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The following back issues of The National Dipper are available for $5.00 each. Current Annual Source Books (Jan/Feb '05) are available for $35.00 each. Includes postage and handling. Place an X in front of the issues you want and mail this form along with your check to: The National Dipper, 1028 W. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Please allow three to four weeks for delivery.

_____ September/October 2004 -- Selling Ice Cream Cakes; Cutting Utility Costs; A Celebration of the Banana Split; Ice Cream Joe: St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Penn.; The 200th Anniversary of the Ice Cream Cone.
   
_____ November/December 2004 -- 2005 Promotion Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; Buttonwood Farm Wins NEICRA Promotion of the Year Award; NICRA Promotion of the Year Award.
   
_____ January/February 2005--2005 Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2005 -- 2005 Industry Outlook; Working Successfully with the Seven Classic Types of Workplace Behavior; Hire the Best, Avoid the Rest; Tips for Interviewing New Employees.
   
_____ May/June 2005 -- Low Cost Marketing Ideas for Retailers; Motivating Your Workforce Toward High Performance; Maverick Marketing for Today's Independent Retailer; Shared Pockets Often Equals Tax Trouble; Visual Marketing
   
_____ July/August 2005 -- Why You Should Join Your Industry Trade Association; Store Security (Theft) - Part 1; Store Security (Disaster Plan)- Part 2; Store Security (Window Security) - Part 3.
   
_____ September/October 2005 -- Fall and Winter Promotions; Candy Can Enhance Winter Profits; Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream's Sunflowers for Wishes; How to Interview and Hire Top People Each and Every Time; Own A Small Business? Consider These Retirement Plans.
   
_____ November/December 2005 -- 2006 Promotion Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; The Inside Scoop Wins NEICRA Promotion Award; NICRA Promotions.
   
_____ January/February 2006--2006 Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2006 -- 2006 Industry Outlook - Q & A; The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory; Menu Develpment; Getting the Most from a Distributor; Hiring New Employees.
   
_____ May/June 2006 - Looking for a Mix Supplier? Here’s What to Look For; A Guide for Choosing A Mix Supplier, A Business Decision Tree; Proper Storage & Serving Temperatures for Mix, Bases and Frozen Desserts; Equipment Update, What’s New With Batch Freezers; New Food Labeling Requirements, What They Mean To You; Lita's Divine Creamery.
   
_____ July/August 2006 - Equipment Update - New Soft Serve Freezer Technology; Cake Decorating, Getting Started-What You Will Need & 50 Tips and Time Savers; Cake Decorating-More Tips & Tricks-Licensing Agreements & Facts; The Basics of Food Color; Cake Displays & Marketing
   
_____ September/October 2006 - Equipment Update-Dipping Cabinet Technology; Happy 60th Anniversary NEICRA; When Spending Freezes, Feed Consumers Great Service; Affordable, Essential Insurance; Does the “Deli Lama” Work Here?; A Guide to Copyright Law & Cake Decorating.
   
_____ November/December 2006 - 2007 Promotion Planning Guide & Industri Events Calendar; I Dream of Gelato, Provincetown, Mass wins NEICRA Promotion Award; NICRA Promotion.
   
_____ January/February 2007 - 2007 Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/Arpil 2007 - 2007 Industry Outlook - Q & A; Vending Carts & Vehicles; Happy 40th Anniversary Great Lakes Ice Cream & Fast Food Association: The Professional Way to Find A Pro.
   
_____ May/June 2007 - Ice Cream Cakes-Making the Ice Cream Part; Cake Display Freezers; July is National Blueberry Month; Community Partnering for Greater Retail Success; Time to Reappraise Performance Appraisals; Winning or Losing Depends on Having the Right People.
   
_____ July/August 2007 - Are You Accepting Credit Card Payments?; Whipped Cream Machines; Sun Too Hot?; Unlimited Possibilities with Limited Liability Companies; Business, Balance & Beach Blankets; Controlling Worker's Compensation Costs.
   
_____ September/October 2007- John Davis Utterback (1918 - 2007); Adding Beverages to Your Menu; Choosing the Proper Equipment for Your Beverage Program; Shaved Ice & Sno-Kones - There is a Difference; Sunflowers for Wishes; Hershey®'s Food Service Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Hershey’s Kisses®; Federal Law Requires All Businesses to Truncate Credit Card Information on Receipts.
   
_____ November/December 2007 - 2008 Promotional Planning Guide & Industry Events Calendar; Brennan’s Big Chill Wins NEIRCA Promotion of the Year Award; Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream Wins NICRA Promotion of the Year Award; Managing Personality Conflicts and Negative Attitudes in the Workplace; Research & Development - New Flavors & Menu Items.
   
_____ $35 - January/February 2008 - 2008 Annual Source Book, Alphabetical Manufacturer Listings; Trade & Brand Names; Product Listings; State Distributor Listings.
   
_____ March/April 2008 - 2008 Industry Outlook; Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream; Waffle Cone Bakers; How to Choose the Best Merchant Account for Your Business; The Marketer’s Mindset, The Secret to Building the Business of Your Dreams; Use Today’s Web Technologies to Connect With Your Customers; Is your Grass the Greenest?
   
_____ May/June 2008 - Gelato Dipping Cabinets: The American Way or the Italian Way; Low Temperature Merchandisers; The Secret Ingredient to Success...Signs!; Planning & Implementing a Promotion; ’Til Death Do Us Part, How to Survive as a Couple in Business; Seven Steps to Build Customer Loyalty; Overcome a Talent Shortage - Create a Gen-X Friendly Workplace to Retain Key Talent; How Was Your Stay? And Other Stupid Questions.

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