EJ Enterprises Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello Team, I currently have a Crane National 431 machine in a small warehouse by the airport. I want to replace the machine with a freezer version. I get most of my products from Vistar and Sams. I notice that most items are marked KEEP FROZEN. The Crane National 431 is not a freezer type machine. Every 7 to 10 days I have to throw away products. Do you know of a good replacement? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hello Team, I currently have a Crane National 431 machine in a small warehouse by the airport. I want to replace the machine with a freezer version. I get most of my products from Vistar and Sams. I notice that most items are marked KEEP FROZEN. The Crane National 431 is not a freezer type machine. Every 7 to 10 days I have to throw away products. Do you know of a good replacement? Thanks! All of the frozen machines that I operate with food are a Crane and the USI FF2000 series, the one made before the Alpine units. Also have a couple of Fastcorp but those are ice cream only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitevending Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Mission, do you recommend a "frozen food machine" instead of a just a cold food machine? If so do you recommend the USI FF2000 series and how much are they. I currently have 2 rowe machines out on location, 1 does a good job, the other is always breaking down. I have another account that is requesting a "sandwich machine" and i really dont want to do it, but am afraid that i will lose the account. Thanks in advance for you advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Mission, do you recommend a "frozen food machine" instead of a just a cold food machine? If so do you recommend the USI FF2000 series and how much are they. I currently have 2 rowe machines out on location, 1 does a good job, the other is always breaking down. I have another account that is requesting a "sandwich machine" and i really dont want to do it, but am afraid that i will lose the account. Thanks in advance for you advice You've got to make your own decision as to how you want to run your business. For my part I have chosen to not offer cold food items for a number of reasons. Primarily due to spoilage and the ability to offer ice cream which as a catagory is among the highest profit items I sell. I prefer the the USI frozen units. The current version is the Alpine series, the FF's are no longer made. The reason I like them is that they fit well into the type of accounts I target. Somewhere around 100 employees. I offer primarily finger food items, hot pockets, burritos, burgers, tuna salad etc. Don't do much with entree type items The one Crane I have out is also a good machine but, IMO, is too big for all but the largest of accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdydre Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I am also looking into a frozen machine for a 200+ person account are the USI the best model to buy? and what is a good price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I am also looking into a frozen machine for a 200+ person account are the USI the best model to buy? and what is a good price? For a account that size I would condsider another Crane, it is bigger than the USI FF series. Don't know enough about the Alpine to offer a opinion since I don't own and operate one. Prices will vary widely but I would suggest sticking with either new or a very reputable refurbisher and pay the extra money vs. finding one on Ebay or CL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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