Quick-service restaurants
BDE Florida uses Monaire to monitor HVAC and refrigeration performance across 38 restaurants, reducing energy waste, improving equipment reliability, and putting $172K in annual energy savings back into the business.
Customer
BDE Florida
Portfolio
Annual energy savings
Annual energy savings
$172K
Industry
Quick-service restaurants
Primary goals
Lower energy costs, reduce failures, improve equipment uptime
Deployment model
Rapid rollout across 38 locations
Equipment replacement
Not required
About the program
One operating layer for every Taco Bell location
BDE Florida operates 38 Taco Bell restaurants, each with multiple HVAC systems and 8–10 refrigeration units. Before Monaire, the operations team had no centralized way to monitor how this equipment was performing across the portfolio.
Monaire connected every location to one intelligent monitoring platform, giving the team real-time visibility into equipment performance, energy use, temperatures, and emerging issues — without adding manual checks or disrupting restaurant operations.
The challenge
Surging energy costs and reactive maintenance were eating into profitability
In 2024, BDE Florida’s total energy costs exceeded $1.2 million across 38 locations. Without centralized HVAC and refrigeration monitoring, equipment issues often went unnoticed until they caused a failure, increased energy consumption, or required an expensive repair.
Limited portfolio visibility
The operations team had no centralized view of HVAC and refrigeration performance across all 38 restaurants.
Reactive repair cycles
Issues were often discovered only after equipment performance had already degraded or a failure occurred.
Energy waste across sites
Inefficient cooling, low refrigerant charge, dirty filters, and other equipment issues increased electricity consumption.
High operating costs
Unexpected failures and emergency repairs created additional costs while putting pressure on restaurant operations.
The solution
Deploy quickly. Monitor continuously. Act before problems escalate.
Monaire implemented a turnkey IoT solution across all 38 Taco Bell locations, connecting HVAC and refrigeration equipment to a centralized monitoring platform.
1
Install monitoring
Smart sensors and controls were deployed across all 38 locations with zero downtime, connecting HVAC and refrigeration equipment to Monaire’s cloud platform.
2
Start monitoring immediately
Monaire began monitoring temperatures, pressures, energy use, and equipment performance in real time, giving the operations team a live view across the portfolio from Day 1.
3
Find waste and abnormal behavior
Monaire’s AI analyzed equipment data to identify inefficiencies and emerging problems, including low refrigerant charge, dirty filters, and other performance issues.
4
Prioritize and coordinate action
The platform helped identify which issues required attention and automatically coordinated maintenance through Monaire’s network of certified providers.
5
Verify results and prevent failures
Detailed diagnostics helped third-party HVAC contractors resolve problems more effectively, while continuous monitoring helped prevent issues from escalating into costly failures.
Many problems were resolved before restaurant staff even noticed them. By identifying refrigerant leaks, filter clogs, and other inefficiencies early, Monaire helped keep each Taco Bell location operating reliably while reducing unnecessary energy consumption and repair costs.
portfolio impact
38 Taco Bell locations. One connected view of performance.
With Monaire monitoring HVAC and refrigeration equipment across the portfolio, BDE Florida gained the visibility needed to reduce energy waste, improve equipment uptime, and act before problems became expensive failures.
14%
KWh savings
$172K
Annual energy savings
<1
Month payback
Actual results vary by chapter, utility rates, equipment condition, site mix, and deployment scope.
14% lower electricity bills year-over-year across the restaurants, delivering full ROI within the first month of service.
$172K in annual energy savings, significantly improving the franchise’s bottom line.
Improved equipment uptime, with critical HVAC and refrigeration systems staying online longer and experiencing fewer unexpected breakdowns.
More consistent restaurant temperatures, improving customer comfort while allowing Monaire to identify and resolve issues before they disrupted operations.
What BDE Florida acheived
From reactive maintenance to continuous visibility
“Monaire helped us streamline our operations and make our providers more effective. We are saving time and money.”
Laura Martinez
Director of Operations
Monaire’s system quickly paid for itself and now helps us continuously save on operational costs.
Brian Ellerson
Franchisee
A portfolio that runs more efficiently
BDE Florida is now able to manage HVAC and refrigeration performance across its Taco Bell locations without relying on constant manual checks. Monaire continuously identifies opportunities to reduce energy waste, catch equipment problems early, and coordinate the right action.
