When Filta first introduced the FiltaCool filters in 2008, the product met with a very positive overall response from the food-service industry and other businesses that rely on commercial refrigeration.  FiltaCool filters are small, inexpensive and long lasting.  However, can something so cheap that only has to changed out once every three months really help Filta franchise owners make money?  Or are FiltaCool filters a burden to Filta franchisees?

The Big Picture

It may help to take a look first at the big picture, not just in terms of impact across the entire geographical dispersion of Filta franchises, but also looking forward into the future.  The addition of FiltaCool opens up an entire new customer base to Filta owners.  In the past, Filta owners were limited to providing service to only restaurants, hospitals, sporting arenas and other places where fried foods were served.  For some that was more than enough to provide all the business they could handle.  Still, it left so many businesses in any community out of reach of Filta franchise owners.

FiltaCool expands the amount of businesses that can benefit from Filta services.  Now Filta owners are no longer limited to doing business with establishment using fryers.  Now any business that uses commercial coolers is a potential customer too.  This means grocery stores, florists and many other previously inaccessible venues.  Of course, almost all of a Filta franchisee’s existing customers also use commercial coolers in their establishments.  This means that Filta owners can make even more money on each service call to their FiltaFry customers.

Low Overhead

Of course, FiltaCool filters do not constitute a major investment by Filta customers.  Neither do they constitute one the part of Filta owners, either in time or money.  Filta cool filters take only a few minutes to install and a few seconds to replace.  Even though they only have to be replaced once every three months, they are rented by the month.  That means that, as an owner, you can make a profit off of a unit every month for only a few seconds of time every 90 days.

FiltaCool filters also don’t go bad.  When it is time to replace them, a filter owner simply takes the used filters home, de-gasses them and then they are ready to be installed in another unit.  This means there is very little investment into equipment for Filta owners.  FiltaCool filters are almost all profit.

The Figures

How much do FiltaCool filters earn Filta owners, though?  Most Filta owners rent out their FiltaCool filters for about $12 a month and the average walk-in cooler requires 6 filters.  That is an extra $72 per customer each month.  Multiply that amount by the number of FiltaCool customers you have and it’s easy to see how quickly the profits add up.  And remember, FiltaCool filters only have to be changed once every three months, so it’s essentially like making money for doing nothing at all.  FiltaCool filters certainly help Filta customers save a lot of money, but they are also a major asset to Filta franchise owners too.

Recently the U.S. Commerce Association named the Filta Group the recipient of its 2009 “Best Local Business” in the Green Business category.  This isn’t the first time Filta has received such honorable recognition.  The Filta Group appeared for 3 consecutive years in the Franchise Times list of top 55 fastest growing franchisors.  Filta has also received a number of other glowing recommendation within the business community and the food-service industry.

Filta has become such a well known name in the food-service industry that Filta services are now used by a number of major sports arenas, such as the Invesco Field at Mile High and the University of Virginia Stadium.  In fact, Filta has gained such a great reputation that it has been asked to provide services at two of the main venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia.  So who is Filta and what makes them such a highly regarded name?

Inside Filta

The Filta Group began as a small cooking oil filtration service in the UK during the 1990s.  Since that time Filta has expanded across the globe, with franchises operating in 27 different companies.  It has also expanded its product and service to provide much more that just oil filtration.  All of its products are eco-friendly, reduce waste and help businesses save money.  The Filta Group is now headquartered here in the U.S., in Orlando, FL, where it continues to grow.  Adding new franchises and new satisfied customers with increasing rapidity.

FiltaFry

The service that started it all, FiltaFry, is still Filta’s top service.  The FiltaFry service is a revolutionary method of cooking oil filtration that allows restaurants and other commercial kitchen to reduce their cooking oil use by half.  Obviously that adds up to a pretty tremendous savings and the reduced waste is good for the environment too.  FiltaFry also helps maintain commercial fryers so that they run more efficiently and use less energy, providing even more savings and less waste.

Other benefits of using Filta Fry include increased employee safety and decreased incidents of burn injuries and slip-and-fall injuries in the workplace.  A safer workplace can net your business up to 25% off of your insurance premiums.  When FiltaFry takes over managing your fryers it takes the burden of that unpleasant task off of your staff and places it into the hands of a skilled professional.

FiltaBio

Filta’s newest service, FiltaBio, works hand-in-hand with the FiltaFry service.  Rather than having to store your oil in unsightly and unsanitary waste oil bins when it comes time to throw it away, the FiltaBio waste oil removal service can take the oil directly from your fryers and transport it off-site for you.  Better yet, almost all of the waste oil Filta collects is used to produce biodiesel fuel to help combat rising oil prices and pollution.

FiltaCool

In 2008 Filta added FiltaCool to the lineup.  FiltaCool is Filta’s specially designed filters for commercial coolers.  These filters help regulate the environment inside of your walk-in cooler so that your perishable goods stay fresh longer.  This means less waste due to spoilage and less energy waste, because your cooler will run much more efficiently.  FiltaCool filters make a big difference for not much money.

Each day several million of Americans get up and trudge off to unrewarding and unsatisfying dead-end jobs.  Most have dreamed of getting out of the rat race and going into business for themselves doing something rewarding .  Many won’t make that happen because they don’t have practical education, skills,  investment capital, or the motivation to make it happen.  On the other hand, for those really genuine in their longing to go into business themselves, Filta may be the answer to their prayers.

Why Filta?

Filta is the top business when it comes to environmentally safe, cost saving industry solutions for food-service businesses.  Filta franchises provide 3 excellent services which are performed on site at restaurants, sports venues, hospitals and anywhere commercial fryers and coolers are used.  The goal of Filta owners is to help their customers save money by creating less waste and improving their environmental impact.

The 3 service provided by Filta franchise owners are FiltaFry, FiltaBio and FiltaCool.  Each of these service provide customers with great benefit in their own right.  When combined it adds up to big savings for customers and a big difference in the environment.

All Filta service are proven to be 100% eco-friendly.  These services have been proven effective in the industry and have received awards and mention throughout the business and food-service communities.  This means that Filta franchise owners will find their services in high demand now and tomorrow as more business seek for ways to cut cost and embrace green business practices.

No Degree Needed

You don’t need a degree in Business Management to be a Filta franchise owner.  You don’t have to have gone to trade school.  You don’t need any prior experience working with fryers or walk-in coolers.  All you need is a strong work ethic and the desire to be your own boss.

Filta provides all of the training that you need to handle all of the business aspects of your Filta franchise as well as training in how to operate equipment, provide Filta services to your customers.  Since most Filta franchises are owner-operated, Filta understands how important it is that Filta franchise owners be knowledgeable in every aspect of the Filta business.

To help Filta franchisees succeed with their businesses, Filta provides an in-depth training program.  All new Filta owners are provided with a formal training course in a classroom setting with courses in Filta services and in business management taught by knowledgeable professionals.  Filta also connects new franchisees with experienced Filta franchise mentors who guide new owners in a real-life hands-on experience providing all of the Filta services in the real world.

Filta Affordable

Not only do you not need a lot of education to be a Filta owner, you don’t need a lot of money either.  Filta franchises start at around $80,000 for a single unit.  That includes all of the equipment and materials needed to start a Filta business right away, as well as the cost of all classroom and infield training.  A Filta business can be up and making money quicker than many franchises that cost twice as much and take twice as long to get started.