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Lighting company helping QSRs cut energy use, costs with LED lighting

BioStar Lighting recently entered the quick service restaurant market as a result of their recent partnership with NET Lighting.

October 28, 2015

BioStar Lighting recently entered the quick service restaurant market as a result of their recent partnership with NET Lighting, an LED project development group based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. NET Lighting brings to the partnership a background working with QSR franchisees to lower energy costs, according to a company press release. BioStar is working with franchisees from KFC, Taco Bell, A&W Restaurants, Arby's, Dunkin' Donuts, and Subway, with plans to expand to more local and national groups.

"In addition to the cost savings, I love the clean look of LED and how it gives my stores more vibrancy," said Ray Aley, who operates more than 25 stores of different brands for White Management in upstate New York. "It was an easy decision to work with BioStar to upgrade the lighting in my stores. They are a trusted partner with a program that made the project simple."

QSR franchisees recognize that LED lighting will lower electricity and maintenance costs and give their stores an increased quality of light, the company said. BioStar has introduced the new EnergyShare program to help QSR operators find capital for LED lighting installation, according to the release. EnergyShare is designed for multilocation franchisees to roll out LED lighting across their properties with no upfront costs. The program includes an operating lease financing option.

LED lighting uses 50 to 80 percent less electricity than traditional lighting. The lights last up to 100,000 hours, with average lifetimes of 10 or more years in a QSR environment. The combination of energy and maintenance savings often reduces restaurant lighting costs by at least 75 percent, the company said.