SHREVEPORT, La. –Frymaster, LLC has extended its ultra-high performance Protector ® commercial fryer line, now offering the Protector’s oil, energy and labor savings in a gas model.

First unveiled in an electric model in September 2007, Frymaster’s award-winning Protector fryer takes high-tech “smart” frying to the next level with innovative oil- and energy-saving features. The 30-pound capacity Protector uses 40 percent less oil, yet delivers as much great-tasting food as a frypot nearly twice  its size – all while posting an industry-leading energy efficiency ratings that exceed federal ENERGY STAR® standards.

The Protectors Series Fryers high-technology features can also maximize the fryer’s oil life, to up to four weeks – a considerable increase over yesterday’s fryers. It features Frymaster’s SMART4U® technology, designed to protect oil quality and extend oil life. The Oil AttendantTM automatically monitors frypot oil levels and replenishes oil as needed, and alerts operators when the replenishment oil container needs changing. Meanwhile, Frymaster’s renowned, patented FootPrint PRO® built-in filtration system preserves oil life and ensures the quality of fried foods, putting filtration where it’s most convenient to use – right within the Protector fryer battery.

“We named this fryer series ‘the Protector’ because it offers protection from many of the pressures that face foodservice operators today, and now it also offers the flexibility of gas or electric,” said Brenda Fried, vice president of marketing for Frymaster, an Enodis plc company.

 “The Protector can lower your oil, energy and labor costs, and reduce your oil waste.  It is easy to use, and it delivers great-tasting, high quality foods. This, simply, is the smartest fryer choice on the market today.”

The Protector’s industry-leading ENERGY STAR® ratings exceed federal standards for energy efficiency; the gas Protector earned a rating of 56.4 percent, near the top of its class among gas fryers, while the electric Protector’s 85.6 percent rating surpassed all other electric fryers.. Both the gas and electric models also simplify and automate typical fryer maintenance tasks, such as oil replenishment and refilling, which offers labor savings and protects workers.

The Protector fryer is racking up industry awards for its innovations. It earned a coveted 2008 Kitchen Innovations™ (KI) award from the National Restaurant Association earlier this year. The Electric Foodservice Council awarded the Protector its “Innovation of the Year” award in November 2007,   Most recently, the gas Protector was awarded the Gas Foodservice Equipment Network’s (GFEN) Blue Flame award for foodservice product of the year.  The award presentation will take place at the NRA Show on May 17, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Frymaster booth number 2800.

Fried notes that the oil cost savings the Protector generates can in turn be used to help operators convert to healthier trans fat-free oils, a “must” in today’s health-conscious – and health-regulated – environment.

“The new gas Protector is the latest offering from Frymaster designed to help operators serve customers “better for them” foods,” Humphreys said.  “Gas or electric, our Protector fryers are integral to our industry-leading Fit Frying program, which helps operators prepare healthier fried foods possible through equipment and technology solutions, and education.”

The gas and electric Protector fryers are fully supported by Enodis’s STAR Service program, offering installation and start-up assistance as well as routine maintenance and repairs from a network of factory-trained and -certified service agents.

About Frymaster and Enodis
Frymaster, an Enodis company, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial fryers for the foodservice industry.  For more than 70 years, Frymaster has been providing premium equipment and world class service to operators.  Frymaster’s technological innovation is driven by our Customer at The Core™ philosophy, continually pushing equipment performance to higher levels to achieve operating efficiencies, produce high quality, great-tasting foods and return outstanding value to operators.  To learn more about Frymaster, visit www.frymaster.com or call (800) 221-4583.

Enodis plc is a worldwide company focused on the design, manufacture and supply of food and beverage equipment.  Through its two operating groups, Global Food Service Equipment and Food Retail Equipment, it has manufacturing facilities in North America, the UK, Western Europe and Asia and a large portfolio of premium brands including Cleveland™, Convotherm®, Delfield®, Frymaster®, Garland®, Ice-O-Matic®, Jackson™, Kysor/Warren®, Kysor Panel Systems, Lincoln™, Merco®, Merrychef®,  Savory®, Scotsman® and Scotsman® Beverage Systems.