In the bustling world of hospitality, sustainability has emerged as a key ingredient for success. Among the many considerations, cooking oil stands out for its potential to boost both environmental responsibility and enhance the bottom line of businesses.

The journey towards better sustainable practices begins with understanding the impact of cooking oil on both the environment and your bottom line. Historically, used cooking oil has often been improperly disposed of in general waste or drains, contaminating landfills and waterways. This common issue stems from a lack of effective waste solutions and knowledge of safe disposal options.

Traditionally, oil is purchased in tins and boxes, contributing to landfills which adds to a venue’s waste management expenses. These costs could be better spent on enhancing customer experience, improving services, or investing in sustainable practices. A bulk oil system eliminates the need for packaging, reducing waste and allowing venues to reallocate resources to areas that drive growth.

Selecting the right type of oil for your culinary application is an important consideration for improving sustainable practices in your kitchen. The wrong oil will have a shorter lifespan, increasing the frequency of oil changes, and resulting in unnecessary product waste. This affects operational costs and poses a risk to staff who handle oil more often than needed. By choosing the right oil and disposing of it correctly, venues will reduce their overall product waste.

Cookers’ oil management system offers a smarter way of managing cooking oil, with tangible benefits for venues’ operational efficiency.

Food-grade mobile storage units for fresh and used cooking oil eliminate the need for disposable packaging, such as tins and boxes, diverting waste from landfills. These units come with no additional costs or lock-in contracts, providing venues with a ready supply of fresh cooking oil delivered on a scheduled basis by Cookers’ silver trucks.

A convenient used oil collection service supports venues with a safe solution for used cooking oil disposal. Based on a scheduled service cycle, our dedicated drivers in blue trucks collect the used cooking oil with minimal disruption to venues. Once collected, the oil is dewatered and decrumbed at our depot before being sent for recycling. This end-to-end service ensures used cooking oil is handled sustainably, diverting it from landfills and waterways.

Adopting a sustainable bulk solution also reduces the risk of employee injury. The Cookers system eliminates the need for lifting and carrying heavy or hot oil. Instead, oil is easily transferred into fryers through a dedicated food-grade hose, which pumps fresh oil directly into the fryer. In reverse, our used oil storage units easily remove and store the used cooking oil until it’s ready to be collected and disposed of safely.

Oils engineered for frying provide greater stability at high temperatures, resulting in longer fry life and reduced oil usage. Cookers model is designed to pair venues with experts from our team to help provide support on oil best practices and management. This in conjunction with the bulk system helps venue operators reduce their cooking oil consumption.

By adopting sustainable solutions, businesses can attract eco-conscious consumers and appeal to the growing segment of environmentally aware diners. Proper management and disposal of cooking oil is a crucial piece of the sustainability puzzle, contributing to long-term success in the hospitality industry.