One of the biggest challenges faced by school nutrition directors in Florida school cafeterias is the ability to increase student participation. By increasing participation, schools can create additional revenue, have a greater nutritional influence on students, and even keep students safer by encouraging them to stay on campus.

Saving energy in a restaurant or foodservice operation can lead to greater profitability. In fact, according to ENERGY STAR, restaurants use from five to seven times more energy per square foot than all other types of commercial buildings.

Rep Prep from Eaton Marketing is an informative series that gives you access to one of our foodservice equipment experts. In this edition, spend 10 minutes with Alberto Soddu, and learn about his Italian background and how it led him to Eaton Marketing.

Breakfast and lunch are important times in any Florida school cafeteria. This is when school nutrition operators need to increase participation, provide nutritional value, create happier students, and ultimately drive revenue for the operation. With grab-n-go options, these objectives are a little easier to achieve.

Hey, this is Florida. Restaurants in our state need high quality ice for obvious reasons. Whether it's a high end ice program at a South Beach cocktail lounge or a seafood restaurant along the Gulf Coast, we need to keep things cool in our state.