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

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2465 N 22nd St Decatur, IL 62526 US

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

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ESI | Bunn-O-Matic | Illinois| Coffee Tea Dispenser | Repair Service Parts

Bunn-O-Matic | Illinois| Coffee Tea Dispenser | Repair Service Parts

Understanding and responding to customer requirements has always been important to the Bunn-O-Matic Corporation (BUNN®). Founded upon five generations of family entrepreneurship, BUNN has become a global partner you can count on for profitable, reliable beverage equipment and outstanding post-purchase support wherever customers are served.

The company is committed to delivering the highest possible quality beverage in each cup through its complete line of dispensed beverage equipment including coffee brewers and grinders; liquid coffee dispensers, iced tea brewers; hot chocolate, granita, and juice machines; precise temperature water systems; water quality systems and paper filters.

BUNN assures high quality products by adhering to strict guidelines at production plants. This dedication to quality resulted in an upgrade in the manufacturing facilities' quality management registration through ISO 9001:2008.

With thousands of loyal commercial and home customers, the BUNN brand is synonymous with honesty, integrity, courtesy and quality, all of which work together to uphold the company's brand promise, A Partner You Can Count On™.

The global headquarters is located in Springfield, Illinois, USA, where the company strives for total customer satisfaction through superior equipment and unmatched customer service with support from plants and warehouses in five North American locations, as well as warehouses or offices in Mexico, Brazil, Germany, China and the United Kingdom.

When it comes to Bunn equipment maintenance or repair look no further than Eichenauer Services can help.  For over 65 years they have been offering affordable, courteous and professional Bunn equipment repair for their customers throughout Illinois.

As well as performing repairs on Bunn-O-Matic equipment Eichenauer services is also a distributor of Bunn coffee, tea and other beverage equipment replacement parts.

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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)

Why Water Filtration is Good For Your Restaurant

Water filtration systems provide two key benefits for your commercial kitchen or restaurant:

• Restaurant equipment maintenance and breakdown is reduced by as much as 75%
• Beverages and ice taste and smell better to your customer

Restaurant equipment that use water like ice machines, coffee and espresso makers, steamers, and dishwashers can all benefit from a water filtration system. Mineral deposits (also known as "scale") build up in these machines, causing maintenance problems and breakdowns. Water filters with scale inhibitors are particularly beneficial for ice machines, as ice will appear clearer and break up easier than non-filtered ice, not to mention taste better to the customer.
Water filtration removes:

• Chemicals
• Sediment
• Minerals
• Organic matter

The presence of these elements in your commercial kitchen or restaurant's water affects water taste and odor and increase the likelihood of maintenance problems or equipment breakdown. Water Filtration Options
There are multiple water filtration solutions for your commercial kitchen:

• Separate filters for different restaurant equipment like ice machines, coffee makers, steamers and beverage dispensers
• One central water filter for all the water you use

Ice machine, coffee maker, and steamer filters have a scale inhibitor that reduces mineral buildup in the equipment. Scale inhibitors affect the taste of soda, so if you are looking for a water filter for a soda dispenser, make sure you purchase a special beverage dispenser water filter that does not have a scale inhibiting filter. Beverage dispensing filters come in different sizes depending on the number of dispensers you have.
Different ice machines also require different capacity water filters. Make sure you purchase the correct capacity water filtration system for your ice machine.

• Ice machines producing up to 750 lbs. of cubes or 1,200 lbs. of flakes per day
• Ice machines producing up to 1,000 lbs. of cubes or 1,800 lbs. of flakes per day
• Ice machines producing up to 1,450 lbs. of cubes or 2,400 lbs. of flakes per day

A central water filter is easier to maintain and install and takes up less space than several separate water filters. When considering installing a central filter, keep in mind that the taste of soda is affected by scale inhibitor filters, and it's important to purchase a unit that has a special scale inhibitor bypass for soda dispensing. Tundra stocks a [water filter designed to service multiple machines] with a soda bypass.
Espresso machine filters are specially designed for espresso machines and work like a water softener as well as inhibiting scale buildup.
Please remember that most water filters are designed to filter cold water only! For hot water filtration, like the feed to your commercial dishwasher, use a scale inhibitor only rather than the water filters with scale inhibitor commonly used for most restaurant equipment. A scale inhibitor on the hot water line to your dish washing equipment will help reduce spotting and mineral buildup on dishes.

Types of Water Filters
Not all water filters and water filtration systems are the same. Some water filtration systems feature a drop-in replacement cartridge whereas others are screwed into the filter head.
Some water filters need to be activated by cycling water through them for a period of time before use. Other types allow you to simply drop in the cartridge and put it to work right away. Some systems require multiple filter cartridges, especially for higher volume applications whereas others, most notably Cuno, have one cartridge systems for all capacities, saving space and money since you only have to purchase one replacement cartridge at a time.
When To Replace Your Water Filter
It's probably time to replace your water filter cartridge if:

• Water pressure drops significantly. Many water filtration systems have a PSI (pounds per square inch) indicator needle. If that needle is in the red or below 30 PSI, replace your filter
• The water in your restaurant or commercial kitchen tastes or smells funny
• Mineral deposits or "scale" start building up in your restaurant equipment
• More than six months have passed since the last time you replaced the filter

The best way to avoid problems with your water filtration system is to replace filters every six months. If your water filter cartridge is clogging or going bad in less than six months, you may need a pre filter for your water filtration system. A pre filter removes larger organic matter and sediment before it reaches your main filter, improving the main filter's lifespan and effectiveness. Different geographic areas have different water qualities, but in general if your area has especially "hard" water (it contains lots of minerals), has a lot of sediment or debris, or algae or other organic matter problems, installing a pre filter is a good idea.

Illinois.......we got your commercial kitchen equipment needs covered!

One of the main advantages of using Eichenauer Services as your "one-stop shop" for your commercial equipment needs besides our industry experience and expertise, wide variety of equipment covered, and 24/7/365 service availability is our large coverage area.  We have strategically placed our branches and satellite sites to help cover the entire state of Illinois including locations such as Decatur, Peoria, Champaign, Centralia, Springfield, Effingham, Bloomington ,and La Salle/Peru.  You can see a full listing of our coverage area at www.esiquality.com.  

Call us today at 800-252-5892 to place a service call on your cooking equipment (fryers, grills, kettles, ovens, microwaves, steamers, etc.), cold-side equipment (ice machines, freezers, coolers, etc.), beverage dispensing equipment, or HVAC units.  We got you covered!

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)

Manitowoc Beverage

Eichenauer Services is now an authorized service agent for Manitowoc Beverage units.  This includes Multiplex, Servend, MBS (Manitowoc Beverage Systems), Flomatic, and McCann.  Call us today for service or parts at 800-252-5892.  Also visit our website at www.esiquality.com