The
Blaine Kern Alliance
The
Blaine Kern Company dominates the Mardi Gras parade
float design business. Mr. Kern is recognized by New Orleanians
as “Mr. Mardi Gras.” N’Orleans To Go™
has a category alliance with the Blaine Kern Company that allows
us to exclusively provide unique, bold, and exciting interior
and exterior store graphic elements to all N’Orleans To Go™
locations.
The
Syndey Byrd Alliance
Compelling and captivating wall displays exclusively licensed
from world-renowned New Orleans cultural photographer
Syndey Byrd bring the New Orleans experience to
life throughout the store.
Specialty
Products
Our
unique New Orleans connections extend category Alliances
to key high-margin product categories:
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At
Beanzy’s Coffee Bar, the exclusive flavors and aromas
of our proprietary coffee line are authentically New Orleans
– and offer 70%+ margins. All coffee served at N’Orleans To Go™
is artisan roasted in the New Orleans Coffeeworks micro-roastery,
ready to be shipped, brewed, and served across the world only
at N’Orleans To Go™.
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N’Orleans To Go™
exclusively offers its customers the entire line of Chef
Paul Prudhomme’s all- natural, custom blended Magic
Seasoning Blends®, Magic Chiles and Magic Seasoning
Salts.
Created by the internationally famous Louisiana Chef –
who introduced the world to the spicy joys of Cajun cuisine
– this unique product line uses only the finest quality
ingredients, magically developed by the master of Cajun
flavor, Chef Paul Prudhomme.
Magic Seasonings operates out of a 30,000 square foot plant,
with 53 employees and distribution in all 50 states and
28 foreign countries.
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TABASCO®
Brand Products & Merchandise Display Hutch
The
exclusive pepper sauce for N’Orleans To Go™,
this legendary icon brand is no longer just about the original
spicy condiment it first made famous in 1868. Consumers can’t
seem to get enough of TABASCO® Brand t-shirts, aprons,
mugs, patio lights, TABASCO Family of Flavors® Gift Packs,
pepper jelly and a lot more. All items are displayed to gain
maximum impact with diamond logo neon signs and illuminated
clocks adding to the festive atmosphere.
The McIlhenny family of Avery Island also offers discriminating
customers a premium line of South Louisiana-style specialty
products called McIlhenny Farms®. All have the robust
flavor you would expect, from the irresistible bar-b-que sauce,
to the spicy mayonnaise, and the spicy brown or coarse ground
mustards, just to name a few.
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The
N’Orleans to Go™ Courtyard
Seasonally
changing, high-margin New Orleans-themed items make up this experience
center, which includes:
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•
Voodoo dolls and other themed decorative novelties
• Mardi Gras ceramic masks
• Exclusive music CDs and videos featuring New Orleans
greats, both old and new
• New Orleans specialty food items, like flavored pepper
jellies and pecan pralines
• Seasonal bakery items
• Cookbooks written by world-famous New Orleans chefs…
• Toys, games, hats, novelties…you name it!
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Courtyard items are themed and merchandised to maximize the experiential
and aggressively promote sales. Velocity and sales are regularly evaluated
to offer the optimum product mix on a seasonal basis.NOTE:
All the physical elements of the concept are designed to be installed
into existing operations with no down time for the c-store or the
fuel islands. Usually, no major structural rehab is required. |
N'Orleans DELI™
Proprietary
Home Meal Solutions
N’Orleans To Go™
is on the leading edge of the food service industry with its
innovative N'ORLEANS DELI™
meal solutions concept…
A
Booming Category
•
$72 billion in sales
• Projected growth of 8%/yr
• Amounting to 80% of food service industry growth by 2005
Sampling
N’Orleans To Go™
has a sampling program that acquaints each guest and gas customer
with the tasty recipes being offered. Sampling creates interpersonal
connections with guests, and takes advantage of the sales opportunities
each guest encounter offers.
The
N'ORLEANS DELI™
offers fresh frozen New Orleans cuisine in a variety
of sizes. Prep is easy and requires no experienced fast food personnel
– all one needs is a tabletop microwave oven and a tabletop
flash oven.
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Red
Beans, Sausage & Rice
Eggplant
Orleans
Chicken
Andouille Gumbo
Crawfish
Étouffée
Spinach
Crawfish Lasagna
Cajun
Crawfish Dressing
Pan
Cornbread Dressing
Seafood
Gumbo
Shrimp
Creole
Bread
Pudding
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N’Orleans To Go™ proprietary
meal solutions are developed exclusively under our
N'ORLEANS DELI™
label in a 18,000 square foot USDA commissary. Authentic
recipes, created by New Orleans chefs, are available for “JIT”
(just in time) national and international distribution to all
locations.
Mardi
Gras Bakery
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Whether
it's our Mardi Gras "King Cakes" in
February or Marie Laveau Voodoo "Queen Cakes"
in May, our exclusive Mardi Gras bakery and pastry
products are world class. A 5,000 square foot FDA bakery
is ready for "JIT" delivery around the globe.
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