Strong Business

Since 1996 Filta has been making waves in the food service industry, quickly becoming an internationally recognized name in the cooking oil and fryer management arena. Filta has built this strong reputation by offering business an environmentally friendly way to improve productivity and efficiency while saving money, first with the outstanding FiltaFry service, then in 2008 with the addition of the FiltaCool cold-storage management service and products. Filta has become widely associated with better, greener business, improved safety and big savings.
Strong Support

Filta offers franchisees a solid support base for their businesses as well. As part of any introductory package into the Filta Family, a new franchisee is provided with comprehensive in-field training, as well as in-depth business training to make sure that their franchise gets off to a great start. Each new franchisee is also provided with a Business Development Manager who will work alongside the franchisee in the field during the initial setup stages of the new business. The BDM will not only work to help train the new owner is business and marketing strategy, but will actually work with the franchisee to establish a regular, recurring customer base. The BDM will do everything within his/her power to ensure that a new Filta owner has a reliable source of revenue through the fledgling business before the owner ever sets out on his/her own.
The strong support does not end after the new business is established either. Filta proudly offers ongoing advice and support. Anytime a franchisee needs a hand, Filta is there via its toll-free number to lend assistance.

Strong Customer Base

Because of the types of services that a Filta Franchises offers they are able to rely on a relatively small customer base to supply repeat business. FiltaFry customers include hotels and resorts, restaurants, airports, fast food outlets, hospitals, schools, sports venues and grocery stores – anywhere foods are fried. FiltaCool extends support to all those venues as well, plus any other market that utilizes cold-storage, such as convenient stores and florists. Furthermore, because each franchise is given and exclusive territory, there is no fear of in-house competition.

Strong Flexibility

Filta franchisees experience a level of freedom that many other franchisors do not. The mobile service can easily be run from home and is simple to administrate. Start-up costs are low, as are stock and overhead expenses. Franchisees have the option of growing their businesss and adding more vans to meet the needs within their territories or even to expand to new ones.
Filta offers aspiring business owners the ability to find their economic success in an exclusive niche providing two great services: FiltaFry and FiltaCool. The strength of the business, the great support of the Filta Family and the ease of doing business all make these an attractive option to potential owners. It’s easy to see how Filta can help a prospective entrepreneur reach his or her business goals.

FiltaFry

Every Franchisee provides the essential FiltaFry Service to customers in his or her territory an average of one to two time each week. However, the actual performance of your business hinges largely on your effort, dedication and the enthusiasm that you bring to the job. After all, it is your business and no one is going to motivate you to succeed other than yourself. It is up to you whether you do 4 service calls in a day, or push yourself to do 8. Only you can decided and in the end is you who benefits most from putting in that extra effort to maximize your business’s potential.
Most people are drawn towards going into business for themselves by the strong feeling of independence. Business ownership allows you to take control of your destiny. More importantly it allows you to take total control of your finances.

The FiltaFry service charge is calculated by the amount of oil that is to be filtered for a given location. Accordingly, the value of each job varies somewhat, but the average service charge per call is $66.85, serviced either once or twice a week. At 8 calls per day, 5 days per week that works out to around $2674 each week less expenses. As your business grows you may consider expanding to a multi-van operation. The potential to increase profits (allotting for the costs of hiring on another technician) is great. Additional techs may be trained by you if you have been authorized, or can be trained by Filta.

Since it’s your business, you are free to work the hours you choose. However, the smart franchisees will quickly realize that some hours are more profitable than others. Lunchtime is usually a rushed and hectic time for most restaurants, thus not a good time to make a service call. On the other hand, early afternoon calls to establishments such as schools, colleges, offices and hospitals can be quite profitable.

FiltaCool

Your business may also provide the FiltaCool service, if your customers desire to see savings in their coolers systems as well. FiltaCool panels may be leased from Filta. These panels are simple to install and are exchanged every 3 months. You “de-gass” the panels at your personal convenience at your home office. These panels are then ready for re-use either at the same location or at another business. The average customer employs the use of 6 panels at $12 per panel per month – roughly $72 per customer each month.
Hopefully this has given you a little bit of a clearer view as to what you might expect from owning a Filta Franchise. As you can see, there is definitely some significant money to be made in this business. However, don’t be fooled into thinking it comes without effort. As with most things in life, you get only in proportion to what you are willing to put in.

As struggling businesses look to cut costs, the small but growing industry of cost reduction services is flourishing in the current economic environment. In times like these, anything that helps a business lower  its operation costs is going to be a welcomed service. Several companies are taking such needs all the way to the bank, but an cooking oil filtration company known as The Filta Group found a particularly unique niche that combines the benefits of cost reduction with the social capital of going green for restaurants and commercial kitchens. Win-win situations are rare when environmental initiatives work in tandem with profit strategies, but the company based out of Orlando, Florida is succeeding by doing just that. Called Filta, this green franchise focuses on environmental and efficiency solutions for restaurants and commercial kitchens. The company’s largest product is an oil microfiltration service, known as FiltaFry, which allows cooking oil to be used effectively for a much longer period of time, thus improving food quality and the life of the frying systems. It is a service that most restaurants had never heard of until Filta Group started franchising their FiltaFry service in the 90’s. Oil filtration is exactly what it sounds like. The company uses a proprietary technology to filter impurities out of used cooking oil to extend its use life. The company says it can extend oil life by up to 50%, reducing costs for restaurants (far more than the cost of the service) while lowering their impact on the environment. According to Filta’s president Jason Sayers, the company has filtered over 250 million pounds of oil since it’s inception, or enough to fill an entire football stadium. That’s a tremendous positive impact on the environment, as well as the profits of thousands of restaurants and commercial kitchens. The word is beginning to spread. Starwood Hotel Brands, which includes the likes of Sheraton, Aloft, Westing, St. Regis, and other hotel leaders, entered a deal with the company recently to offer Filta’s services to the  hundreds of hotel-managed restaurants and commercial kitchens in its management portfolio. A national agreement was reached with the hotel giant after a pilot program yielded an impressive 37% reduction in costs associated with frying oil processes or roughly $570,000 in savings. Other major corporations are soon to follow suit as the attraction of cost reduction, and the added social capital of going green, grabs the attention of upper financial management and sustainability managers alike. The only downside is that oil filtration services are not yet available nationwide to fill the ever-increasing demand for such a service. Analysts expect this demand for oil filtration to increase 25% annually for the next several years, as going green and cost reduction becomes the motto of every Fortune 500 company and small restaurant chain alike. Filta Group president Jason Sayers put it best, “fried food isn‘t going anywhere anytime soon. Fryer’s are an essential part of almost any commercial kitchen. We just found a way to make them more efficient and profitable for restaurants. If we can make a profit making their business more profitable, then we have done our job.” Staying true to its food service cost-reduction core, Filta has also just released a new service known as FiltaCool. This unique system utilizes passive moisture-controlling technology to increase refrigeration efficiency in restaurant coolers. The move is paying off for Filta and clients alike. Studies have shown the system’s ability to significantly increase the efficiency of refrigeration systems to control humidity and temperature, two major factors that help decrease energy costs in cold-storage. This passive and relaltively inexpensive service allows commercial kitchens, and restaurants to reduce operations costs even further than FiltaFry alone. If you have not yet seen a Filta mobile service van in your area, expect to see it soon. The company is barely keeping pace with the number of new requests for franchise information. In times like these, it is good to see any company thriving. Especially one that combines green initiatives with profitability. Companies like Filta are the next evolution in the new economy. They are proof that social responsibility and profit can be achieved at the same time.

If you are interested in contacting Filta Group you may do so through Janet Rusk at the following number or email.

Jrusk@filta.com 407-996-5550

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