Menu Price Inflation Continues Slower Than Grocery Prices
Food prices continue to rise significantly, but the rate of increase seems to be peaking. There continues, however, to be a disconnect between the rate of inflation between grocery and menu prices. In January, at-home food prices rose at an 11.3% annual rate. This is a half percent slower than the month before and the […]
FASTCILITY NOW PROUDLY SERVING Florida!
We’re excited to announce that we have expanded to the great state of Florida! We will now be servicing Florida in the Panhandle region out of Tallahassee. Fastcility is dedicated to helping major chains and mom-and-pop grocery, retail, hospitality, convenience stores, and coffee shops in Florida serve their customers better by supporting their most vital equipment […]
Fastcility Brings New Level of Service for Coke Distributor in Orange County!
Fastcility has taken over the vast majority of maintenance for the biggest Coke distributor in Orange County! Reyes Coca‑Cola Bottling is a proud West Coast and Midwest bottler and distributor of Coca‑Cola brands. They operate numerous facilities in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Tennessee, and Wisconsin – manufacturing and delivering Coca-Cola products to restaurants, sporting venues, businesses, […]
Fastcility’s Biggest Stories for 2022
This year has been packed full of headlines that have impacted our customers. We’ve been proud to cover relevant news here in the blog, not only about food and beverage but also about the economy as a whole. We’ve also been excited about Fastcility’s expansion into two new states: Alabama & Arizona. We started out […]
Thanksgiving Will Be Expensive, Should We Eat Out?
Inflation has been in the headlines all year so how are consumers dealing with it? How are restaurants coping? Each month this year businesses and the government have been focused on how inflation compares to the same month last year. All consumers seem to know is that they have to cut back somewhere, somehow. When […]
Top Hot Dining Trends for 2023 – Take Out, or Dine-In?
Restaurants have really been challenged in the last few years. Survival has been top-of-mind, but what about looking forward to seeing what happens next? Interestingly two opposing priorities seem to be on diners’ minds. Most of the problems affecting restaurants are the same problems that have impacted the larger economy. Supply chain problems, labor shortages, […]
Save 25% on HOT Beverage Dispensing Machine Maintenance
Fall Special: 25% Off Preventative Maintenance on all HOT Beverage Dispensing Machines For a limited time, you can get 25% off any HOT machine service through November 30th, 2022! Use code “NOV22” when you call. We are a multi-vendor service provider and can service all commercial hot beverage dispensing machines, including coffee and espresso machines, […]
Restaurant Sales Are Better Than Pre-Covid, But…
Restaurants have been on a rollercoaster ride for over three years of shutdowns, supply chain issues, and labor shortages. Now, could there finally be good news for the restaurant industry? Full-service restaurant sales, as reported by companies like the Cheesecake Factory, Cracker Barrel, and Denny’s, were higher in the third quarter of 2022 than in […]
Is Unfiltered Water Ruining Your Your Equipment?
Do you have a shiny new espresso machine, combo oven, or steamer? – Well, it’s not going to stay that way if you use unfiltered or poorly filtered water. In your head, water is just water. It should be simple like you learned in school: H2O. But the clear liquid that comes out of your […]
Will You Be Forced to Switch to Electric?
You’ve seen the headlines. Cities like New York are mandating that no gas appliances of any kind can be used in new construction. Ithaca, N.Y., is planning to go a step further and retrofit older buildings to eliminate gas appliances. Up to this point, there have been no outright bans on commercial gas ovens or […]