Tomatoes T
omatoes are a staple in most types of restaurants, whether they be Italian, Mexican, casual, or white tablecloth. There are so many types of tomatoes and each one with a unique purpose depending on the menu application. Regardless of type, Peak-branded tomatoes are grown for quality and consistency and are always packed to order.
Features and Benefits • Peak-branded tomatoes are processed, washed, and repacked for quality, shelflife and greater consistency of ripeness and color. • Quality assurance teams monitor the growing areas for proper crop management. • Sampling and inspection of Peak products occur in the field, at the shipper, and on the receiving dock, prior to arriving at the operator location. • Trucks are carefully monitored while in transit to ensure product is kept at the correct temperature. • Products are sourced from a variety of growers in order to provide year-round supply across all Peak product offerings. • Deliveries are efficiently consolodated to reduce expenses. • Performance Foodservice provides Good Agricultural Practices (GAPS), Trace Back, and third party audits. All suppliers are audited by QA personnel.
Helpful Hints Health Benefits Tomatoes are not only versatile and delicious, they are chock full of heart healthy phytonutrients and cancer fighting antioxidants. • Tomatoes help reduce the risk of heart disease by regulating fats in the bloodstream. • Tomato lycopene and other tomato antioxidants help protect bone tissue from diminishing. • Alpha-tomatine found in tomatoes helps lower the risk of prostate cancer.
Keep tomatoes fresher longer. Store under-ripe tomatoes upside down on a counter or flat surface at room temperature until fully ripened, then move them to a cooler spot. Hasten ripening time. Place under-ripe tomatoes in a brown paper bag. Add to the bag a ripe banana with its skin pierced a number of times. Leave the bag in a dark room with the temperature set at 70°F overnight. Voila, your tomatoes should be a perfect shade of red.