The restaurant industry has been one of the toughest hit over the last 6 months. Fire suppression and the distributors / contractors that service them have also been affected. Jamie Knowles is one of the leaders in the suppression industry focusing on the restaurant sector. He gives some extraordinary facts about how Americans eat and what the impacts of the pandemic did to the prepared food industry. New technologies are also emerging in fire suppression for these cooking areas. Electronic detection and the Internet of Things (IoT) will progress the industry forward even more. Intro - 4:15 Data about COVID times - 6:55 Faster Food vs Dining - 9:50 City vs Suburb vs Rural - 14:20 Ghost Kitchens - 15:30 NFPA and Food Trucks - 21:30 More Ghost Kitchens - 24:40 Electronic Detection Fire Suppression - 27:55 Internet of Things - 32:15 Industrial Chemical / Paint Booths - 38:00 Gas Station / Pemall Exit - 42:20 NAFED / How are the Fire Equipment Distributors doing? - 45:10 Incentives for techs - 47:50 Quick Response Round - 50:40 Contact Info - 54:50 Also included, Drew and Jamie then discuss industrial dry chemical and paint booth suppression systems. There is an opportunity in these sectors for fire equipment distributors to expand their offering. In the final segment, Jamie gives insight of how FED's (Fire Equipment Distributors) are doing during the pandemic. The NAFED article reflects what Jamie has heard in the market. Most companies are business as usual with extra client and worker precautions in place. Drew was intrigued with a comment that many companies incentivize their technicians for service work on restaurant fire suppression systems, a perfect fit for some newer Inspect Point features. Websites mentioned: Amerex-fire.com, InspectPoint.com
Jamie Knowles is one of the leaders in the suppression industry focusing on the restaurant sector. He gives some extraordinary facts about how Americans eat and what the impacts of the pandemic did to the prepared food industry.
Intro - 4:15
Data about COVID times - 6:55
Faster Food vs Dining - 9:50
City vs Suburb vs Rural - 14:20
Ghost Kitchens - 15:30
NFPA and Food Trucks - 21:30
More Ghost Kitchens - 24:40
Electronic Detection Fire Suppression - 27:55
Internet of Things - 32:15
Industrial Chemical / Paint Booths - 38:00
Gas Station / Pemall Exit - 42:20
NAFED / How are the Fire Equipment Distributors doing? - 45:10
Incentives for techs - 47:50
Quick Response Round - 50:40
Contact Info - 54:50
Discussed in the Episode:
Amerex-fire.com
InspectPoint.com