Manitowoc Beverage - Cold beverages heat up c-stores sales

Rising demand for custom ice beverages continues to grow. Four out of five top growth beverage trends include ice¹ and 86% of consumers surveyed had purchased a beverage away from home in the last month². This makes choosing the right beverage dispensing systems and ice machines invaluable to any convenience store operation.

Manitowoc Ice Machines and Servend Beverage Dispensers have a multitude of choices so that you can customize the right ice and beverage dispensing combination for your operation. Select from ice type, number of dispensing valves and even flavor shot options to provide your customers with the option to customize.

Servend's FLAV'R PIC ice/beverage dispenser The FLAV'R PIC gives your customer over a million combinations to customize their drink to their taste...16 beverage selections and up to 8 flavor enhancements. Featuring icepic™ technology, the industry's first built-in ice crusher providing two types of ice (cubed or crushed) from a single ice maker/ice dispenser combination. One ice/beverage dispenser reduces your equipment expense, installation costs, and maintenance. Give your customers the choice they want.

Manitowoc Indigo™ Series Ice Machines Designed for operators who know that ice is critical to their business, the Indigo™ Series ice machine's preventative diagnostics continually monitor itself for reliable ice production. Improvements in cleanability and programmability make your ice machine easy to own and less expensive to operate. Find the right Indigo Series Ice Machine for your operation.

Kysor Panel Systems Grab & Go beverages yielded growth of 11% for convenience stores in 20123 with the largest growth being seen in teas, coconut water, energy drinks and juices. Kysor Panel is the best built, best engineered brand of merchandising coolers, display coolers and refrigerated displays for c-stores. They offer the highest quality materials with improved insulating characteristics. As a result, our systems are built straight, solid and feature uniform finishes. Learn more about Kysor Panel Systems.

Our ice, beverage and chilling experts understand how important a beverage program is to a convenience store. Stop by and talk with us at the NACS Show 2013 booth #6451 about how we can help you grow.

1 Nation’s Restaurant News Consumer demand for beverages rises September 26, 2012
2 Technomic C-STORES DRINK UP THE POSSIBILITIES FOR NEW BEVERAGES October, 2012
3 CSP Daily News | August 26, 2013

 Thanks for reading our blog!  Call us today at 800-252-5892 to learn about the services we can provide for your Illinois locations!

Illinois Branches:

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure Peoria, IL 61603 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/
 

Illinois Satellites:
Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

 

Eichenauer Service | Central Illinois | Restaurant Equipment | Kitchen Equipment | Repair Service parts

When your kitchen's commercial restaurant equipment needs maintenance or repair in Central Illinois area (Decatur, Champaign, Springfield, Peoria, Pekin, Bloomington, Effingham) Eichenauer Services can help.

For over 65 years they have been offering affordable, courteous and professional commercial kitchen equipment repair for their commercial customers throughout the state of Illinois.

Regardless of how small or big the repair is, you can count on Eichenauer Services to get the repair done properly, professionally and promptly, as it is understood a restaurant should not have a long down time, which can cause them to lose many customers.  Eichenauer services has multiple CFESA (Commercial Food Equipment Association) and equipment manufacturer trained technicians in the Central Illinois area.  As well as offering repair of restaurant equipment Eichenauer Services also suggest planned maintenance.  Planned maintenance on heavily used commercial kitchen equipment will save you money and help you prevent downtime.  Our Central Illinois area branches provides repair service on a wide variety of equipment for numerous equipment manufactures including:

• Cooking Equipment
  • Deep Fryers
  • Bakery Equipment
  • Pizza Ovens
  • Grills
  • Steamers
• Refrigeration Equipment
  • Ice Machines
  • Coolers
  • Freezers
  • Prep Tables
  • HVAC
• Beverage Equipment
• Sanitation Equipment
  • Ware-washing
• Holding Equipment
  • Cold
  • Hot

..........and many many more!!

Call us today at 800-252-5892 to learn about the services we can provide for your Central Illinois locations!

Illinois Branches:

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure Peoria, IL 61603 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/
 

Illinois Satellites:
Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

Commercial Kitchen Equipment: How much does it matter?

We are used to words like “technology” or phrases like “the microwave has revolutionized cooking” when it comes to culinary equipment. Come to think of it, we never bother discussing the materials that go into making a meal andinstead devote all the focus to the recipe and the taste.

But the point is that there have been revolutions in the way human beings prepare food over the ages. The earliest discovery of fire was indeed a significant breakthrough, but the invention of gas stoves helped people to get rid of pollution, inconvenience, and the time wasted when cooking on fire.
Moreover, apart from the cuisine, the cooking equipment also tells a lot about the culture of a particular area. For instance, the ancient Mayan culture had fancy gourds with which they consumed chocolate. Another example is of the French people, who use a plethora of cutters that involve everything from chestnut papers to ham slicers, signifying their devotion to specialism.

But the real importance of kitchen equipment is discovered when you enter the commercial kitchen industry. This is because kitchen equipment determines how the food (which is the sole USP of a restaurant/hotel/take away) is prepared and served.

When we talk of commercial kitchen equipment, we are referring to the whole range of materials from pans and spatulas to grills and freezers.

The choice of materials largely depends on the kind of food you are offering. Specialty cuisine like Chinese food, for example, cannot be sold successfully unless you use “iron-plate” and clay pot dishes, along with long chopsticks.

However, some things are common to all kitchens, and freezers are the best example. If you can’t serve fresh food, you will not be able to attract customers or get certification and commendation from quality assurance agencies. Freezers allow you to keep fresh meat, vegetables, and dairy all year round, allowing you to stock items in the kitchen without constantly contacting the suppliers.

Another important question is, are brands really necessary? Remember that quality is the ultimate standard when you purchase commercial kitchen equipment, and branded items for the most part offer better quality than non-branded kitchenware.

But most importantly, proper maintenance is required if you want to have good value for money on your equipment. It has to be checked regularly so it provides optimum output. It is never a pleasant experience when your grill starts giving problems when an order arrives!

To sum up, cooking equipment matters a lot, especially when you are in the food business. So determine your menu, research the latest trends in the market, set a good budget, and be prepared to look after your equipment on a regular basis. Doing all this will never slow down your orders.

If you have any repair service or would like to set up a professional planned maintence please contact us at 800-252-5892.  We work on every major brand and can also supply replacement parts.

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St 

Decatur, IL 62526

Phone: 800-252-5892 

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure 

Peoria, IL 61603 

Phone: 800-252-5892 

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St 

Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 800-252-5892  

 Illinois Satellites:

Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

Manitowoc Foodservice New technology

Tablets and smart phones ensure that you are constantly connected to what is happening at home, work, and even your favorite sports team. That is why Manitowoc Foodservice has continued to invest in technology that will keep you connected and in the "know" while on the go. We started with creating apps for some of our top brands two years ago as a commitment to our operator partners to make Manitowoc Foodservice equipment information available where and when you need it.

Our library now offers nine apps that include training tools and design help. The latest addition is our Resource Library which provides specifications sheets, operations manuals, literature, CAD symbols and more. Practically every product document associated with Manitowoc Foodservice can be located, read, followed, tagged or saved locally using this one very handy tool. This app also includes a follow function to keep you notified whenever a change is made to the documents right in the app - including the reason for the change. It also allows you to save and folder documents for those times when you are not online. This makes training, trouble shooting and get the most out of your Manitowoc Foodservice equipment easy. Download this and our other apps at http://www.mtwapps.com.

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St 

Decatur, IL 62526

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: 

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure 

Peoria, IL 61603 

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: 

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St 

Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 800-252-5892 

 Illinois Satellites:

Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

Experienced Commercial Cooking, Refrigeration, and HVAC Technician (Eichenauer Services Illinois)

Eichenauer Services is an established and growing HVAC and food service equipment repair company that has served the state of Illinois for 60+ years. As a Service Technician you will provide preventive maintenance, warranty work, repair services, and parts for commercial cooking, refrigeration, beverage and other kitchen equipment in restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, schools, and corporations.  The main locations that we are seeking technicians is the Mount Vernon and Effingham areas.  However we would consider any qualified technician located throughout our service area in Illinois

Main Responsibilities:
Perform troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance on commercial foodservice equipment including, but not limited to, refrigeration equipment, cooking equipment, beverage equipment, and dish machines
Demonstrate effective troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Effectively manage time and resources to control costs, enhance efficiencies, and meet commitments
Communicate effectively with internal and external customers
Build strong customer relationships and build knowledge and understanding of new and existing customer needs/expectations
Promote appropriate services, products, and maintenance programs
Attend appropriate technical and manufacturer training
Obtain additional licenses and certifications as appropriate
Train team members and peers on best practice methods of service and sales.

Position Requirements:
Ability to frequently kneel, bend, squat, push, pull and reach above and below waist
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds up to 25 feet. Occasional lifting and carrying, with or without assistance, of items up to 70 pounds
Ability to work in damp and/or humid conditions, coolers/freezers at freezing temperatures, moving mechanical parts, pressurized steam equipment, open flames, heated surfaces, liquids, and risk of electrical shock
Ability to work on ladders, roofs and in rare cases, high, precarious places

Basic Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent
A minimum of 1 year service industry experience -- refrigeration, appliance repair, kitchen equipment, HVAC, military service
Valid driver's license and acceptable motor vehicle record (2 yrs)
Willingness / ability to be involved with the emergency on-call rotation that includes nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications:
Relevant technical training, licenses, and/or certifications (ie. EPA, CFESA)
Commercial refrigeration and/or commercial cooking equipment repair experience.
Self-motivated with the proven ability prioritize and work independently with minimal direct supervision

If interested please forward your resume to j.eichenauer@esiquality.com

Also visit our website www.esiquality.com to learn more about our company.

Eichenauer Services | Effingham | Restaurant Equipment Repair Service Parts

Commercial Kitchen Equipment 

Repair Service Parts

When your kitchen's commercial restaurant equipment needs maintenance or repair in Effingham Illinois Eichenauer Services can help.  For over 65 years they have been offering affordable, courteous and professional commercial kitchen equipment repair for their commercial customers in the Effingham Illinois area.

Regardless of how small or big the repair is, you can count on Eichenauer Services to get the repair done properly, professionally and promptly, as it is understood a restaurant should not have a long down time, which can cause them to lose many customers.  Eichenauer services has multiple CFESA (Commercial Food Equipment Association) and equipment manufacturer trained technicians in the Effingham area.  As well as offering repair of restaurant equipment Eichenauer Services also suggest planned maintenance.  Planned maintenance on heavily used commercial kitchen equipment will save you money and help you prevent downtime.  Our Effingham, IL branch provides repair service on a wide variety of equipment for numerous equipment manufactures including:

• Cooking Equipment
  • Deep Fryers
  • Bakery Equipment
  • Pizza Ovens
  • Grills
  • Steamers
• Refrigeration Equipment
  • Ice Machines
  • Coolers
  • Freezers
  • Prep Tables
  • HVAC
• Beverage Equipment
• Sanitation Equipment
  • Ware-washing
• Holding Equipment
  • Cold
  • Hot

..........and many many more!!

Call us today at 800-252-5892 to learn about the services we can provide for your Effingham area locations!

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure Peoria, IL 61603 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.co
 

Illinois Satellites:
Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

ESI at RFMA Conference

Eichenauer Services is proud to be exhibiting at the 2013 Annual Restaurant Facility Management Association Conference in Orlando today and tomorrow.

If you are at the conference please stop by our booth and talk to Roe Skidmore and/or Beth Rennolett about the service we can provide for your commercial kitchen equipment throughout the state of Illinois.


If you are not at the conference please call us today at 800-252-5892 or visit our website www.esiquality.com to learn about the services we can provide for your Illinois locations!

Illinois Branches:

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure Peoria, IL 61603 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/
 

Illinois Satellites:
Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |  Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)

Eichenauer Service | Central Illinois | Restaurant Equipment | Kitchen Equipment | Repair Service parts

When your kitchen's commercial restaurant equipment needs maintenance or repair in Central Illinois area (Decatur, Champaign, Springfield, Peoria, Pekin, Bloomington, Effingham) Eichenauer Services can help.

For over 65 years they have been offering affordable, courteous and professional commercial kitchen equipment repair for their commercial customers throughout the state of Illinois.

Regardless of how small or big the repair is, you can count on Eichenauer Services to get the repair done properly, professionally and promptly, as it is understood a restaurant should not have a long down time, which can cause them to lose many customers.  Eichenauer services has multiple CFESA (Commercial Food Equipment Association) and equipment manufacturer trained technicians in the Central Illinois area.  As well as offering repair of restaurant equipment Eichenauer Services also suggest planned maintenance.  Planned maintenance on heavily used commercial kitchen equipment will save you money and help you prevent downtime.  Our Central Illinois area branches provides repair service on a wide variety of equipment for numerous equipment manufactures including:

• Cooking Equipment
  • Deep Fryers
  • Bakery Equipment
  • Pizza Ovens
  • Grills
  • Steamers
• Refrigeration Equipment
  • Ice Machines
  • Coolers
  • Freezers
  • Prep Tables
  • HVAC
• Beverage Equipment
• Sanitation Equipment
  • Ware-washing
• Holding Equipment
  • Cold
  • Hot

..........and many many more!!

Call us today at 800-252-5892 to learn about the services we can provide for your Central Illinois locations!

Illinois Branches:

Eichenauer Services

2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

106 E McClure Peoria, IL 61603 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/

Eichenauer Services

405 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820 US

Phone: 800-252-5892 Website: http://www.esiquality.com/
 

Illinois Satellites:
Springfield, IL | Bloomington, IL | Effingham, IL | LaSalle/Peru, IL | Mount Vernon, IL | Joliet, IL |
Quad Cities, IL (Moline, East Moline, Rock Island) | Marion, IL |
Metro East, IL (Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, O'Fallon, Fairview Heights)