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  • Frontline International Wins Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award for Kitchen Controller System

    Honor marks company’s third KI Award March 1, 2022—Frontline International is proud to be honored as a recipient of the 2022 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award for the Kitchen Controller cooking oil management system. This is the third Kitchen Innovations Award won by Frontline (previous wins came in 2012 for its EZ Oil direct-plumb automatic fresh oil dispensing…


  • Bulk Oil Goes Boxed

    Frontline International’s new higher-capacity EZ Oil Fresh Oil Dispensing System keeps 385 pounds of oil at the ready for automated fryer vat refills Frontline International revolutionized automated cooking oil for foodservice kitchens when it introduced the EZ Fresh Oil Dispensing System, which allows boxed-bulk oil to easily route to fryer vats at the push of…


  • Frontline International Introduces Direct Plumb® Oven System

    Closed system collects fats, oils, and greases directly from rotisseries, convections, combitherms In busy commercial kitchens, fats, oils, and greases are generated by many different pieces of cooking equipment alongside fryers. Grills, rotisseries, and convection and combitherm ovens must be considered as well. Unfortunately, many oil management systems are only concerned with fryer oil, leaving kitchen…


  • Cargill, Frontline International partner to bring automated cooking oil management system to the foodservice industry

    New Kitchen Controller™ oil management system uses real-time data to more consistently and profitably cook fried foods. Put Grease into Sustainable Biofuel, Not Sewer Drains MINNEAPOLIS — The foodservice industry is under intense pressure to deliver consistent, quality food on razor-thin profit margins. Recognizing that proper cooking oil management plays a critical role in achieving both objectives,…


  • Frontline International Introduces Reversible Pump Filtration Machine

    Two-way pump avoids cross-contamination, keeps vegan dishes vegan When is a vegan dish not a vegan dish? When it’s fried in the same oil as meat-based foods. Even if you regularly filter your cooking oil, standard filtration procedures send oil from all vats through a common plumbing system, where they become commingled. Once this pool…


  • The Super Cooking Oil Collection and Cleanup Solution for Supercenter Food Operations

    Frontline’s easily wheeled Tank Tank keeps spent grease trapped inside In many communities, retail supercenters have replaced the town square, offering a collection of products—including food—that in days gone by used to be spread among several smaller shops. This versatility brings stunning convenience to consumers, but also poses unique challenges to operators. They must find…


  • Frontline International Celebrates 20th Anniversary

    Two decades of “Smart Oil Management®” The year 2000 wasn’t just the start of a new millennium, it also ushered in a new era in cooking oil handling for foodservice. That was the year Frontline International created the Smart Oil Management category—and in 2020, the company celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founder and president John Palazzo…


  • Frontline International Expands in Singapore and Malaysia

    Distributor named; new government grant covers half of customer cost February 12, 2020—Frontline International continues its worldwide expansion by announcing a new partnership with Mii Foodservice for distribution in Singapore and Malaysia. In addition, Frontline’s Smart Oil Management® solutions have been approved for a Singaporean government grant program that can cover half of customers’ cost of equipment…


  • Giovanni Brienza Promoted to Frontline International Senior Vice President

    Key member of leadership ‘invigorated’ for future A key member of Frontline International’s leadership team has been promoted to a new position. Giovanni Brienza, a longtime fixture with the company, is now senior vice president.   A native of Italy, Brienza earned his engineering degree from the University of Cassino before moving to the United States and…


  • Frontline Completes Expansion of Flagship Plant

    Sizes doubles to 30,000 sq. ft., deepening manufacturing capacity In response to dramatic increases in international and domestic equipment sales as well as growth spurred by new initiatives, Frontline International has completed an expansion project doubling the size of its headquarters in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. With the facility now totaling 30,000 square feet, the company…