2016: Poznan International Fair Gold Medal for the eikon^® e2s

GOLD for Merrychef eikon e2s
Merrychef won the Poznan International Fair Gold Medal at the POLAGRA-TECH 2016 - certificate and confirmation of the high quality and innovative values of our new high speed oven.

2016: Commercial Kitchen Award for the eikon^® e2s

GUILDFORD UK. The new Merrychef eikon^® e2s has once again taken top spot after winning the Gold Innovation Award at the Commercial Kitchen Show’s Innovation Challenge on Wednesday 8th June 2016. The smallest, high-speed oven is the latest addition to Manitowoc Foodservice’s Merrychef brand portfolio and is the ultimate in accelerated cooking equipment.
 
The latest product innovation from Manitowoc Foodservice, the Merrychef eikon e2s is user friendly, versatile and provides consistent levels of performance aimed at continually exceeding operator expectations – the ideal solution for any operation wanting to prepare fresh, hot food on demand where space is at a premium. The eikon e2s is the ideal way to cook, reheat, toast and bake a wide range of food items such as toasted sandwiches, pizzas and wraps.Innovation Challenge Award
 
Steve Hemsil, National Sales Manager Distribution – UK & Ireland, at Manitowoc Foodservice UK is delighted to have won the Award:
“Manitowoc Foodservice is thrilled to have been awarded Gold in the Innovation Challenge and it is fantastic that the new Merrychef eikon e2s has been recognised by the industry with such an aptly named award! The Merrychef e2s is the most innovative product that we have launched to date with performance up to twenty times faster than a conventional oven whilst producing consistent, high-quality cooking results enabling establishments the ability to deliver fresher and more delicious hot food to customers.
 
It’s hugely important that Merrychef products are recognised for the cutting edge design that forms a key part of our research and development process. Most importantly however, is that the design of the products fits the requirements of the hundreds of establishments and thousands of kitchen and front of house staff using the equipment every day. This award truly is a testimonial of our ‘eye for detail’ and investment into Merrychef e2sinnovation with the new Merrychef eikon e2s.”
 
Featuring easyTouch^® technology with an icon driven touch screen, the Merrychef eikon e2s is simple to operate by any member of the staff in the kitchen. A USB memory stick can be used to transfer up to 1,024 different cooking programmes, to ensure menu consistency, especially by operators with multiple locations.  This feature helps maintain the same quality of menu choices in each outlet, every time.
 
Several design features make the Merrychef eikon e2s suitable for use in outlets where it will be installed front-of-house and is in constant use. Available in two exterior cool-to-the-touch options: Classic, featuring a stainless steel exterior and Trend, which offers a choice of two colour exteriors (red and black). The stylish design of the Merrychef eikon e2s makes it an aesthetically pleasing addition to any countertop. A merchandising panel is available on the ‘Trend’ model on the back of the unit should it be facing towards the customer. Designed for use within the hustle and bustle of food-to-go outlets, the Merrychef eikon e2s ‘Trend’ also features accessory storage on top of the oven. Operators can use this additional surface to store popular items which are in constant demand – from cups and cutlery, to condiments!
 
With the fastest warm-up and cool-down times in its class, the Merrychef eikon e2s reduces downtime and improves ease of use. Having such a fast warm-up time means reduced wait times at the start of the day whilst the oven’s fast cool-down time means that cleaning can be done shortly after the last order has been cooked. Additionally, its seam-welded cavity and  large  rounded  edges  makes  cleaning  quick  and simple.
 
Measuring 620mm x 356mm x 595m m (H x W x D), the new Merrychef eikon e2s has the best-in-class cavity to footprint ratio (12” cavity in a 14” footprint). This ensures that the high-speed oven maximises available  space  and  can  fit  on  a  standard  600mm  deep  work  surface.  To  take  this  even  further,  an adaptor is available to  connect  two  Merrychef  eikon  e2s  standard  power  units  to  one  32A  socket  so ‘banks’ of ovens can be installed in busy outlets without a separate power socket for each unit.
 
The new Merrychef eikon ^® e2s is ideally suited for use in cafés, coffee shops, sandwich bars and delis – or any such outlet where menus, space, foot traffic or customers dictate a fast turnaround on food orders.
 

2015: Good Design* Award for eikon e2s

The new Merrychef^® eikon^® e2s has scooped a prestigious design award from the Chicago Athenaeum, otherwise known as the International Museum of Architecture and Design. Dedicated to all areas of design from architecture, industrial and product design, the museum’s mission is to advance the public’s education about the value of good design and how it can positively impact the human environment.

*As awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.

2014: Subway Vendor Awards

for Merrychef and Manitowoc overall in the categories ‘Excellence in Customer Service (company)’ and ‘Excellence in Customer Service (person)’

Over 15 awards were presented to individuals and companies. Frank Buffone, Senior Manager of Restaurant Operations for SUBWAY^® explains: “The award for Excellence in Customer Service to a Company was strongly contested. Manitowoc stood out for its commitment to serving its customers, above all else. Any request that we make is met with the highest level of enthusiasm and support.  This award is presented to the suppliers and distributors who are continuously proactive and highly responsive to the needs of our franchisees.”

Manitowoc has partnered with SUBWAY^® for over 15 years in supplying Manitowoc Ice machines and Merrychef speed ovens for the last seven years. Merrychef’s latest innovation to the market is the eikon^® e4s rapid cook oven. The new eikon^® e4s delivers speed, energy efficiency and low operating noise.

2012: NRA Kitchen Innovation Award for Planar Plume Technology

This new patented Planar Plume Technology creates even impingement sheets of air in rapid cook ovens which delivers quicker heat transfer, less microwave destruction, lower blower speeds and increased energy efficiency.
 

2010: NRA Kitchen Innovation Award for new eikon series with easyToUCH technology

Merrychef's new eikon series speed ovens offer an icon-driven touch screen operation enabling instant menu management with archive capabilities, Ethernet updates, operator training and service maintenance instructions.The easyToUCH^™ technology ensures operators are never more than two steps away from cooking programs and is available in multiple languages, while MenuConnect^® enables instant menu management and Ethernet updates via a standard USB key. Incorporating advanced easyToUCH technology in the eikon series offers unbeatable ease of use via an icon driven screen and MenuConnect software.

 

2004: STAR Regional Supplier of the Year

2003: KFC Equipment supplier of the year