Indoor UCO equipment

Recycling used cooking oil is sanitary, efficient and good for the earth. The only question is "how?" Today’s restaurateurs can use everything from low-tech storage bins to high-tech collection tanks to remove and store their used cooking oil from their fryers. Here are four of the most common ...

Most large chains and franchise restaurants have detailed programs in place to control food costs.   But even franchisees can benefit from these cost-saving suggestions that independent operators can work into their daily food management practices.

Enhancing and solidifying our commitment to always put our customers first, DAR PRO Solutions has launched its new Customer Engagement Center, to efficiently serve the needs of our customers from initial consultations to service requests.  By going digital with an expanded inside sales and service ...

Collecting used cooking oil is all about offering a service. Period. Some service providers may try to sell you on the price they can give your for your grease, but in rough times, like the low yellow grease market we are in today, many of these newcomers to the industry can't survive and fold shop, ...

Part 1. The theft of used cooking oil is a growing crime with social ramifications. Even Homeland Security is making arrests, issuing indictments not only for stealing grease, but conspiracy, money laundering and immigration crimes. Learn how you can protect your store, employees and customers from ...

Your condiment delivery is MIA.  The hostess is a no-show, again.  The kitchen line is short-handed.  The toilet overflowed.  These are just some of the issues a restaurant manager must handle.  Grease is seldom on your mind – until it becomes a problem.  Don't let FOG cloud your store's operations. ...

Part 2. Grease theft doesn’t only affect us, or other legitimate used cooking oil service providers – it can threaten a restaurant’s employees, customers, neighbors, and even the environment if grease is spilled and left to run off into city sewer systems. But there are ways we can fight this crime. ...

Today’s world is faced with great challenges. Natural resources are dwindling. Carbon emissions are at a record high. The global population keeps growing, which increases the demand for food, feed and fuel. It will take all of us – people, companies, states, countries – to find solutions to ...

How can a restaurant tell if their fryiing oil is fresh?  You can SMELL it.  And LOOK at it.  Even TASTE your fried foods.  You can also read our short article to learn more about keeping your oil as well as some tips on grease and fryer management.

North America loves meat and fried foods. Unfortunately, preparing these delicious foods generates a lot of food waste.  Uneaten leftovers from meals are the most obvious waste of food, but did you know only about 50-60% of a cow, chicken or pig is consumed? What happens to the remaining meat, fat ...

Holidays can be a stressful time for restaurants. Office parties or catered events may put a one-time toll on your personnel resources, but overall, restaurant traffic often drops.  Customers prefer having family dinners and celebrations around their own dining table, and the cold winter months may ...

Used cooking oil, colloquially known as “liquid gold” and “golden gunk”, is an extremely valuable resource for restaurateurs and refineries — and thieves. Since 2012, Darling Ingredients has arrested and sought prosecution for hundreds of grease bandits. Find out how smelly used cooking grease has ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Millennials are having an impact on how businesses operate and engage with their customers.  As one of the largest generational groups, their attitudes towards what is important affect the decisions they make daily - from where to shop, which media to watch, ...

Sometimes, Mother Nature throws us some special challenges. Last year's hurricane season. Widespread, wind-fed wildfires. Weeks-long droughts. The 'bomb cyclone' raging thru the Eastern U.S.  Is your used cooking oil service provider equipped to plow on and carry through? We deal with inclement ...

Making the move from messy outdoor used cooking oil bins to sleek, clean, automated indoor tanks is as easy as 1/2/3. Learn how you can minimize risk and increase efficiency with a simple move to indoor equipment.

Many restaurants still transfer their used cooking oil the hard way - by pail and by hand, carrying it out to a bin in their coral. This often results in spilled grease, employee burns, and possibly customer slipping in a grease-coated parking lot, all which can cost a restaurant unnecessary money ...

Every June, our country recognizes National Safety Month. At DAR PRO Solutions, we're proud that our company recognizes and prioritizes safety in all we do.  Ranking among the top 50 private fleets in the U.S., our trucks, trailers, mechanics and drivers are what keep us in business, collecting fats ...

Anyone who has cooked a chicken knows what happens to chicken grease when it cools - it solidifies.  So does used cooking oil when its sitting outside in a collection bin.  Servicing outdoor bins that are iced in, or filled with a 'grease cube', is challenging at best, and a service blocker for ...

Ever walk into your restaurant after your grease trap has been serviced, and notice an unpleasant odor wafting through your kitchen? What is it from, and how do you get rid of it?  Normal questions, but it's not, as you may have thought, something your grease trap service provider did wrong. And ...

If your staff were given the choice of working in a kitchen where they had to hand carry hot grease outdoors and empty it into a bin, or flip a switch and have the hot oil seamlessly pump from fryer to storage container, which do you think they’d prefer?  Lower the risks of burns, slips & theft ...