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Sharkey & Kinkead are KPs for a day to promote KP of the Year

23 June 2014

Vision and Winterhalter managing directors go back to the kitchen floor to launch 2014 competition To promote the 2014 Kitchen Porter of the Year competition, Winterhalter managing director Stephen Kinkead persuaded Jack Sharkey, chair of CEDA and managing director of Vision Commercial Kitchens, to join him for a shift as a KP in one of London’s busiest restaurants, at Fortnum and Mason. There’s a video of their exploits on YouTube, but Jack’s plaintive cry halfway through his lunchtime ordeal, “When...

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Sparkling speed for dish and glass washing at Le Gavroche:

9 June 2014

Winterhalters are ‘Rolls Royce’ warewashers for Michel Roux Jr Le Gavroche recently re-opened after a total kitchen refurbishment, carried out by Eximius Projects.  “The kitchen is sparkling and shiny and beautiful now, so it’s full speed ahead,” says Michel Roux Jr.  To help keep things sparkling and shiny, and to help ensure service goes at full speed, three new Winterhalter warewashers have joined the kitchen’s brigade. The dishwasher at Le Gavroche is one of Winterhalter’s new PT passthrough machines.   “Crockery...

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Dishwash systems for schools

28 May 2014

Free school meals: Winterhalter offers advice on making warewashing easy In a school, the main objective in terms of warewashing is to have clean, hygienic plates, glasses, cutlery and utensils.  Paul Crowley, marketing manager of Winterhalter, warns that there’s more to planning a school warewash system than picking the machine – such as working out how to get the dirties to the wash area, then get them back to the service area when they’re clean.  It’s about buying a system,...

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Who is the 2014 KP of the Year?

14 May 2014

Award looks to celebrate kitchen porters from every sector of the catering market Cash prize of £1,000 for the winner – plus a new Winterhalter warewasher for their establishment The search is on for the Kitchen Porter of the Year 2014 and once again the competition, which is the brainchild of warewashing specialist Winterhalter UK, is being backed by some of the industry’s top chefs.  According to Michel Roux Jr., “Kitchen porters are worth their weight in gold. This idea...

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Clean and Green: Winterhalter’s Latest Eco Warewasher

7 April 2014

New Winterhalter DeMatik Pi-240 hybrid warewasher has a built-in water treatment system to ensure best possible results without compromising sustainability Water treatment is essential to ensure the best warewashing results. In the past manufacturers have offered various water treatments, from reverse osmosis (RO) to simple water softeners. Although the combination of RO, chemicals and machine produces outstanding wash results, it can stretch beyond some customers’ budgets and uses more water than simple water softeners.

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