Gastronomy Foods UK Limited is an ambitious and successful KFC franchise operating 38 restaurants across the Midlands and North Wales. Employing over 700 staff, the business is committed to maintaining consistently high operational standards while supporting continued growth across its estate.
As the organisation expanded, Gastronomy Foods recognised the need for innovative cleaning solutions that could improve efficiency, enhance productivity, and maintain exceptional hygiene standards across all sites.
The Problem
As the business continued to grow, Gastronomy Foods faced challenges in maintaining consistent and effective cleaning processes across multiple locations. Existing cleaning methods and equipment required review to ensure they could support the company’s evolving operational demands.
The business needed more than a product supplier. It required a strategic partner capable of identifying opportunities for improvement, introducing innovative ideas, and developing solutions tailored to its unique requirements.
Inconsistent cleaning efficiencies
Limited innovation in cleaning tools
Need for tailored solutions
As operations expanded across multiple sites, maintaining consistent cleaning standards and processes became increasingly challenging.
Existing cleaning equipment and methods required review to ensure they continued to meet the changing needs of a growing business.
Off-the-shelf products did not always address specific operational challenges, creating a need for bespoke cleaning solutions designed around real-world requirements.
The Solution
Having partnered with Gastronomy Foods for over 12 years, Arrow took a collaborative approach to understanding the business and its operational goals.
As part of our WorkSmarter process, Arrow conducted a comprehensive audit of cleaning practices and equipment across the organisation. Through a series of collaborative workshops and brainstorming sessions with both Arrow specialists and Gastronomy Foods teams, key opportunities were identified to improve efficiency, productivity, and cleaning performance.
This consultative approach enabled Arrow to develop a range of innovative concepts and tailored recommendations designed specifically around the needs of Gastronomy Foods’ operations.
The Outcome
The partnership generated 12 innovative product concepts, ranging from simple process improvements to specialist cleaning tools designed to overcome specific operational challenges.
By working closely together throughout the development process, Gastronomy Foods was able to shape and refine the proposed solutions, ensuring the final products met the exact needs of its teams.
The result was the successful development and launch of the Andarta® Niche Brush, a bespoke cleaning tool designed specifically for Gastronomy Foods to improve cleaning effectiveness and support operational efficiency across its restaurants.
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12 innovative product concepts
A range of practical and bespoke solutions were developed to address operational cleaning challenges and improve efficiency.
Bespoke Andarta® Niche Brush
Arrow designed and launched a custom cleaning tool specifically tailored to Gastronomy Foods’ requirements.
Improved operational efficiency
A collaborative development process delivered cleaning solutions that better supported site teams and evolving business needs.
