Walkerly's growth from a single van to a fleet of more than 40
is indicative of Filta's lucrative repeat revenue business
model
ORLANDO,
Fla., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Terry Walkerly, a Filta
Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) franchise owner since 2007,
has grown his business organically and through strategic
acquisition, exceeding $8 million in
revenue in the last year. He opened his Filta franchise 16 years
ago with a single van and has steadily expanded through
Northern Ohio from Cleveland and Akron west to Toledo and east to Youngstown and, just in the last year, to the
Greater Pittsburgh area. Today,
his team of more than 50 employees and a fleet of 40 vans serve
more than 600 commercial kitchen clients in the Lake Erie region and recently in and around
The Steel City.
"By expanding our footprint into
Pittsburgh recently and
adding FiltaClean, our new deep cleaning service, we will
organically double our revenue in the next three years. We will
continue to look for expansion opportunities within a three- to
five-hour radius from our locations."
Filta makes commercial kitchens faster, cleaner, safer and
greener by micro-filtering existing cooking oil, providing bin-free
waste oil collection, deep cleaning fryers, and recycling waste oil
for biodiesel fuel.
"We have grown our business by providing exceptional and
consistent service not only to our customers but within our team.
When you incorporate a culture of excellence and respect with the
team, customer and environment, it's a real win for all," said
Terry Walkerly. "By expanding our
footprint into Pittsburgh recently
and adding FiltaClean, our new deep cleaning service, we will
organically double our revenue in the next three years. We will
continue to look for expansion opportunities within a three- to
five-hour radius from our locations."
Nationwide, the Filta network serves customers ranging from
single and chain restaurants to commercial kitchens inside
hospitals, hotels, groceries, universities, casinos,
business facilities, stadiums (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, etc.), and
more. Walkerly's customer roster includes Great Lakes Brewing
Company, Savour Hospitality Group, Barrio Tacos, Cleveland
Metroparks, the Toledo Zoo, Carnegie Mellon
University, Whole Foods Market locations and many
others.
The cornerstone of Walkerly's success has been the FiltaFry
service. This pioneering microfiltration solution for cooking oil
and fryer management not only provides Filta customers unmatched
quality and improved economics, it ensures repeat revenues for
independent franchise owners. FiltaFry has been a vital factor
fueling Walkerly's consistent expansion and now FiltaClean will
build on that.
Walkerly's vision for the future is ambitious yet compelling.
Fueled with knowledge, expertise, and the steady and measured
expansion model he has perfected during the last 16 years, he aims
to catapult success in the Northern
Ohio and Greater Pittsburgh
markets.
"Terry's forward-thinking approach aligns seamlessly with
Filta's overall franchise growth," said Filta VP of Franchise
Development Rob Totten. "Our nationwide system surged from
$16 million in annual system sales in
2013 to more than $100 million today,
development we can attribute largely to individual owners and
entrepreneurs like Terry who lead our growth trajectory."
About Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions
Since its inception in 1996, Filta has positioned itself as the
pioneering leader of active fryer management and environmental
kitchen sustainability across the food and hospitality industries.
Filta has recycled nearly 1 billion pounds of used cooking oil into
biodiesel, significantly reducing the impact of waste fryer oil on
the environment. For every gallon of biodiesel put into use, Filta
prevents 16 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the
atmosphere.
Brought to North America in
2002 as a franchise concept, Filta is part of United Kingdom-based Franchise Brands(AIM:
FRAN). The cornerstone of the company's offering is FiltaFry, the
complete fryer management service incorporating on-site
micro-filtration as well as the removal, recycling, and replacement
of cooking oil. Furthermore, the brand provides humidity control in
cold storage devices through FiltaCool, prevents drain blockage
through its grease-free drain foam brand FiltaDrain, and uses steam
to sanitize kitchens with FiltaClean. Visit http://www.gofilta.com
for more information and http://www.filtafranchise.com for
franchise development opportunities.
Media Contact
Becky Peterson, Filta
Environmental Kitchen Solutions, 770.367.0321,
becky@seedprcommunications.com, https://www.gofilta.com/
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