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May 7, 2021
For over 50 years we have helped many restaurants avoid one of the most serious threats a business can face. You guessed it — fire. We’ve seen a thing or two over the years and can tell you that your kitchen exhaust system is perhaps the greatest asset of your establishment. It is a line […]
March 21, 2021
Here in California, we already pretty much have pre-summer weather. It’s not super hot just yet, but soon enough (but hopefully not too soon), we’ll be sweating bullets. Maybe you and your restaurant staff already are. Consistently moving around in a kitchen with ovens, stovetops, grills, and other appliances turned on while the weather outside […]
March 7, 2021
The scariest aspect of owning your own business is witnessing it potentially fail. Especially during year-long-plus pandemic, many restaurant owners are afraid of this reality, but the fate is sadly not all that uncommon. Only the strongest few survive. While nothing and no form of business insurance can protect your business from not being successful, […]
February 19, 2021
One of the most aggravating (and expensive) aspects of running a restaurant is when equipment breaks, goes missing, or begins to malfunction. This is especially true if said equipment is absolutely vital in order to keep your restaurant up and running. For instance, when something happens to your sink, stove, oven, freezer or refrigerator, or […]
February 11, 2021
When buying or starting up your own restaurant business, you might be shocked to find out just how many laws, codes, and ordinances you must comply with. In the beginning, your head might spin when learning all of this, but after a while of ensuring you’re in compliance with everything that you must be, you […]
January 20, 2021
Restaurants were always designed to be safe, clean places that offer as little contamination between different food items (e.g., bread and shellfish) as well as contamination between food and unsafe microbes (e.g., food with exposure to an illness-causing bacterium from unsafe food handling or from being handled directly by a sick employee) as possible. It […]
January 8, 2021
Running a restaurant is hard work – no doubt about that. Unfortunately, there are many laws and regulations that restaurant owners must know and follow at all times if they wish to remain open. One of those laws is making sure, that if required, there is an exhaust system installed in the kitchen, let alone, […]
December 19, 2020
For the new year, many of us want a fresh, clean slate. This may or may not involve setting new goals, making lifestyle changes, and letting some things go from our past. New year, new us – right? You know the drill by now. And if you own a commercial restaurant, you know that it’s […]
December 9, 2020
Often times, both retail and restaurant businesses flourish around the holidays. More people are out and about as many people are off from work and school. Therefore, you might definitely get more foot traffic into your business around the holiday season, which for you, might mean more kitchen orders, and in turn, this necessitates that […]
November 21, 2020
There area a lot of things every restaurant needs: cooking equipment and utensils, cashiers and cooks, and a menu of delectable food and beverage items. But it’s not enough to have everything you need to simply take orders, make food, and leave customers with a full tummy and happy tastebuds. Another vital aspect of the […]