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    Liab.& non-owned auto (deliv) renewal: what's reasonable?

    I’m in Florida. Be thankful if you aren’t. On about 4 mil in sales across multiple locations. 2.5 mil delivery. Premium is at 100k this year. There are 2 companies writing policies in Florida right now. If it goes up anymore I’m switching all mine to third party.
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    Pepsi Price Increase

    They are terrible. There’s no such thing as a contract with them. The only thing guaranteed is that your prices will go up every year. I got into a fight with them because we started buying from sam’s, grocery stores, etc. They were constantly out of their own product and I can get it cheaper...
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    Pros/cons drive thru window

    There really isn’t a con. One of my locations is mainly carryout delivery. I have a very small dining area. I closed inside and went to drive thru and delivery only. Well, here we’re are and I’ve kept it that way. This store runs 3 Percent less labor than my others. Sales continue positive growth.
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    I'm out. I closed today

    Not gonna lie, it has crossed my mind. I have lots of other skills, I just can’t imagine not doing pizza. But I also can’t imagine surviving the next 10 years. Good luck and hope you enjoy it.
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    DuraClean Ceiling Tiles?

    They are ok. I personally think they are too thin. They bow a little in the middle. And they don’t insulate real well. They are fairly.easy to clean but you pretty much have to remove them to clean them. I’d stick with the sheetrock ones unless you have no grease or oil.
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    Looking for Edge Oven

    Just out of curiosity what’s the reason for downsizing? Is it a space issue or are you looking to save operating costs?
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    Getting rid of fountain pop

    I think it really depends how much you are there and your employees. I have one store that doesn’t have a fountain. I let them drink what they want out of the cans. But randomly I have issues. I had one guy that was drinking a 12 pack a day. Ideally I would make them pay something for them so...
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    Pressure Washing Cleaning Middleby Marshall

    Don’t do that. They aren’t hard to disassemble. Remove the deck, side panels, then the fingers. Remember where they go and any block off plates.
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    HungerRush 360 changeover $150/mo to $500/mo

    It’s ridiculous. I’m a franchise and they are forcing everybody into it. Deadline to switch was December but they haven’t even scheduled anything even though I signed months ago. We were paying about $200 a month for online ordering and tech support. With HungerRush 360 we will be at a about...
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    Hobart Mixers Refurbished

    Do you have a planetary for an l800?
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    3 phase mixer options with no electricity from power company

    was goping to suggest phase generator. But, be warned, they suck some power and a generator may not like it. May be better to find a single phase mixer. The HL600s can run 1 or 3 phase. Depends how bad you want to be open.
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    Edge Ovens Out of Production

    I imagine they are just short on materials to build them. Most likely just a production delay. It’s industry wide. I’ve started stockpiling equipment for when something goes down. I just had to wait over a month for a middleby conveyor motor. nobody had any. I ordered 2 so I have a spare.
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    Issue with Pizza Prep Table

    They never should’ve put Dye/Stop Leak in a Cap tube system. You need to get a refrigeration company, not somebody that does hvac. And while I know you don’t want to hear this, 7 years on a cheapo table is probably reaching the limit. Don’t get me wrong I use them some, but the coils and...
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    Speedline monday morning surprise!

    Not to Hijack, but does anybody know what the actual fix is? We are with Revention and get the reboots on Monday morning after Windows update. Its not pour main station so we don’t lose printers. Revention’s solution is to turn off Windows updates completely which isn’t really a solution. I...
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    Phone Systems Again

    Thats kind of what i’m seeing. I was set to go with MiSignal/PizzaPhone and then searched. I don’t think I found anybody saying anything positive about pizzaphonesystems. So, I started looking at Nextiva and Pizza Cloud. Nextiva seems solid, but I like the idea of a company that is more in tune...
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