SHREVEPORT, La. – High technology met comfort food when Frymaster, LLC launched its new electric Protector® fryer last year. And now the industry’s smartest fryer is also available in a gas model.

Gas or electric, Frymaster’s award-winning Protector fryer offers several proprietary SMART4U® high-tech features that are setting a new standard for “smart” frying.  In the process, the Protector offers a broad range of benefits ranging from energy conservation to oil savings to enhanced worker safety:

• The innovative Oil Attendant™ automatically monitors oil levels and replenishes the frypot oil as needed, eliminating the need for crews to manually top off oil levels. Oil is replenished from a Jug-in-Box (JIB) that is stored right in the fryer cabinet.  It even alerts workers when the JIB needs replacing with a flashing orange light on the front of the fryer.
• The Protector’s onboard computer counts the frypot’s cooks.  It then alerts workers with “FilterNow” and “Yes/No” messages when it’s time to filter.  Frymaster’s renowned, patented FootPrint PRO® filtration system is fast and easy, encouraging frequent filtering.  It quickly removes the frying byproducts that take a toll on food quality and oil life.
• The Protectors’ open-pot design allows full access to the frypot for easy cleaning, which contributes to maximizing oil life.

 “The Protector harnesses technology and ease of operation to take the guesswork out of oil management, which maximizes oil life and ensures foods meet customers’ high quality standards,” said Brenda Fried, vice president of marketing for Frymaster, an Enodis plc company.

These high-tech features generate measurable cost savings as well as environmental benefits, notes Humphreys. Frymaster estimates that the Protector can generate annual oil savings of over 50 percent, making it a must-have for any green-minded – or bottom-line watching – operator. In addition, the Protector also offers industry-leading energy savings. Both fryers exceed federal standards for energy efficiency; the electric Protector earned an industry-best rating of 85.6 percent, while the gas Protector was among the top of its class with a rating of 56.4 percent.

The Protector’s impact on oil savings and improved oil quality was documented in independent research by ESCA Associates Inc., Glen Mills, Pa.

These technology-generated savings can help operators transition to healthier, yet higher-cost, trans fat-free oils, said Fried.

“The Protector’s high-tech features can in fact help the foodservice industry touch our customers in very meaningful way, by promoting healthier eating,” she said.

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.

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.