IoT Solution Earns 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award for Analytics
Empowering Meaningful Operational Improvements
BOSTON, May 7, 2025 -- Powerhouse Dynamics, the leading Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider for multi-site foodservice operators, will showcase its groundbreaking solution, OilSmart by Open Kitchen®, during the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show taking place May 17-20 at McCormick Place, Chicago.
The firm's solution recently earned a 2025 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award, a benchmark of excellence in foodservice technology innovation. An esteemed panel of expert, third-party judges selected award recipients based on their ability to enhance operational efficiency, improve safety, drive sustainability, and address key industry challenges.
OilSmart by Open Kitchen leverages deep enterprise data for better management of fryers and frying operations. It offers unprecedented operational visibility, advanced analytics, actionable insights, and proactive alerts to drive immediate and meaningful improvements. Benefits for foodservice operators include reduced waste, high equipment uptime, improved product quality, and increased control over oil costs.
"A lack of visibility into fryer equipment performance, staff behavior, and oil quality and consumption has been a challenge for multi-site operators whose fryers are core to their operations. OilSmart by Open Kitchen closes the gap, enabling operators to elevate their performance," said Jay Fiske, President, Powerhouse Dynamics, a Middleby company.
Using OilSmart, operators can access a broad range of reports and advanced visualizations to compare locations, flag outliers, discover root causes of issues, and surface training needs. Examples include:
- Identifying top and bottom performers
- Analyzing oil cost per cook per hour to uncover day parts that need more focus
- Comparing one location against the average for an enterprise's oil consumption
- Surfacing violations over time in oil quality/total polar materials (TPM)
The award-winning product, part of Powerhouse Dynamics' Open Kitchen IoT platform, works with many brands of fryers with digital controls and connectivity.
National Restaurant Association Show participants can learn more by meeting with Powerhouse Dynamics at booths 3399 and 4200 in the McCormick Place South Building. For additional information, contact Jay Fiske at jay@powerhousedynamics.com or go to connect.powerhousedynamics.com/oil-smart.
About Powerhouse Dynamics
Founded in 2009, Powerhouse Dynamics, a Middleby Company is the leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for eliminating waste in the operations of multi-site foodservice and retail facilities. Their IoT platform, sold under two different brands—Open Kitchen® for foodservice operators and SiteSage® for retail and other commercial operators—provides control over key equipment for reduced waste and increased cost savings, actionable insights for more informed decisions on equipment and operations, and improved processes for consistent, positive experiences in their facilities. The platform is connected with over 50,000 pieces of equipment across 15,000+ locations.
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