How can a Kiremko frying range help you increase your revenue? Here’s how:
1. Diversifying the menu – According to our Fish & Chips Survey 2024, 85% of shops cater for dietary requirements such as vegetarians, vegans and gluten free, but today’s consumers want more. With items such as smashed burgers, grilled chicken and loaded fries offering much better profit margins than fish, these are great items to add to the menu, but they must match the high quality of your fish and chips. This means building the right equipment into your frying range. Adding a Synergy or an Adieu grill into your range or a bain marie will allow you to expand your menu, attract more customers and increase your profits.
2. Embrace basket frying – A three-basket chip pan can hold 15lb of chips. In contrast, when free frying, people typically use a bucket that holds 8-10lb. Even at the higher end, basket frying allows you to cook 50% more chips on each fry. More chips per fry means increased profits.
3. Blanching boost – With a finishing pan plus twin or triple basket space built into your frying range you can have up to 30 baskets of chips ready to be finished in just two minutes. This method allows you to prepare for busy shifts, reduce waiting times and serve more customers. It also helps with portion control, which improves profit margins too.
4. Click & Collect and Deliveries – Our Fish & Chips Survey 2024 shows 50% of shops offer click and collect and 39% offer delivery, but does your range reflect this? Organise your range setup to include a dedicated zone or area for these orders. This could involve having a separate chip box, a finishing pan, and a heated gantry section to hold bags until the customer/delivery driver arrives. By streamlining the process, you can efficiently manage these orders and boost your overall income.
5. Gaining gluten free custom – By adding a separate pan for gluten free alongside a dedicated hot box and separate filtration you can confidently cater for coeliacs. This can significantly increase your customer base and revenue because it is often the gluten free customer that decides where the entire group will eat. By offering gluten free options, you are not just catering to one person; you have the potential to attract their whole family or group.
Read our interview with Geoff Whitehead, owner of Whiteheads Fish & Chips in Hornsea, to see how his dedicated gluten free Kiremko frying range is safely catering for coeliacs. Click here.