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Omens That It’s Time to Change Your Beverage Dispenser

An old, malfunctioning, faulty, insidious beverage dispenser can spell doom for a busy restaurant. On the average beverage dispensers have a working life of 10 years, so around that birthday of your dispenser it might be time to look into purchasing a new one. Sometimes things can go wrong though, so it’s wise to be aware of some of the warning signs that it’s time to change your beverage dispenser.

Here are some easy-to remember warning signs that it’s time to put your beverage dispenser out to pasture:

Significant Water Leaks: If water leaks through the bin seal or manufactured chassis, this may indicate a leak in the line or rupture in the corner seal. This could be an indication that the unit has reached the end of its service life.

Aging Unit: Many beverage dispenser components, such as valves, can be replaced. It also is possible to upgrade and refurbish these units. But if the equipment had been in operation for 10 years or more in a high-volume application, it may make more sense to replace it rather than invest in parts and/or service calls.

Compromised Appearance: Older self-serve units in the front of house that appear worn or damaged can compromise the aesthetics of a foodservice operation. In this case, a new beverage dispenser is typically warranted.

Changing Menu: When the beverage menu changes or expands, foodservice operators should re-evaluate whether the dispenser can meet the restaurant’s needs. If the operation requires more capacity consider whether a larger unit or additional dispenser would be most appropriate. (via Foodservice Equipment and Supplies)

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Options for Used Heated Merchandisers

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment sees a number of used heated merchandisers enter the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment Super Mega Warehouse in Orlando. Heated merchandisers are a fixture you see in retail settings, like Target and Publix, which hold hot food in pans for portioning or pre-packaged for grab-and-go application. Most heated merchandisers hold proper and safe temperatures of 165 degrees F or higher.

A number of heated merchandiser options can provide added eye-appeal (especially with a custom paint job from One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment), versatility, and energy efficiency.

If aesthetics are a priority, decor-related considerations, such as the color of the base and/or bumpers and the shape and profile of the case or base can enhance merchandising in the front of the house. Other options to consider for both merchandising and added functionality are signs, menu boards/holders, an adjustable heat-toggle switch, adjustable legs, digital controls, , and dividing and racking solutions.

Some manufacturers offer accessories that provide added efficiency, such as shelves for scales and packaging. Some used heated merchandisers also offer an air current to repel ambient temperatures.

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment can easily get you financed for all of the used commercial restaurant equipment you need – included used heated merchandisers. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is the only restaurant equipment dealer in the nation with its own in-house finance manager. He can get you approved no matter shape your credit is in. Come into One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment today and check out the selection of used heated merchandisers and the 1000s of other pieces of used commercial restaurant equipment!

ONE FAT FROG • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-280-3409

Mega Cash Blowout on Used Restaurant Equipment

The truckloads of of used commercial restaurant equipment never stop coming in at One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment! We’re drowning in used restaurant equipment and used kitchen supplies over here! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment never hangs onto to pieces of used restaurant equipment for long at the warehouse, but so much is always coming in that the warehouse is always pregnant with used restaurant equipment.

To help free up some space for more used restaurant equipment, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is hosting a massive cash blowout this week! The prices at One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment are already the lowest in the state of Florida, but this week, if you purchase your used commercial restaurant equipment or used kitchen supplies in cash money, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment will shave even more off of the already ridiculously low prices!

This cash deal applies to every piece of used restaurant equipment and used kitchen supply available in the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse. This includes, used range ovens, used ice machines, used refrigerated sandwich and pizza prep tables, used commercial coolers, used commercial freezers, used slicers, used convection ovens, used cook and hold ovens, used Alto-Shaams, used fryers, used stainless steel equipment stands, used display coolers, used conveyor ovens, used dough mixers, used under counter dishwashers, used under counter coolers, used under counter freezers, used steam tables, used salamanders, used ice cream dipping cabinets, used soft service machines, used warming cabinets, used commercial toasters, used bottle coolers, used keg coolers, used kegerators, used hot dog rollers, used flat griddles, used charbroilers, used burners, used refrigerated lowboy chef bases, used restaurant chairs, used booths, used bar stools, used coffee machines, used wire shelving, used wine coolers, and even a massive amount of used smallwares.

If you take advantage of this great offer and pay in cash, you’ll still get the same amazing services you would if you if paid through financing, through credit, or check. You will still be eligible for free delivery, free custom paint jobs, free custom cutting boards, free gas conversion from natural gas to liquid propane and liquid propane to natural gas, and more!

If cash isn’t you thing, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment also welcomes package deals and also offers an easy financing program. One Fat Frog Restaurant is the only used restaurant equipment dealer in the U.S.  with its own in-house finance manager! This stylish young gentleman will work tirelessly until you have all of the financing you want for all of the used commercial restaurant equipment you need. No one will be turned away. No matter what shape your credit is in, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment can get you financed! As long as you have a pulse and can manage to sign your name (a squiggle will work), then One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment can get you financed! To learn more about the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment easy financing plan and to download an easy application, click here: http://www.onefatfrog.com/financing.htm

After you’ve saved a ton of money on your used commercial restaurant equipment and used kitchen supplies, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment will deliver to your door for free! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is the only used restaurant equipment dealer in Florida who delivers absolutely free to nearly all of Florida! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment frequently makes free delivery runs to Orlando, Sanford, Tampa, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Ocala, etc., with more free delivery runs being added all the time. Call for dates and more information!

All of the used commercial restaurant equipment and used kitchen supplies that come into the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse comes with a 30 day parts and labor warranty.

Come into One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment this week and take advantage of the quick cash blowout!

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Aim for the Stars

Have a great weekend, every one.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Restaurant Trends to Spy in 2012

Cafe-bakeries, fast casual restaurants, and convenience stores are all estimated to do very well in 2012. Here are some projected trends for these three markets for the new year:

Coffee continues to drive sales at bakery-cafes, with 66 percent of survey respondents saying their have at least one cup of coffee a day. Demand for coffee remains strong among drinkers ages 45 and older, but the segment also grows among younger consumers, many of whom are looking for sweetened drinks – 40 percent of 18 to 24 year olds. With that said, these cafes need to offer a wider variety of both coffee-based drinks and foods to grow across age groups.

The fast casual restaurant group will gross an estimated $23 billion in sales in 2012, up nearly 30 percent since 2006. In the online world, with quick-serve restaurants leading the trends in mobile sites and online ordering, fast casual unites are getting in on the game.

The convenience store market continues to grow, but consumers are looking for more healthier items when they visit them. Nearly 63 percent in a survey say that they visit a convenience store at least once a week, but only about half purchase food or a beverage. That said, convenience stores compete heavily with fast food restaurants (nearly half the consumers say the latter are their alternative for breakfast and lunch, with 32 percent flocking to them at dinnertime). Made to order offerings are the most appealing, particularly sandwiches (57 percent), salads (50 percent), beverages (48 percent), and hot foods (46 percent).

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Someone Make This Co-Dependent Frog a Sandwich

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Fight the Minotaur in the One Fat Frog Warehouse

Here’s some shots of the mighty, mighty One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse in S Orlando. It may feel a little intimidating at first when you come into the tremendous One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse, but one of our helpful sales staff would be happy to show you around to all of the used restaurant equipment that you’re looking for, as well as help you fight off the warehouse goblins and the minotaur that lives in the center of the warehouse. We even have an employee named Theseus, I swear.

On one corner of the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse you’ll find a group of used refrigerated prep tables – both used refrigerated pizza prep tables and used refrigerated sandwich prep tables. Next to them you’ll find a nice line of used flat griddles, used charbroilers, used burners – all resting on top of used refrigerated chef bases (aka lowboys). Then you’re just a hop, skip, and jump from the deep line-up of used commercial coolers and used commercial freezers. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment has got single, double, and triple door models available in both stainless steel and glass. Then you’re ready to fight the minotaur – and don’t get me started on our selection of used bakery display cases…

So don’t be scared! Your destiny awaits in the winding warehouse of One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Just An Average Day at the Office

No big whoop.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Unfortunate Business Names

One Fat Frog Restaurant gets compliments and questions on its name all the time – pretty much on the daily. It’s a silly name, sure, but at least it isn’t “unfortunate.” The wizards over at the Huffington Post put together this humorous romp through a litany of businesses with unfortunate names. Click here to check out the rest.

Become friends with One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment on so many levels through our Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Merchant Circle, Main Site, and the other site.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Free Services, Compliments of the Frog

It’s not just the drastically low prices that keep the clients of One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment coming back for more and recommending us to their friends, it’s also the unmatched service and laundry list of free services offered by One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment! No other used restaurant supplies dealer offers as many complimentary services as One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment! Here we go:

• Free Gas Conversion: Our team of technicians will convert any piece of gas-powered used restaurant equipment you purchase from One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment, absolutely free. This applies to liquid propane to natural gas, and natural gas to liquid propane.

• Free Custom Paint Jobs: If you purchase any piece of used restaurant equipment from One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment that can be painted, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment will paint it for you, absolutely free. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment offers black, white, and silver for free, but if you want your piece painted any other color, simply bring it in and the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment professionals will paint it for you, absolutely free. Use your imagination.

• Free Custom Cutting Boards: One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment will install a free custom cutting board on any used refrigerated prep table or prep table you buy from One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment!

• Free Delivery to Nearly All of Florida: This is the one that’s gonna save you hundreds. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is the only used restaurant supplies dealer in the Sunshine State that delivers to nearly all of Florida, absolutely free! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivers for free to Orlando, Sanford, Tampa, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, and many other areas! Call for delivery dates and details!

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

One Fat Frog, the Cocktail!

One Fat Frog…the cocktail? Awww yeah. The drink Fat Frog is a fruity combination of 3 of Europe’s most popular selling 5% “alcopops” or malt-beverages. It’s therefore most popular in Europe, namely Britain and British holiday destinations where the ingredients are more readily available.

• 1 bottle Smirnoff Ice
• 1 bottle Bacardi Breezer Orange
• 1 bottle WKD Original Vodka Blue

Get 2 pint glasses, pour one half of Smirnoff Ice into one pint glass and the rest in the other glass, then do the same with the orange breezer, then followed by the Blue WKD. Mix, and the drink should turn green. Add ice as desired, and serve.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Super Slim, Sleek Coke Cooler

Check out this super slim, super sleek Coke cooler spotted out in the field by Google Girl! Very cool, but I honestly can’t figure out how you get to the bottles.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Orlando Weekly Reviews Orlando’s Food Trucks!

Orlando is quickly becoming the Food Truck Mecca of the universe. The staff of the Orlando Weekly recently rated the top food trucks in Orlando and provided nice little write-ups on them all. Check out the entire article here.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Restaurant Supplies by the Truckload

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is like the cure-all for your restaurant supply needs. No matter what kind of restaurant you may run, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment has got the restaurant supplies you need to have the strongest, most dynamic, and most versatile restaurant in your area – possibly in the world. We’ll see. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment has been in the business for years and we’ve provided a countless number of restaurants, bars, pizzerias, food trucks, bakers, cafes, etc. with all of the used restaurant supplies they could possibly need.

Every week, more and more truckloads of used restaurant supplies are coming into the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment warehouse of Orlando, and just as fast as they’re loaded off the truck, the used restaurant supplies are being cleaned, refurbished, and tested to be loaded onto another truck for delivery to one of One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment’s clients. Ask around, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is Florida’s number one dealer in used restaurant supplies.

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment has a staggering amount of used restaurant supplies – everything you could possibly need for your restaurant’s hot and cold line, as well as used restaurant furniture. All of the used restaurant supplies sold by One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment come with a 30 day parts and labor warranty.

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment specializes in working with start-up restaurants. Even if you’ve never been in the restaurant industry before, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment wants to finance you for all of the used restaurant supplies you need! As long as you can sign your name and have a pulse, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment can get you approved for all of the used restaurant supplies you need! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is the only used restaurant supply dealer in the nation with its own in-house finance manager. This gives One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment the edge when it comes to getting you approved for all of the used restaurant supplies you need!

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivers used restaurant supplies for free to more parts of Florida than any other used restaurant supplies dealer in the Sunshine State. Every day, the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivery crew is making free delivery runs to Orlando and the surrounding areas, and once a week, the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivery crew is heading out to specific cities all over Florida. Take advantage of this great deal on used restaurant supplies today and save hundreds on used restaurant supply delivery!

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

List of Equipment Used at Subway

The wealth of knowledge seems bottomless at One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment. It’s only fitting and matches our selection of used restaurant equipment. Here is an abbreviated list of used restaurant equipment that’s available at Orlando’s One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment that one might find in a Subway or Firehouse Deli:

  • Nu-Vu Proofer / Convection Oven
  • refrigerated cold table
  • slicer
  • Amana oven like Turbo Chef
  • refrigerator
  • freezer
  • walk in refrigerator
  • soda fountain
  • ice tea dispenser

So if you are looking for used restaurant equipment, come to the nation’s preferred used restaurant equipment delivery.  Call 407-480-3409 or stop by our Mega Warehouse across from McDonald’s.

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

New Olympic Sport: Wal-Mart Luge

At least grab him a helmet from sporting goods.

One Fat Frog * 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail * Orlando, FL * 407-480-3409

Healthy Options and Value Leaders in Chain Restaurants

“Healthy choice” and “brand value” are the strongest motivators for restaurant chains consumers when it comes to decision making, category expectations, and engagement with brands, according to a survey of Brand Keys, a New York based brand consultancy. The survey of 49,000 consumers aged 18-5 years old throughout the country food brands that can meet or exceed customer expectations for experience and authentic brand values lead their categories. Here are the most popular brands:

OVERALL:
1. Domino’s
2. Dunkin’ Donuts
3. McDonald’s
4. Papa John’s
5. Ruby Tuesday
6. Subway

CASUAL DINING:
1. Rub Tuesday
2. Outback
3. Chili’s
4. Olive Garden
5. IHOP/Red Lobster (tie)
6. TGI Friday’s
7. Hooters/Applebee’s (tie)
8. Arby’s

PIZZA:
1. Domino’s /Papa John’s (tie)
2. Pizza Hut
3. Godfather’s
4. Round Table
5. Chuck E. Cheese’s
6. Little Caesars

QUICK-SERVE:
1. McDonald’s/Subway (tie)
2. Wendy’s
3. KFC
4. Burger King
5. Hardee’s
6. Quiznos
7. Taco Bell

I’m perfectly okay with these lists, but how in the world did Arby’s get categorized within the “casual dining” section rather than “quick-serve?” Get real.

One Fat Frog * 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail * Orlando, FL * 407-480-3409

Free Restaurant Equipment Delivery to Ocala and Gainesville, FL

If you didn’t know by now, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment offers more free delivery to more parts of Florida than any other used restaurant equipment dealer in the Sunshine State. Every day, the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivery crew is making driving all over Florida, leaving behind a trail of high-quality, refurbished, restaurant equipment (and broken hearts) in their wake.

One day during the week, the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment’s delivery crew makes a special delivery run to a certain spot in Florida – hitting up every point in between that spot in Orlando. Coming in a few weeks is a free delivery run to the Ocala/Gainesville area! What does this mean? If you own a restaurant in the Ocala Gainesville area, purchase your used restaurant equipment from One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment now, and get it delivered for free when One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment makes this free delivery run.

This free delivery run offer applies to Ocala restaurants, Gainesville restaurants, Ocala pizzerias, Gainesville pizzerias, Ocala bakeries, Gainesville bakeries, Ocala diners, Gainesville diners, Ocala food trucks, Gainesville food trucks, Ocala delis, Gainesville delis, Ocala quickservice restaurants Gainesville quickservice restaurants, Ocala cafes, Gainesville cafes, Ocala churches, Gainesville churches, Ocala retirement homes, Gainesville retirement homes, Ocala daycare centers, Gainesville daycare centers, etc.

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment offers package deals as well as quick cash deals on the entire stock of used commercial restaurant equipment. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment also offers and easy financing plan for those who need it. No one will be turned away. No matter what condition your credit is in One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment can get you approved! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment is the only used commercial restaurant equipment dealer in the nation with its own in-house finance manager! This gives One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment a serious advantage when it comes to getting you approved! Find out more about the One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment finance plan and download an application here: http://onefatfrog.com/financing.htm

One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment offers free gas conversion from liquid propane to natural gas and vice versa, free custom cutting boards, free custom paint jobs (want hot pink, you got it!), and did I mention FREE delivery to more areas of Florida than any other used commercial restaurant equipment dealer?

Yes, One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivers absolutely free to nearly all of Florida with more delivery runs being added every month! One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment delivers for free to Orlando, Jacksonville, Ocala, Gainesville, Tampa, St. Augustine, Lakeland, Lake Mary, Sanford, and more! Call for details!

One Fat Frog • 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail • Orlando, FL • 407-480-3409

Help Make Your Chefs Happy With Restaurant Equipment

While back rubs and free vacations to Maui help, there are more practical (and less offensive) ways to make the chefs of your restaurant happy. If your chefs are happy, this will lead to a development and a maintaining of a healthy working relationship between management and chefs, servers and chefs, etc.

Trying to identify what chefs really want can be challenging and requires a trained ear. That’s why it’s important for individual members of the supply chain to develop a solid working knowledge of the latest culinary trends ad how chefs approach them both in terms of menu and execution. Allow your chefs – ask them even – about what they want and how to reach a successful condition.

Here are some attributes chefs want in their restaurant equipment today:

- PERFECT TEMPERATURE CONTROL: This includes impact-resistant induction burners, built-in true slow cookers, and built-in slow circulators.

- EASY CLEANING: Washing electronic equipment can be challenging, and when it comes to low and slow cooking techniques, including barbeque, wood smoking is desirable but also very hard to clean. In some instances, it can take a staff member 45 minutes to clean a piece of restaurant equipment. With this in mind, it’ll pay off to seek out self-cleaning restaurant equipment.

- EASY STORAGE: When it comes to oddly shaped equipment, it is suggested to include storage options that keep all of the parts together, making the unit easy to store and use.

- MULTIPURPOSE RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT: Look for pieces of restaurant equipment that can accomplish several tasks.

There you have it – just a few things to keep in mind when looking for restaurant equipment. One Fat Frog Restaurant Equipment would be happy to help you pick out restaurant equipment for your bar, pizzeria, bakery, diner, deli, cafe, quickservice restaurants, etc.

One Fat Frog * 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail * Orlando, FL * 407-480-3409

2012 Kitchen Innovations Awards!

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) announced the 21 products that received its 2012 Kitchen Innovations Award, which recognizes cutting-edge foodservice equipment. An independent, expert panel of judges compromised of internationally recognized food facilities consultants, multi-unit executives and design experts selected Kitchen Innovation Award recipients for significant innovations that improve quality, productivity, service, and sustainability.

Award recipients will be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations Pavilion at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago.

Here’s a look at some of the 2012 Kitchen Innovation ward recipients:

- Alto-Shaam, Inc.’s Combitherm Automatic Grease Collection System
- Bettcher Industries, Inc.’s Optimax Compact Automatic Batter-Breading Machine
- CookTek Induction Systems, LLC’s SinAqua Waterless Food  Holding System
- Ecolab Inc.’s ActiveView HDI, Health Department Intelligence
- Franke Foodservice Systems, Inc.’s Ice Machine Sanitizing Device
- Vulcan, VTEC’s Infrared Charbroiler

One Fat Frog * 11473 S. Orange Blossom Trail * Orlando, FL * 407-480-3409