Vitamix' The Quiet One, a blender featuring a unique door seal and floating technology that reduces transmission of vibration as well as improving airflow.

Stoveshoes provides a cost-effective alternative to wheels or casters for commercial kitchen equipment. The pads are non-breakable, chemical-resistant and low-friction, so one person can slide equipment easily to facilitate more thorough cleaning.

Hobart's Advansys CLeR Energy Recovery conveyor-type warewasher is Energy Star qualified. CLeR can save to up $11,000 annually in utility costs.

Wells displayed its Universal Ventless Hood. The self-contained units feature an innovative air path with 4-stage filtration (including a HEPA filter) to capture more effluents, and 34 percent less air and 30 percent lower noise.

The Coca-Cola Freestyle continues to impress. The fountain can dispense more than 100 sparkling and still beverages, with web-based reporting to manage inventory and ordering efficiencies.

CaptiveAire’s CORE Protection Fire System is a UL300-approved fire system for commercial kitchen ventilation with electric remote real-time monitoring, supervision and communication of operational status and specific fault conditions.

Power Soak's Produce Soak uses free-flowing water through high-volume gentle wash jets to remove soils from hard-to-reach areas. Inserts and flexible tank dividers create consistent rotating motions for thorough washing and sanitation of produce.

Franke says the EcoVent Exhaust Air Cleaner is the first cooking exhaust cleaner to use ultraviolet light in the air stream, over the hood, to remove grease and odor, without placing any device directly into the duct.

The Ecolab Apex Conveyor Dishmachine recycles heat, replenishes the wash-tank automatically and without interruption, and cleans and automatically de-limes.

The Ecolab Cleaning Caddy is a touch-free restroom cleaning caddy with lock-and-key chemical dispensing, spray wand, on-board wet vac, and rechargeable battery in a footprint the size of a mop and bucket.

The Indigo Series Ice Machine by Manitowoc allows operators to program production and monitor functions such as ice clarity, machine maintenance and energy/water usage. The LuminIce growth-inhibitor stymies the development of germs.

Cleveland's Mini 2in1 Combination Oven is an oven-steamer with two independent cooking chambers in a single body, requiring limited space. It allows foods of varying densities to be prepared at once using different cooking methods.

Halton's JES Extraction System is designed for display cooking, using a cyclonic aspirating hood that incorporates tempered safety glass and vortex tubes to provide quiet cooking with clean sight lines.

The filtration system of Meiko’s M-iQ flight-type dishwasher actively and continuously removes food waste from the wash water. Its multiple-stage filtration process collects food soil and flushes it completely in high-pressure cycles.

The Henny Penny PriMelt is an on-board oil melter that converts semi-solid oil to completely clear liquid and maintains it for normal replenishment without hot splash.

The Halton Proximity Reclaim Hood reduces natural gas consumption for hot water by 60 percent for a savings of about $1,220 per year in utility costs. About 10,200 pounds fewer of greenhouse gases are emitted.