S2K Recognized as a Top 100 Small Commercial Printer

July 30, 2022

 Printing News Magazine has named S2K Graphics one of the Top 100 Small Commercial Printers in America for 2022. 

 Inclusion on the list was based largely on 2021 sales volume.  “We are especially pleased to be recognized for our 2021 efforts in light of slower print activity due to COVID-19”, said Jane Dretzka, Director of Sales.  “While our C-store and grocery store clients remained active in 2021, print work for QSRs, fast casuals and retail was definitely down.  The good news is that we’re seeing a strong rebound with all of our clients through the first half of 2022.”

 S2K has received the Printing News award previously on multiple occasions.

S2K Serves Coffee P.O.P. to Applegreen

June 27, 2022

S2K has begun the installation of coffee merchandising and branding at multiple Applegreen locations in the Panama City, FL area.

Applegreen provides major gas station brands with forecourt food concessions at over 120 U.S. locations. Applegreen serves premium food including freshly-made gourmet sandwiches, artisan baked goods, carvery meats…and great tasting coffee! Applegreen recently selected Costa Coffee as their new premium coffee line and the two companies chose S2K to rebrand Applegreen’s coffee areas with logo wallpaper, equipment wraps, window decals, menuboards and much more. S2K is providing end-to-end service with field surveys, graphic design, print production & on-site installation.

S2K On-Site with Vallarta Supermarkets

May 31, 2022

S2K created new-store signage and Grand Opening materials for Vallarta Supermarkets in support of their newest location in Van Nuys, CA. S2K has worked closely with Vallarta on new store openings and remodels over the past 2 years.

For the Van Nuys location, S2K surveyed the site while under construction, assessed the signage needs with store management, and then worked with Vallarta’s marketing team on the Grand Opening materials. The S2K team delivered and installed all signage prior to the store’s opening.

“We thoroughly enjoy working with Vallarta Supermarkets and celebrate their ongoing success”, said Dan Pulos, S2K’s General Manager. “Having worked in grocery stores myself throughout high school and college, I still have great affinity for that business. We’re blessed to have the wonderful team at Vallarta as our clients.”

S2K Provides Graphics for Coca-Cola’s North America Foodservice Meeting

April 29, 2022 - S2K recently installed a large custom window graphic at the Coca-Cola World Headquarters building in Atlanta for a recent meeting of the North America Foodservice Group.  The client is focused on the reformulation and new branding of Coke Zero Sugar and wanted a visual showcase for the meeting.  S2K will be partnering with the McDonald’s Division of the Coca-Cola Company as they expand Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in over 3500 restaurants over the calendar year.  S2K created and produced a brand launch kit to include interior beverage translate signage, window posters, pylon signs, and digital menuboard imagery.

S2K is On-the-Road supporting Partnerships & Building New Business

March 28, 2022 - S2K will celebrate its 25-year partnership with McDonald’s Corporation at the brand’s upcoming convention.  The bi-annual worldwide event took a hiatus during COVID, but the McFamily reunites this April in Orlando.  The McDonald’s system will celebrate shared successes and make plans for a brighter future.

S2K will also be showcasing its products and services at two large upcoming expo events:  Retail X Global Shop in Chicago, IL and the National Convenience Store Show in Las Vegas, NV.  S2K will feature its many merchandising innovations while showcasing its leadership as a nationwide window graphics supplier.

S2K Partners with Costa Coffee. Welcome to America!

February 14, 2022  - Costa Coffee, one of Europe’s most iconic coffee brands, has crossed the pond and is expanding their presence in the United States.  S2K partnered with the brand in the introduction of Costa Coffee to Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.  The project was focused on branding barista-style cafes and self-service coffee retail locations across the college campus.  Surveys of the coffee locations across the massive university grounds were conducted by S2K.  S2K provided creative services, printed elements, and professionally installed the Costa brand graphics.  Customized window and wall graphics, cabinetry graphics, menu boards, and promotional merchandising were included in the transformation.

S2K has also partnered with Costa in the convenience/retail sector.  Costa Coffee in conjunction with Applegreen’s Management expanded into more than 30 convenience store locations across South Carolina and Florida. S2K surveyed the locations and provided a customized merchandising package tailored for each retailer.  The branding package include wall graphics, cabinet graphics, menu boards and retail signage. S2K provided a turn-key program for the Costa brand and Applegreen’s retailer.

S2K Develops Drive-Thru Toppers for Farmer Boys

January 25, 2022 - With restaurant dining rooms closing across the country due to COVID, many QSRs and Fast Casuals became dependent upon drive-thru transactions for their transactions.  To help Farmer Boys (Riverside CA) better merchandise at the drive-thru, S2K developed a new drive-thru topper hardware system that affixes directly on their existing menuboards (1) without any drilling that could void warranties and (2) can easily be installed by the restaurant crew.  Farmer Boys reports an immediate increase in sales for restaurants with the new hardware installed.

“S2K invented & patented the original drive-thru menuboard for the nation’s largest QSR over 15 years ago.”, said Dan Pulos, S2K Vice President.  “Our innovation team readily took on the Farmer Boys challenge.  They surveyed all Farmer Boys drive-thru’s to collect specifications and then, after a few iterations, the S2K team hit on the right approach and the results speak for themselves.  We even decorated their speaker box.  The client is thrilled with the results and so are we.”

For more information on S2K drive-thru services including hardware, menuboard graphics, surveys or installation, contact S2K directly @ 1-800-270-7446.