5 Ways a Welbilt Equipment Package Can Strengthen Your Business

Using compatible, automated equipment has long been a best practice in the manufacturing industry to streamline operations and contain costs. From reduced acquisition cost, quicker training and employee retention to materials management and efficient equipment maintenance, it is a proven way to compete in a crowded global marketplace. 

The same applies to commercial and noncommercial kitchens. Large or small, your kitchen is in essence a food factory, where labor and materials are precious resources. 

The more work your equipment does at the push of a button, the more time you and your team have to focus on the creativity and service that differentiate you from your competition.

If you’re thinking about purchasing or leasing new kitchen equipment, please note that lead times for most equipment items (in foodservice and elsewhere) are longer than usual this summer, so it’s more important than ever to plan ahead.

As you consider your options, here’s how choosing an equipment package from the Welbilt brand portfolio can make a positive impact across your operation:

1. Quick Employee Onboarding

With employee turnover at historically high rates, training can be a constant drain on time and money. 

A suite of kitchen equipment with simple, standardized touchscreen controls like the Welbilt easyTouch display (examples shown here) can reduce training time by days, getting new employees working independently faster while producing the consistent quality your customers expect.

2. “Kitchen of the Future” Digital Technology

Applying digital technology to kitchen operations makes it easy to gather valuable information and put it to work so your operation can adapt faster and more efficiently. Better still, you don’t even have to be onsite to see what’s happening in your kitchen(s).

Welbilt’s KitchenConnect®* digital service offers numerous ways to leverage data to optimize your processes and bottom line while improving the guest experience. Its dashboard unlocks all the equipment information you need to optimize the operation of your kitchen. Below are examples of the information you can access with KitchenConnect.

Report Management: Production statistics, utilization rates, consumption data (electric, water, consumables), operational status, time charts (peak/low), food demand analysis, error logs, and more.

Service Management: Equipment diagnostics, error resolution guidance, service reports, warranty service, and more.

Menu Management: Remote menu and cookbook downloads, product image management, companion app recipe creation and modification, recipe library viewing and sharing, and daypart assignment.

Quality Management: HACCP data, temperature data, cycle times, product quality data, cleaning cycles, and more.

Equipment Asset Management: Model and serial #, location, status, service provider, installation data, documents, manuals, videos, warranty information, store ID, and remote software downloads.

3. Discounts

A purchase of three or more pieces of Welbilt equipment may qualify you for additional discounts. Your Wallin FSR rep can help you take advantage of any available savings opportunities.

4. Simplified Financing

Purchasing multiple pieces of equipment from the Welbilt brand portfolio makes it easy to finance the entire package with a single monthly payment. Welbilt’s partnership with Marlin Capital can provide you flexible financing solutions to acquire the quality equipment you need from Welbilt’s industry-leading brands without an up-front cash investment: 

• Flexible pay structures and predictable, low monthly payments
• One monthly payment covering equipment, installation, service, and freight costs
• Credit preservation
• Tax benefits

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5. Section 179 Tax Deduction

Section 179 allows your business to write off the entire purchase price of qualifying equipment for the current tax year (up to $1,050,000 for the 2021 tax year), which means that you can purchase the equipment that you need now. Learn more about the Section 179 Tax Deduction here.

When you’re ready to equip your future-friendly, cost-saving kitchen, we can help. Contact us.

Welbilt offers 12 leading brands worldwide with a broad product portfolio that provides a full kitchen of solutions designed to improve productivity, quality, and profitability.

* Welbilt KitchenConnect is available on the following Welbilt brands: Convotherm 4 & mini Combi Ovens, Crem Carrara and Unity, Delfield Specification® Line Refrigerators, Frymaster  FilterQuick® with FQ4000 fryer, Garland XPress® Grill, Kolpak Wi-Fi ArcticFox® Walk-Ins, Lincoln  2428 & 3240r Conveyor Ovens, MercoMax® Visual Holding Cabinets, Merrychef eikon® e2s, e4s, Multiplex Fresh Blender®, and Cleveland easyDial™ Kettles (coming soon). To learn more and see a KitchenConnect demo, click here and click on the KitchenConnect tab.