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.
A2L Refrigerants: What They Are and Why They Matter
A2L Refrigerants: What They Are and Why They MatterThank you for submitting the form! One of our team members will contact you soon regarding your request.If you’ve been looking into new refrigeration or HVAC equipment, you may have come across the term A2L...
Designing Bars for THC-Infused Drinks & Mocktails
Designing Bars for THC-Infused Drinks & MocktailsThe beverage landscape is evolving quickly. With THC-infused drinks and crafted mocktails gaining popularity, operators have new opportunities to connect with guests who want more than traditional bar offerings....
Design-Build vs. Traditional Construction: What’s Better for Foodservice?
Design-Build vs. Traditional Construction: What’s Better for Foodservice?When opening a new restaurant, cafeteria, or any commercial kitchen, one of the first big decisions is how to handle construction. Two common methods are design-build and traditional...
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.
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.
The 2018 RapidsCares Eastern Iowa Donation Goes to…Café 361!
Each year, Rapids Contract donates 5% of the proceeds from our Volition line to an organization that improves the lives of those in our community. Our 2018 Cedar Rapids branch recipient is Café 361.
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!
Paul Adams – DEEM Winner January 2022
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment January 2022Paul Adams Director of Marketing and E-CommerceNominator: Joe Schmitt For: Being Personally Accountable "Paul has taken on a substantial additional workload in the busiest time of the marketing department year while he...
Clay Carney – DEEM Winner December 2021
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment December 2021Clay 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 2021Allen 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...
Jason Wutzke – DEEM Winner September 2021
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment September 2021Jason 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...
Kathy Trca – DEEM Winner July 2020
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment July 2020Kathy Trca Inside Sales RepresentativeNominator: Joe Schmitt For: Putting the Customer First "Kathy stepped up this week to help on many fronts. Staffing was short in the balance of this department, and Kathy worked...
Luke Green – DEEM Winner June 2020
Delivering Excellence in Every Moment June 2020Luke Green Contract & Design SpecialistNominator: Chris Simerda For: Being a Problem Solver "Luke assisted me late in the day on a Friday to help me get a last min quote out to a customer. I appreciate that he took...
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