5 things to focus on when opening your first small restaurant
Opening a small restaurant in the modern foodservice industry is challenging, but, if you get it right, one of the most rewarding career paths available. As with any business, the secret sauce (if you’ll excuse the pun) lies in the planning you do before you open your doors for the first time. This blog isn’t […]
Microwave ovens: a brief history
If you work in the foodservice industry and rely on rapid cooking technology, you’ll be used to simply popping your food into a microwave oven, pressing a couple of buttons and watching as it magically undertakes the cooking process perfectly. We do the same at home – it’s culinary convenience that’s tough to match, but […]
The importance of Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
If you work in the foodservice industry, there’s nothing worse than a key piece of equipment in the kitchen breaking down – mainly because you just know it’ll do it at the worst possible time. This is particularly the case with accelerated cooking and microwave technology; so important are such devices when it comes to […]
14 years and counting as SafeContractor Accredited!
We’re delighted to announce that Marren has achieved SafeContractor accreditation for the 14thyear in a row. Above, you can see our Procurement and Logistics Manager, Lee Scroxton, proudly holding the certificate! SafeContractor is a health and safety audit service for tradespeople and businesses that is very similar to the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme […]
Kelly Barrell joins the Marren team
We’re delighted to welcome Kelly Barrell to the Marren team. With over twenty years’ experience in sales, and fifteen in the financial sector, Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge, business know-how and expertise in account management to Marren. “I worked for Abbey for almost ten years,” explains Kelly. “That gave me plenty of experience managing […]
Accelerated cooking or rapid cooking: what’s right for your business?
The phrase ‘time is money’ certainly applies in the food service industry, and it’s why so much of the technology that heads into commercial kitchens is focused on producing food quickly, safely and efficiently. Accelerated cooking and rapid cookers have transformed catering, but choosing the right type for your business doesn’t appear to be that […]
Marren Technical Manager Scoops Mitchells & Butlers Award
At Marren, we’ve spent over thirty years building a team that can offer unrivalled specialist maintenance for the food service industry in the UK. We’ve done this by employing people who combine a deep knowledge of microwave oven and accelerated cooking technology with a genuine desire to provide an unforgettable customer experience. It’s a tough […]
Marren sign 2 year service contract with Mitchells & Butlers
We are pleased to announce that Marren Group have recently been reappointed as a Mitchells and Butlers service contractor. We would like to thank Mitchells and Butlers for placing their trust in us and we hope to continue working with them for many years to come.
Matthew Bullen awarded outstanding achievement award by NITAL
Marren are delighted to announce that Matthew Bullen has been awarded the NITAL Outstanding Achievement of the Year award. Matt is our latest apprentice to pass the BTEC National Diploma in electronic engineering at Northampton College which he has studied as part of the NVQ Level 3 qualification with our apprenticeship provider NITAL. In his […]
Marren praised for their “speedy first time fix”
John Gardner Regional Sales Director, UK and International, TurboChef Technologies inc Marren provide TurboChef with an excellent service coverage throughout the UK, first time fix rates are exceptional and this is achieved through them holding an extensive spare parts supply and their distribution of these parts have resulted in speedy first time fixes when we have […]
