CEO Tom Dunn

“We are extraordinarily proud of our 2024 ranking,” said Filta CEO Tom Dunn. “After all, we moved up 50 plus slots in just a year’s time. We are grateful for this recognition from Entrepreneur. But we’re not at all surprised because each one of our local franchise owners puts in the hard work daily. Our staff in our Orlando support center does as well. We are excited about showcasing our capabilities in commercial kitchens across the nation this year. We aim to surpass our achievements and attain an even more impressive rank by 2025.”

What Filta Does

Filta makes commercial kitchens faster, greener, safer, and cleaner. We do this by micro-filtering cooking oil and providing bin-free waste oil collection. Additionally, we’re deep cleaning fryers, and recycling waste oil for biodiesel fuel. Nationwide, we serve customers ranging from independent, chain, and franchised restaurants. Our service doesn’t stop there. We also work in commercial kitchens inside hospitals, hotels, groceries, universities, casinos, business facilities, stadiums (MLB, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, etc.), and more.

Filta Named a Top Franchise Entrepreneur 500

“Every brand on the Franchise 500 has its own unique story, but they all collectively make the same statement: franchising is strong and resilient, is full of innovation and opportunity, and provides a powerful entrepreneurial path for many people,” says Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “Our 45th annual ranking is full of companies with fresh ideas, exciting business models, cultural sway, and the kind of business sophistication that will define the next 45 years and beyond.”

To view Filta in the full ranking, visit Entrepreneur Franchise 500 or pick up a copy of the January/February 2024 issue of Entrepreneur.

Franchise Information

To learn more about Filta ownership and available territories, contact Rob Totten at rtotten@filta.com. To learn more about Filta’s services including fryer cleaning, microfiltration, and waste oil removal/recycling, call 866-51-FILTA or visit GoFilta.com for 24-hour live chat.

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Did you know that Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions serves more than 50 Dairy Queens nationwide? In fact, three Filta owners were recently highlighted in Retail & Restaurant Facility Business for their Dairy Queen work. That story focused on how Filta makes those kitchens run faster, greener, safer, and cleaner.

Filta Ohio

Terry Walkerly serves nine Dairy Queens in northern Ohio. One has been a Filta customer as long as 15 years. At all the restaurants, Terry’s team microfilters existing oil to extend its life (FiltaFry). Additionally, he picks up waste oil to be recycled for biodiesel fuel (FiltaBio). Regardless of which service, all Filta franchise owners will customize their approach to meet the unique needs of individual kitchens.

“We’ll adjust service based on seasonality, usage and basically any type of service the individual Dairy Queen wants,” said Melissa Smith-Hignite, Walkerly’s VP of sales and marketing.

Filta Michigan

In Romeo, Mich., Filta Franchisee Steve Bral works with his local Dairy Queen. Steve microfilters, cleans, and removes waste oil from two 50-pound fryers.

Steve started Filta in his Michigan territory in 2018. He began with two employees, one vehicle, and less than 10 customers. Today, his family-owned business has 15 employees (13 full time and two part-time) and seven vehicles. Together, they service more than 130 customers. These include Dairy Queen, Little Caesars Arena, and University of Michigan stadiums. Other customers include Ascension, Corewell–Beaumont, and DMC hospitals. Corporate clients feature GM, Ford, Stellantis, and Toyota.

Filta Pennsylvania

David and Laurie Hoover along with their son Zach, are South-Central Pennsylvania Filta franchise owners. They serve a Dairy Queen in Steelton, Penn., which they brought on at the height of the pandemic.

“Zach came in and offered a trial,” said Dharmesh Makwana, Steelton Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Owner. “They cleaned the fryer once and the chicken strips were coming out golden brown instead of dark. I never have bad reviews. Sales for my fried products have doubled since I started working with Filta.”

The Hoover’s team cleans Makwana’s two 50-pound fryers and removes waste oil twice a week during the summer. Winter is slower. Subsequently, the Hoovers customize their service to once-a-week to save Dairy Queen money.

Filta Serves More Than 50 Dairy Queens Nationwide

Read the full article in the October issue of Retail & Restaurant Facility Business.

To learn more about Filta ownership and the available territories, contact Rob Totten at rtotten@filta.com. To learn more about Filta’s services including fryer cleaning, microfiltration, and waste oil removal/recycling, please call 866-51-FILTA. Or you can visit GoFilta.com for 24-hour live chat.

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Filta Franchise Owner Interview

Filta co-owner DJ Kayl was interviewed by ABC-TV affiliate, Denver 7 last month. He shares how Filta helps commercial kitchens decrease carbon footprints by making cooking oil last longer. This happens through microfiltration and recycling into biodiesel. In addition to Coors Field, Filta also services the NBA Champion Denver Nuggets’ Ball Arena. Filta also works in Dick’s Sporting Goods Park where the Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids play. Furthermore, Filta also services Red Rocks Amphitheater, which is considered one of the top concert venues in the nation.

Franchisee Backgrounds

DJ Kayl, Damon Wanco, and Hugh Roberts all have diverse professional backgrounds that prepared them for their current Filta franchise ownership.

DJ spent 10 years with Servpro and another 10 years with US Bank. Damon worked in his family’s landscaping business for more than a dozen years. Prior to landscaping, he spent 15 years in the hotel and casino industry where he managed operations. This prepared him to run day-to-day operations at Filta. Hugh has more than two decades of sales and development experience in the medical device field.

The business partners are looking forward to further expansion across Denver and the Colorado Front Range.

Franchise Information

To learn more about Filta ownership and the available territories, contact Rob Totten at rtotten@filta.com. To learn more about Filta’s services including fryer cleaning, microfiltration and waste oil removal/recycling, please call 866-51-FILTA or visit GoFilta.com for 24-hour live chat.

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In 2022 the Miami-Dade franchise collected 23,000 gallons of cooking oil that was recycled into biodiesel. This prevented about 230 tons of carbon emissions. Using microfiltration, the franchise helped customers stretch the life of their current oil. This prevented them from buying another 21,000 gallons of oil. It also eliminated another 50 tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. This had a total positive impact of 280 tons of carbon emissions reduction for the year.

Three franchise territories serve South Florida: Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County. Nechuta co-owns the Miami-Dade franchise with Sergio Moya. Their business filters recycles oil into biodiesel from a host of commercial kitchens in restaurants. These include Cerveceria La Tropical in Wynwood (which was a major focus of the Miami Herald article) and hospitals like Jackson Health System and the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. They also work with universities like Florida International University and Miami-Dade College. Additionally, they service stadiums like LoanDepot Park where the Miami Marlins play and the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Furthermore Filta Miami-Dade works in corporate dining and kitchens at Telemundo, Royal Caribbean, FPL and the Burger King headquarters.

The article concludes with the following statement attributed to George Philippidis, director of the sustainable energy concentration at the University of South Florida: “There isn’t enough used cooking oil in the world to meet all of our fuel needs…but because biofuels made from used cooking oils emit less carbon than biofuels made from other feedstocks, it’s a good idea to recycle every drop of cooking oil companies like Filta can collect.”

To read the full Miami Herald article which was published on the front page of the Sunday, June 18 business section, click here. For more information about Filta ownership and the available territories, contact Rob Totten at rtotten@filta.com. Interested in Filta’s services including fryer cleaning, microfiltration, waste oil removal/recycling, please call 866-51-FILTA or visit GoFilta.com for 24-hour live chat.

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Recently InPark Magazine published a feature profiling how Filta is saving money, time and the valuable resource of oil for theme parks nationwide like Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, Wild Waves Theme and Waterpark in Seattle, LEGOLAND, Trader’s Village in Houston, and many more.

In that magazine article, Michelle Phy, revenue manager at Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure shared that “Filta has been cleaning our fryers for over two years…Filta comes in, gets the job done and leaves the restaurants cleaner than when they started.”

And Olivia Haist, concessions manager for Hersheypark, noted her park maintains oil quality for longer periods of time thanks to filtration and that’s a win not only for the environment but for savings all around in the Pennsylvania park.

“At the end of each year we get to see how our partnership has had a positive impact on efforts like reducing greenhouse gasses and saving in packaging,” Haist said.

These positives were all shared just last week at the annual Amusement & Theme Park Food Service Conference Trade Show hosted by Cedar Fair in Sandusky, Ohio. Towanda Crawley-Taylor (National Accounts Manager), Ben Gofton (Business Development Representative) and Melissa Smith-Hignite (VP of Sales and Marketing for the Cedar Point-area Franchise) were the Filta executives that met with a host of attendees to share how filtration saves not only time and money for kitchens but has also a huge positive impact on the environment and increases a park’s sustainability footprint.

Representatives from King’s Dominion, Carowinds, and Cedar Point all met with the Filta team in Ohio and the team is looking forward to sharing more about how filtration, filtration, filtration is the name of the game for winning in amusement parks.

To read the entire InPark Magazine feature, click here. To contact one of the Filta executives from the Ohio trade show last week, email Towanda at ttaylor@filta.com, call 866-51-FILTA, or go to www.gofilta.com for 24-hour live chat.

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