Cafeterias are more than just places to eat. Whether it's a school lunchroom or a corporate cafeteria, the right setting can increase participation, keep students and employees on campus, and even increase sales. To make the most of your Florida cafeteria, there are a few design options to consider.

Keeping employees on campus can have many advantages. It encourages interaction. It helps create a company's culture. And it can even be a revenue stream. There's a reason companies like Google are putting major resources into their corporate cafeterias, both in terms of the food products they serve, as well as the designs in which those products are delivered.

Nothing has greater impact on operating costs and employee well being than commercial kitchen ventilation. And when you consider regulations and energy efficiency certificates like LEEDS and ASHRAE, there are even more reasons to consider advanced concepts like demand control kitchen ventilation.

School cafeterias are a central part of every Florida school, whether it's an elementary school, middle school, or high school. A successful school nutrition program depends on revenue that comes from student participation, and one way to help ensure it is to provide an enticing environment in which to display and serve food.

There could be as many as hundreds if not thousands of Florida schools that do meet current energy standards as set forth by the U.S. Department of Energy's ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010. But what are these regulations, what do they mean for your Florida school cafeteria, and how can deficiencies be corrected in a timely and cost-effective manner?