A Personal Approach to Business
An independent family-run business for over 175 years, Everards of Leicestershire has become a staple for many communities across the East Midlands. With 150 pubs, Everards maintains its core values of family and community. Their pubs are run by independent business owners who are dedicated to supporting their local communities.
Being a key community business isn’t just about hosting social events, serving delicious meals, and creating lifelong memories. Another crucial aspect for Everards is ensuring their business owners (those who run their pubs) receive support on many levels of business operations. This includes helping their extended family comply with UK legislation and preventing disruptions to the wider community, such as those caused by pub-produced FOG (Fat, Oils, and Grease).
FOG is an unavoidable part of most businesses, especially those that handle and serve food. It typically comes from pre-rinsed dishes or leftovers on pots, pans, and plates, but can also originate from washing vegetables. These materials enter water pipes, solidify, and cause blockages, leading to business disruptions, potential fines, and community issues like fatbergs.
To ensure Everards pubs leave a positive lasting impression on the community and their business owners, they have been proactive in their approach to FOG mitigation by teaming up with GreaseBeta, their Grease Management Service Provider across all sites that need grease management.
GreaseBeta and Everards
For a business in the hospitality sector, balancing the needs of their people and their business is crucial. Everards found in GreaseBeta a partner who doesn't just sell equipment but offers a specialised approach to grease management, understanding the needs of each individual site and the overall Everards operations.
Through an introduction from the Water Company to a GreaseBeta Expert, Everards benefited from a holistic approach to grease management right from the start. This meant Everards could focus on their community, customers, and supporting their business owners while being confident in the in-house expertise and solutions that GreaseBeta experts provide for each unique business.
Each Everards site is as unique as the people they serve, so GreaseBeta worked with each site to understand their needs, budgets, and operational requirements, providing specialised solutions. Here are just some of the products used by Everards sites:
- Grease Recovery Units (GRUs): The GRU is robust, constructed entirely of stainless steel, and comes with a 10-year warranty. The grease recovery process is so efficient that the FOG is of high enough quality to be recycled, adding to the circular economy of sites that wish to sell their FOG to registered biofuel companies.
- Grease Traps: These combine superior performance with minimal maintenance to ensure kitchen drains remain free of fat and food waste. Many pair theirs with BioDosing to reduce grease trap maintenance costs.
- BioDosing: Used in conjunction with different Grease Management solutions, BioDosing is popular for reducing maintenance costs and service frequency. GreaseBeta fluid consists of a blend of naturally occurring bacterial strains that break down FOG and organic matter from all major food groups. Independently proven to degrade 90% of FOG, it makes reformation downstream impossible.
The GreaseBeta team worked around the needs of each site, commonly working well before opening hours or overnight, to ensure no disruption. This consideration extends to where the grease management system is placed, to minimise inconvenience. Many sites use an external wall to facilitate these units, while others opt for indoor units, finding spaces that won't cause trip hazards or disruption for their staff. After the units are safely installed, our experts train the Everards pub teams, ensuring they know how to keep the units compliant, the implications if they don’t, and answering any other enquiries they have about the service.
Everards’ partnership with GreaseBeta exemplifies their commitment to community and operational excellence, ensuring their pubs are not only welcoming and compliant but also environmentally responsible.
Here's to the next 175 Years
The partnership between GreaseBeta and Everards ensures that those running these cornerstones of the community can focus on their customers, their experience, and their wider community impact, while remaining confident that their grease management solutions are expertly handled by GreaseBeta specialists. With in-house expertise in FOG management and a dedicated service provider committed to their success, Everards can maintain compliance without simply adding equipment costs.
Overall, our experts worked with each site, providing compliant solutions tailored to their needs. It’s not just about providing equipment, but about helping each site meet compliance standards, allowing Everards to focus on their customers and community.
Final Thoughts
“Partnering with GreaseBeta has been invaluable—offering tailored, compliant solutions that protect our pubs and communities. Their expertise goes beyond equipment—they truly understand our business needs. With our account manager’s vast knowledge and dedication to each site’s unique requirements, we have complete confidence that GreaseBeta’s approach to grease management will ensure our long-term success across our estate”
Michelle Swift-Williamson, Compliance Manager
