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 Ranks #266 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500
As mentioned recently in Entrepreneur Magazine and RestaurantNews.com, Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) is considered once again one of the top franchises in the country. In the world’s first and most comprehensive franchise ranking, Filta ranks #266 in the Entrepreneur 500. We are up more than 50 places from last year. Ranking is for […]
Filta Environmental Expands to Orange County
Source: San Diego Business Journal Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions San Diego, headquartered in Kearny Mesa and with 19 employees, has expanded its operation to Orange County. Founded in 2011, Filta offers a cooking oil filtration service among other sustainable programs focused on reducing the carbon footprint of the hospitality industry. To date, it has recycled […]
Eco-Friendly Kitchen Expert Introduces New Sanitizing Service
Source: QSR Magazine Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions, a restaurant and hospitality leader in active kitchen management and environmental sustainability, launched FiltaShield, a new sanitizing service and thermal temperature screening to help restore consumer confidence as businesses reopen across the U.S. and stay-at-home orders are lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus has changed the […]
Filta’s Expansion Thrives in Portland’s Booming Restaurant Scene
Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions offers a business model that is uniquely suited to the environmentally conscious Pacific Northwest and its booming restaurant scene. Identified as having more brewpubs than any other U.S. city and more bicyclists and restaurants per capita, Portland, Ore. is fertile ground for a franchise opportunity like Filta, the world’s restaurant kitchen […]
Strategies for Balancing the Sales Approach
Source: Franchising World (p52-54) How the inside sales team at Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions provides new franchisees a distinct advantage. The franchise business model is more nuanced for business-to-business concepts and it can take years to evolve a brand to a certain level of success. We’ve built a strong system at Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions, and […]
Filtering Out the Waste: Filta Franchise
Source: Canada Business Franchise (page 82) In the age of environmental responsibility, an increasing number of restaurants are seeking new and innovative ways to reduce excessive waste output. This growing need inspired co-franchisees Daniel Overbeek and Marius Kerkhoff’s to bring U.S – based Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions to Canada. Canadian co-franchisees Daniel Overbeek and Marius […]
Filta Franchise Grows in San Diego with 10 New Vans
When Jason Sydlowski and Ethan Cohen acquired the San Diego-area Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) franchise, the existing business was already profitable, servicing a decent number of clients from one van. Today, the business partners have basically exploded the franchise to a total of 10 vans (plus a box truck dedicated to the Padres Stadium) […]
They Say Patience is a Virtue…
David Davis had spent over 35 years in retail working his way up the corporate ladder from being a stocker to regional director of operations before he bought his Filta franchise in January 2016. He first explored franchising after a friend suggested he should start his own business whilst he found himself in between jobs […]
Filta Kitchen Solutions: Rapid North American Expansion in 2018
Source: Business Insider ORLANDO, Sept. 18, 2018 / Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta), the world’s restaurant kitchen and hospitality leader in active fryer management and environmental sustainability, announced today strong growth since the beginning of 2018, opening 10 new franchised units and signing 11 new franchise agreements to date. This momentum represents the brand’s expansion into top priority […]
