Kitchens To Go, a leading provider of mobile and modular kitchen solutions, announced that the company’s Bolt-On Kitchen solution has been recognized by the National Restaurant Association with a 2012 Kitchen Innovations™ (KI) Award. The solution, which was first introduced at the NRA’s 2011 conference, quickly gained traction with deployments in Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

In each instance, the commercial food service operations in these locations did not have the luxury of waiting the typical eight-months time that is usually required to gain permit approvals, design and then build a new kitchen on site. The Bolt-On Kitchen can be deployed in less than half this time, providing a high quality commercial kitchen solution that arrives on site and ready for installation and operation.

Unlike temporary solutions, the Bolt-On Kitchen is a customized pre-constructed, code compliant turnkey kitchen that’s permanently affixed to a building, enabling reallocation of interior space. This value was demonstrated in several projects over 2011, including projects at a school, at a software company and at a government facility.

When deployed at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, four modular Bolt-On Kitchens were attached to the school’s outdoor hockey arena, which was converted into an enclosed open dining space. This converted space served as the temporary dining commons for a two year period during the renovation of the historic on-campus dining commons.

After the dining commons renovation was completed, two of the four modular kitchen units were removed from the complex and the remaining two units were left in place to provide foodservice and catering support when the former hockey arena was converted again, this time from a temporary dining space into a special events center.

Another successful deployment occurred at Micron Technology in Manassas, VA, where Kitchens To Go’s modular kitchen units were connected to an existing Micron Technology production facility to provide foodservice production, servery and dining space. In addition to dining, the attached clear span space was used as a gathering place for company meetings and special events. The additional Bolt-On space allowed for the existing interior foodservice area to be “re-captured” for microchip production, thus providing a higher return per square foot use of the existing building.

The Bolt-On Kitchen has also been deployed by the U.S. government. After completing construction of a new special events center at the Washington Naval Yard in Washington, D.C., it became apparent that there was a need for additional foodservice production. The only viable option to meet the requirements of the catering program and banquet rooms was to add kitchen space through a Bolt-On Kitchen. The exterior of the bolt on facility was constructed to match the exterior façade of the existing special events center, making it a seamless and attractive addition.

A model of the Bolt-On Kitchen will be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations Pavilion in its central location on the exhibit floor (booth 2440L) at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

HOW IT WORKS

Kitchen To Go’s Bolt-On Kitchen is a pre-constructed, code-compliant kitchen that may be affixed to an existing building on a permanent or lease-term basis, yielding savings over conventional construction costs. The Bolt-On Kitchen is a modular facility, which is joined to a permanent structure by a common sidewall, and is delivered with a custom-finished interior and exterior construction to match the existing building aesthetics and maintain the important brand image of each food service operation.

“These Bolt-On kitchens have been installed in less than one month, are code-compliant and have the ability to serve our clients for years to come,” said Ralph Goldbeck, AIA, and partner, Kitchens To Go. “Our products are built to meet the highest specifications required in the U.S., and our modular solutions have earned their reputation as quality products that exceed our clients’ expectations time after time.”

“The independent panel of judges selected these products based on the forward-thinking approach to commercial kitchen equipment demonstrated by their innovative creators,” said Jack Crawford Convention Chair for NRA Show 2012 and President and CEO of Ground Round Independent Owners Cooperative, LLC. “These truly groundbreaking products will have a substantial impact on the efficiency and success of restaurant kitchens, as well as the profitability of the restaurant itself. As the largest restaurant and hospitality trade show in the United States, the NRA Show offers the perfect forum to explore trends and find new products to enhance restaurant operations.”

About Kitchens To Go

Kitchens To Go is the industry leader in mobile and modular kitchen solutions. KTG’s commercial kitchens facilities are manufactured by partner company Carlin Manufacturing for government, institutional and corporate use, and the companies specialize in short and long term temporary commercial kitchen leasing or custom purchase.

A foodservice operations’ most important area is the kitchen, because without the kitchen, there is no food. Don’t force your foodservice operation to come to a halt during an extensive renovation, remodel or new construction. There is a solution that will allow you to still serve individuals with the delicious dishes you once prepared in your old kitchen.   What’s the alternative, you may wonder?  A temporary kitchen!

Please join us for A FREE educational webinar, “Temporary Kitchens:  Top of the Line Solutions, Bottom-Line Results,” which will be held on April 25 at 11 a.m. PST.

The webinar is sponsored by Kitchens To Go, an affiliate of Carlin Manufacturing, LLC. The companies specialize in the manufacturing of mobile and modular kitchens for purchase or lease. Presenter Ralph Goldbeck, Partner of Kitchens To Go/Carlin Manufacturing, will discuss the multitude of options available when faced with the renovation or construction of your foodservice operation, along with when each solution is most ideal given varying circumstances.  It will also feature a spotlight case study review of these decisions and the subsequent process in action.

This 1-Hour Webinar Will Address the Following Topics:

• The various temporary kitchen solutions and when each is most appropriate
• The phased construction or outsourced catering alternatives to temporary kitchens…and when each may be the most affordable or beneficial solution
• How your business can continue to operate without the threat of your loyal customers going elsewhere
• Specific benefits to using a temporary kitchen during the construction process
• Analyzing the true cost of ownership for a temporary kitchen and the ROI relative to each foodservice renovation or construction solution
• Making the lease vs. purchase decision relative to temporary kitchens
• Methods of most successfully managing your construction timeline to get your permanent solution operable as swiftly as possible

Kitchens To Go wants you to continue cooking your customers’ favorites while you make upgrades to your in-house kitchen, but when that isn’t an option, we’re here to give you the facts and information you need to be as efficient and effective as possible. For more information about the webinar, please visit www.k-t-g.com or call 630-355-1660.  Please click the following link to register for the upcoming webinar to learn more about implementing a temporary kitchen solution during your next remodel.

Get more information and register here!

Disaster relief respondents regularly head into torrential downpours and winds blowing at the speed of a NASCAR race. These brave individuals are the front lines of countless non-profit, for profit and governmental agencies.

Kitchens To Go frequently follows these fearless souls, but usually well after the disaster has occurred.

We provide mobile kitchens and mobile shower trailers to the brave disaster relief workers. These temporary kitchens and shower trailers can operate in the field for an extended period of time, which better aids workers in areas hit hard by hurricanes and tornadoes.

Our mobile kitchens for disaster relief are used by the American Red Cross, emergency canteens by the Salvation Army and shower trailers by Ok’s Cascade in Washington State. Kitchens To Go wants to reach out to more disaster relief workers at the 2012 National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Fla., March 26 – 29. Their temporary kitchens for disaster relief provide hurricane susceptible parts of the country with needed food staples for both the victims and respondents.

Be prepared for when disaster strikes by coming to the Hilton Orlando to receive education and professional training, as well as view the tools necessary for response and recovery. Kitchens To Go wants to make sure the Golf Coast and East Coast have the best in mobile kitchens when disaster strikes. Their temporary kitchens can feed thousands, continuing to save each person’s life after their initial rescue from the debris. Join Kitchens To Go at booth 620 to view the latest in mobile kitchens for disaster relief.

Schools will be equipped with full-service kitchens and will be able to provide weekend food packages for children still displaced by the storm damage

NAPERVILLE, IL, August 11, 2011 –Kitchens To Go, a leading provider of mobile and modular kitchen solutions, announced today that it is working with the Army Corps of Engineers and engineers from Hunter Modular and Brinkmann Constructors to help rebuild schools in the wake of the EF5 tornado that struck the community on May 22 and destroyed multiple school buildings. Kitchens To Go has delivered three mobile kitchens designated for an elementary school, a middle school and a high school in Joplin, MO.

As part of the disaster relief effort to help rebuild Joplin, Kitchens To Go was first contacted by the Army Corps of Engineers to provide specifications for the new kitchens that would be needed at each school. Then, based on the specifications, the Army Corps of Engineers sought bids on the project, and Kitchens To Go was selected by Hunter Modular and Brinkmann Constructors as the kitchen provider consultant to develop each school’s food service facility.

Each kitchen will be installed and capable of producing hundreds of hot meals daily by the time Joplin’s students head back to the classroom on August 17.

“These bolt-on kitchens will be installed in less than one month, are code-compliant and have the ability to serve Joplin’s students for years to come,” said Ralph Goldbeck, AIA, and partner, Kitchens To Go. “Our products are built to meet the highest specifications required in the U.S., and our modular solutions have earned their reputation as quality products that exceed our clients’ expectations time after time.”

“We have a commitment to creative solutions and value engineering of the highest quality, and this is shared by any company we work with,” said Oscar Hunter, president, Hunter Modular. “We are proud to have selected Kitchens To Go as our kitchen supplier on this important project.”

Kitchens To Go has worked with the Army Corps of Engineers in support of other disaster relief efforts, including Hurricane Katrina.

Kitchens To Go recently assisted the Food Network with the production of the Food Network show, Guy’s Big Bite starring Guy Fieri.  Fieri and his Food Network team filmed the show from his home in Santa Rosa, CA, and used a Kitchens To Go mobile kitchen trailer, built by Carlin Manufacturing, to prepare all the food on his show.

The May/June 2011 issue includes a terrific feature on one of our recent projects in California. To read about it, go here.

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For those who are new to Kitchens To Go, we are the industry leader in mobile kitchens and modular kitchen solutions.  Kitchens To Go specializes in short term and long term temporary commercial kitchen leasing.

Kitchens To Go is proud to provide the greatest level of service and the highest quality of products to clients ranging from the U.S. Marines to the Disney Companies by providing temporary, state-of-the-art, high volume commercial kitchens.

Having built food trucks for McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, Carlin is firmly established as a founding father of mobile kitchen and upscale food truck markets

FRESNO, CA and NAPERVILLE, IL, May 21, 2011 – Carlin Manufacturing and its partner company, Kitchens To Go, are in the mood for a birthday celebration. The leading providers of mobile and modular kitchen solutions have come to National Restaurant Association’s NRA Show 2011 to celebrate Carlin’s 30^th anniversary and to unveil a new commercial kitchen concept known as Bolt-On Kitchens.

The Carlin-Kitchens To Go Bolt-On Kitchen represents the companies’ creative response to many requests it has received for a fast, efficient alternative to a brick-and-mortar expansion or replacement of a commercial kitchen facility. The company has already delivered Bolt-On Kitchen solutions to food service establishments in Arizona, California and Washington, D.C.

In each instance, the commercial food service operation did not have the luxury of waiting the four-to eight-months time that is usually required to gain permit approvals, design and then build a new kitchen on site, which would result in an enormous disruption of daily operations. Instead, each company chose to have Carlin’s team of experienced construction and food service professionals design, build and deliver a new, code-compliant and comfortable kitchen in just one-half of this time (typically two-to three-months).

Carlin-Kitchen To Go’s Bolt-On Kitchen is a pre-constructed, code-compliant kitchen that may be affixed to an existing building on a permanent or lease-term basis, yielding savings of at least 30 percent over conventional construction costs. The Bolt-On Kitchen is a modular facility, which is joined to a restaurant’s permanent structure by a common sidewall, and is delivered with a custom-finished interior and exterior construction to match the existing building and maintain the important brand image of each food service operation.

“Our products are all built to meet the highest specifications required in the U.S., and our modular solutions have an impressive track record of sustained quality,” said Ralph Goldbeck, AIA, and partner, Carlin Manufacturing. “After 30 years in business, we enjoy knowing that the Carlin and Kitchens To Go names have earned their reputation for delivering quality products that exceed our client expectations time after time.”

30 Year Anniversary of Carlin Manufacturing

More than a quarter century ago, Carlin Manufacturing founder Kevin Carlin was a busy caterer who wanted to prepare fresh, quality food on location. But he continued to encounter problems that are typical of food caterers everywhere: substandard equipment, difficult and dangerous working conditions, and an inability to maintain high-quality food products over the course of a job.

Carlin gave up on catering and instead threw himself into his new passion for providing excellent mobile kitchens and kitchen facilities. That idea is what still drives Carlin Manufacturing today.

Mr. Carlin built his first mobile unit in 1980 and founded Carlin Mobile Kitchens in 1981. Now in its 30^th year, Carlin Manufacturing continues producing mobile kitchens, re-locatable buildings and specialty vehicles for an array of clients. Carlin’s products currently serve customers in more than 24 countries around the globe with vehicles built for fast food giants like McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

Carlin’s Midwest manufacturing facilities produce mobile and modular units for all branches of the military, as well as the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. From disaster relief vehicles to the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, Carlin continues to discover new ways of satisfying the evolving needs of its clients.

In 2004, Carlin Manufacturing took an important step in its history as it formalized a partnership with Kitchens To Go, leading the companies to serve an untapped market that required a complete temporary facilities package. The Modular Kitchen Concept was born out of client needs. Being among the first to implement the modular kitchen concept, these unique, building and health code compliant facilities brought the modular concept to a higher professional level.

“We continue to be amazed by the new opportunities we have to help improve food service operations with our mobile and modular solutions,” Goldbeck said. “The Bolt-On Kitchen is just a natural and logical evolution of the modular kitchen solutions we have been building on a large scale for the past 25 years.”

Kitchens To Go and Carlin Manufacturing have a client list that includes major corporations, disaster relief agencies, hospitals, universities, hotels, governmental agencies and sports venues from coast to coast and throughout the world.

About Carlin Manufacturing and Kitchens To Go

Carlin Manufacturing and its partner company, Kitchens To Go, are industry leaders in mobile and modular kitchen solutions. Carlin’s commercial kitchens facilities are manufactured for government, institutional and corporate use, and the companies specialize in short and long term temporary commercial kitchen leasing. For more information, go to www.carlinmfg.com or www.k-t-g.com.

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UC Santa Barbara Turns to Carlin Manufacturing for State-of-the-Art, Commercial-Grade Mobile Kitchen

NAPERVILLE, IL, November 2, 2010 – Carlin Manufacturing, a leading provider of mobile and modular kitchen solutions, has delivered a custom-built mobile kitchen for the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB). The five-window concession trailer was ordered with the express purpose of helping the university serve the needs of thousands of soccer fans that will converge on the campus between December 10-12, 2010 for the 2010 NCAA Men’s College Cup, in which a new Division 1 men’s soccer champion will be crowned.

UCSB will host a national championship event for the first time since the men’s volleyball championship of 1974. This also signifies the second Men’s College Cup to be awarded to a west coast university since 1986. Therefore, the historic event has led the UCSB Athletics team to make several improvements to Harder Stadium, which holds nearly 17,000 fans, with the new concession trailer serving as the centerpiece of these improvements.

UCSB placed the order for the concession trailer after learning that it would host the College Cup in May, and within eight weeks Carlin Manufacturing was able to deliver the 46×8.5 trailer that will keep five-to-seven food service staff busy as they fill orders from customers. The trailer’s equipment schedule features fryers, a four-burner cook top, a double-stack convection oven, charbroiler, hot holding wells, reach-in refrigeration, overhead air conditioners and three soda dispensing systems among its equipment schedule.

The trailer, which has already been used on campus for select athletic events, also features a customized service window, which was lowered by six inches in order to make it more accessible to the many young fans that will be attending College Cup.

After the College Cup, UCSB plans to use the trailer to serve other outdoor activities on and around campus that may require high-volume food service. The university said the trailer could also be used to serve the community during times of emergency.

“Soccer fans from throughout the U.S. will converge on our great campus for the College Cup, and we knew that we needed a concession trailer capable of serving the volume of people we will see, but one that will also serve our campus needs for years to come,” said Jill Horst, director of residential dining services. “Carlin Manufacturing’s outstanding reputation for quality and service made them an obvious choice to help us fill this need and ensure that our fans have a wonderful and memorable experience at College Cup.”

“Our experienced sales and design team brings years of experience and know-how to each project, making sure that each mobile kitchen we build adds to the overall success of our client,” said Ralph Goldbeck, partner, Carlin Manufacturing. “It has been a pleasure to work with the Residential Dining Services team to create a mobile kitchen solution that meets the high-volume food service needs of Harder Stadium and the UCSB community.”

About Carlin Manufacturing

Carlin Manufacturing and sister company, Kitchens To Go, are industry leaders in mobile and modular kitchen solutions. Carlin’s commercial kitchens facilities are manufactured for government, institutional and corporate use.  Kitchens To Go specializes in short and long term temporary commercial kitchen leasing. For more information, go to www.carlinmfg.com.

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Despite enduring three record blizzards, the Kitchens To Go / Barton Malow team delivered a fully functional temporary kitchen complex with capacity to feed 4,500 hungry Midshipmen three times daily for the next 18 months

To view the video of how Kitchens-To-Go helped during USNA’s renovation, click here.

NAPERVILLE, IL, April 27, 2010 – Kitchens To Go, a leading provider of mobile and modular kitchen solutions, just commissioned a new project for the U.S. Naval Academy that saw the company deliver a 38,350 square foot replacement kitchen on the famous Annapolis, MD campus in less than 78 days, from ground breaking to fully approved opening.

Founded in 1845, the Naval Academy (USNA) is a four-year undergraduate institution that strives to accomplish its mission to develop midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically to serve as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps upon graduation. An important component of being able to accomplish these goals is making sure that the entire brigade is well-nourished.

King Hall, which serves as the on-campus galley, had become outdated and in need of renovation in order to meet current standards for serving midshipmen approximately 14,000 fresh meals each day. After much consideration and analysis, academy leadership determined that a temporary catering solution or a phased construction approach would be logistically impractical and too costly. As a viable solution, Kitchens To Go was hired through the general contractor Barton Malow to design and build a temporary kitchen complex on campus, which will substitute for the galley during the projected 18 months it will take to revamp historic King Hall Galley.

The new modular kitchen complex is set in East and West Smoke Court on the USNA campus and features a 14,100 square foot code compliant Sprung clear span tension membrane structure, with full utility package. The Sprung Structure houses receiving, cold and dry storage, and cold preparation space needed for the USNA to prepare and serve approximately 14,000 daily meals in three intervals (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

“Even though the project start was weather delayed, it was completed on time, with no interruption of the daily campus life and, most importantly, not a single missed meal,” said Bob Wyatt, vice president of the eastern region, Barton Malow. “The Kitchens To Go team did an outstanding job, and the USNA’s kitchen and administrative staff of 96 were able to quickly move into the new facility and seamlessly continue their work of feeding the brigade.”

“We endured the worst winter in Maryland’s recent history, with three separate blizzards hitting during our construction cycle,” said Scott Karoll, director of operations, Kitchens To Go. “Despite the awful weather and logistical issues that three blizzards caused, our crew thrived on the challenges of this project and we are immensely proud of the finished product.”

The building- and health-code compliant facility meets all permanent codes and could easily be used for years not just the 18 months required. This temporary commercial kitchen features 10 cooking and panning modules, four clam shell griddles, 12 roll-in combi-ovens, six 80-gallon steam kettles, separate bulk and day-issue refrigerators, freezers and dry storage spaces, and two dishwasher modules. The facility also has a separate warehouse and receiving area, chemical storage, trash room and an administrative office complex that includes locker rooms and toilet facilities for the kitchen staff.

“We are immensely proud of our work at the U.S. Naval Academy,” said Steve Rubin, partner, Kitchens To Go. “Our temporary kitchen complex enables the USNA to renovate King Hall in the most time-efficient way possible while retaining all existing kitchen staff with no operational interruptions.”

About Kitchens To Go

Kitchens To Go is the industry leader in mobile and modular kitchen solutions. KTG commercial kitchens facilities are manufactured for government, institutional and corporate use by Carlin Manufacturing. Kitchens To Go specializes in short and long term temporary commercial kitchen leasing. You can find us at www.kitchens-2-go.com.

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