Thanks to Franchise Direct, franchising is going green.

As businesses continue to embrace environmentally-friendly practices, the franchising industry has witnessed the recent growth in green franchises. As such, Franchise Direct, the world’s leading portal for franchise opportunities, is proud to announce the launch its own line of green businesses. Eco-conscious business practice represents the way forward and Franchise Direct is looking to provide the entrepreneurial world with a green injection.

The reasons for a green conversion are bountiful. The world can no longer sit idly by and expect the earth’s resources to replenish themselves. And while necessity drives the engine of environmentally-friendly commerce, profit is still part of the equation. The truth is, the time is coming is when environmentally-friendly practice will be the exception, not the rule, for small business owners. Innovative entrepreneurs are developing their green businesses at the moment and Franchise Direct has decided to provide them with platform for global success.

With Franchise Direct’s green franchises, entrepreneurs will be provided with a vast range of business opportunities linked together by a common commitment towards saving energy and utilising green energy methods. As the green marketplace continues to expand, Franchise Direct will be the central resource for this franchising sector, fostering the gradual evolution of the industry.

Take, for example, a company like Filtafry. In 1996, Filtagroup launched the Filtafry brand, after pioneering a cleaner oil filtration technique. Filtafry gained attention from restaurant owners immediately because it provided a more economical approach to oil filtration. Its environmental impact, however worthy, was something of a secondary concern. But Filtrfry sensed that a market was developing and chose to continue investing in its line of environmentally-sustainable products. Thirteen years later and Filtafry is at the forefront of its industry and living proof that green businesses can also be profitable ones.

The Franchise Filtafry is just one of the exciting environmentally-conscious companies that Franchise Direct now provides access to. There are also green opportunities with pizza, home cleaning and indoor air cleaning businesses with Franchise Direct. And this is only the tip of the franchising iceberg. As the marketplace responds to the present environmental challenges, green franchises like Filtafry will become more and more essential to commercial activities. You can be guaranteed that Franchise Direct will be on hand to provide entrepreneurs with direct access to the most innovative green businesses.

As the success of a company like Filtafry illustrates, there’s no stopping a unique entrepreneurial idea. If you’re an investor look to ride the crest of the green wave to financial success or if you have a sustainable business concept that’s ready to thrive on a national level, let Franchise Direct act as your conduit to profitability and business growth.

Author Information

Diana Thurmann
Franchise Direct

More Filta Franchise Owners complete their training at Filta’s USA headquarters in Orlando, FL.

These vans are ready to provide FiltaFry, FiltaCool and FiltaBio services.

By Julia Bauer | The Grand Rapids Press

GRAND RAPIDS — When General Motors shut down its 36th Street stamping plant last year, maintenance supervisor Mark Ruhland figured it was time to be his own boss.

“I heard about (GM) jobs in Flint, but I loved Grand Rapids, and I started looking at what I could do,” said Ruhland, 49. “There’s a thousand restaurants in Grand Rapids, so I looked at what they had to service these restaurants.”

A year later, he has a circuit of area restaurants where he purifies cooking oil to double its useful life.

Although he deals with 350-degree fryer oil and works a five-and-a-half day week, with almost no holidays, he would “never, never, never” look back.

“What I like about this is: I know exactly what I have — it’s my business,” he said.

Ruhland is part of a national trend — men middle-aged and older who have lost their jobs in the Great Recession. Looking for the next chapter of their working life, they decide they want to go on their own.

About 80 percent of jobs lost nationwide in recent years were held by men. The reason is simple: manufacturing, construction and other male-dominated industries were the hardest hit.

Some chose to go back to school. Others sent out stacks of resumes for so-so jobs paying less than their previous job with fewer benefits.

No wonder, then, more people cut off in mid-career are choosing to go into business for themselves. At least the long hours and low pay are their call.

That’s what the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College found. Workers 50 and older are more likely than younger workers to be independent, self-employed workers, and 23 percent of mature workers laid off in the past year are considering their own business.

In Michigan, with the nation’s highest jobless rate, the number of people taking the entrepreneurial plunge is surging.

“Last year, we saw a huge jump” in start-ups, said Dante Villarreal, Region 7 director of the Small Business and Technology Development Corp. based in Grand Rapids.

One in three participants who take the agency’s Fast Track small business training end up launching a company, he said.

In Grand Rapids, Ruhland also is focused on the future — and growth.

His Filta franchise is a one-man operation, but he’s expanding into Lansing this spring, aiming eventually to employ three vans and workers.

Ruhland clearly believes in the technology and environmental benefit he brings to Van Andel Arena, Fifth Third Ballpark, McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon, Brann’s steakhouses and other busy fry sites in the Grand Rapids area.

“Everybody loves you. They like you because they don’t have to do the nastiest job in the kitchen.”

Having invested in his Filta Franchise a year ago, Franchose Owner JJ Paul discusses the business and his experiences.  JJ Paul occasionally writes to this blog as a guest writer.

New Filta Franchose Owner Bob Smith talks on screen at the end of  his training course in Orlando, FL

Hot on the heels of  its “Best of Orlando award“ from The U.S. Commerce Association, The Filta Group was awarded 30th place in the national Franchise Hot 100 published by redhotfranchises.com.

This award recognizes the growth of individual franchisees in the Filta network as well as the strength of the business model during the trying economy of the last couple of years. 

The FiltaFry, FiltaCool and FiltaBio services combine to make up the Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions business.

Filta just launched its FiltaBio service. Once the cooking oil has come to the end of its life, Filta can collect the oil and immediately remove it safely from the site… in most cases with no waste oil drums or containers continually attracting rats and other unwanted issues.

From there, the oil is purified and the majority sent to be made into biodiesel, the safe and environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemical based diesel.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States spends about $475,000 a minute on foreign oil – a staggering number when you stop to think about it. The annual total spent on crude oil imports is approximately $250 billion. The U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil a day (that’s about 3 gallons a day for every person in the country), more than half of which is imported. By 2025, demand is expected to rise to 26 million barrels a day – about 60 percent of which will be imported.

Consider this: In addition, China’s rising oil demand and imports have made it a significant factor in world oil markets. China is second only to the U.S. in consumption, surpassing Japan for the first time in 2003. Transportation sector ranks first in consumption. Roughly 67 percent of all U.S. oil consumption is in the transportation sector.

About 37 billion gallons of on-road diesel are used each year in the U.S. According to the EIA, reducing demand for oil in the transportation sector will have to be the central component in any serious effort to reduce the overall demand for oil.

Professor Bob Ashley of the Rosen School of Hospitality and Hotel Management talks about the FiltaFry service.

See what people who have been to a Filta Discovery Day say… you may be surprised.  Here they talk about the day, the people they meet and the FiltaFry business.

Having completed the February training course, new Filta Franchise Owner Paul Casarotto speaks about his experience with joining the Filta team.

Definition: a person or thing that leads. A guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group. – Websters

Recently, while thinking of ways to better myself and my business, I decided to Google the term “Becoming a leader” and the search provided an amazing 48,800,000 results. WOW! It would take a really long time to read through all this, so I began thinking of my own experiences. Although I have only been in business for myself for a year, I have experienced a great deal in my 15 years in the work force. Unfortunately, I have seen more bad than good and it’s a sad reminder of how far we still need to go as humans. My experiences have left me with knowledge of how I would not like to treat employees and what I believe will produce the best results when employing people. By no means am I promising a magic solution to employment retention, but I have found a few key elements that seem to work really well and I want to make sure you have these tidbits I like to call jewels.

Employees are Assets
Treating an employee as an asset is typically the furthest from a manager’s mind. Actually, they are sometimes thought of as a “number” or a “liability”. If you are examining a balance sheet or performing payroll I would tend to agree with you, every employee is a number as well a liability. But when your balance sheet becomes part of your vocabulary, and employees are referred to as replaceable, there’s a fine line that has been crossed and problems will begin to occur. Resentment fuels the desire to sabotage and eventually quit. No one wants that. So what do you do? Well, know this. Everyone wants to know they have value. Not only in business, but in life. It is a fact, we spend one third of our lives working. Why not you as the owner create an environment that makes it the most enjoyable time of their life! Talk with them about where they see themselves in the next six months or year. What do they like to do? Fish, hunt, golf, etc.. Basically, get to know them and see how close the business goals are to there’s.

Create and Adhere to Strict Guidelines
Although I believe strongly in the way an employee is viewed and treated, I equally believe that there are guidelines that must be followed and adhered to. If not, then it disrupts the flow of owner to employee relations and some employees may even find themselves thinking you’re a push over. That is why you should immediately put in place a set of guidelines for the business. Your guidelines should encompass areas such as proper procedures for performing service, van cleanliness, client interaction, language, attire, etc. Make sure each employee is properly trained on these guidelines and two copies of the document printed. One for them to keep for reference and one for them to sign and return back to you. The signed agreement should be placed in their personal file. The guidelines also help to establish a baseline for them to follow, and shows that you will not accept anything less. Lastly, its equally important that you follow these guidelines as well. When everyone is on the same page, taking your business to the next level of growth becomes easier to accomplish.

Generate Purpose
If you were like me I started this business with enthusiasm beyond control. The world was (and still is) my oyster and all I needed to do was make it happen. I had pinpoint accurate purpose. Everyone wants to have that level of purpose in the job they perform each day. That’s what makes it worth getting up every morning at 4am, or going after the business that said “check with me next week” for the fourth time, or cleaning the van and machine after a 60 to 70 hour week. The same applies to your techs. They look to you for not only guidance, training, etc. but direction into the future. No one likes to take a road trip that has no destination……do they? I adhere to a quarterly meeting with my team. We meet first thing in the morning on Saturday around 7am. It is mandatory and they do get paid and feed. I keep them for about 1 hour. I figure my cost to do all this is around $50. That is a drop in the bucket when it compares to time spent replacing a tech.

Be Considerate
These guys you call technicians are no different from us when it comes to exhaustion. They are not robots (although at times I wish they were), they are humans also carrying with them emotions and feelings. I’m by no means asking you to have a kumbaya session each week around the family campfire with them, but I am asking that you be thoughtful of what they are going through. It wasn’t too long ago that I ran all the services and demos. 20 hours a week quickly became 50 to 60. At times I was physically shot and my emotions were less than desirable (ask my wife). This job is hot and dirty, especially in the summer months in the South. Ouch! So be considerate.

Show your Worth
Allow your employees the opportunity to show their worth. I know for a fact that if managers would stop micromanaging their employees they would see a better product. Most people want the opportunity to excel and be the best they can be. But they have to be given the opportunity. As a owner/manager take the time and listen to what your team has to offer. Sometimes they are totally off, but other times they may provide some serious value. Take everything said into consideration and decide if it can provide value to your business. Let your team help you be a leader in environmental kitchen solutions.

Be a Servant
Last but not least, serve. Serve not only your employees, but your community. Sure you can make a lot of money and sit back and receive a check, but what about your duty as a citizen of the human race? We are all here for not only our own purpose but the purpose of others. Although that may sound deep, its true. We have the responsibility to assist others in their time of need, to educate, and the list continues. Things that you can do include charities, teaching, helping at a shelter, etc. one activity I took on this year involves teaching at a local school once a week. It’s a fantastic opportunity to speak with younger people who want to be successful in business. Another involved a shoe collection for the people in Haiti. My family and I went around and asked neighbors and friends to give their shoes as well a dollar for each pair given. This in no way is intended to boast or brag about my accomplishments but an opportunity to empower you and see that it is the little things in life we do that make such a massive difference to others. Reflect on this quote and see what you can do tomorrow for others.

“Life is a place of service. Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

Recently I was chatting with a current customer about business. He was astonished as to how quickly the Filta name was getting out and around the Birmingham area. His immediate response was “you must be doing a lot of advertisement?” For a second I had to think about how to answer that question. Let’s first define advertisement. Conventional advertising is: a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc. – dictionary.com.

This is all good, but as you can see this involves money and I don’t think you need to spend one cent. Instead, I am a firm believer that the best advertisement is simple, its you.
Yes, you are the best advertisement and its priceless. How do you become that type of “priceless” advertisement you ask? I’ll tell you.

1. Get to know your customers. Your business is meant to be a long term relationship with each client. You should be deeply interested and equally knowledgeable about their business and their industry they compete in each day. My background has been Information Technology for the past 13 years. When I got into this industry I was an infant. Forget about crawling, I was doing my best to just roll over! A lot of reading and a lot of time speaking with each client about their business actually gained me an amazing amount of insight into this industry. But I gained so much more. Respect. Friendships. And the list continues. As business owners our job is to yes grow our business, be profitable, etc.. but its also about the client. Having the best interest of your client first and not your bank account will make you more profitable than you can imagine.
2. Get to know your product. Don’t just clean fryers, be a freakin madman expert of it!! Know about cooking foods at different temperatures, learn about oil structure…..know it all! I don’t think I need to go any further, but if you need some help in this category youtube.com has a pile of videos on everything from deep frying and how good it is for you if done right to how oil breaks down. The Internet is your Oyster!
3. Be one of the team! I was speaking with another customer about our service. He laughed and said “ I don’t know what to do with the fryers, you make this so easy we don’t have to do anything but cook in them!” He continued to tell me how “awesome” this service is and that if he had his own restaurant he would have us service immediately. He also noted, that although “Filta service cost them in the short term” in the long term it saves them on costly insurance hikes due to burns, workman comp, etc.. Of course I was grateful for the kind words and am genuinely excited that they get, well..…excited! During that time we discussed proper cooking of french fries and I spoke with one of his cooks about low oil level in a fryer and to it would be best to just turn off the fryer and use another. My point: Im one of the team! They all look up to me, not down on me. AND, I don’t wonder when I might lose them as a client, instead I think about what great service I can offer them next. (Matter of fact, this one client is currently demoing FiltaCool. If all goes well, I will be installing about 100 panels by the end of the month.)

Bottomline: be a team player and you won’t need to advertise, your clients will hand you business.

Enough said.

Its been almost a year since I became a Filta franchisee and the experience has been nothing short of superior. But I believe that my thoughts of joy have been created and did not happen by chance. Anything in life takes time, determination, and a will to succeed. Although that may sound a bit cliché, its true. Over the past year I have accumulated what I believe to be a few secrets to a successful franchisee and I want to share the wealth. Here we go!

1. Set Goals. Life is not life without some goals. Think about it, if you are planning a trip from Seattle, Washington to see a friend in Virginia Beach, VA a bit of planning must take place. Sure you could just say “ Im gonna head east to where the sun rises” but that wont work. Reason being, there’s a lot of east coast and “VaBeach” is a small speck on the coast. So, best bet is to look at a map (Paper, Internet, etc..) and chart your coarse. Although you may take a few scenic routes along the way, you ultimately know your final destination. Well guess what, our live’s are no different! Question is: how do I get started? Yearly I make a list of 10 goals. I then take each and work backwards. That’s right, backwards. The idea here is to determine what things must be set in place in order to get as close to that goal as possible. Take for instance; I want to add $10,000 per week to my FiltaFry business. WOW! That’s a lot! But if you break it down its not so bad. 10k divided into 52 wks is about $192 per week. If your average weekly account is $75 that tells you that you would need to add 2.5 new accounts per week. Right now you may be saying, “JJ, there is no way I can do that”. Well, if that is so, then change your end number to 5k or 3k or whatever you think you can obtain. Remember, be creative. That’s your job, you’re a business owner now.
2.  Just do it!. Yeah, that’s Nike’s, not mine, but is absolutely true. If you have to go do sales calls; Just do it! If you need to email a customer; Just do it! Don’t wait til some day, do it today!!!!! Its easy to get wrapped around the axle doing things that provide no true benefit to your business. Benefits to your business include, but are not limited too: sales calls to net-new clients, current customer interaction (referrals), reviewing technicians service, and Im sure you could add a few more. Bottom-line: If you have a goal know that the only way you will obtain it is by doing the things that are necessary to make it a reality. Just do it!
3. Let go. One of the hardest things I had to learn quickly was that I can’t do it alone. A close friend and very successful businessman told me when I was getting started “JJ, a time will come when you are going to have to lay down the MFU, vacuum, and oil and become a business owner”. At first that didn’t make sense, but it sure does now! In order to have a successful growing business I need a team. As the owner (Leader) my job is not about being in charge and doing the work. It’s about proper training and then letting go of that service and watching my employees run it for me. I know to some that may sound ludicrous, but its true. Let me give you a tidbit of info. Statistics show that upwards of 60% of Americans hate their job. Why’s that? Not enough money? No. Its about lack of growth opportunity and mostly about having meaning and purpose. If you try to do it all, your employees find that you just don’t need them. There is no reason for them to stick around, no purpose. If you let go your techs become your greatest asset. Its because of them that you will have the freedom to sell, meet with customers, and grow your business. Train them on what you know, empower them, and then let your employees play a vital part in the growth of your business, they won’t let you down.

I think that’s a good enough start. Too much and you might pop!
Take a deep breath……….. now dive in. The water is fine! ?

Ryan Johnson stood in front of the camera in North Carolina.  Here’s what he had to say.

The duties of a restaurant manager are varied and this career requires a great deal of multitasking and quick thinking. Depending on where you work, you will find that each and every restaurant manager has different duties in each food establishment worked in. In most, the restaurant manager is assisted in duties by sub managers, or assistant managers and crew leads. On occasion you will have larger restaurants who do have an executive chef that handles most of the kitchen management duties and takes care of the back of the line. However, for a general restaurant manager, there is a great deal of hard work and time put into the job that makes this a very broad range description.

For the most part, the restaurant manager’s duties begin with a heart of customer service. Yes, at times the restaurant manager will be the one that takes care of customer complaints, resolves issues and often, you will see the manager of any establishment out amongst the customers, helping the staff. A real hands on approach is always a benefit to being a great manager, and being able to be cautious and set a good example for the rest of your staff will enable you to do the work that is needed. There is also a great deal of organizational skill needed in this, as managers are more often than not responsible for taking care of inventory, stock, and doing everything from making schedules to analyzing trends in various sales to make sure that protocols are followed.

Being able to have a keen eye for detail is another area where managers must excel. Being able to keep accurate records of foods served, costs, losses, profits and sometimes making sure that a tip pool is accurately distributed is key. Also, being able to ensure that there are enough staff on at all times, and not an over staffing is very important to making sure that losses are kept under control and that customers are kept happy. A big part of this means being able to hire quality staff, from kitchen help to wait staff, to make sure that the employees on crew are reliable, friendly and helpful and that they can do the jobs that they are hired on to do. In keeping with high standards of quality, sometimes a manager may have to conduct certain interviews and disciplinary practices, and this can be something that requires a great deal of strength. Being able to discern when it is most appropriate to take action, and what those actions may be is another area where many managers have to take care to pay attention to detail.

On the whole, the role of a manager in a restaurant is a critical one, and a career path that is very carefully considered and worth working towards. Being able to be self motivated, hard working and committed to the continuing excellence of your restaurant are traits that all effective, efficient and forward moving managers posses.

A Look at FiltaNet
As you may have already heard, The Filta Group offers a vast and strong support network for all Filta franchises to help assist them in operating and growing their Filta franchises.

This expansive support base includes complete in-field training in the operation and administration of a Filta mobile business, as well as intensive instruction in marketing and promotion. Filta franchisees are also privy to ongoing support whenever it is needed via the toll-free Filta support line. As of June 2004 Filta franchisees have access to an even easier and more comprehensive means of 24 hour support through the innovative FiltaNet online support venue.

What is FiltaNet
FiltaNet is the online Filta Franchisee Support Intranet exclusively available to U.S. and Canadian franchise owners. The Intranet offers franchisees the tools and resources necessary to stay up to date on all of the latest exciting developments within the Filta Group. Franchisees can also participate in group discussions, contributing concepts about how they would like to see the brand grow and getting useful knowledge and support from other experienced and successful Filta franchisees.

The Filta Group views its independent owners as a part of their ever growing and rapidly expanding family, and wants its franchisees to feel the same. The FiltaNet helps to achieve this goal, making it possible for franchisees from across the North American continent to come together to exchange hints, tips and general support. Through the use of the Intranet it is easier than ever for franchisees to access one of the greatest benefits of franchising: the experience and knowledge of a strong network of peers.

How Does FiltaNet Work?
FiltaNet offers a valuable researching tool for franchisees working to grow their businesses. For instance, let us say that a franchisee has booked a free demonstration with a Brand X Restaurant location on Friday. The franchisee would be able to access the Intranet and do his homework well before the scheduled appointment ever takes place. FiltaNet will be able to supply the franchisee with information as to how many Brand X Restaurants are being serviced by Filta, what those locations are being charged for services and which franchisees are providing the services to those locations.
The franchisee is then able to post messages and confer with other franchisees about their successes and failures with Brand X Restaurants and get valuable advice. The franchisee can even ask around to see whether an existing Brand X Restaurant manager would be willing to give a verbal recommendation to the manager of the location the franchisee is going to be offering the demonstration to. Once the franchisee has landed the Brand X account, he can then seek advice on the Intranet as to how best to provide service for specifically tailored to Brand X Restaurants’ needs.

Other Features
FiltaNet also provides Filta franchisees with a number of other valuable tools. Franchise owners can access a secure internal e-mail system, a comprehensive topic-oriented discussion forum, a helpful Q&A section, regular news updates, polls and surveys. There is also an extensive online library for franchisees, complete with all documents relating to the Filta business. FiltaNet also provides a number of useful business links, a method of simple online monthly reporting, as well as complete and up-to-date lists of all chains being serviced around the country.

If you are like millions of other Americans, you probably wake up grudgingly each morning, rush through your morning routine and plod off to a job that you don’t find satisfying, personally or financially.  If you are one of the many stuck in a rut and living for the weekend, then maybe it is time for a change.  Wouldn’t you like to break away from the routine and become your own boss?

Small business ownership is not a just a pipedream.  With the Filta Group, business ownership can be a reality.  Owning your own business can be easier than you may have ever dared to hope.

The Filta Brand

Filta operates as small, mobile business that provide kitchen management services within the food-service and other industries in your area.  Most Filta franchisees run their business as owner-operated, home based ventures.  Filta franchises are inexpensive to start up and run at a very low overhead.

The Filta business offers two services, FiltaFry and FiltaCool.  FiltaFry is a full service fryer and waste oil management package.  FiltaFry helps business reduce the amount of oil they use in their fryers and helps to maintain fryers.  FiltaCool provides customers with multi-function filters for commercial coolers.  The FiltaCool filters regulate cooler conditions, helping coolers run more efficiently and keeping stored products fresh for longer.

Filta Franchising

Because Filta franchises are small operations that can be run from anywhere, the cost of starting up a Filta franchise is significantly less than most other franchising options.  For a single unit (one van operating within one territory), a franchise can be purchased and completely set up for less than $80,000.  That price includes more than just franchising fees and the equipment needed to run the franchise.  Filta also provides intensive training, both in class and in the field.

Larger multi-unit franchises are also available for those who wish to invest more and start bigger.  For just $195,000 you can get on the Premier Track plan.  The Premier Track package provides you with everything you need to run two units out in the field.  Your Premier Track Filta franchise will be assigned 4 territories to do business in, so you can truly maximize your business’s potential right from the start.  Filta will even assign a sales assistant to you for the first 90 days of your business to help you promote your new business and gain repeat customer accounts.

Filta and You

When you join the Filta family you join up with one of the fastest growing franchises in the country.  You get the backing and support of the Filta Group’s dedicated staff, as well as the knowledge and experience of hundred of successful Filta franchisees.  These experienced professionals are available anytime through the FiltaNet to help answer your questions and give you valuable tips and advice based on years of experience in the field.

Filta stands behind its product and services.  Even more importantly, Filta stands behind it’s family, the Filta franchisees.  When you’re with Filta your truly are “in business for yourself, but not by yourself.”

Every day millions of Americans wake up and trundle off to thankless and unfulfilling jobs.  Many dream of someday breaking away and becoming their own bosses with their own successful businesses.  Most will never realize that dream because they lack the education, experience, financial backing, or the actual drive to really go after it.  However, for those truly sincere in their desire for business ownership, Filta can help make that dream a reality.

What is Filta?

Filta is the industry leader in the business of environmentally friendly, cost effective business solutions for commercial kitchens.  Filta franchises offer two outstanding services, directly to commercial kitchens (i.e. restaurants, hospitals, airports, etc.), that help their customers operate more efficiently and save big money.  The FiltaFry service provides a comprehensive fryer and oil management service that reduces waste, promotes workplace safety, cuts energy use and improves food quality.  The FiltaCool service offers businesses that use cold storage a means of reducing spoilage, improving the taste of perishable goods, conserving energy and extending the life of their equipment.

Both of the Filta services are 100% environmentally friendly.  These services have been proven over time to save their users big money in the operation of their kitchen and to provide a better, safer work environment for their staffs.  Filta owners can rest assured that their services are in demand in the food-service industry.

Filta Education

It does not matter what your level of education or your level of experience is;  if you have the drive to step out and take control of your career, then Filta can help put you in the driver’s seat.  You don’t have to have a degree in business management.  Filta provides all new franchisees with in-depth training on the business administration tools needed to succeed with Filta.

Even if you have never operated a commercial fryer, Filta’s comprehensive training will transform you into a knowledgeable professional.  Franchisees are thoroughly trained in all aspects of fryer maintenance and care, as well as in the realm of commercial cooling units.  Filta provides its franchise owners with expansive classroom training and also hands-on training in the field, under the supervision of a successful Filta franchisee mentor.

Filta Affordability

With Filta, your finances don’t have to exclude you from the dream of business ownership.  Many franchises can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Because Filta franchises are small, mobile, owner-operated business they can be established for much, much less.  Single unit Filta franchises cost less than $80,000 to start.  This includes all of the equipment and stock needed to run a Filta franchise, plus all of the training needed to make your franchise a success.  Even better, Filta can even help you get financing for your franchise.  You don’t have to already be rich to meet your goal of business ownership.

Filta makes business ownership easier than ever before.  It is for this reason that Filta has been listed in the Franchise Times list of top 55 fastest growing franchisors on three consecutive years.  With Filta, you really can take charge of your life and your financial future by become a business owner.

You may have already heard about how Filta has made business ownership more accessible than ever before.  You may already be aware of how Filta makes owning a business a practical reality even if you have no prior business experience.  In fact, Filta has already helped hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs across the world achieve their goals of successful business ownership.  But just what are the realities of Filta franchise ownership?

Single Unit Filta Ownership

One of the reasons that Filta franchises are such a practical business move for people who are just starting out in the world of business ownership is because they are small operations that can be run from home and operated entirely by the owner.  For this reason, single unit franchise ownership is often the most practical way to get into the Filta business.  Single unit franchise ownership is extremely affordable and Filta can even help with financing in many cases.

The one time franchising fee to establish yourself as a Filta franchisee is an amazingly low $31,000.  This fee also covers establishing the territory in which your franchise will operate, free from competition by any other Filta franchise owner.  There is an additional $5000 Franchise Development Fund fee that helps in the promotion of your franchise to bring you more business.  Once you’re ready to get started with your franchise, everything you need to get your Filta business going is available in the Opening Package for $43,000.  This includes all your equipment, stock and Filta’s comprehensive training course to equip you with all of the tools you need to succeed with your business.  The total price tag to get you started with your own business?  $79,000.  That’s right, you could own your own business for less than the cost of a small home.

The Multi-Unit Option

Those looking to start big with their business are not limited to single unit Filta franchise ownership.  The Filta Group also offers a multi-unit, Premier Track Filta franchising package to meet the needs of those who want to start with an expanded Filta business.  Premier Track Filta franchise package includes two Opening Packages, with everything needed to operate two mobile Filta services and twice the initial stock of supplies.  The multi-unit package also includes, not 2, but 4 full territories to operate your franchise in!

To help get your multi-unit franchise off on the best possible footing, for the first 90 days of your new Filta business, you will also be provided with the support of a full-time sales support staff member.  Your sales support will help to establish a strong customer base throughout your 4 territories so that your business begins to grow and thrive right from the start.  The cost of multi-unit Premier Track Filta ownership is only $195,000.  That is, essentially, 4 times the franchise for only twice the cost of a single unit franchise.

Whatever your business needs, Filta can help you realize your dream of franchise ownership.  Why settle for slaving away at your dead-end job another day?  Call Filta and find out how easy it is to take control and go into business for yourself.

The Filta Group was already establishing itself as an international powerhouse, being named in Franchise Times top 55 fastest growing franchises for 3 consecutive years, when it introduced the FiltaCool service to compliment its acclaimed FiltaFry service.  FiltaCool means more ways to save big money for Filta customers, but what does FiltaCool mean for Filta’s hundreds of successful franchisees?

Expanded Customer Base

The addition of FiltaCool filters in 2008 opened up a whole new arena of potential customers for Filta owners.  No longer limited to offering services to establishments that use commercial fryers in their business, Filta franchisees are now able to provide amazing, cost saving benefits to any business that uses commercial refrigeration units too.  From grocery stores to florists, anywhere that business depends on keeping products cool can see drastic improvements in longevity of their products and increased efficiency in their coolers with FiltaCool filters.

Of course, most of the establishments that benefit from the FiltaFry fryer and waste oil management service  also use walk-in coolers or other forms of commercial refrigeration to store their produce and other perishables.  Now Filta owners are able to provide these customers with two great services in one visit.  With more potential customers, Filta franchisees are growing faster than ever before.

The Simplicity of FiltaCool

One of the most exiting aspects of the FiltaCool service, from a franchisee standpoint, is the fact that it is that the service is so incredibly easy to perform.  Installing the filter brackets into the cooler takes about 10 minutes to do.  After the initial installation, filter only need to be changed out every 3 months.  The process of swapping out filters takes only a minute or two.  It’s so quick and simple.

Added Revenue

Even though the FiltaCool filters take almost no time to install and maintain, they provide Filta owners with a constant source of revenue.  Customers rent FiltaCool filters at an average price of $12 per month.  Since the filters only need to be switched out every 3 months, that is $36 for just a few minutes of time.  When you consider that the average FiltaCool customer uses 6 filters in their establishment, a Filta franchisee could potentially make $216 from providing FiltaCool filters to a single customer in each 3 month cycle.  Multiply that by the number of customer and the number grows to incredible proportions, all for just a few minutes of time.

Even better for the Filta franchise owner, the filters are entirely reusable, too.  All the franchisee needs to do is take them back to their home base of operations and degas them.  Then the FiltaCool filters are ready to be rented out for another 3 months.  What a business!

Future Growth

The Filta Group has stayed at the front line of the kitchen services industry by keeping at the forefront of improving their services and developing new and innovative kitchen solutions.  As such, Filta franchisees can certainly expect to be able to offer even more exciting and highly marketable services in the future.  As Filta continues to grow, Filta franchisees will continue to reap the rewards.

Franchising is an increasingly popular option for entrepreneurs looking to invest in ownership.  Since it offers the benefits of beginning a new business with an already established name and successful business plan, it’s no wonder that more and more would-be owners are looking to hitch their wagons to already risen stars, rather than opting to go it alone.  However, not all franchises are created equally.  Taking the time to properly research your options to find a solid franchisor, such as the Filta Group, can really set you on the right path to financial success.

The Filta Group

Established in England in 1996, Filta has been just such a rising star, making its mark on the food service industry and rapidly becoming an internationally acclaimed name in the cooking oil and fryer management arena.  The Filta Group has forged this strong reputation by presenting businesses with a cost efficient, eco-friendly way to improve productivity and reduce waste.

In 2008 Filta improved their service with the addition of the FiltaCool line of cold-storage management service and products.  Filta has become widely associated with better, greener business, improved safety and big savings.  As Filta continues to grow, more and more aspiring business owners are beginning to catch wise to what a unique franchising opportunity this evolving franchisor offers.

The Filta Edge

The Filta Group offers franchisees a strong and uniquely tailored support base for their businesses.  Included with the introductory package into the Filta Family, a new franchisee is provided with in-depth classroom training to make sure that their franchise gets off to a great start.  Franchisees also spend a week in the field learning the ins and outs of running the business for an experienced Filta franchisee and trainer.

Each new franchisee is assigned a Business Development Manager who works alongside the franchisee in the field to establish a starting 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 goal of the BDM is to see that any new franchise starts off with at least $500/week reliable income.

Filta Freedom

Filta franchisees experience a level of independence that many other franchisors never experience.  The mobile service is easy to manage and can easily be run from home.  Filta franchisees enjoy a low start-up cost and a business that runs on a very low overhead.  Franchising territories can be expanded as the business grows, adding more vans and staff to help accommodate your blossoming franchise.

If you are looking for a career where you can truly be your own boss and take charge of your financial destiny, the Filta may be right for you.  With two great services, FiltaFry and FiltaCool, and an easy means of conducting business, Filta can have you on the road to success in no time.
It’s easy to see why Filta has become such a rapidly growing and renowned business leader.

A wise investor devotes a lot of time to research when looking into purchasing a franchise.  With so many options available, there are myriad considerations to be assessed and weighed when deciding which franchising opportunity is most offers a closest fit to your immediate business goals and long-term dreams.

The smart choice revolves around finding a business that offers a desirable service in an unsaturated market.  The Filta Group presents owners a just such an exclusive means of doing commerce.  Filta is a globally recognized leader in providing quality fryer and cooler management within the food service industry.  Franchisees find themselves in a unique position to offer a sought after service in a virtually untapped market.

A Global Leader

Since 1996, the Filta name has been an internationally recognized and respected in the food service industry.  Since its inception, FiltaFry has become well known for helping restaurant owners improve efficiency and save big money in their fryer operations.  Now with the addition of the FiltaCool line of service and products, that reputation has extended into the commercial refrigeration sector.

When you open a Filta franchise you launch your company with the comfort and satisfaction of knowing that you are offering a worthwhile and desirable service.  Your service will support owners of commercial kitchens in making their businesses more efficient and more environmentally friendly.  You will regularly assist owners of commercial kitchens in achieving their own financial goals in a mutually beneficial business arrangement.

A Service to Be Proud of

The FiltaFry micro-filtration service is proven to decrease cooking oil consumption in restaurants, oftentimes by as much as 50%.  Furthermore, the service you provide will increase a business’s energy efficiency and improve safety in the workplace, all while promoting greener, more environmentally friendly business practices.

The FiltaCool line brings all of the great benefits of FiltaFry to the arena of commercial coolers.  FiltaCool filter promote healthier and safer work environments, improve cooler efficiency and reduce wastage in both product and energy.  FiltaCool customers, on average, use 10% less energy in their refrigeration units will drastically reducing their losses due to spoilage.

The Filta Edge

Filta offers you the chance to run your own mobile business from home in a lucrative and marketable field.  With low start-up costs and low overhead you business can be making money right off of the starting line.  Filta will work alongside you to help you build a strong customer base and will stand behind you and your business with all the support you need to make your franchise a success.

Filta will provide you with all of the training necessary to operate and administrate your new franchise as well.  You will be given all of the tools you need to become a competent and knowledgeable professional, even if you’ve never worked with a fryer or been inside a walk-in cooler. If you are searching for a strong active investment with potential for a great Return On Investment, then Filta has the tools you need to realize your dream of franchise ownership.

As more and more ecological issues come to the front of business and franchising issues, many new franchisees are seeking out better means to do things. Working with various groups to find just the right fit for their business start up needs, as well as being able to still yet adhere to ecologically sound companies is important for the new entrepreneur. More often than not, a franchise may seem like a great idea, right up until you realize its impact on the environment. So who can you trust? Look no further than one of the franchises that has been around the longest, Filtafry. Offering a multiservice franchise with a great customer base on services that every community can use, this franchise has been the one to watch in the past ten years and beyond.

More Than Just a Business Model

For decades now, Filtafry has maintained a commitment to environmental excellence and is the undisputed leader in the environmental services industry, but also, for being a great steward of the eco friendly franchising movement. It has always been important to the company to find new and innovative ways to make sure that their franchisees are able to run their business smoothly, but also, in doing this they have managed to come up with a business model that really works and is good for the environment. By greatly encouraging the mantra of ‘reduce, recycle and reuse” in providing a valuable service to hospitality related business, restaurants but also pretty much anywhere fried foods are served the franchise has grown in leaps and bounds, taking franchisees with it.

Offering a continued commitment to not only the environment but to the success of each and every franchisee, Filta has made it clear that they do not plan to stop their growth any time soon and its growth is inevitable. Many franchisees find that through their own hard work, dedication and commitment as well as the astounding amount of guidance and support they receive through the training course and beyond, they are running their own businesses in no time.

Support and Growth

Given continued support to ensure their success, the franchisees start off on the right foot. Filtafry franchisees are given an extensive training, as well as continued support and education on what it takes to be a successful Filtafry franchise. As well, the initial equipment pack is complete- everything you need to start your own Filtafry business is included and a national marketing campaign also ensures that the name is well known. The Filta name’s been out there as an industry leader since 1996 and has a great reputation already, so this is just one more added benefit to franchising with Filta. In 2005, Filta was ranked number 33 in the Franchise Times top 55, and then, just last year jumped ahead to number 26 and shows no signs of stopping now. And why would they? In the growing trend towards environmentally secure franchises- Filta was indubitably one of the first, and a definite frontrunner in this much more sustainable way of doing business.

Filta is an acclaimed global leader in the field of fryers and fryer oil management.  Since 1996 the FiltaFry service has been helping food service owners and managers run their fryers more efficiently.  FiltaFry creates a safer work environment for employees, drastically reduces waste and saves money for your business.  It’s easy to talk about saving money, but what do we really mean when we say that FiltaFry can help reduce your costs and increase your profits?

Oil Savings

The average restaurant uses approximately 10,000 pounds of cooking oil each year.  FiltaFry’s micro-filtration process eliminates 99 percent of contaminants that break down cooking oil.  This doubles the usable life of the oil, reducing the original disposal amount by 50 percent.
For example, a business running 3 separate 50 pound capacity fryers with moderate use will consume an average of 9 boxes of oil every week.  At an average $35 per box, this works out to a $315/week oil cost.  Calculate in a couple of hours of labor to change out oil (at $10/hour) and the total cost for this restaurant, just to keep the fryers running, is $335 per week.

With FiltaFry, oil lasts twice as long, so your business uses only half as much.  This same business would then use only 4.5 boxes of oil each week, for an oil cost of $157.50 per week (4.5 X $35 = $157.50).  Figure in the once a week FiltaFry average service fee of $67.50, and this business’s oil cost with FiltaFry totals only $225 each week.  That is a saving of $110 every week on oil and maintenance alone.  The FiltaFry service has already more than paid for itself.

Insurance Savings

However, the potential to save money doesn’t stop there.   FiltaFry’s specialized cleaning system takes the burden of taking care of your fryers off of the shoulders of your staff.  This means lower labor costs and a reduced risk of fryer related injuries.  You can see a dramatic decrease in employee slip and falls as well as a reduction in the instances of burn reports.
Every year restaurants pay out an average of $5,386 for slip and fall incidents.  With FiltaFry managing your fryers and keeping the area clean and free from hazardous materials, you can virtually eliminate these occurrences.  Furthermore, when a restaurant reports average or below average numbers of workplace injuries they are eligible to save up to 25 percent on insurance.  This can mean a savings of about $1,400 each year on insurance alone.

Commitment to Excellence

It’s easy to see just why FiltaFry has gained such a strong reputation in the food service industry for improving quality in the kitchen and helping businesses save money.  Beyond the simple fact that FiltaFry will lower costs in your restaurant, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are taking a big step toward greener business.  As an bonus, because your oil will stay cleaner and the foods fried in it will taste better.  Your customers will be happier, your staff will be happier and (most importantly) your bank account will be happier.

Since its inception, the concept of franchising has radically transformed the way that we look at and conduct business.  Franchising gives owners a significant leg up when undertaking a new business enterprise by providing an recognized brand name and service and the backing of a collective that is stronger than the individual owner could hope to be on his or her own.  Not surprisingly, as time goes on more and more aspiring business owners seek out reputable franchises, such as the Filta Group, as they seek to establish themselves in commerce.

The Filta Name
Part of what makes Filta such an alluring prospect to the potential investor is that fact that Filta can provide some exclusive rewards versus going it alone.  These benefits can undeniably improve your chances of succeeding in the industry.  The Filta network is second to none in providing support to ensure that its franchises succeed.

Why does Filta try so hard to help its franchise owners succeed with their businesses?  Filta views its franchisees as part of an ever growing, ever expanding Filta family.  What is good for the franchisees is good for Filta on the whole.  For that reason, Filta provides its new franchisees with every possible tool to shine in the industry of environmental kitchen management.

Filta will thoroughly train you in class, giving you everything you need to know to run your business.  Before you even fire up your van for your first service call, you will spend a week in the field with an experienced franchise owner and trainer who will teach you all of the intricacies of the Filta business.  A Filta Business Development Manager will work to establish local prospects, with the goal of starting your business with an already strong repeat customer base.  Once you get started, Filta is there to back you up with guidance and support through its toll-free lines and FiltaNet intranet service.

The Perfect Fit

When you own a Filta franchise, you can be confident that you are providing two quality and highly marketable services.  As a Filta technician you will be supporting food service organizations, helping them reach their goals of sustainability and saving them money.  You will be helping to increase workplace safety and improve product quality for each and every one of your customers.

The sky is the limit with your franchise.  Your mobile business can be run from anywhere, and your only limitation to the potential of your growth is your desire; whether you operate as a “man in a van” in your single territory, or expand to multiple territories, employing your own staff of technicians.  It’s all up to you just how far you want to take your business.

With the Filta Group you know you have the support of a company who is constantly growing and developing new ways for you to improve you service and reach new customers, increasing the financial potential of your business.  As Filta grows, so will your franchise.  Filta can help you realize you dream of successful business ownership.

A wise investor devotes a lot of time to research when looking into purchasing a franchise.  With so many options available, there are myriad considerations to be assessed and weighed when deciding which franchising opportunity is most offers a closest fit to your immediate business goals and long-term dreams.

The smart choice revolves around finding a business that offers a desirable service in an unsaturated market.  The Filta Group presents owners a just such an exclusive means of doing commerce.  Filta is a globally recognized leader in providing quality fryer and cooler management within the food service industry.  Franchisees find themselves in a unique position to offer a sought after service in a virtually untapped market.

A Global Leader

Since 1996, the Filta name has been an internationally recognized and respected in the food service industry.  Since its inception, FiltaFry has become well known for helping restaurant owners improve efficiency and save big money in their fryer operations.  Now with the addition of the FiltaCool line of service and products, that reputation has extended into the commercial refrigeration sector.

When you open a Filta franchise you launch your company with the comfort and satisfaction of knowing that you are offering a worthwhile and desirable service.  Your service will support owners of commercial kitchens in making their businesses more efficient and more environmentally friendly.  You will regularly assist owners of commercial kitchens in achieving their own financial goals in a mutually beneficial business arrangement.

A Service to Be Proud of

The FiltaFry micro-filtration service is proven to decrease cooking oil consumption in restaurants, oftentimes by as much as 50%.  Furthermore, the service you provide will increase a business’s energy efficiency and improve safety in the workplace, all while promoting greener, more environmentally friendly business practices.

The FiltaCool line brings all of the great benefits of FiltaFry to the arena of commercial coolers.  FiltaCool filter promote healthier and safer work environments, improve cooler efficiency and reduce wastage in both product and energy.  FiltaCool customers, on average, use 10% less energy in their refrigeration units will drastically reducing their losses due to spoilage.

The Filta Edge

Filta offers you the chance to run your own mobile business from home in a lucrative and marketable field.  With low start-up costs and low overhead you business can be making money right off of the starting line.  Filta will work alongside you to help you build a strong customer base and will stand behind you and your business with all the support you need to make your franchise a success.

Filta will provide you with all of the training necessary to operate and administrate your new franchise as well.  You will be given all of the tools you need to become a competent and knowledgeable professional, even if you’ve never worked with a fryer or been inside a walk-in cooler. If you are searching for a strong active investment with potential for a great Return On Investment, then Filta has the tools you need to realize your dream of franchise ownership.

There’s a bit of a buzz when it comes to the new options in Green franchises these days, but a few people are still a little unclear on what exactly is meant by Green Franchise- and who is Filtafry, what do they do? How are they Green? Firstly, what is meant by Green franchise or business is that it is better for the environment than typical business as usual. Many restaurants, hospitals, and schools are looking into ways to green their routine as well and that is right about where Filtafry comes in.

If you are running a Filtafry franchise, you’re taking a step in the right direction in running a more Eco friendly business, yourself- but some, like Richard Hamilton, a franchise owner in Arkansas actually runs his business van on the biodiesel created using the waste he’s paid to dispose of. You’ve heard the mantra ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’- well, Hamilton’s taking it to new heights with his own franchise. But also, the benefits seen in the businesses are astounding. Due to the micro filtration process the oil goes through- it lasts longer. Alot longer. In most cases, a 50% oil disposal drop is seen. If you’ve ever had to deal with vegetable oil disposal on a larger scale, you know that in and of itself is pretty impressive- but then, the business owners have someone to get rid of the oil for them at the end of its cycle. This prevents things like improper disposal and dealing with the regulations that sometimes happen in this particular area of waste disposal.

The process is really very simple. Using vacuum based cleaning systems, a Filtafry technician comes out on a weekly or biweekly basis, checks the temperature and advises on proper temperature resets if needed. Then, the oil is removed by the filtration machine, and filtered while the fryer is cleaned with the vacuum based filtration system, removing debris and that gunk that can often settle on improperly cleaned fryers. I think we’ve all gotten that random, odd crunchy thing in our fries- well, this prevents that as well as making the food taste better and those random bits and particles are gone. Once this is all done, the filtered oil is then returned to the fryer- much cleaner and better than it was before, usually greatly surpassing the fryer’s own build in filtration system if it has one.

In addition to all of this, the fryers are kept not only cleaner, but much better maintained as Filtafry technicians are the Gurus of Grease, and they know their fryers much better than most people do. So, if you’re reading this as a restaurant owner, you may be asking yourself where has this van been all your life? And if you’re looking to start a business of your own, it’s clear this is a service that you can definitely rely on to make a stable and steady income.

It’s easy to see how the flexibility and ease associated with running a Filta franchise makes it an appealing prospect to the savvy investor.  However, since running a Filta business is such an intensive and hands-on operation, it behooves us to take a closer look at just what being the “man in the van” entails.  What can you really expect from your Filta experience?

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.

Franchising offers a wide range of appealing benefits for the hopeful entrepreneur looking to invest and grow a business.  However, it’s never wise to leap before you look, and the smart investor weighs the merits of each potential franchisor before making any final decisions.  Some franchisors offer more autonomy, some  offer more solid business plans and greater support, and others offer a greater return on investment and lower start-up costs.  Few, however, offer the special blend of freedom, support and financial ease that is afforded franchisees of The Filta Group.  So just what does Filta have to offer a potential business owner?
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.

It’s easy to see how the flexibility and ease associated with running a Filta franchise makes it an appealing prospect to the savvy investor.  However, since running a Filta business is such an intensive and hands-on operation, it behooves us to take a closer look at just what being the “man in the van” entails.  What can you really expect from your Filta experience?
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.

Running a successful business isn’t easy, even under the best of circumstance.  When you encounter those inevitable bumps on the road to success it can be disheartening and more than a little bit frustrating.  However, there are steps you can take with your Filta franchise to help improve your chances of success.  Here are a few areas to mull over as you evaluate your Filta business and look for ways of improving your earnings.

Marketing Your Business

For many, marketing is the toughest part of running a business.  Most of us simply aren’t marketing whizzes.  In fact, for most of us getting out there and making the calls to new potential clients is a little bit terrifying.  However, this is an absolutely crucial element for success.

During your training, you worked with a Business Development Manager who helped you establish a customer base and taught you some of the basics of marketing.  That’s great, and hopefully you took a lot away with you from the experience, but don’t stop there.  Take it upon yourself to constantly improve your sales skills.  Don’t be afraid to ask for help from Filta and from your peers.  Also don’t be hesitant to look for outside marketing coaching, either through seminars, books or even instructional videos.

Push Yourself

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that since you are your own boss you can play fast and loose with your schedule.  Nobody is going to make you do the work you need to do to be really successful.  It is up to you to motivate yourself.  Allowing yourself a few days off “just because” can be a good thing on rare occasion, to help you reboot.  However, it is all too easy to let such laxness become habitual.

Your Filta franchise is your investment.  It is you who benefits most if it succeeds and suffers most if it fails.  Since this is a very hands-on business, the only way to maximize the return on your investment is to really put in the hours.  Don’t be satisfied with 6 calls in a day when you could be doing 8.  In fact, don’t ever be satisfied period.  Keep pushing yourself to do better and to do more and you will see your financial returns soar.

Use Your Resources

As a Filta owner, the Filta Group makes a number of very useful resources available to you to help you along the way.  However, Filta can only make these resources available to you, they cannot make you avail yourself of them.  If you are feeling stuck and aren’t asking for help, either on FiltaNet or through the toll-free line, then you’ve got no one else to blame but yourself when you eventually become overwhelmed.

If you aren’t using FiltaNet regularly then you are really cheating yourself out of an invaluable source of information.  There is no easier way to research your potential customers or to gain practical advice from other Filta owners who have already overcome exactly the same obstacles as you are facing.  Remember, you are in business for yourself but not by yourself.  Use your available resources and never be afraid to ask for help.

One needs only pick up a paper or turn on the television to see that man’s impact on the planet is no longer a debatable issue.  The question is no longer, “Do we need to change?”  Now the question on everyone’s lips is, “What can we do to save our world?”

As more and more consumers pick up the banner of environmentalism, industry follows suite, looking for ways to lessen their environmental impact and present a “greener” face to the world.  The food-service industry is in no-wise exempt from the growing expectation of consumers for environmentally conscientious business practices.  The Filta Group understands this growing concern and offers the FiltaFry solution to help restaurant owners not only to their parts to help save the planet, but to also save themselves money.

Reducing Waste Oil

Every day restaurants across the country generate thousands of gallons of waste oil.  While there have been significant advances in the areas of recycling and reusing waste oils, there is still no better remedy than to simply use less cooking oil.  FiltaFry cooking oil management not only makes this possible, but makes it a very practical measure.

How it Works

FiltaFry oil processing works by clarifying cooking oils using an advanced micro-filtration system.  This process removes carbon and particulate matter, leaving cooking oils clearer, cleaner and longer lasting.  As a result, the oils your restaurant uses in its fryers will last up to twice as long and also taste much better.

Having a FiltaFry technician clean your oil and maintain your fryers at least once a week has been demonstrated to reduce cooking oil loss in restaurants by an average of 50 percent.  The environmental impact of using half as much oil is obvious.  Even more obvious is the impact on your budget.  It’s the very definition of “win-win”.

Boosting Your Efficiency

FiltaFry doesn’t just put an end to waste in your fryers, either.  It also reduces energy waste by keeping your fryers running optimally at all times.  Filta technicians can assist your restaurant’s managers in finding ways to eliminate waste in frying procedures and will establish the optimal settings to maximize the efficiency of your fryers.  Improper frying techniques cause thousands of kilowatt hours of energy wastage in this country every day.  Improper heating, wasteful filling techniques, unnecessary heating during downtime, incorrect loading and myriad other issues cause immeasurable waste.

FiltaFry will help you identify and correct these uneconomical misuses.  You will see increased savings on energy while furthering your goals toward more environmentally friendly business.

As more and more people begin to embrace the movement to “go green” and to lessen our damaging effects on the environment, it has become clear that those who continue to demonstrate wasteful excesses will fall out of favor with the public and will fall behind in the marketplace.  FiltaFry can help keep your business on the cutting edge of the environmental trend, while helping you save big money in the kitchen.  Going green has never been easier or more beneficial.

Perhaps you are an investor looking for a hands-on business that offers you the chance to own a business in a relatively untapped market with a high potential for growth.  Maybe you are in a dead-end job, looking for a change, and are contemplating the realities of being your own boss in a career that allows you to really take control of your financial future.  Whatever your business goals, the Filta Group can help you reach them through Filta Franchise ownership.
What is Filta?

Filta started out over a decade ago as a small waste oil and fryer management service in the U.K.  Since that time it has become an internationally acclaimed name in kitchen management.  In fact, it has been named in Franchise Times list of top growing franchises 3 years running.
Since its inception as a small British oil management service, Filta has since grown to incorporate commercial refrigeration management as well.  As Filta continues to grow, it continues to find ways to save its customers money and improve the businesses of its franchisees.  So just what is it that has made Filta such an overwhelming success?

A Highly Marketable Product

One of the biggest benefits that Filta owners enjoy is the simple fact that they are providing a desirable and highly marketable service.  The FiltaFry and FiltaCool services are so effective at reducing waste and improving workplace efficiency in commercial kitchens that using the service more than pays for itself.  When restaurant owners see what Filta has to offer and what it can do to cut their operational costs, the decision to become weekly customers is almost a no-brainer.  Often a simple demonstration of the Filta services is enough to change the tune of even the most hardened and pessimistic restaurant owner.

How Does Filta Save Restaurants Money?

Filta offers two great money saving services to customers.  The FiltaFry service provides sophisticated micro-filtration of cooking oil used in commercial fryers.  This extremely effective filtration process removes up to 99% of particulate matter from oil.  These contaminants are too small to be filtered out by the factor installed oil filtration systems of most commercial fryers.  This particulate matter is what degrades and ruins oil, making it unusable.  As a result of FiltaFry filtering, oil lasts twice as long and most customers see their oil usage drop by 50%

The newer FiltaCool service brings much of the same savings benefits of FiltaFry to the cooler.  FiltaCool filters take up almost no space in a cooler and are very simple to install.  However, they make a huge difference.  They regulate humidity, eliminate odors, trap harmful gases and limit bacteria growth.  As a result coolers run more efficiently and produce and other food items last longer.  Businesses that use FiltaCool filters in their coolers cut their food costs by as much as 10%.  It is easy to see how these two services more than pay for themselves, on top of the other obvious benefits.

Filta and You

Filta franchise are completely mobile, which means you can run them easily from the comfort of home.  They are relatively inexpensive to start up, and operate at a low overhead.  This makes Filta an ideal business opportunity for the first time business owner, or anyone who is looking to invest in a career.  Regardless of your situation, Filta can help you meet you financial goals and realize your dream of business ownership.