Wallin Foodservice Resources

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye 2021. Don’t let the door hit you in the ***! Over the past two years, change coming from every direction was enough to throw e ven the most well-oiled foodservice operation off their game. Thanks a lot, 2020 and 2021; but 2020’s, we’re onto you now!  All that change was hard to digest in such a short time, but what if we try to look at it as the gift of resilience, a crash course in adapting to frequent, sudden change? Since the “surprises” don’t seem to be ending any time soon, we're wrapping up the year with 10 resilience-building takeaways from the first two years of this unparalleled decade. We’ve also added a few examples of strategies to address them. 1.   Find ways to do more in less time with less effort. Although this not a new concept, the need for it has become more critical than ever before. Simplify cleaning.  Instead of using multiple products to clean, sanitize, and disinfect, streamline the process with a produ...

Have you ever day-dreamed about what it would be like to have a robot in your foodservice operation? It would be super productive, get along with everyone, and it would never talk back, call in sick, or quit without notice. Ahh! That would be amazing! Employee turnover, rising wages, and a smaller labor pool have made it harder than ever to maintain the staff needed to serve customers the way they want to be served, so foodservice robots are coming to the rescue. Robots used to be the stuff of fantasy, and those of us who grew up watching the Jetson’s on TV are now seeing our childhood dreams become reality with video calls (careful what you wish for!) and automated devices that do anything from vacuuming floors to making frozen drinks. “Frozen drinks?” you say. That’s right: frozen drinks!  Limited space and limited staff can provide a seemingly limitless cold beverage menu expansion with Fresh Blends by Multiplex . With an average payoff of 6 to 9 months, this smoothie ro...