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Frontline International Introduces FOG Machine

December 04, 2025

Generous capacity mobile collection tank accepts multitude of fats, oils, and grease

Getting lost in the FOG? When your foodservice operation generates all of the “Big 3” – fats, oils, and grease – a one-size-fits-all collection solution can seem out of reach. No more. Frontline International’s FOG Machine is the only equipment you need. It collects FOG waste generated by a wide range of cooking apparatus including cooking oil fryers, combi ovens, convection ovens, and other commercial ovens.

This is the answer that large, decentralized foodservice operations have been looking for. Supercenters, malls, sports stadiums with concession stands, conference centers, airports, casinos, colleges and universities, and more can all benefit. It comes from Frontline International, a world leader in the creation of smart cooking oil management solutions for foodservice.

The key is the FOG Machine’s integral heated core, which prevents coagulation. Highly transportable on heavy-duty casters, the FOG Machine easily travels to multiple locations within your footprint. Its generously sized tank (74 gallons or 47 gallons) can accept many deposits from FOG-generating sources before it needs emptied. Collection options include pouring spent grease into the tank or using the unit’s integral pump and wand to draw it in.

This safe, temporary tank acts as an oversized caddy system. Once oil is locked inside, it can be safely transported to a centrally located permanent UCO containment tank. FOG is transferred out of the FOG Machine and into the permanent tank via safe, secure hose connection. This collection method helps eliminate the risk of burns and slips and falls, while also helping to keep kitchens, floors, and other areas cleaner and grease-free.

Frontline Case Studies

We understand that every establishment is different and comes with a unique set of challenges. But as an equipment manufacturer, Frontline International is able to work with you and come up with a custom solution to meet your individual needs.

The following whitepapers touch on solutions we’ve provided to a handful of our customers. Each one of these customers had an interesting story and a unique challenge, and in all cases, our Smart Oil Management™ systems delivered.

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The Super Cooking Oil Collection And Cleanup Solution For Supercenter Food Operations

Grease generated by cooking oil fryers, combi ovens, convection ovens, and other commercial ovens scattered throughout a location can create logistical problems, to say nothing of cleanliness issues and slip-and-fall hazards that pose a threat to both guests and employees.


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Scalable Cooking Oil Solutions For QSR Franchisees

The owner of five Dairy Queen locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was looking for a safer method by which to dispose of used cooking oil (UCO) from fryers.


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Frontline delivers total oil care solution for Five Guys

When Five Guys needed a total solution for managing both waste oil and grill grease, our Smart Oil Management™ systems delivered.


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Frontline offers flexibility for Giant Eagle

Supermarkets need flexibility from their oil collection equipment partners, as store layouts can vary. When Giant Eagle needed better.


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A better oil management system for Harvard

Harvard wanted a better system for managing used cooking oil to comply with the university’s spill prevention and containment program.


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Frontline provides custom innovation for burger chain

A burgers-and-fries chain of restaurants needed an equipment solution to efficiently manage the large quantity of cooking oil they use.


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Frontline delivers oil advantages to southern burger chain

Back in the 1950s, the founder of a burger chain set out to “wow” customers from their first bite of a burger so good that they’d say…


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Five guys global expansion

Frontline International—an engineering company that designs and manufactures Smart Oil Management™ systems for the foodser- vice…


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27 dining locations, 25,000 meals a day, 5 million meals each year.

The stats are impressive: 27 dining locations, 25,000 meals a day, 5 million meals each year. Also impressive?