Restaurant Technologies Continues to Thrive as Industry Leader

Industry wide recognition, sustainability impact, and thought leadership engagement all lead to tremendous 2025 results

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Restaurant Technologies, Inc. (RTI), the nation’s leader in automated cooking oil management for commercial foodservice operations, concluded a stellar 2025 with various industry awards, a record amount of used cooking oil recycled, and thought leadership engagements across podcasts and trade media.

Top Headlines

• Restaurant Technologies Continues to Redefine Sustainability
  RTI recycled over 390 million pounds of used cooking oil and converted it to renewable diesel or biodiesel.
  
  
• Restaurant Technologies Earns Global Recognition for Sustainability
  Restaurant Technologies earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) validating the integrity, traceability, and sustainability of its recycled used cooking oil.
  
  
• Food Industry Firm Looks to Save Local Restaurants Mess and Money
  RTI was featured in an in-depth profile examining how its solutions help restaurant operators reduce operational complexity, improve safety, and lower costs.
• Managing Labor Challenges: Rethinking The Restaurant Work Environment
  Jeff Kiesel, President, CEO, and Chairman of RTI, contributed industry insights to Forbes, outlining strategies to address the persistent labor challenges in the industry.

Employee News and Industry Awards

• Restaurant Technologies Adds to Its Trophy Case
  RTI was named a Best Place to Work by the Minneapolis–St. Paul Business Journal for the fifth time, a testament to their continued investment in building a winning culture.

• COO Alissa Partee Honored by the Minneapolis St-Paul Business Journal
  COO Alissa Partee was recognized as a 2025 Business Journal Women in Business Honoree.

• Restaurant Technologies Names Chief Legal Officer
  Diana Geseking was named RTI’s first Chief Legal Officer.

• Women We Admire Announces Top 50 Women Leaders in Minnesota for 2025
  Geseking was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Minnesota.

• Restaurant Technologies Appoints Chief Financial Officer
  Matthew Micowski was named Chief Financial Officer.

Top Podcasts

• Restaurant Rockstars
  RTI’s Senior Director of Product Innovation, Ryan Bowlds, joined host Roger Beaudoin to talk about how kitchen automation can help create safer and more efficient restaurants.

• The Restaurant Leadership Podcast
  Partee joined host Christin Marvin to discuss leadership principles and building resilient, high-performance cultures in foodservice.

• QSR Uncut
  RTI’s Ron Cardwell, Director of Commodity Strategy, joined QSR Uncut to discuss one of the industry’s hot-button topics: Seed Oils and Beef Tallow

• Restaurant Technology Guys (no affiliation)
  Cardwell joined Jeremy Julian to discuss cooking oil and automated cooking oil management.

“The hard work and dedication of the RTI team have built unprecedented momentum as we head into 2026,” said Jeff Kiesel, president, CEO, and chairman of Restaurant Technologies. “Our strong, positive culture of teamwork, collaboration, and innovation will continue to elevate us to new heights as an industry leader. As we execute our 2026 strategic vision and grow together, we remain focused on building upon our foundation of trust, delivering on our brand promise, and sustaining consistent double-digit growth year over year.”

Media contact:

David Cheng
Public Relations Manager
Restaurant Technologies
612-308-9360 | dcheng@rti-inc.com

About Restaurant Technologies

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of automated commercial kitchen solutions for more than 45,000 customers nationwide. Since 1999, its Total Oil Management® solution has automated and elevated foodservice operations for quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, and hospitals. Its closed-loop, end-to-end solution minimizes the risks of manual cooking oil handling by delivering, storing, filtering, monitoring, collecting, and recycling cooking oil. Restaurant Technologies partners with renewable energy providers to convert used cooking oil into renewable fuels for a more sustainable business.

Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Restaurant Technologies is privately held and operates 41 depots nationwide with more than 1,400 employees. For more information, visit www.rti-inc.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Contact Info

David Cheng
dcheng@rti-inc.com
+1 612-308-9360

Attachments

• 2024 RTI Impact Report
• RTI's Total Oil Management Solution

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