How This Peruvian-Born Entrepreneur Found the American Dream With a Filta Franchise
When David Boza, the Peruvian-born immigrant to the U.S. via Spain, landed a technician job with a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) franchisee, he knew he was on the path to building something his family could call its own. “Within weeks of being hired, he came home and said, ‘I’m gonna own that business one […]
How this Filta Franchisee Transitioned out of Corporate America With Massachusetts Territory Acquisition
When you ask Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions new Franchisee Paulo Gouveia what made him consider investing in his Filta franchise the answer is simple, yet meaningful. “My background is in the sciences, so when I started looking into what I could do in terms of starting a business, I knew I wanted something environmentally impactful,” […]
Former Commodity Broker Purchased Filta Franchise in 2019, Records 615% Growth in Two Years
John Michals grew business from 17 customers and $170,000 to 236 customers and $3.5 million via measured yet aggressive horizontal and vertical growth. He just became the Chief Operating Officer of the brand. Frustrated with the current state of his career, John Michals made the decision to leave his work as a commodities broker […]
How this Filta Franchisee Started her Thriving Business with $100K of her Retirement Savings
Laid off from her role as an executive at a healthcare company in her 50’s, Filta Franchisee Keri Gardner was at a crossroads. It was November 2020, the pandemic was still fresh, and Keri thought to herself, “Do I want to continue working for someone else, or do this just for me?” With that […]
Filta Franchisee Expanded from Northern Ohio to Pittsburgh and Plans to Double Revenue in Next Three Years
Terry Walkerly has been a Filta franchisee for 16 years. In the last year, he expanded from Northern Ohio to Pittsburgh and plans to double his revenue in the next three years. With the addition of FiltaClean to his service line, he exceeded $8 million in revenue in 2022. 40 Vans and 50 Employees Walkerly […]
Filta Named to Franchise Times Top 400
As was recently reported in the Franchise Times 400: Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) is one of the top franchise brands in the country. These rankings provide a lens into how the franchise industry is constantly shifting. It’s in response to developing trends in our culture, economy, and consumer needs. Franchise Times Top 400 Franchises […]
Filta Offers a Repeat Customer Model to Franchisees
One of the greatest advantages of owning a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions business is that Filta offers a repeat customer model to franchisees. Repeat Customer Model Once a Filta owner begins work for a commercial kitchen client – a chain restaurant, a business employee cafeteria, a university, hospital, stadium, etc. – those fryers need to […]
Filta Franchise Unique Development Approach: Standing Out from Competitors
Even when servicing more than 10,000 restaurant and commercial kitchens per week, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) is constantly improving. Walk into the corporate offices in Orlando, Florida on any given day and you’ll probably find co-founder Jason Sayers working on some sort of operational innovation or addressing the needs of franchisees. That’s because since […]
Your Solution for Savings in the Face of Doubled Cooking Oil Prices
The price of vegetable oil has more than doubled since the pandemic began and many commercial kitchens have taken a hit on their profitability as well as scrambled to find cooking oil for their fryers. Filta is watching a nationwide cooking oil shortage, somewhat reminiscent of the early pandemic toilet paper stockpiling, and many of […]
Filta’s Next Priority Market for Franchise Expansion: Portland, Oregon
Region is one of the few major US markets with territory still available As restaurant guest counts and revenues soar, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) continues to remain top of mind for commercial kitchens because of the strong leadership shown by our franchisees across all the communities in which we operate. Our leading service-based […]
