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World-Class Frozen Treats in a Snap! Meet ColdSnap!

Indulge in a freshly frozen treat with ColdSnap® – the revolutionary countertop appliance that creates delectable frozen treats from single-serve ColdSnap pods in approximately two minutes. Delicious & Personalized Explore an array of premium ice cream, non-dairy frozen desserts, frozen lattes, invigorating smoothies,  protein shakes, frozen cocktails, and even boozy ice cream! Coldsnap’s frozen confections are crafted with high-quality ingredients such as milk, cream, and real fruit, and boast an exceptionally smooth and creamy texture thanks to their proprietary freezing process. Convenient Gone are the days of preparation and messy cleanup. Simply insert a ColdSnap pod into the machine, and within 120 seconds your treat is elegantly dispensed directly into a bowl below. Food never touches the machine during the freezing, mixing, and dispensing process, eliminating the need for any clean-up. Sustainable ColdSnap’s frozen treat system is not only convenient but also environmentally responsible. ColdSnap’s pods are stored at room

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NYC’s Local Mother/Daughter Coffee Roaster Duo: Bean & Bean Coffee

Rachel and Jiyoon Han are the Mother/Daughter Q Grader Duo™ behind every coffee that gets served at Bean & Bean. Since their beginnings on Manhattan’s Rector Street & Broadway in 2008, they have expanded their operation to four locations, with their latest roastery expansion in Queens, New York. Bean & Bean’s commitment to improving the world is just as great as the quality of its  coffee. Rachel and Jiyoon source only organic and fair trade certified™ coffee to prioritize environmental sustainability and fair compensation for farmers. Gourmet NYC Coffee That’s Bridging the Gap For over 15 years, Bean & Bean’s unwavering dedication to bridging the gender pay gap throughout the value chain has spoken volumes to the quality of their product. Despite comprising half of the coffee workforce, women earn significantly less than their male counterparts. Together with their partners, Bean & Bean aims for women to get their fair

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Pouring a New Gourmet Coffee Narrative: Portrait Coffee

The history of coffee is complex and filled with numerous twists and turns. The story along the way has changed drastically as it’s become more and more mainstream. Atlanta-based roastery Portrait Coffee looks to reframe the narrative and tell the story of coffee at its roots. Portrait highlights delicious and delicately roasted coffee from a variety of regions while simultaneously speaking to its ancestry and background. Pouring a New Narrative with Local Coffee Portrait’s name comes from a passion to change the picture that comes to mind when people think of specialty coffee. Coffee, as a product, was first discovered centuries ago by Africans. At the time, they couldn’t predict the impact this drink would have on a global scale. They also had no idea that their faces would be forgotten even though the pigment of the beverage mirrored their own. It was stories like this that got the team

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IFMA’s FMJ Magazine: “Responsible Reentry” March/April Issue

In the age of COVID-19, facility managers are tasked with a new expectation: ensuring a safe and healthy physical space for employees to return to. Corporate Essentials’ Founder & CEO, Judson Kleinman, identifies key solutions for facility managers to implement prior to returning to the workplace in the current issue of IFMA’s FMJ magazine. The article states, “Facility managers are dealing with myriad responsibilities, ensuring everything to do with the physical space of the business is running safely and efficiently. With COVID-19 bringing new health and safety standards to bear, FMs are also on the front lines of ensuring the property is a healthy environment. The article sites the following examples: As offices continue reopening and workers return to the workplace, break rooms and common areas must be reimagined to ensure safety, with touchless technology devices that can be deployed in any building. College campuses can become petri dishes for

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NASA-Based ActivePure Technology Rapidly Eliminates 99.9% of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Originally published by ActivePure Technologies, LLC. NASA-Based ActivePure Technology® Rapidly Eliminates 99.9% of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Virus in FDA-Compliant Military Lab Tests Developer Scaling Production to Meet Global Pandemic Needs Beyond Guardian Air distributed by Corporate Essentials DALLAS, TX: December 14, 2020: ActivePure Technologies, LLC, announced that its air purifying technology inactivated over 99.9% of highly concentrated airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus in an enclosed setting in just 3 minutes, below detectable levels. Testing of the ActivePure Technology® was conducted by one of the world’s top biosafety testing facilities, the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), which primarily tests for the U.S. military and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the technology in a laboratory setting,” said Dr. William S. Lawrence, PhD, director of the Aerobiology Services Division at UTMB’s Galveston National Laboratory. ActivePure Technologies foresees widespread use of the technology to reduce the amount of SARS-CoV-2

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Navigating the Safe Return to Work: Liability & Safety Protocols

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Mitigating risk has never been more crucial as it is right now, as employers bring their teams back to the workplace. With health and safety top of mind for everyone, employers have many considerations for creating and maintaining a safe work environment in this COVID-19 era – and for protecting their organizations against potential legal or insurance harm. DATE: Tuesday, November 10th TIME: 12 PM EST 30-MINUTES followed by Q & A Tune into this timely webinar for the critical information you need to inform your next steps, as our panel of experts discuss: Areas of legal risk employers need to be most aware of related to COVID-19 and having employees in the workplace Important policies and protocols a company

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Making Work Safer With Our COVID-19 Precautions

In light of recent developments regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we wanted to make you aware of the precautions being taken by Corporate Essentials in order to keep you and your team safe. The health and safety of our employees, clients, and partners are always our top priority, and we are closely monitoring coverage of the virus as well as taking guidance from government agencies (CDC and FDA) and relevant foodservice industry organizations to ensure we can continue to deliver the products and services your team has come to rely on while keeping you and your team safe. Being that we are a food service company, we already have a wide variety of processes in place to mitigate the chances of cross-contamination and spread of more common ailments, but we have increased those standards due to the circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus. Current food safety procedures include but are not limited

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Adding “The Pantry” to Our Lineup of Locally Roasted Coffee

A major advantage of serving the New York market is our proximity to unique, local specialty coffee roasters. Our team of experts is always on the lookout for partnerships that will best serve our customers’ needs. When we met Samantha Lutzer, owner of “The Pantry” in the Hudson Valley, it was a perfect match. The Pantry   It all started in 2011 when Sam opened “Daily Press” in Bed-Stuy as the first specialty coffee shop in the area. After relocating to the Hudson Valley with her husband, Lutzer saw an opportunity to bring specialty coffee from New York City to the area. Sam Lutzer opened The Pantry in 2013 in Cold Springs, NY. Beginning as a multi-roaster shop, her team brought in a range of specialty coffees from roasters like Joe, Blue Bottle, Cafe Grumpy and more. In 2015, they began roasting in-house under The Pantry’s private label. All of

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Corporate Essentials Supports St. Jude Children’s Hospital This Holiday Season

The holiday season serves as a reminder to reflect on all of the things we have to be thankful for each year. In lieu of gifts this year, Corporate Essentials has chosen to make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on behalf of our customers. We deeply admire the work that they do to support children battling pediatric cancer and life-threatening diseases and their families. In this post, we will provide some more information on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and what aided in our decision this holiday season.   St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital   As a young man, entertainer Danny Thomas prayed to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes, to help guide him in the right direction in life. He vowed to build a shrine in his name, and after achieving success, Danny officially opened St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1962. Today,

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Corporate Essentials Is Partnering With Fooda

NJ & NYC’s premier office refreshment leader partners with workplace food program, Fooda, to launch Food Is Love.   PARSIPPANY, NJ (December 4, 2019) – Corporate Essentials announced today they are partnering with Fooda, a technology-driven workplace food program. This partnership extends Corporate Essentials’ reach in the Greater New York City market, allowing companies to access seasonally-inspired catered meals directly in their offices.   What Is Fooda?   Fooda, also known as a “virtual cafeteria” for your office, connects local restaurants and caterers with nearby offices to bring fresh, quality food to employees. Companies using Fooda for their office can choose to bring in food from a variety of vendors so employees aren’t limited to options within walking distance of work. This adds a convenience factor where employees can spend their lunch enjoying their food and connecting with each other, rather than searching for a quick bite nearby. Fooda believes

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Introducing The FruitGuys & Corporate Essentials Partner Snack Box

In 2018, Corporate Essentials announced a subscription snack box service in efforts to better service our customers’ needs. Each box contains 50 snacks, with 12-14 brands and an assortment of chips, jerky, fruit and nut mixes, bars and sweets, so there is something for everyone. The selection changes each month and is conveniently delivered to your front door; our customers have loved the snack box as both a snack service for small offices and as a sampling program to discover new snacks to stock their shelves! We are excited to announce a new partnership with The FruitGuys, a fresh fruit delivery service. Our fruit-and-snack combination boxes combine a tray of farm-fresh fruit with our monthly snack box in one box delivered directly to your door. Our customers will have the choice of two options to go with their monthly snack box: Harvest Mix: The largest variety of fresh, seasonal items.

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Corporate Essentials is an Inc. 5000 Honoree for 2019!

Corporate Essentials is an Inc. 5000 Honoree for 2019!

NJ & NYC’s premier office refreshment leader makes Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the fifth year in a row, and eighth time overall.   PARSIPPANY, NJ (August 21, 2019) – Office refreshment provider, Corporate Essentials, has once again appeared in Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in the United States. 2019 marks the fifth consecutive year that Corporate Essentials has placed on the list. The company has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list a total of eight times since 2007. Prior years on the list include 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Adding 2019 makes Corporate Essentials an eight-time honoree, a feat that only 1% of companies that make the list have achieved.  “It gives me tremendous pride to see the company reach these heights,” said Judson Kleinman, Founder and CEO of Corporate Essentials. “This success is only possible

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