Enodis Leads 2008 Kitchen Innovation Awards

January 16th, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.-For the fourth year in a row, Enodis plc (www.enodis.com) has been recognized by the National Restaurant Association as a leader in foodservice equipment innovation with four (4) Kitchen Innovations 2008 Award presented by the National Restaurant Association Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show. The competition, judged by an independent panel of industry experts, recognizes trend-setting kitchen equipment thought to be among the most innovative in the world. This year's Kitchen Innovation winners include Frymaster® Protector™ Fryer, Garland Restaurant Range, Garland HE Broiler and the Lincoln 8005 Return Toaster. All winners will be showcased with live interactive demonstrations in the Kitchen Innovations Pavillion during the National Restaurant Show in May 2008.

"We are honored to be recognized again by this prestigious group for our ongoing commitment to innovative kitchen solutions," said Enodis CEO David McCulloch. "Innovation leadership is the core of our business. Our investment in research and development, our state-of-the-art Technology Center, and commitment to manufacturing excellence, allows Enodis and its operating companies to consistently deliver the most innovative equipment solutions to our customers-products that create a high performance kitchen based on footprint, energy conservation and performance."

This year's unprecedented number of innovations illustrates that foodservice equipment manufacturers have stepped up to meet the needs of the restaurant industry," said William C. Anton, FMP, convention chairman for the 2008 Show, and chairman and founder of Anton Airfood, Inc. "The 2008 KI Award recipients provide solutions to the many challenges facing restauranteurs and culinary professionals, including utility costs, labor, quality and efficiency."

2008 Enodis Kitchen Innovation Award Winners

Frymaster, LLC, Protector™ Fryer: The Frymaster Protector Fryer with SMART4U™ technology has a 30 lb. frypot that uses 40 percent less oil, but has the production capacity equal to 50 lb. frypots. Its high-technology features automatically monitor frypot oil levels, replenish oil as needed, and alert the operator when the in-cabinet jug-in-box (JIB) oil supply needs changing. This also contributes towards over 50 percent annual savings in oil costs and significantly less oil into the waste stream, all while earning an ENERGY STAR® rating over 85 percent.

Garland Commercial Ranges-Garland Restaurant Range: This new range has a unique, patent-pending, gas delivery design using a venture and porting configuration that equalizes the heating around the burner thereby avoiding "hot spots." The consistent, even heating enables the operator to create improved quality and patron satisfaction.

Garland-HE Broiler: This new charbroiler features continuous sparking to ensure constant flame and has no standing pilots that need to be shut down or restarted, or temperature needing to be re-established. With the HE Broiler, gas is turned off electrically and when relit, is turned on to the same pre-set temperatures across the burners.

Lincoln Foodservice Products, LLC-8005 Return Toaster: The new conveyor return toaster incorporates the proportional-integral-derivative controller that self-regulates the toasting based on sensing amount and thickness of bread products in process. This innovative controller delivers 99% consistent look, texture and taste.

For the full Kitchen Innovations 2008 Award presented by the National Restaurant Association Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show listing go to www.restaurant.org/show/media.

The 2008 Kitchen Innovation Awards add to a long list of innovation recognition for Enodis and its Operating Companies. Since the competition's inception in 2005, Enodis has received a total of fourteen (14) Kitchen Innovation Awards.

›2007 awards Convotherm® by Cleveland 606 Mini-Combi Oven, the Delfield Versa Drawer™, FastBake™ accelerated cooking technology from Lincoln Foodservice Products, and the Prodigy™ Cube Ice Machine from Scotsman Ice Systems.

›2006 awards for the Convotherm® by Cleveland Combi Oven Steamer and the Lincoln Fusion™ Conveyor Toaster

›2005 awards for the Merrychef® Accelerated Cooking Oven, Dual Technology Finisher from Lincoln Foodservice Products, Delfield Refrigeration with Liquitec™ Technolgy and the Vent Master® Ventilated Ceiling.

Best-in-class awards from major foodservice publications in 2007, 2006 and 2005 recognizing operator satisfaction, quality products, service, support and responsiveness.

About Enodis

Enodis plc (www.enodis.com) is a worldwide company focused on the design, manufacture and supply of food equipment. Through its two operating groups, Global Food Service Equipment and Food Retail Equipment, it has 29 factories in 9 countries and a large portfolio of premium brands, including Delfield, Scotsman, Frymaster, Lincoln, Cleveland, Garland, US Range, ICE-O-Matic, Jackson, Merco, Savory, Dean, Varimixer, and Merrychef in foodservice, and Kysor/Warren and Kysor Panel Systems in food retail equipment.