Summer is tough on restaurant refrigeration equipment. As heat and humidity rises, ice machines, refrigerators, beverage dispensers, and even walk-in coolers and freezers all must work harder. Emergency repairs can be costly, not to mention the potential loss of perishables.A little preventative maintenance can minimize or prevent these costly breakdowns during the hottest of summer days.
When trying to find the perfect jockey box for your event, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of options out there. These portable beer coolers vary on everything from number of taps, beer cooling type, and quality of materials.
In a 2007 study by the Chicago Sun-Times, they found that almost 20% of the restaurants and hotel bars they tested in the Chicago area had high levels of fecal coliform in their ice. They also found that most of the ice bins that produced a positive result were ones that were used by waitstaff or were otherwise exposed.
Summer is here, and that means soaring temperatures and customers eager to find a way to cool down. Make that decision a no-brainer for your customers by adding a commercial crushed ice maker to your restaurant, bar, or event booth.
A company would be nothing without loyal customers. To showour appreciation for everything you do for us, we are giving away FREE knife sharpeners with a purchase of $100 or more in honor of Father’s Day.
The Rapids team is proud to announce that one of our own has been recognized as the best of the best in customer service and sales at the 2017 FE&S’ Dealer of the Year and Industry Awards Gala. Luke Green, one of our Contract & Design Specialists, was named the FE&S 2017 DSR of the Year this past Saturday.
We know that when it comes to running a business, every cent counts. That’s why, at Rapids Wholesale, we offer bulk pricing on many of our most popular items – from faucets and beer line cleaner to chairs and silverware. All you have to do is type "bulk" in the search bar, and all of our quantity-discounted items will appear.
The race itself may only last two minutes, but the excitement and party atmosphere builds all day 'til the moment twenty horses Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.
Reduce, reuse, and recycle: it’s a phrase you’ve surely heard many times throughout your life, all with the same goal – protecting the environment by cutting down on the amount of waste we create every day. However, while these terms and the concepts behind them are very well-known, not many people know the full extent to which they can be implemented. One great example is the reusing of shipping materials such as cardboard, bubble wrap, and Styrofoam peanuts.
International Tableware (ITI) has a number of different off-white body colors for their dinnerware, including Bright White, European White, and American White. These colors are not the result of a pre-fire glaze – instead, they are the simply the color the clay becomes when it’s fired. This gives you a greater amount of flexibility when it comes to creating a dinnerware inventory that meets your needs, and you can rest assured that if your dishwasher accidentally breaks a ton of your plates, you will be able to order replacements without worrying about color.
