Produce Savings

FiltaCool helps control food costs & increases yield by extending the shelf life of food and reducing waste.

For example, restaurants typically spend 30% of their revenue on food costs. A restaurant with an annual revenue of $1,000,000 will spend $300,000 on food. Of that $300,000, 35% is commonly spent on produce - $105,000 a year.

Using a conservative example of 2% savings on just the cost of produce, the total savings comes to $2,100/year or $175/month (plus the additional savings for other perishable food items).

Energy Savings

Independent tests show FiltaCool lowers temperature 2-5 degrees and reduces compressor run-time and kWh demand by 10%.

For example, the average walk-in cooler (8’x 12’x 7.5’) uses 20,000 kWh per year.

The National Average cost of energy is .11 cents per kWh. So the cost to operate the cooler comes to $2,244.00 (20,400 x .11) per year.

Reducing KWh demand by 10% saves $224.40 per year or $18.70 per month on energy costs.

Equipment Savings

Because the equipment does not have to work as hard to maintain lower temperature and proper humidity, the life of the equipment is extended by 33-40%, and customers using FiltaCool report maintenance and repair costs are also reduced.

For example, the cost for a 1 1/2 horsepower compressor and an 8200 BTU evaporator unit with two fans is approximately $3,000 (5 year life expectancy).

A 40% increase adds 2 years to the life of the equipment saving $172.00 per year.

“[FiltaCool] has increased the amount of product we can keep on hand because it stays so much fresher. Because of this, [FiltaCool] is now being integrated into our purchasing and cost control classes.”

Peter Adams
Chef/Instructor & Purchasing Manager
Illinois Institute of Art Culinary School

“Even the smallest amount of money saved on energy is critical... If you can improve energy consumption you’re essentially improving profit margin.”

Ramin Foramarzi - Project Manager
Southern California Edison’s Refrigeration and Thermal Test Center

“Reducing cooler run time by 10% will prolong equipment life by approximately 33% to 40%.”

Burbank Electric Company
Burbank, CA