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Franchises: Where Energy Efficiency Meets Impressive Guest Experience
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13. January 2025
Everyone knows the big names in the franchise world. Companies like McDonald's stand for fast food and convenience. But even these giants have to constantly evolve to stay in the race. To improve the customer experience and increase energy efficiency, more and more companies are turning to building automation - especially with the support of Loxone Partners around the world.
Building automation meets franchise
McDonald’s franchisees throughout Europe rely on building automation with Loxone. Restaurants in countries such as Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia and Poland benefit from numerous advantages.
Energy efficiency: When red turn green
In franchise companies such as McDonald’s, building automation plays an important role in making the company’s operations as energy-efficient as possible. The equipment used in these franchises, e.g. the entire kitchen, coffee or ice cream machine, is constantly in operation – this makes recognizing and exploiting energy-saving potentials essential.
The equipment can be operated as energy-efficiently as possible through intelligent energy management. This includes, for example, regular system checks and automatically switching the devices on and off.
Cross-store monitoring makes it possible to analyze several franchise stores simultaneously at a glance. You can also intervene manually from any location without having to be on site.
Energy buffers can be generated if there is a PV surplus.
Energy-saving measures help franchise companies to achieve a “green” image instead of just a “fast food” image.
Safety for people, buildings and food
Another important aspect is that building automation significantly improves the safety of a franchise business.
Automatically switching equipment on and off not only saves energy, but also ensures safety. This also includes overvoltage protection if all devices are operated at the same time.
Increased security through automatic control of burglar and fire alarms, water detection and access authorizations to the building.
Automatic system checks detect problems immediately and notify the relevant personnel immediately.
Refrigerators and freezers are monitored around the clock and the relevant personnel are alerted in the event of errors to ensure the quality of the food.
Advantages in store & employee management
Building automation plays a major role for franchise companies, especially when it comes to access control and ease of use. In an industry with high staff trunover, these intelligent solutions can be beneficial.
Access rights for staff can be adjusted in seconds. User rights can be quickly created, changed or deleted using NFC technology.
Multi-store access: If required, certain users can be given access to several stores with the same NFC Code Touch or ID Card.
Lost keys can be deregistered immediately and the rights transferred.
Clear user management in just one App.
Eating in a pleasant atmosphere
Building automation in a franchise like McDonald’s can significantly improve the restaurant experience of guests by providing the best quality in terms of:
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- Lighting
- Music
- Temperature and
- Air quality.
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McDonald’s & Loxone
McDonald’s – Switzerland
McDonald’s mission is to make delicious feel-good moments simple for everyone. To support this “simplicity”, the McDonald’s branch in Switzerland was automated by Loxone. From lighting and shading to security systems, the staff of the fast food restaurant are relieved by the automation of numerous tasks.
McDonald’s – Slovakia
Pleasant background music contributes significantly to a pleasant ambience. That’s why the Slovakian McDonald’s franchisee relied on Loxone to provide the ideal multi-room audio solution with the Audio Server.
PC: McDonald’s
McDonald’s – Spain
Another location where Loxone is taking the guest experience to the next level is a McDonald’s restaurant in Spain. Here, intelligent lighting control, climate control, automated kitchen functions and more are implemented.
PC: McDonald’s
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