On the Frymaster website, a large red bar reads: “Trusted Worldwide. Built in Shreveport.” The manufacturer that has called Shreveport home for 91 years could be one of the area’s best-kept secrets.
If you’ve eaten at a Burger King, Popeyes, Taco Bell or a Raising Cane’s, you have likely had food fried by Frymaster equipment. Kathryn Childs, director of operations, said she has heard that 30% of all of the fried food consumed every day is prepared by a Frymaster fryer.
While most have heard of the big companies, there are hundreds of independent restaurants using Frymaster products, too, said Wendell Hays, Frymaster’s vice president of new business and products…