Commercial Kitchens Require Connectivity!

Cooking and serving fresh and high-quality products to customers is a top priority for catering operators and ready-to-eat food stores! Equally important, however, is compliance with food safety, maintenance, and regulatory compliance requirements. These tasks require an increase in the productivity of the equipment!

To meet today's high standards, many catering establishments are implementing Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Thus, they solve the issue of connecting commercial kitchen equipment used in cooking the dishes from a pre-set menu. It is the Connected Kitchen, and now you are familiar with this term!

The concept of Connected Kitchen is the future of professional culinary development. Thus, individual catering appliances become intelligent devices that interact with each other. Naturally, routine operations are greatly simplified, work processes are optimized, and the staff at the same time receives effective support! It is how great results are achieved. We hope that you were able to see the need for a Connected Kitchen!

Connected Equipment: Operation Algorithm

First of all, we note that the operation of the Connected Kitchen is impossible without the use of the cloud or any other repository for remote access. For example, catering equipment transmits up-to-date data in real-time to this repository. Sharing such information promptly improves performance and ensures guest satisfaction and increased profits.

The Bottom Line

In general, kitchen appliances that are connected to the Internet can solve many issues. However, there are 4 main areas where its application is most significant. Let's get to know them!

1. Significant time savings. Their interaction does not require third-party intervention from operators and kitchen workers. Thus, the staff avoids stressful situations, does not waste time on training new employees, has more opportunity to focus on product quality and production volumes!;
2. Simplify workflows. Every routine procedure becomes much easier. As a result, the efficiency of the kitchen is increased, a stable flow of customers and profit growth are ensured;
3. Human errors are minimized. Kitchen staff no longer interfere with work processes. From now on, there will be no more work-related injuries, and at the same time, productivity will increase;
4. Delivering significant cost savings. We all know that if you fully control the daily operations in the kitchen, you can reduce energy consumption and reduce food waste. But these are the 2 largest expense items in industrial kitchens.

Of course, it is worth considering that not all connected kitchens operate in the same mode, which means that not all of them will provide an equal degree of savings and benefits. Would you like to use the Connected Kitchen concept in your business? Consider some recommendations when choosing:

• All connected equipment must have identical DNA. Naturally, communication solutions will fit perfectly, but they must be designed and produced by the same developer;
• Management should be as simple as possible, so the interaction between connected devices and operators will not cause difficulties. It will help to avoid many problems and damage consequences. Therefore, do not be stingy and choose proven and high-tech solutions!;
• Please note that turning a large amount of available data into useful information is the key to successful IoT integration.

Success is possible if the connection is implemented under business priorities, the proposed information technology framework, and the requirements of various stakeholders. Let's look at a specific example. Store managers and service operators need quick and uninterrupted access to equipment. They also need automatic monitoring and reporting and quick alerts to plan maintenance or deal with unexpected breakdowns. For public catering enterprises, it is essential to control the chain of stores, collect information, and possibly monitor consumer behavior trends. They need to meet high-quality standards and ensure productive marketing activities.

So, Electrolux Professional specialists have developed the OnE Connected platform. It will help your connected equipment to work correctly and under the specified settings. It applies not only to kitchens at catering establishments but also to laundries, hotel complexes, etc. In this case, your status is not vital (owner, manager, operator, technician, etc.). You will be able to use Cook & Chill (high-speed and high-performance cooking devices), refrigeration equipment, dishwashers, etc. equally effectively. Most importantly, you will control the connected equipment in one app. Maximize your income and accelerate your ROI!