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Zero's Subs
When Zero’s opened their first restaurant in New Zealand, it was located in an existing building. Before they could open, the Local Authority stated that they needed to install a grease trap as required by the New Zealand Building Code. As this restaurant was retrofitted into an existing building, there was no pretreatment device for kitchen grease in position. They had never experienced any grease problems as they had only just started the Zero's Franchise. The owners had several options available to meet the code.
The fact that Zero’s wanted to open in an existing building, but also desired flexibility of where they could open for future stores narrowed their options to point-source units. They looked at both Big Dippers and a passive system that utilized enzymes for grease breakdown.
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Big Dipper® a “Gyro” for New Zealand Sub Shop
In 1967, Gene Schmidt and David Miele started Zero’s Subs in Virginia Beach, VA. The famous "Zero’s Grinder" was developed by David and is now recognized as Zero’s Subs signature sub sandwich. In 2003, Mike Lee and Ryan Dawkins brought Zero’s Subs to New Zealand. They secured the rights for New Zealand and Australia and opened their first store in October 2003 in North Shore City, followed by another in Auckland with a third about to open in Henderson.
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On the recommendation of their installing plumbers, (who now will only use Big Dippers due to previous call backs for the enzyme traps they used to install) they put a Big Dipper in their first store. They now have Big Dippers as standard specifications for all future stores.
They opted for Big Dipper systems for their kitchens as it gave them flexibility of installation, did not require regular pump outs, did not involve the use of chemicals or enzymes & associated costs incurred by other systems and it blended in with their other kitchen equipment. Good aftersales service is also provided by Clenz Corporation. After calculating the costs of other alternatives, they found that the Big Dipper worked out as the most cost effective.
Zero’s found that the Local Authorities had no hesitation in approving the Big Dipper due to previous installations throughout the city and country. These officials are also satisfied with the Big Dippers as they are a proven grease removal system, are easy to inspect, do not depend on staff getting the enzyme mixture right or the owners not buying enzymes due to high costs.
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