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Cardinal Meats’ Safe Sous Vide™ proteins were developed with a variety of markets in mind. Boasting not only excellent quality and taste, Safe Sous Vide™ products are viable alternatives to the proteins you serve today - they are fully cooked and quick to prepare, can be sauced or spiced, and are versatile in a variety of recipes, saving you on prep time, ingredients and labour costs, as well as reducing food waste, among many other benefits. Learn how you can have success in the bag with Safe Sous Vide™!

Safe Sous Vide™ proteins are the perfect fit for the evolved offerings of a quick serve restaurant. Over the years, quick serve and fast casual restaurants have seen a massive evolution. No longer are burgers and subs the norm - burritos, bowls and even poutine are options that busy, on-the-go consumers are looking for. And no different from how they shop for their families, they’re also looking for quality, healthy meals options that they can grab on the fly, meaning QSRs need healthy, flavourful proteins that can be versatile ingredients to a host of menu items, heated and prepared quickly and consistently so they can help make each guest experience a great one. The quick serve business is quickly evolving. Have the proteins you’re currently using changed with them?

Nutritious
Convenient
Versatile
Saves Time & Money
Food Safe
Consistent

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Why don’t I have to freeze Safe Sous Vide™ products?
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Through our Safe Sous Vide™ cooking process our products provide the flexibility of being stored frozen or refrigerated. The Safe Sous Vide™ sealed environment cooking process ensures the proteins are never exposed to the atmosphere until opened in your kitchen eliminating any potential harmful bacteria or pathogens. Safe Sous Vide™ proteins can then be stored in the cooler for up to 30 days after.
How long can I keep Safe Sous Vide™ products in my cooler?
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At minimum 30 days, but some Safe Sous Vide™ products may hold longer. Contact your Cardinal representative for more details.
What is the difference between Safe Sous Vide™ and individually quick frozen?
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One of the biggest challenges to any restaurant (in particular quick serve environments), is ensuring every meal and guest experience is of the same high quality every time. Every Safe Sous Vide™ product is prepared, cooked, and finished to a precise specification (including exact cooking time and temperature) to provide the highest levels of consistent taste, texture, and quality. You can be confident that the proteins in the meals you serve your guests deliver the exact same experience, every time.

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Though commercial kitchens and their operations are always evolving, this past year has certainly introduced many new and heightened considerations for us all. Quality has always been a factor in how operators purchase their proteins, but safety, and impact to labour costs and kitchen efficiencies continue to weigh heavily as profitability and overall operations are considered. Safe Sous Vide™ proteins are a full line of exquisitely cooked, portion controlled proteins that are repeatable, versatile, cost friendly, food safe, and are ready to make your own in any dish on your menu.

Nutritious
Saves Time & Money
Convenient
Consistent
Versatile
Food Safe

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I’m familiar with other sous vide products, what makes Cardinal’s Safe Sous Vide™ products different?
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Traditional sous vide cooking, while premium, can present significant food safety risks and is challenging to scale to meet increasing demand of a restaurant or a chain of restaurants, even within a professional kitchen environment. Our Safe Sous Vide™ cooking process ensures our proteins are always cooked to the perfect time and temperature providing the highest levels of consistency at a scale to meet your restaurant's demand while delivering the same great tasting proteins every single time.
How long can I keep Safe Sous Vide™ products in my cooler?
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At minimum 30 days, but some Safe Sous Vide™ products may hold longer. Contact your Cardinal representative for more details.
What is the difference between Safe Sous Vide™ and cooking from scratch?
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One of the biggest challenges to any restaurant is ensuring each meal and guest experience is consistent and enjoyable — every time. Every Safe Sous Vide™ product line is prepared, cooked, and finished to a precise specification to ensure the exact same size, taste, texture and quality. You can be confident that the proteins in the meals you serve your guests deliver the exact same experience, every time.

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Be it hospitals, retirement facilities or long term care centres, the need for healthy, great tasting food that can be made efficiently and at scale is paramount. Restaurant quality proteins are paramount to ensure the satisfaction of the guests, but given requirements in the health and hospitality markets, proteins used need to also be nutritious and repeatable, ensuring that nutritional specifications are met for guests with every meal. As the importance of the healthcare channel and the experience of your guests continue to grow, make sure you have the best proteins available to keep your guests happy and your bottom line healthy.

Nutritious
Convenient
Versatile
Saves Time & Money
Food Safe
Consistent

FAQ

My guests are expecting great tasting meals every day. Am I sacrificing taste with healthier Safe Sous Vide™ product options?
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Safe Sous Vide™’s state-of-the-art culinary technique cooks the protein in its own natural juices, creating meals that are tender, juicy, and delicious. Not only are you serving your guests proteins that have the cleanest ingredient decks, but you’re ensuring every meal with a Safe Sous Vide™ protein will be restaurant quality.
What is the benefit to my business and guests having proteins of a consistent size and shape?
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One of the biggest challenges to any facility is ensuring each meal and guest experience is consistent and enjoyable—every time. Every Safe Sous Vide™ line of products is prepared, cooked, and finished to a precise specification to ensure the exact same size, taste, texture, and quality. You can be confident that the proteins in the meals you serve your guests deliver the exact same dining experience, protein nutritional values, and perfect portion sizes every time.
How long can I keep Safe Sous Vide™ products in my cooler?
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At minimum 30 days, but some Safe Sous Vide™ products may hold longer. Contact your Cardinal representative for more details.

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Industrial kitchens are challenged with the need to replicate the products they make for retail in significant volumes, making their need for consistent protein inputs critical. And it’s not just about buying products at the lowest cost - these proteins need to be tender and delicious to meet the expectations of the consumer, while also allowing the business to be more profitable, either through the time it takes to prepare the product or in the efficiencies realized in production. Cardinal has spent the past 25 years perfecting food safe, sealed environment cooking. With Safe Sous Vide™ proteins, industrial customers can realize an array of unique benefits to their businesses.

Consistent
Saves Time & Money
Versatile
Nutritious & Restaurant Quality
Sealed Environment
Certified Food Safe

FAQ

How are you able to achieve cleaner ingredient decks with Safe Sous Vide™ products?
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Safe Sous Vide™ proteins are fully cooked in a sealed environment utilizing exact temperature and time controls. As a result, the proteins are cooked in their own natural juices to produce tender, juicy, and flavourful products that don’t require preservatives, additives, or ingredients. The result … restaurant quality proteins that are healthier for consumers.
How am I saving costs with Safe Sous Vide™ products?
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Safe Sous Vide™ proteins are fully cooked and as a result can save your operation on capital equipment costs required to process raw inputs, allow your business to repurpose production space to focus on finished goods versus cooking raw proteins, and can eliminate any food safety risks with our sealed environment cooking process.
What sorts of customizations are available for Safe Sous Vide™ products?
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In working with industrial partners at scale, we are generally able to develop products to meet your specifications. Contact your Cardinal representative for more details and to discuss the custom requirements of your business.

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The way consumers shop and what they expect from the proteins they buy are changing. Are the proteins you’re offering changing with them? Safe Sous Vide™ proteins are on-trend, family favourite, restaurant quality proteins that heat up in minutes. These proteins are an excellent base for a variety of healthy weekday meal ideas and are tender, juicy and delicious.

Nutritious
Convenient
Time-Saving
Versatile
Restaurant Quality
Food Safe

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What are some of the main consumer benefits of buying and using Safe Sous Vide™ products?
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Safe Sous Vide™ products are all restaurant quality. They are They’re fully cooked so they don’t need to be stored in a freezer. They frozen and can be heated to be ready in minutes, and they can be used in countless weekday meal creations. Safe Sous Vide™ are a perfect solution for the busy, modern day household
What are the recommended heating / cooking instructions?
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Safe Sous Vide™ products are fully cooked, so they’re guaranteed food safe and ready to eat. Simple and easy to use, Safe Sous Vide™ proteins can be heated up by just about any means in an everyday kitchen. Heat in the oven, stovetop, BBQ or microwave. Heat them up individually or as a recipe ingredient. To ensure product is thoroughly heated, heat to a temperature of 165°F, they’re good to go.
How do products remain food safe after the bag has been opened?
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Safe Sous Vide™ products are fully cooked in a sealed environment; therefore, any chance of bacteria or contamination are completely eliminated. If there is any remaining product after the bag is opened, simply place in a sealed container container, into the refrigerator, and use within the next 3-5 days.

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