Multiplex FreshBlender receives 2018 NRA Kitchen Innovation Award

Chicago, IL - The National Restaurant Association^® today announces the recipients of the 2018 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards, honoring forward-thinking equipment and technologies that increase efficiencies and productivity for back-of-the-house operations and benefit restaurant operators. Each recipient and their product will be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations Pavilion at the 2018 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held from May 19-22 in Chicago at McCormick Place.

FreshBlender^™
What’s better than the boom in smoothies, shakes and frappes? A self-serve system that lets customers create their own in less than two minutes. In just a 20” x 39” footprint, the FreshBlender^™ integrates refrigeration, ice making, blending, dispensing, and digital controls for hundreds of self-served drinks per day. Realistic payback in well under a year.

About Welbilt, Inc.
Welbilt, Inc. provides the world’s top chefs, premier chain operators and growing independents with industry-leading equipment and solutions. Our innovative products and solutions are powered by our deep knowledge, operator insights, and culinary expertise. We offer fully-integrated kitchen systems and our products are backed by KitchenCare^® aftermarket parts and service. Headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, Florida, and operating 17 manufacturing facilities throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, the company sells through a global network of over 3,000 distributors and dealers in over 100 countries. The company has approximately 5,500 employees and generated sales of $1.46 billion in 2016. Its portfolio of award-winning brands includes Cleveland^™, Convotherm^®, Delfield^®, fitkitchen^SM, Frymaster^®, Garland^®, Kolpak^®, Lincoln^™, Manitowoc^®, Merco^®, Merrychef^® and Multiplex^®. For more information, visit www.welbilt.com.