Program provides comprehensive commercial kitchen equipment service
to help decrease downtime, save energy and extend equipment lifespan
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Ecolab Smart Care® program was awarded a
2013 National Restaurant Association Kitchen Innovations Award, which
honors the most promising and cutting-edge advancements in kitchen
equipment for the foodservice industry. Smart Care offers comprehensive
commercial kitchen equipment service to help foodservice operators
improve food quality, save energy, decrease downtime and extend
equipment lifespan.
"We work as a true partner with our customers to keep their kitchen
equipment running at peak performance and help ensure food quality and
safety," said Mike Goede, vice president of Sales and Service for
Ecolab's Equipment Care division. "This recognition from the National
Restaurant Association validates our efforts to provide foodservice
operators with best-in-class equipment care solutions every day."
Ecolab Smart Care offers proactive service for commercial
cooking, refrigeration, warewashing and other specialty foodservice
equipment. Through customizable solutions, the program provides
pre-scheduled maintenance checks, same-day repair service, online asset
management tools, equipment cleaning and sanitation products.
"This year's Kitchen Innovations Awards recipients address today's
leading commercial kitchen equipment challenges with advancements in
energy efficiency and sustainability, online tools for tracking and
monitoring, intelligent controls, as well as versatility to conform to
diverse restaurant layouts," said Jeffery W. Davis, convention chair for
NRA Show 2013 and CEO of the United States Beef Corporation. "These
innovations will have a substantial impact on the efficiency and success
of restaurant kitchens, as well as the profitability of the restaurant
itself."
An independent, expert panel of judges selected Kitchen Innovations
Award recipients to be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations
Pavilion booth — #2440 — at the 2013 National Restaurant Association
Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 18-21 at Chicago's McCormick Place.
The Smart Care program also will be featured at the Ecolab booth — #4000
— during the show.
To learn more about the features and benefits of the Ecolab Smart Care
program, visit http://equipmentcare.com/
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe
food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and
improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare,
energy, hospitality, commercial laundry and industrial markets in more
than 170 countries around the world.
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