Name________________________________________ Period _____ Date _____________________________ One Scoop or Two Case Study Questions 1. How much water is used yearly at the Friendly’s plant? 2. What were the top four uses of water at the Friendly’s ice cream plant? 3. How much water (in gallons) is actually used daily in the product itself? 4. What percentage of the total water use is used by the evaporative condensers, the automatic CIP systems, and the manual washdown? 5. How much did Friendly’s reduce their water usage per year? 6. How much money did they save in water , sewer, and heating costs? 7. How much money did they save in total if wastewater treatment conservation is included? 8. How did Friendly’s change the flavor sequencing to save water (and money)? What benefit did this provide? 9. How did Friendly’s change the CIP systems (the automated washers)? (two ways) What benefit did this provide? 10. How did Friendly’s change the use of recirculated water? What benefit did this provide? 11. How did Friendly’s change the production day? What benefit did this provide? (Explain using CIP runs, water amounts, and financial amounts) 12. How much did it cost to make the above changes? 13. How much were the annual savings? 14. How long did it take for Friendly’s to recover the costs and begin to profit from the changes?
