Foodservice Industry Insights
Insights & Innovations
Learn how our tailored foodservice solutions have helped clients overcome challenges, achieve their goals, and exceed expectations. These success stories demonstrate our commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver results.
Smarter Kitchens with the Vulcan Chef’s Combi
Smarter Kitchens with the Vulcan Chef’s Combi In commercial kitchen design, every detail matters. The right equipment can make a big difference in how efficiently a kitchen runs and how consistent the results are. Designers, chefs, and operators all look for equipment...
How Restaurants Can Celebrate Friendsgiving and Boost Seasonal Traffic
How Restaurants Can Celebrate Friendsgiving and Boost Seasonal Traffic As the weather cools and the holidays get closer, people start looking for ways to enjoy good food and good company. Friendsgiving has become a fun and relaxed way to do just that. Instead of a big...
Why More C-Stores Are Turning to Electric Kitchens
Why More C-Stores Are Turning to Electric Kitchens Convenience stores and gas stations are evolving fast. What used to be a stop for snacks and drinks is now a destination for made-to-order meals, coffee programs, and fresh food. As menus expand, so does the need for...
Research & Reports
In our restaurant research and reports, we explore advancements in kitchen equipment, automation, and smart technologies that streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve efficiency. Our expert insights help you integrate these tools seamlessly into your business.
Smallwares Requirements for a 75-Seat Pizza Restaurant
A great pizza is comprised of a number of different ingredients that complement each other. The same is true for a great pizza establishment. Make sure you have all the smallwares necessary to run your 75-seat pizza restaurant using our fairly comprehensive list!
Smallwares Requirements for a 60-80 Seat Fine Dining Restaurant
The customers who enter your fine dining establishment will expect that you have everything you need to provide them with an exceptional dining experience. Ensure that happens by using our fairly comprehensive smallwares list for 60-80 seat fine dining restaurants.
Smallwares Requirements for a Bakery
You’re opening a bakery because you love baking, not because you love compiling smallwares lists. Cut down on how much time you have to spend ensuring you have everything you need by taking advantage of our fairly comprehensive list of all the necessary bakery smallwares.
News & Announcements
Delve into Rapids’ collaborations with top publications, celebrate our industry honors, and share our involvement in community and industry events. Discover our joint ventures with leading magazines and websites, showcasing innovative ideas and cutting-edge knowledge. We proudly highlight our awards that recognize excellence in the foodservice sector.
Dexter PROTOUR Visits Rapids!
Dexter-Russell’s PROTOUR™ mobile education center provided us with an engaging presentation on how Dexter is one of the leaders when it comes to cutlery.
Sweet Celebrations Gives Homeless Children a Reason to Celebrate | Missouri RapidsCares 2018
Sweet Celebrations plans to put the RapidsCares donation of $675 towards future birthday parties – they use donations such as ours to buy decor and presents, while generous volunteers take care of everything from setup and take-down to games and cake.
National Restaurant Association 2018 Highlights
The 2018 National Restaurant Association (NRA) show was held at McCormick Place in Chicago, May 19th-22nd. More than 2300 companies came together to demonstrate the latest breakthroughs in innovation, talk about current trends, and show off their newest products.
DEEM Winners
Our mission statement here at Rapids is to “Deliver Excellence in Every Moment.” In order to do that, we have four company values that every employee strives to emulate in every interaction with customers (both internal and external) that serve as “pillars” to our mission statement, holding it up and ensuring we can provide a superior experience. See all of our previous winners that were nominated by their coworkers!
Christy Hodnefield – DEEM Winner April 2022
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment April 2022 Christy Hodnefield Director of Design – ASID, IIDA, LEED Green Associate Nominator: Teran Melton For: Putting the Customer First " Recent Projects
Jason Wutzke – DEEM Winner March 2022
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment March 2022 Jason Wutzke Warehouse Supervisor In charge of the warehouse of the Rapids Wholesale Marion facility and its staff. He supervises the inventory, making sure items are stocked and they reach their destinations on time...
Jenna Carstens – DEEM Winner February 2022
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment February 2022 Jenna Carstens Graphic Designer Marketing, Social Media, Catalog Nominator: Chad Knipfer For: Being Personally Accountable "While having a deficiency in the department, this person stepped up their game and kept the...
Paul Adams – DEEM Winner January 2022
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment January 2022 Paul Adams Director of Marketing and E-Commerce Nominator: Joe Schmitt For: Being Personally Accountable "Paul has taken on a substantial additional workload in the busiest time of the marketing department year while...
Clay Carney – DEEM Winner December 2021
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment December 2021 Clay Carney Inside Sales Rapids Contract and Design specialists have the capabilities, experience and resources to handle any individual or supply project from concept to implementation, and they work with the...
Allen Beyer – DEEM Winner November 2021
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment November 2021 Allen Beyer Project Administrator Rapids Contract and Design specialists have the capabilities, experience and resources to handle any individual or supply project from concept to implementation, and they work with...
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