Rubbermaid Foodservice Launches New Online Resource For Foodservice Operators and Distributors

New Web site delivers solutions and tools to enhance operational and safety performance within foodservice facilities

Huntersville, N.C. (October 11, 2007) – Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), the leader in innovative safety and productivity solutions for the foodservice industry, announces the launch of a new RCP Foodservice Web site specifically designed as a value-added resource for operators and distributors in the foodservice industry.  The new site (www.rubbermaidfoodservice.com) is built around three core principals inherent in all RCP products and solutions -- safety, innovation and productivity.  Using these principals as a foundation, RCP has equipped the site with educational resources, unique interactive tools and detailed product information to help operators store, prepare, serve and transport almost any food item -- everything from ingredients to prepared dishes – in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Navigationally structured to enlighten visitors on how to efficiently and effectively store, prepare, serve and transport, the new RCP Foodservice Web site assists operators through a number of beneficial site assets, including:

• Food Safety Information – expert insight on food safety, code regulations and employee training topics are designed to help operators and distributors make the right decisions to minimize or eliminate safety risks in and around the commercial kitchen.
• Productivity Guidelines – users can browse by topic for insider advice and best practices to improve business productivity across a vast array of common foodservice challenges.
• Interactive Calculators – user-friendly calculators help operators determine storage sizes, control portion sizes and minimize food waste and labor costs.  Users will find helpful, problem-solving calculators which address:
• Ingredient storage – allows users to calculate their individual ingredient storage requirements to determine what size storage container best suits their operational needs;
• Portion control – measures product overages and examines the direct impact on costs, and how operators can save per day, month and year on their bottom line by using the correct portion control products;
• Safe food holding display – the ThermaFlex™ Serving System calculator shows operators the savings from reduced food waste and labor costs on catering and buffet-style service.
• Ask the Expert – interactive “Ask the Expert” section provides an opportunity for operators and distributors to request information from RCP’s team of experts, peruse a collection of common questions, or submit a question online to hear what leading experts have to say on a variety of topics.
• Answers to FAQs – users can look-up answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding food safety issues, operational best practices, product usage and care and more.

“With this new site, RCP has created a resource center that not only provides educational content for operators and distributors, but also opens the door for input, feedback and questions across a wide variety of industry issues,” said Virginia Murray, product director, Rubbermaid Commercial Products.  “This site will be updated regularly to ensure helpful information is consistently available to meet the ever-changing and ongoing demands within a commercial foodservice operation."

Rubbermaid Commercial Products is a proud sponsor of the International Food Safety Council and dedicated to heightening awareness on the importance of food safety education.  RCP offers attendees of the 2007 NAFEM Show, October 11-13 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, a first-hand demonstration of the new Web site, as well as new and recent product offerings at NAFEM Show booth #2839. For more information visit www.rubbermaidfoodservice.com or call 1-800-347-9800.  High-resolution photography of RCP products is available upon request.

About Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Rubbermaid Commercial Products, headquartered in Winchester, VA, is an ISO 9001 manufacturer of innovative, solution-based products for commercial and institutional markets worldwide.  Since 1968, RCP has pioneered technologies and system solutions in the categories of food service, sanitary maintenance, waste handling, material transport and safety products.  Rubbermaid Commercial Products is a business unit of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with annual sales of approximately $6 billion.  For more information, please visit Rubbermaid Commercial Product’s web site at www.rcpworksmarter.com.

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