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specialty insights addition, customers who produce yogurt parfaits themselves at store level have been able to increase their profit margins up to 40 percent, which is a huge number." GREEK OR FRESH? KRONOS There are two different models, one for parfait preparation in back, made from stainless steel, and one for customer self-service, which is black powder-coated. Both models have been "wildly successful," Vulpitta says, and after months of research and testing in the market, Perfect Parfait is poised to go after supermarket chains in earnest. "Customers who produce yogurt parfaits themselves at store level have been able to increase their profit margins up to 40 percent...." Russ Vulpitta "Currently, a majority of our customer base is made up of hotels and resort chains that offer free breakfast and/or paid buffets," he says. "Hotel and resort operators are interested in cost control and higher guest retention rates. Our dispenser eliminates pilferage on free cups that are provided at no charge and eliminates waste on bulk yogurt put into bowls that have to be discarded at the end of each day." While parfaits are traditionally made with fresh yogurt, Greek yogurt can add a boost of protein and other nutrients that can appeal to your typical grab-and-go shopper. Kronos Foods sent us this recipe for just such an offering. Fruit & Kronos Greek Yogurt Parfait INGREDIENTS The machine itself is only 9 inches wide and less than two and a half feet tall, with operation requiring a standard 110V outlet and the touch of a button. It may sound and look like a frozen yogurt machine, but it's actually engineered very differently and is far less expensive, Vulpitta says. 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced 1 cup blueberries ¼ cup sugar PREPARATION "Our equipment doesn't use any agitating system and we don't make our yogurt from any powdery ingredients or substances," he says. "Our engineering on the dispenser is very straightforward, utilizing a simple combination method of weight, gravity and pull to evacuate product. And our yogurt is blended at the creamery and packaged in an airtight bag that provides a natural 75-day shelf life from the date it's produced." Add fruit to bowl and sprinkle with sugar, mix together. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Layer the mixed berry compote with Kronos Greek yogurt and sprinkle with granola. Yield: About 3 cups And it's not just fresh yogurt the company supplies, but Greek yogurt too - and both with various fruit particulates. "We designed the dispenser to handle multiple types of refrigerated viscous soft-food products," Vulpitta says. "Yogurt is our main focus. However, testing a variety of different viscous products to hopefully create licensing deals with other major-brand food companies who could utilize the dispenser to help them grow their bulk food business." Perfect Parfait's Wisconsin creamery is over 100 years old, he says, and all of their yogurts are certified organic, adding another boost to consumer appeal. Every flavor is made with real fruit pulp and cane sugar instead of processed sugar, and is produced in small batches with fresh milk that their own farmers deliver daily - both of which promote the ideals of local sourcing and less processed ingredients as well. instore * SEPTEMBER 2016 * 27

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