Stay Cool With Follett RIDE

Ice-cold beverages aren’t just for staying cool in the hot summer months. Americans enjoy ice-cold beverages year-round, making reliable ice machines critical for customer satisfaction and repeat business. Frequent breakdowns can deter customers, reducing visits and impacting sales. Ensuring consistent access to clean ice is simple with Follett’s Horizon Elite™ ice machines, featuring the innovative RIDE® remote ice delivery equipment.

What makes RIDE technology so appealing to operators? For starters, it’s possible to deliver Chewblet® ice through a tube up to 75 feet away from your dispense point. While this is a unique feature, the “whys” behind a remotely located ice machine are more important than sheer distance.

It starts with aesthetics.

Welcoming customers from the moment they open the doors allows operators to begin to cultivate an experience. From the paint to the décor to the checkout counter, everything customers see impacts their impressions of the overall operation. How does this relate to ice? Follett RIDE technology enhances aesthetics by relocating the ice machine from customer view. Customers experience a quieter and more attractive fountain station with the ice machine out of the area. This means a beverage service area can retain the same great appearance as the rest of the restaurant.

Ice is always available.

Consistency and reliability are two traits every operator wants in an ice machine. There’s nothing more disappointing for a customer than ordering a complete meal, heading to the drink stand, and discovering there’s no ice left in the beverage dispenser. In many ways, that’s the moment when a highly anticipated dining experience can turn to dissatisfaction. With RIDE technology from Follett, operators can eliminate these disruptions for customers and the need for staff to stop other service activities to manually fill a dispenser with ice. With RIDE, everyone wins.

Follett RIDE technology makes fountain areas easy to maintain.

Ice is important. While packaged ice is designated as a food product, the same standards for cleanliness and sanitation apply to beverage areas. Follett’s Horizon Elite ice machines, featuring exclusive RIDE technology, automate ice delivery and eliminate cross-contamination risks associated with manually transporting ice. Additionally, RIDE technology makes it easier than ever to clean and maintain beverage dispensers, providing sanitary ice to customers. A bonus: save on service costs associated with removing heavy ice machines from atop the dispenser. With RIDE technology, provide customers with a superior fountain experience and generate cost savings for your business.

Follett RIDE technology delivers customer-preferred Chewblet ice. Learn how you can elevate your ice experience and beverage profits.

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Topics: Beverage, C-Store, Restaurants