Food Magazine October 2017 | Page 97

FOOD AND DRINK
“ Specialty items are the ones which are too insignificant for the broad line distributors in our industry to bother with , but we have the procurement specialization and the connections around the country and around the world to source the finest of these products and have expert teams whose job it is to do exactly that .
“ On the custom , center-of-the-plate protein side , we ’ re doing a range of things which add value to our meat and poultry products and there are a range of services that we provide . Our artisanal craft butchers cut chicken , steak and pork to whatever specifications the customer wants but where we really excel is in our custom-marinated proteins .
“ Houston is a hotbed of Tex Mex cuisine , and Fajitas in particular are an item that our culinary experts and research and development team have spent a lot of time perfecting . Our R & D department has developed processes for improving the taste , texture , bite , flavor , and cooked yields of our meat and chicken – all of which represent the value-added elements we provide through our
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