Kitchen Design & Layout Trends

Mike MassieBest Restaurant Equipment & Design, Inc.

Doing More With Less

• Design Assistance

• Kitchen Space

• Equipment Utilization

• Labor Savings

• Energy, Water and Oil

Design Assistance

• Doing More With Less

– Fewer people to get the work done.

– Innovation and ideas are needed,

please!

– Help: Using partners to help solve

problems.

– Survival: Need to use less of everything.

– Knock, knock. Washington is at the

door.

Kitchen Space

• Doing More With Less

– Reduce labor in all day parts.

– Flexible (unless you have a

crystal ball).

– Get it done in less space.

– Open kitchen: let’s watch the

cook.

Equipment Utilization

• Doing More With Less

– Doing more with less equipment.

– Getting better energy results.

– By the way, don’t mess up the output.

– Plan to use less. It’s a schedule thing.

– Too many cooks.

Labor Savings

• Doing More With Less

– Don’t watch the pot boil:

Unattended cooking.

– Faster cooking. Kind of like

Superman.

– Tech Savvy: More efficient

cooking, multi-stage cooking.

– Scheduling again.

– Time to clean.

Energy

• Energy Star

• Lighting

• Ventilation Systems

• Energy, Oil and Water

• Remote Monitoring

Energy Star

• Energy

– It’s a big deal. You pay for this every day.

– Fryers are one example of changes.

– Good news: Possible incentives (more money).

– The rules are changing.

– Refrigeration and the future.

– Millennials.

Lighting

• Energy

– Get past Thomas Edison.

– Codes are changing and so is lighting.

– Remember Beta tapes (will you

remember CFL’s?).

– Incentives (lower electric bill, too).

– Prices are coming down.

– P.S.: saves labor, too.

Ventilation

• Energy

– Variable speed: you can let off the gas pedal.

– It is automatic.

– Energy savings beyond the fans.

– Improve equipment life.

– Pay me now or pay me later.

Energy and Oil Savings

• Energy

– Newer fryers use less oil. $$$

– Fryers are just one example of

using less energy.

– Even char broilers don’t want to be

left out.

– Char broiler vs. griddle.

– Smarter equipment.

Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics

• Energy

– HACCP compliance.

– It’s like insurance.

– Another slide that says “saves you money.”

– Smarter refrigeration (and lights).

– Why are you defrosting again?

– There is even a phone app!

Kitchen Layout Trends

• Tighter Kitchens

• Farm to Table

• Equipment Trends

• Energy and Equipment

• Adaptable

• Technology

Tighter Kitchens

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Save steps and save money.

– Tighter spaces.

– Changes in dining styles.

– Labor is a big deal!

– Space is money. Add a table.

– Show off the food.

Farm to Table

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Changes in storage to meet farm to table.

– Prep space and labor.

– Seasonal, so be ready for change.

– Cooking changes.

– Chains do it, too!

– Sustainability.

Equipment Trends

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Combination ovens.

– Add some smoke.

– High-speed ovens fit the small plate.

– We still like fried food.

– Play in the water: dishwashers

and steamers.

– Adaptable, not custom.

– Induction isn’t just late night TV.

Energy and Equipment

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Energy costs keep rising.

– Wasted water is money down the drain

(literally).

– Energy Star and regulations.

– Energy and utility costs are driving

innovation.

– Unknown future for electric and refrigeration.

Adaptable

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Flexibility to change.

– I want a combi.

– Changing tastes need changing equipment.

– Custom can be like a lock on a door.

– “The only thing certain is change.”

Technology

• Kitchen Layout Trends

– Complicated easy.

– Kitchen management.

– Online ordering.

– Allowing for innovation.

– The computer says get a wrench.

Other Trends

• Fast Casual

• Sustainable

• Loud and Visual

• Social

• The Bar

Fast Casual Dining

• Other Trends

– Most dynamic segment.

– Different demands of space.

– Fits fresh and fits social.

– Opens the kitchen.

– Park the car, it’s fast.

Sustainable

• Other Trends

– Millennials care.

– Farm to table or, even better, my

backyard!

– Less processed.

– Minimal (this is good).

– Social responsibility.

– Environmental footprint.

Loud and Visual

• Other Trends

– Social media (the selfie).

– Being seen.

– Loud, noisy environments (visual and

sound).

– Jazz: Visual, textures and community.

– It’s social: Small plates and sharing.

The Bar

• Other Trends

– Craft beers. Rinsers and frosters, too.

– Wine by the glass.

– Cocktails. Make it special.

– More small plates, being

seen, and loud.

– It’s an experience.

Impacts

• It’s a big deal.

• Costs are rising.

• Dynamics are changing

because of costs, energy

shifts and changes in

regulations.

• Environmental policy is

affecting energy.

• Sustainability is important to

millennials and can help the

bottom line.

• Technology is answering

the challenges.

• Equipment is more than a

one-time cost.

• Today’s equipment can be

more versatile and faster.

• Equipment and design

impact the economics of

the restaurant.

• As food, labor and health

care costs rise, operators

must be creative to

generate a profit.

Thank You!

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