WORLDWIDE
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: LTI
work in schools in the late 1970s and saw a lot of opportunity with that market. Schools were having diffi culty keeping kids eating at school and cafeterias had an institutional feel. We started exploring opportunities for not only serving, but enhancing the way that food was displayed. That has been a mainstay for us.”
Flagship product Based in Atlanta, LTI today has 148 full-time employees. “We also have a couple hundred reps in groups across the country and recently expanded to Canada,” Casey Lane says, noting that the company does most of its custom work with K-12 and large university campuses across the country as well as corporate dining. “That’s a growing sector for us, as well as healthcare.” LTI is perhaps most known for its
fl agship product, interchangeable food wells heavily used by K-12 schools and
Above left: The LTI facility in Jonesboro. Above right: Barbara Casey Lane, president and third-generation owner
colleges/universities as well as healthcare and B&I foodservice operators. “Our gold standard is the QuickSwitch
convertible food wells,” says Casey Lane. “These are independently controlled
“I got to witness first-hand the importance of having a passion for quality foodservice and how we’re working to change how food is served”
wells that can serve hot, cold or frozen side-by-side in the same unit. Our customers are always very excited about [the wells] because of the fl exibility and space savings they off er.” LTI also off ers a QuickSwitch ceran
glass display that can convert from a heated shelf to a frost top with the fl ip of a switch. Other products include ThermalWell hot food wells designed to conserve water and reduce energy usage; TempestAir refrigerated cold pans, a drop-in unit developed to hold products in open pans at a temperature of 40ºF
(4.5ºC) or less; UD-wall steel serving counters built with a steel framework for extra durability; and SpecLine modular and premium serving counters. The company also off ers custom counters, stainless steel fabrication and design services for cafeterias in various segments. “We work with some excellent consulting groups across the company for design,” says Casey Lane.
Surviving and expanding LTI has gone through a few milestones over the years – perhaps the most signifi cant one was a fi re at the original offi ce in Jonesboro that prompted the brother-in-law of William Casey to retire and transfer the business to him. “There was a truck full of equipment sitting at the dock when the fi re happened – the entire building burned down, but my grandfather and the team were able to salvage this truck with the equipment. He delivered all of it and even managed to show a small profi t that year,” says Casey Lane.
“The Casey family sought to expand 51
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