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Pentair: Signature Vendor Spotlight

— Interview with Melissa Jones —

Melissa Jones is business unit leader of Pentair Residential & Commercial Filtration.

R&R: Where are you based and how long has the company been in business?

Melissa Jones, Pentair

Melissa Jones: Pentair was founded 1966 and is based in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Everpure, our industry-leading foodservice water treatment brand, was founded in 1933.

R&R: What trades/services do you offer retailers and restaurants?

Jones: Products:

– Point-of-use solutions for a wide range of water-using foodservice applications including coffee/tea, fountain beverage, steam cooking, ice making and warewashing.

– Multi-point and whole store solutions including filtration, reverse osmosis (RO), ultrafiltration, softening systems.

– Beverage dispense, delivery, carbonator and RO booster pumps.

– Water boost systems.

Services:

– A proprietary program that bundles years of water expertise, superior quality water treatment solutions, comprehensive site surveys and water analysis, properly-specified water treatment equipment, coordinated installation services and more, into a process managed seamlessly for foodservice operators.

– All water quality needs of a given operation — single unit or multi-store; regional, national or international locations — are managed by a single, reputable partner.

– Supported by a team of Pentair water experts and its network of proven, trusted service providers.

– Properly-specified equipment meets a given operation’s unique needs.

– Factory-backed Pentair product installation.

R&R: What makes your company’s “signature service” stand out in the industry?

Jones: We don’t just offer high quality, state-of-the-art products and industry-leading brands for water-using foodservice applications; we offer services such as the proprietary TWM Program described above.

Pentair is uniquely positioned to offer water treatment products and water management services on a global scale. Single sites or multi-unit chains, regionally or internationally based, can partner with a single supplier — Pentair — to design and implement a solutions set that addresses the entirety of their water quality needs virtually whatever and wherever they may be.

R&R: Name some highlights and successes from 2018 you’re proud of, and your plans to continue or grow that success in 2019.

Jones: Launched new Pentair Everpure Conserv High Efficiency RO Platform for multi-point/whole store water treatment applications, including the HE-3 model:

R&R: What kind of feedback do you receive from clients?

Jones: Foodservice operators look to Pentair as the foodservice industry’s premier water experts. They come to us when they have water quality issues, or want to get ahead of a potential water quality problem. Customers know that we have solutions to make their product taste better and keep their service expenses down. They value our expertise and brand proposition.

R&R: Why should owner/operators choose your company to be their next vendor partner?

Jones: Pentair delivers:

R&R: How many retail/restaurant clients do you have, and is that sector growing for you?

Jones: We cannot divulge specifics, but we are partners with several large and some independent specialty coffee chains. We also do a lot of work with larger quick-serve restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, along with some major gas station chains. We also partner with ice machine manufacturers and foodservice equipment manufacturers from an OEM perspective.

R&R: What trends are you seeing in the industry, and how do you predict 2019 to shape up?

Jones: 2019 growth expected to be moderate vs. 2018.

– Consumers increasingly want their meals to be healthy for them and the planet.

– Sustainable operating practices, including conscious water and energy use, are increasingly table stakes for operators.

 

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