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The Power of Preventative Maintenance

Modern Restaurant Management

When you decide to purchase your equipment such as ice machines, you expect it to work for at least 10 years, with the regular preventative maintenance it will. However, PM’s are the first to go when money is tight and some machines will last less than five years because of poor maintenance habits.

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Five Must Knows for Kitchen Grease Trap Maintenance

Modern Restaurant Management

Further, the EPA reports that collection system owners or operators who adopt FOG reduction activities as part of their capacity, management, operation and maintenance program (CMOM) are likely to reduce the occurrence of sewer overflows and improve their operations and customer service. Understanding Grease Traps.

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Maintainability vs sustainability: Finding the common ground in property management

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Juggling maintenance and sustainability in a property is a balancing act between deciding what level of maintenance we want to achieve and can afford and ensuring that the property runs as efficiently as possible without compromising on service or standards.

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Prioritizing Restaurant Maintenance – The Recipe for Long-Term Success  

Modern Restaurant Management

There are many factors that drive the bottom line for restaurants and properly managing maintenance is chief among them. Maintenance impacts multiple critical aspects of restaurant management and operations. Restaurant maintenance ensures technical difficulties don’t compromise food production and quality.

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The True ROI of IoT in Food Service 

Modern Restaurant Management

.” No truer words were spoken by Benjamin Franklin and is a mantra that resonates deeply for businesses in the food service industry—many of whom are in recovery mode in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s five to seven times more energy used by food service than in a commercial space. IoT to the Rescue.

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Don’t Wing It: How to Keep Your Fryers Super Bowl-Ready

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast Facts on Deep Fryers : The cost of servicing hot side appliances, such as deep fryers, increased 38 percent in 2021. The average cost of servicing a deep fryer is $735. The average mean time to resolution on deep fryer service requests is nine days. Engage in Exploratory Preventative Maintenance. Ready, set, bite!

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How to Pass Health Inspections: Ice Machines and Refrigeration

Modern Restaurant Management

The Imperative of Pristine Condition Health inspectors have a critical eye for the cleanliness and maintenance of commercial refrigeration units and ice machines. Ice Machine Maintenance Ice is classified as food by health departments, making the cleanliness of ice machines a paramount concern during inspections.