by Greg Bailey, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Restaurant kitchen fires can lead to employee and customer injuries, total destruction of your building, and may place a significant financial burden on your business until operations are restored. From 2007 to 2011, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has...
by Shelby Blundell, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Your cooking equipment is probably the most important thing inside your restaurant. One unexpected failure could ruin a busy dinner service. Even worse, a kitchen fire could put you out of service for days, or even weeks. To keep your equipment – and your business –...
by Jarrett Wagner, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Jul 19, 2017 | Convenience Stores & Gas Stations, Restaurants & Bars, Small Business, Society Insurance, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores
Many restaurants utilize some form of deep fat frying in their kitchen. These deep fryers are used to cook a variety of delicious foods: doughnuts, chicken wings, tortilla/potato chips, onion rings…the list goes on. While these items are undeniably popular and...
by Frank Norton, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Mar 22, 2017 | Restaurants & Bars, Risk Management, Society Insurance
Reports of fires involving wood-fired pizza and meat smoking ovens are increasing due to the growing number of restaurants that have added this cooking process. According to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) data, fire departments responded to an estimated...
by Randall Rauth, Owner of Hood Cleaning, Inc. | Nov 16, 2016 | Restaurants & Bars, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
The consequences of not using trained kitchen exhaust cleaning (KEC) technicians can be devastating. According the U.S. Fire Administration, nearly 6,000 restaurant fires are reported each year in the United States. And, of those, a percentage, around 21 percent,...
