container’s Ultra35 packaging Packaged oil provides the ultimate in choice for kitchen managers, dieticians and chefs It is better quality than bulk tank oil, and available in healthier blends and custom flavor profiles to complement restaurant menus

Patented Ultra35 technology is the industr y ’ s lightest 35-pound container for cooking oil, engineered to reduce material usage and improve recyclability (while also improving overall ergonomics and pallet efficiency)

The Ultra35 packaging, both outer box and inner jug, is 100 percent recyclable and pre-certified by How2Recycle

Under the OilCare contract, fresh oil and used oil handling equipment is installed on-site and remains for a monthly cost

Proprietar y OilCare software schedules fresh oil delivery in response to real-time volumes

Drivers deliver Ultra35 boxed oil and restock the EZ-Oil rack They retrieve the previously used, Ultra35 HDPE jugs from the store and return them to local distribution, where they are processed for reclamation and later downstream reprocessed into recycled materials

OilCare has used Ring’s Ultra35 packaging since its inception The new agreement assures customers that the relationship will continue It also more closely aligns the companies, resulting in increased collaboration and innovation that will benefit endusers of both companies’ products and services

“Ring Container is an excellent partner with aligned goals in making foodser vice kitchens more sustainable while maintaining, and even improving, efficiency and quality,” said John Palazzo, president and CEO of Frontline International “We look forward to the future innovations that will spring forth from this partnership ” Brian Smith, Ring Container president and CEO, said, “Our two companies work well together, and we ’ ve already leveraged those synergies to create greater value for our mutual customers The future holds great promise for new discoveries to further revolutionize foodservice cooking oil management, particularly as it relates to recyclability and achieving sustainability goals ” GN

OC Flavors Acquires Novotaste, Expanding Into Canada and Northeastern United States

OC Flavors has acquired Novotaste, a leading Canadian-based provider of natural and organic flavor solutions With this acquisition, OC Flavors solidifies its position as a top provider of high-quality, customizable flavor solutions and expands its footprint into Canada and the Northeastern United States to better serve the food and beverage industry

“We view the Novotaste team as an integral piece of our platform strategy moving forward,” said OC Flavors CEO Jim Miller “This acquisition also adds a state-of-theart customer-facing facility with a test kitchen and sensor y lab, providing our combined base of blue-chip customer partners with even more resources to create great-tasting products ”

“We are delighted to join forces with the OC Flavors team to better ser ve our customers and become the platform’s launching pad for future growth in Canada and the Northeastern U S , ” said Robert Barakett, Novotaste president “Novotaste’s flavor solutions are the perfect complement to OC Flavors’ existing offerings, and we are looking forward to this exciting next step in our journey ”

OC Flavors is a leading manufacturer of liquid and powdered flavors for the beverage, dairy, plant-based, nutraceutical, confection and baker y industries,

Founded in 2007, OC Flavors has grown iconic brands, leading retailers and emerging disruptors alike within the food and beverage industr y, thanks to its commitment to quality and customer satisfaction

The team at OC Flavors has built its reputation on its ability to quickly and efficiently deliver flavor profiles that exceed customers’ expectations and delight ultimate end consumers into the flavor partner of choice for many

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