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Longer, hotter summer seasons are becoming the norm. Data collected by Drexel University’s Urban Health Collective clearly shows that heat waves are more frequent and hot summer weather is lasting longer. Will 2025 be hotter than 2024? Summer heat predictions say that 2025 temps will likely approach record-breaking levels.
Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. Heat waves kill more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined.
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If you’re serious about maximizing the success of your restaurant(s), you’re tracking restaurant KPIs to learn where you need to make changes to improve service and boost profitability.
Here’s an easy and relatively inexpensive change that pays off across your operation: invest in regular HVAC & refrigeration maintenance. HVAC maintenance improves the comfort of your dining room, making customers more likely to spend more and visit again. Refrigeration maintenance impacts food costs, safety, and quality.
Here are 10 restaurant KPIs you’re probably tracking, and how maintenance can improve your performance.
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Energy experts attribute 50 to 60-percent of energy costs to your HVAC system’s operation. Facilities managers: there are lots of simple, inexpensive ways to save energy without spending a bundle on equipment upgrades. Let’s look at ways to save energy by reducing energy consumption.
If you’re interested in reducing energy usage and costs, you’ve come to the right place. There are plenty of energy saving tips for restaurants that lower energy consumption and your bills. Here’s the good news: not all energy saving tips for restaurants require a huge capital outlay.
First, let’s take a closer look at the root of the problem.
When your air conditioner was installed, chances are the installer mentioned that your system needs maintenance at least every year (possibly more, depending on your usage). A regular AC tune up & maintenance visit keeps your system in good condition, prevents breakdowns, makes it run efficiently and use less energy.
So, if you’ve had your AC system for a year or more, it’s time to schedule your maintenance and AC tune up visit. But who should you call? Your AC installer might be your best option. Or they could be a very poor choice, even if they did a fine job on the install.
Here’s how to choose the right service provider for your air conditioner tune up and maintenance.
If you have outsourced management of your corporate cafeteria, there’s one aspect that may be a gray area: who is responsible for cafeteria equipment maintenance? Is it your cafeteria management company or your facilities management team? If you’re not sure who’s taking care of it, the answer might be nobody.
If kitchen and refrigeration equipment maintenance is neglected, that’s going to increase your costs and reduce the quality of service. Learn more about what needs to be done, and the risks of letting those tasks fall through the cracks.
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