Frontline International Smart Oil Management saves time and money at Marstons Chicken Shop
Gregory Atkinson, Commercial Director at the busy family-owned takeaway, explains how the system is boosting efficiency.
Established in Huddersfield in 1985, Marstons Chicken Shop has become a renowned institution across the local area, due largely to the high-quality food it offers, along with friendly, speedy service. Producing large quantities of fried chicken and chips every day, the kitchen goes through a lot of cooking oil – so managing the use and disposal of it is vital to the smooth, profitable running of the business.
“Changing the oil in the fryers regularly, and dealing with big volumes of waste oil, used to be a problem for us,” says Gregory. “We had 60-litre drums for collecting the waste – and these were extremely heavy, so difficult to handle. Also, there was no way of changing the oil quickly. It was all done manually, and we couldn’t do it during service. We had to wait till after 9pm, when we were closed.
“We would fill six drums a week. And, as the recycling collections were weekly – and we don’t have that much spare indoor space – we had to leave the drums outside. Even though they were fenced off, they would still be stolen, for the recycling value of the oil.”
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