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title: "The Coolest Beverage Products On Display at This Year's NAFEM Show"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/36564037-aba5-4d3e-8bed-9153047d3956
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-coolest-beverage-products-on-display-at-this-years-nafem-show-2709227
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2019-02-20T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:51.469Z
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# The Coolest Beverage Products On Display at This Year's NAFEM Show

**TL;DR:** The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) held its foodservice equipment and supplies show, featuring innovative products such as the Bottoms Up tap system. The Bottoms Up tap system has been adopted by large franchise brands like Taco Bell, Schlotzsky's, and Pizza Hut due to its ability to reduce waste and increase efficiency.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-coolest-beverage-products-on-display-at-this-years-nafem-show-2709227).*

## Story

Every year, the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) holds its foodservice equipment and supplies show, where a host of innovative products are on display.

Nation’s Restaurant News provided an inside look at some of the beverage products on display at this year’s NAFEM show and the common threads that run between them, namely reduced waste and increased efficiency and convenience.

One such product was the Bottoms Up tap system, a product that has been around a decade but has recently made fans out of large franchise brands like Taco Bell , Schlotzsky's and Pizza Hut . The automated system fills a pint or pitcher of beer with a touch of a button, the pour coming from the bottom using a metal ring and a magnet (adorned with the brand’s logo as a marketing measure). The pour automatically stops when it reaches the preprogrammed amount, and the magnet creates a seal at the bottom of the glass when all is said and done.

The article noted that “while the system seems like a labor-saving move, Bottoms Up representatives say restaurants and bars adopt the tap machine because it results in nearly zero keg waste and it enables multitasking.”

Other cool equipment featured in the article included several self-serve blenders, one-cup smoothie machines and a customized cocktail dispensing tap system.

Maddie has spent her career in the media industry, serving in various editorial roles before migrating into a hybrid content strategy and PR role with No Limit Agency. Her passion for storytelling and love of writing help her create meaningful content on behalf of her clients and fulfill No Limit Agency’s mission to tell people-driven stories. Maddie is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she studied Communications with a focus in journalism and media studies as well as Sports Business.

In her spare time, Maddie can be found exploring Chicago’s food scene, watching an NBA game or lamenting over her middling fantasy baseball team.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- Schlotzsky's (company)
- innovative products (topic)
- NAFEM (regulator)
- beverage products (topic)
- food equipment (topic)
- reduced waste (topic)
- increased efficiency (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-coolest-beverage-products-on-display-at-this-years-nafem-show-2709227). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/36564037-aba5-4d3e-8bed-9153047d3956).