Restaurants Grow by Downsizing Kitchens
May 28th, 2010 admin
Topics: business, chains, commercial, dow, dunkin, equipment, fryers, kitchen equipment, newswires, recession, restaurant industry, restaurateurs, subway, systems, technomic
The restaurant business was hit particularly hard by the recession, thanks largely to a glut of chain outlets and lots of debt. It seems to be crawling back now, but it’s doing so slowly, tentatively, and deliberately. A sign of that tentativeness: the success of Middleby , a company in Elgin. Ill., that makes kitchen equipment specifically designed for cost-conscious restaurateurs who want to grow, but by only so much. According to a profile by Dow Jones Newswires, Middleby’s fryers, ranges, and countertop ovens are designed to take up less space and, most importantly, to not need the elaborate ventilation systems required by municipal codes for more traditional equipment. Among the company’s …
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