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 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’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 […]
Army Veteran Realizes American Dream with Filta Kitchen Solutions
While he’s only been a Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions franchisee for less than a year, Kevin DeGroote hit the ground running and has quickly grown his business – much to the appreciation of restaurant and commercial kitchens across Anchorage, Alaska. An Army veteran that served in Iraq and Afghanistan, DeGroote was transferred to Alaska during his military deployment […]
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) […]
Introducing Jay Decker: Filta’s New Service in North Central Texas
When Texas native Jay Decker came to Discovery Day, we knew he was a no-nonsense, git ‘er done kind of guy, commented Adam Blake, VP of franchise development for Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta). “Here was an extremely well-connected finance business professional who had been most recently in mergers and acquisitions in the sporting goods […]
The British Franchises Are Coming
Source: Global Franchise It’s undeniable that American franchises have worked well in the UK. But is cross-Atlantic franchising a one way street, or are UK franchises making inroads into the US? Ray Hays investigates During a recent client visit to London, I spent time at the Westfield Stratford City Mall. As an American franchise executive, U.S. […]
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 Franchise Owner Purchases Neighbouring Territory
On April 9th of this year, Steve and Karen Bral officially launched their Filta franchise, with an office in Madison Heights, Michigan serving Macomb and part of Oakland counties. Prior to becoming a franchise owner, Steve had a 35 year corporate career spending 23 years in Automotive and 12 years in Electronics, finishing up as […]
Retail Merchandising Executive: Thriving as a Franchise Owner for 25+ Years
North Carolina resident, Joe Forbidussi had worked in retail for over 25 years before he decided it was time to make a change and began talking with a franchising coach just over twelve months ago. “I was looking for a service that fit the profile, I knew I wanted something that was mobile based with […]
