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Western Mental Health Institute

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Western Mental Health Institute

Western Mental Health Institute partnered with Kitchens To Go for a swift, cost-effective modular kitchen solution, ensuring uninterrupted patient care.

Client

Western Mental Health Institute in Bolivar, TN

The Need

Urgent Kitchen Facility Replacement

The Solution

Innovative Modular Kitchen Transition

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Temporary Kitchens Ensure Uninterrupted Care:

Confronted with a serious safety issue in their facility, Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI) in Bolivar, TN, urgently needed a rapid solution to maintain foodservice operations while tackling the building’s safety challenges. Partnering with Kitchens To Go (KTG), WMHI quickly transitioned its team to a fully equipped, 53-foot mobile commercial kitchen in June 2022, ensuring continuous meal service for their 150 patients without interruption.

This provisional setup served as a bridge until September 2023, when a modular commercial kitchen solution from KTG was installed that included comprehensive cook, prep, and dishwashing modules plus storage units and seamlessly integrated into WMHI operations. The modular kitchen will support the facility for the next few years while WHMI manages the design, funding, and commissioning of a new facility.

This strategic collaboration not only addressed the critical infrastructure challenge but also led to significant cost savings and operational efficiencies. By avoiding the need for external meal services, WHMI continued to provide high-quality care and support to its patients. The project exemplified adaptability and innovative problem-solving in healthcare, highlighting how rapid response and effective planning can lead to successful long-term solutions in critical service areas.

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Case Studies Commercial Foodservice

The Ahwahnee Hotel

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The Ahwahnee Hotel

When The Ahwahnee Hotel needed support for its operation during a renovation, Kitchens To Go provided a temporary commercial kitchen complex to maintain foodservice continuity.

Client

The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, CA

The Need

A commercial kitchen to support The Ahwahnee Dining Room, famous for its sumptuous Sunday Brunch, during renovation of the hotel’s existing kitchen and seismic safety upgrades to the facility. The much-needed work will ensure The Ahwahnee is safe for present and future generations of Yosemite visitors.

The Solution

Due to the high elevation, challenging terrain, and site restrictions, a containerized commercial kitchen complex was the best solution. The complex includes areas for food preparation, cooking, dishwashing, dry storage, walk-in coolers and freezers.

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A One-of-a-Kind Project:

The Ahwahnee Hotel built in 1927 is special. The granite-façade crown jewel of Yosemite Park nestles in the heart of Yosemite Valley with Half Dome and Glacier Point serving as awe-inspiring, dramatic backdrops. Icons of our time, and past generations, have rested their heads at this National Historic Landmark, including the United States Navy who took over the building and used it as a convalescent hospital for those wounded during World War II. And, it was the inspiration for the interior sets of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

When asked to provide support during renovations at this prominent location, Kitchens To Go was proud to accept, and deliver! A temporary containerized commercial kitchen complex was installed and will remain in use for 13 months. Containers are durable and safe and designed to operate comfortably, and efficiently, in extreme conditions. A containerized kitchen complex offers a high-capacity work environment with the functionality and flexibility needed to support a foodservice operation. It’s a perfect choice during a large-scale renovation in a hard-to-reach location.

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Salvation Army’s Mobile Kitchen

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Sustaining Hope Through Mobile Meals: The Salvation Army's Enduring Mission of Care

Fueling Communities, One Meal at a Time: The Remarkable Journey of The Salvation Army’s Mobile Kitchen

Client

The Salvation Army

The Need

The Salvation Army requires a means to provide food and support to people affected by disasters, homelessness, and poverty in diverse locations.

The Solution

A versatile, mobile kitchen that delivers hot meals to people in need across various locations.

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The Salvation Army's 29-Year-Old Mobile Kitchen Continues to Serve as a Lifeline to Those in Need

The Salvation Army has been providing aid and support to people in need for over 150 years. In their efforts to help those who are struggling, they have utilized a wide range of tools and resources. One of these resources is a mobile kitchen unit that has been in use for over 29 years.

The mobile kitchen was originally manufactured in 1994 in Fresno, CA by Carlin Manufacturing, a legacy brand of Kitchens To Go by Mobile Modular and has been serving The Salvation Army ever since. The mobile kitchen is a self-contained unit and can be driven to various locations allowing the organization to provide food to people in need no matter where they are.

Over the years, the mobile kitchen has been used in a variety of situations. It has been deployed to areas affected by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, fires, and earthquakes, where it has provided hot meals to people who have been displaced from their homes and businesses. It has also been used to provide meals to the homeless in urban areas, as well as to those who are living in poverty in rural communities.

Despite its age, the mobile kitchen is still in use today. It has been well-maintained and regularly serviced to ensure that it remains in good working order. The Salvation Army continues to rely on the unit to provide food and support to people in need, and they have no plans to retire it anytime soon.

The longevity of the mobile kitchen is a testament to its durability and effectiveness. It is a reminder that sometimes the simplest solutions are the best, and that a well-maintained piece of equipment can continue to provide value and support for many years.

In conclusion, The Salvation Army’s 29-year-old mobile kitchen is a symbol of the organization’s commitment to helping those in need. It has been an invaluable resource in providing food and support to people in a wide range of situations, and its continued use is a testament to its durability and effectiveness.

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Gas Station & Convenience Store

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Revitalizing Paradise: A Modular Solution for BP's Gas Station and Convenience Store

We're delighted to share our project supplying a modular convenience store for British Petroleum (BP) in support of the recovery efforts in Paradise, California following the 2018 Camp Fires.

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In April of 2020, BP commissioned Kitchens To Go to design and construct a permanent two-module facility to replace their convenience store that had been destroyed during 2018’s Camp Fire which ravaged Northern California’s Butte County and all but wiped out the town of Paradise.

 

Since the fire affected such a large area so significantly, the rebuilding process in Paradise had become slow in the months following the event, with costs skyrocketing and local construction teams in very low supply. BP reached out to Kitchens To Go to create a factory-built solution that could circumvent the significant costs, long timelines and local challenges that a site-built project would bring with it.

 

KTG’s facility was designed, built, transported and installed at the Paradise site in April of 2021 – just under a year from its commission – far quicker and at a better price point than comparable stick-built projects in the same area.

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Kitchens To Go® by Mobile Modular

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The Future of Foodservice with Kitchens To Go® and Mobile Modular

As we announced in early April, Kitchens To Go built by Carlin (Kitchens To Go), a division of GRS Holding, LLC, was acquired by Mobile Modular Management Corporation (Mobile Modular). We want to take this opportunity to tell you more about this exciting news!

Mobile Modular is a leading provider of modular buildings and is a division of McGrath RentCorp, a public company, traded on the NASDAQ Exchange. Mobile Modular provides both temporary and permanent space for a wide variety of uses, including classrooms, mobile offices, sales offices, storage containers, and complexes.

Steven Hatch will lead the Kitchens To Go by Mobile Modular operation and team as Director. Mr. Hatch is a Class B General Contractor and owned two construction companies from 2004 – 2015; specializing in both residential and commercial construction. Steven joined Mobile Modular Management Corporation in February 2015 as a Production Manager and quickly moved into branch leadership taking over as Inventory Center Manager in June 2015. In July of 2019, Steven became the Director of Northern CA for Mobile Modular and in April 2021 was asked to lead the newly acquired Kitchens To Go. Steven has a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics from Brigham Young University and Master’s of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from St, Mary’s University, Moraga CA. He is bilingual; fluent in Spanish.
This combination creates an organization better positioned to serve customers and compete in the marketplace and remain true to our vision to be the world’s leading provider of the highest quality relocatable foodservice facility solutions. Working with Mobile Modular and McGrath will provide resources, facilities and capital to expand our solution offerings and allow Kitchens To Go to expand our footprint in commercial and non-commercial foodservice as well as other facility solutions marketplaces to “Keep You Cooking” and Operating!
We are excited about the future as we move past the pandemic and the foodservice world begins to recover. During the last 15 months, our team was busy working on solutions to address challenges brought on by new protocols and monitoring trends as the industry continued to change.
We look forward to engaging with you to discuss how Kitchens To Go®and our Solutions To Go™ can support your foodservice program as well as your kitchen of the future today.
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PopMarts™ by Kitchens To Go®

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Transforming Foodservice Operations with PopMarts™ by Kitchens To Go

Finding ways to engage new habits and traffic patterns became of the utmost importance, and intersected cleanly with the value that KTG brings to the market.

PopMarts™ are a Turnkey Solution

In July 2020, we introduced PopMarts™ to address the new challenges emerging from the outbreak of the pandemic. It quickly became clear that foodservice operations would have to find new and innovative ways to reach customers; many were forced to drastically alter their behavior. Finding ways to engage new habits and traffic patterns became of the utmost importance, and intersected cleanly with the value that KTG brings to the market.
PopMarts™ are a turnkey, low footprint, relocatable foodservice solution to assist with physical distancing requirements, de-densification efforts, speed of grab-and-go service, and frictionless retail experiences. PopMarts™ are 20’ containerized units that can be placed in strategic locations to create outposts to engage new traffic patterns, pull customers away from more dense locations, or even capitalize on newly underutilized real estate. PopMarts™ can be anything from grab-and-go meal stations to convenience store or grocery concepts. And, moving the container seasonally or to follow demand is simple.
Modular construction continues to gain popularity and there are multiple reasons why building modular is the best choice for any budget. While the unit is being constructed, site preparation is occurring simultaneously. Having the building manufactured at the same time that site preparation is going on greatly reduces the overall construction time so whether utilizing a container to launch or expand business, the benefits of choosing this option over a stick-built structure remain the same—quicker ROI. The same goes for shipping containers. Shipping containers and purpose-built structures are perfect for housing kitchens of all shapes and sizes and are right on trend. Whether you’re serving gourmet cuisine, light fare, or simply expanding your program to incorporate grab-and-go or convenience stores, there are no limits to the imagination.
Operators can either lease the KTG branded PopMarts™ or create the configuration and appearance that best integrates with their brand and specific requirements of their operation. Each PopMart™ comes preloaded with equipment so it’s ready for business the moment it’s placed and stocked. And, each unit can be prewired to be integrated with an existing POS system or a contactless mobile payment solution.
With a quick production timeline, operations can make substantive changes faster than ever before with PopMarts™. And with the flexibility, relocate-ability, and low footprint of these containers, operators have the opportunity to reach their customers where they are in ways that traditional construction simply can’t—opening the door to a truly reactive foodservice operation that can be limber enough to tackle the challenges of a dramatically shifting industry.
PopMarts™ by Kitchens To Go® were recognized by the Fast Company editors with a Fast Company 2021 World-Changing Ideas award.
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Federal Reserve Board

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Federal Reserve Board

Kitchens To Go provided a six-module complex solution, that included a temporary kitchen, servery, and dining space during scheduled renovations at the Federal Reserve Board.
Client

Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C.

The Need

Interim Kitchen, servery and dining space needed during renovation.

 

The Solution

A six-module complex consisting of two Kitchen/Prep Modules with dock doors, one servery module, three dining modules, and one walk in cold storage unit.