Foodservice Equipment Testing and Validation
Food Technical Consulting (FTC) has a stellar reputation for new foodservice equipment innovation, selection, and testing. Team members led the development of an innovative new patented rotisserie cooking platform that a Top 10 QSR restaurant chain continues to use 10 years later. FTC has partnered with major energy companies like The Southern Company and Georgia Power to conduct structured equipment food tests that measure food quality, equipment performance, and determine lifetime ownership cost using NAFEM (National Association of Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers) and ASTM costing models. We also partner with the leading national equipment testing laboratory for Energy Star™ testing and certification. Once the equipment selection and testing process has been completed, FTC continue to manage and monitor all final phase field testing to insure field performance meets the functional equipment requirements.
FTC uses its own trademarked “FastTrac™ Equipment Selection & Testing Process” to determine our clients equipment needs, then writes Requests for Information (RFI) and Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) so the equipment can be competitively sourced through multiple manufactures to insure the lowest purchase cost. To meet this business goal, we have partnered with the largest U.S. foodservice equipment distributor to select and source equipment at the lowest volume discount price. We participated with a Top 10 QSR chain to reduce overall equipment purchased pricing almost 50% below previous costs.
Foodservice Equipment Innovation, Selection, & Testing Services:
- Best-of-Breed Equipment “Short List” Selection with Cost Estimates
- Schedule Supplier On-Site Demonstrations and Supplier Plant Visits
- Structured Foodservice Equipment Food Testing – w/ Culinary Chefs as needed
- Cooking, Heating, and Holding Cycle Testing
- Energy Star Laboratory Testing
- Equipment Cost of Ownership and ROI Calculations
- Field Store Testing
Food Innovation Workshops
The Food Innovation Institute (FII), the education and training division of Food Technical Consulting sponsors unique food innovation classes on an international basis based on two Harvard Business Press innovation books.
Learn More...Structured Food Cost Reduction Consulting
FTC uses its own copyrighted PROCAM© Process Cost Analysis Methodology at the manufacturing plant level to reduce your food costs through improved production efficiencies and unnecessary processing costs at the SKU level – sometimes called Activity Based Costing (ABC).
Learn More...Food Safety & Quality Assessment Consulting
FTC develops detailed food safety; HACCP, quality assurance, and product recall programs for emerging new restaurant chains, or a critical assessment of existing programs in established chains. These quality gap assessments are critical in identifying holes in your customer food safety shield.
Learn More...A – Z Food Truck Business Development Consulting
FTC is passionate about mobile food retailing, and has assembled an expert team of food safety and equipment experts, culinary chefs, business and financial analysts, attorneys, and operations experts to help aspiring business owners develop and implement successful business and marketing plans.
Learn More...Continuous Quality Product Improvement Consulting
FTC provides proven expertise and experience at continually driving quality of your products at the manufacturing level to insure your customers last eating experience equaled their first WOW moment – and at lower food costs when applicable.
Learn More...International Supply Chain Development
FTC provides experienced supply chain development to support international store expansions through sourcing suppliers, product and process specification development, food safety/HACCP and quality program development, alternate supplier approvals, cost reductions, and continuous quality improvement.
Learn More...Business Intelligence Analytics
FTC provides world-class Business Intelligence (BI) marketing, finance, and operations analytics using world-class software systems. Our business intelligence analytics begin with an assessment of business KPIs.
Learn More...Food Litigation Expert Witness
Food Technical Consulting provides food litigation expert witness support to the restaurant industry in the areas of food product liability. plant safety, patent infringement product claims, contract disputes, product formulas, regulatory compliance, store operations safety, bioterrorism, and food processing issues.
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