President Auto-Bake and Hinds-Bock/Middleby Corp Plano, Texas, United States
Description: 1. Rapid Baking technology has proven to reduce bake times by up to 50% in some products 2. Electric powered ovens delivering direct force convection are proving to produce products that are indistinguishable to their fossil fuel counterparts 3. By leveraging rapid baking technology with traditional forced convection (electric powered), total energy consumption is lower and near the same operating cost as today's traditional gas powered systems. 4. Electric power is a known technology that is simple to deploy unlike other alternative energies like Hydrogen Fuels.
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Classroom Engagement: Sustainability/Fossil Fuel Free Future a. What is driving the movement towards a fossil free society? b. Is there any turning back at this point? c. As gas supply continues to be restricted, and prices for fuel continue to increase, at what point does your company believe is the right time to consider fossil free ovens for new lines? d. Beyond the cost and/or availability of fuel, is there a green initiative that is driving your company’s mission? e. Does that include replacing ALL of the existing ovens with fossil free alternatives at some point? f. Does your company have fossil free ovens now, what percentage? If so, has there been any improvement or drop off in production or overall performance? g. Has your company discussed a 3, 5, or 10 year vision around sustainability and sustainable technologies? What does that vision look like?