Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Blogs
Get Your Juices Flowing in 2010 with These Ideas
What an interesting time of our lives. Personally, I have never participated in an economy like we have today. The scary thing is, our leaders in government, business and academia haven’t either. There are many opinions posted by all factions, with some business experts reflecting on the strong stock market rebound as a sure sign that our economy is improving, while many politicians are ... More
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A Green Gold Medal
In the spirit of the Olympics, it seems that Vancouver could get a gold medal itself – for composting that is. According to this nice article in the Boston Globe today, Harvest Power Inc., a company that works with waste management and composting facilities to transform not just yard waste, but also food waste, into fully-functioning energy sources. In Vancouver, Harvest transformed an exi ... More
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Taking FE&S' coverage of the E&S industry to the next level, the E&S Extra blog supplements our newsletters and print coverage of the market. Visit for weekly commentary and observation by FE&S staff on happenings in the foodservice equipment & supplies industry, plus trend analyses, and links to interesting articles, cool products and useful resources.
What Are They Thinking: Cognitive Ergonomics for Foodservice Operations
Finishing my series of blog posts on the topic of ergonomics, I wanted to provide some thoughts on the area of cognitive ergonomics, which studies how humans process information. This is an important topic in foodservice because there a growing amount of information that is sent to the kitchen from the front of the house. With menus continuing to evolve, allowing customers healthier choices, the a ... More
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Juan Martinez is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 25 years's experience in the areas of foodservice design and management, including 8years as an external consultant specializing in brand operating platforms design optimization. The founder of Profitality, Juan's professional background includes more than 17 years in the Burger King & Pillsbury Restaurant Group System, where he worked in such areas as menu, operations and equipment research and development, Industrial Engineering, Supply Management and Purchasing. He is a member of FCSI and several other professional societies. Juan is an Adjunct Faculty of Engineering at the University of Miami and a past speaker at various industry events.
The Secret Benefits of Blast Chilling
At a recent educational seminar on blast-chilling, I learned quite a few things about the decades-old technology that continues to grow in popularity among larger-scale, high-volume non-commercial foodservice operations such as schools, colleges, and hospitals. Most interesting; however, was learning about the number of other uses for blast chillers, aside from just adhering to food safety regulat ... More
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Day in the Life notes from an MAS and design consultant with a fresh perspective on foodservice industry trends and issues, plus thoughts on recruiting and working with the next generation of foodservice professionals.
Restaurants Hurting? Not Quite
The numbers are telling us that restaurants are hurting, but I just got back from dropping my daughter off at college in Boston, and we couldn’t get in the door wherever we tried to eat! The industry stats appear to not be telling the whole story. Clearly a lot of concepts are still doing well by offering the perfect blend of wonderful ingredients and flavors at a price that guests gladly p ... More
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Consultant Mark Godward of SRE shares his experienced-based insights and expertise to leverage equipment to drive labor productivity, maximize sales throughput, deliver quality food and improve profitability.
