Ken Krall's Page

Zip Code

94952

Title

Owner

Company

Kenkut Products and Chefmall.com

Website

http://www.kenkut.com

Restaurant Segment

Other

I work at the unit level and my role is

Not Applicable

I work at the corporate level and my functional area is

Operations

I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is

Manufacturer / Equipment

Personal Quote

Glad I woke up this morning!

Biography

Ken's career is one of the most diverse in the foodservice industry.

*1977 CIA grad w/30+ years as a Chef, restaurant owner, caterer, product inovator, etc.

*Invented the Kenkut film/foil dispenser in 1989, credited with saving 1000's of hand and finger lacerations from the once common serrated blades on the cardboard cutter boxes. Kenkut also provides an NSF approved solution to the very unsanitary and unprofessional cardboard boxes. Kenkut also saves money by eliminating the waste of tangled rolls of film and foil, not to mention the frustration of those tangled rolls.

*In 2009 the all new and improved Kenkut 3 was introduced at the National Restaurant Show. This follows 20 years of sales success of the original Kenkut dispenser with over 250,000 units sold worldwide.
Video: http://kenkut.com/KK3videoslide.htm

*Developed Chefmall.com in 2003 to offer an alternative to the large national dealership websites, with unique items with a more personal touch. Here he learned the world of foodservice equipment distribution, sales & marketing.

*Introduced "Chef Invented" to promote products like the Kenkut that have been developed by hard working, real Chefs.
Brands include ErgoChef, Chefwear, Chef Locker, Tucker Burnguard, Sklips and more. http://chefmall.com/chefinvented.aspx

*Lobbied the FDA at the Conference For Food Protection(CFP) to improve the Food Code with issues regarding kitchen sanitation.

*Authored an article published nationally in the NEHA Journal regarding the overlooked vehicles for cross-contamination in kitchens.

*Currently travels the country as a factory representative, visiting foodservice equipment factories to learn how their products are made and how to provide professional support to dealers and end users.

SpecialtiesFoodservice sales & marketing
Website design and management,
Trade show presentation,
Trade show coordination,
Product development,
Simple healthy food served well,
Blues guitar

Years in the Industry

30