Article contributed by Mike Berman, COO, Day & Nite/All Service
Legendary law enforcement officer William Bratton often says ‘we’re communicating’ is the biggest lie in law enforcement. While Commissioner Bratton and other experts will be sought after to comment on the US Senate January 6th Capitol Hill riot hearings, his observations about law enforcement communication are not limited to that field.
Despite more sources of available information, sophisticated technologies and analytics, too many businesses are often caught flat-footed and by surprise, taking on too much unnecessary risk most often due to a lack of coordinated communication. Even if we didn’t have these tools and technologies, we all know it costs more to fill up our cars with gas than only a few short months ago. Although Texas and other states should have better planned for protecting its infrastructure against extreme winter weather, with over a third of the nation’s oil production severely compromised as a result what direction do we suppose energy costs will head?
In our highly connected world, nothing is ever purely localized so the increased costs Texans will burden will surely be felt nationwide, even globally. In just a few sentences in a single paragraph, enough intelligence from reliable sources is presented where we can all reasonably project steep cost of doing business increases. But having the intelligence is rather meaningless; acting on it matters most.
Regardless of establishment size or type, direct and indirect energy expenses always rank in the top 3 of foodservice operations costs. After all, there is only one thing guaranteed to work every minute of every day—refrigerators-freezers (at least they better be!). Even with limited indoor seating capacity, HVAC—the single largest energy grid drain—is required for maintaining guest comfort and workplace safety. Indirectly, any day now expect transportation providers to (re)impose fuel surcharges for carrying everything from your perishables to equipment parts from distribution centers to your place of business.
All of these obvious forces conspiring against hospitality at the exact time the eternal hope coming with every spring coupled with Covid-19 vaccines will really propel our industry back to at least normal, preferably better. Not falling victim to Commissioner Bratton’s biggest lie requires greater, real-time and coordinated communication with key suppliers—especially those with considerable intelligence mining operations.
Heavily invested in deep technologies, proprietary analytics and the company’s internal strategy lab, the Day & Nite family of companies considers product and service line development a core obligation to best serve the hospitality industry. When Covid-19 was still more a rumor than real threat, the company launched Day & Nite Performance Solutions, a carefully curated suite of technologies, products and services engineered for maximum workplace hygiene, indoor environmental quality and food safety.
Shortly after it became apparent independent restaurants would not survive without assistance, Day & Nite partnered with James Beard Foundation to donate a percentage of all new contracts to their Open For Good campaign. The company’s considerable intelligence gathering, analysis capabilities, and analytics are organized to create greater value for foodservice by proactively introducing relevant high-impact solutions. Clearly, heading off energy inflation before it becomes hospitality’s next major headache is a top priority.
Complementing Day & Nite’s already established world class commercial HVAC and refrigeration maintenance pedigree to ensure all equipment is operating at peak efficiency at all times, Day & Nite partnering with Activus Energy Advisors is the ideally timed, high-impact means for dramatically reducing your energy expenses while incorporating more sustainable practices in your business. Day & Nite’s continued service and product line expansion also reduces the number of suppliers you have to work with across a range of critical functions, further leveraging more favorable economies of scale to reduce overall costs across multiple categories.
By design, intent and economic circumstance Day & Nite/All Service/Popular Plumbing offers the actionable intelligence to ensure your continued prosperity and profitability no matter what may come next. To learn more about how you can take fullest advantage of all these essential resources, email jbf@wearetheone.com
