YO!

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The Challenge: Reducing Cooking Oil Spend Across Multiple Sites

The team at YO! wanted to reduce spend on cooking oil across its sites while maintaining food quality and operational efficiency.

Like many multi-site operations, the business faced inconsistent oil management practices across different locations, with limited control of oil usage at site level.

Existing processes also made it difficult to accurately measure the success of oil-saving initiatives across busy kitchen environments.

Following previous unsuccessful attempts with alternative approaches, YO! reached out to Klipspringer for a simple, scalable solution capable of delivering measurable savings across the business.

YO! is a leading multi-site restaurant and fresh kiosk brand, with over 430 locations worldwide. Known for its fresh and authentic Japanese cuisine, the business offers a wide range of sushi and hot street food dishes.

Operating across multiple locations with varying kitchen layouts and equipment setups, YO! requires solutions that can support consistency, efficiency, and food safety standards at scale.

The Solution: Klipspringer’s
Food Oil Monitoring System

Klipspringer supplied YO! with Food Oil Monitors, beginning with a trial across two sites at the end of 2025. Following strong initial results, YO! rolled out the solution across its locations at the start of 2026.

With every team using the same instrument and working to the same parameters, it became easier to accurately record and track oil checks.

This gave YO! a more standardised approach to monitoring oil usage, enabling the business to identify both high and low performing locations, improve operational consistency, and support decision-making through reliable reporting.

The Results: £5,000 Saved in 3 Months

After rolling out Klipspringer’s Food Oil Monitors, YO! achieved significant cost savings across its locations. The business reduced oil usage enough to save £5,000 in the first three months.

By introducing a consistent way of managing oil usage, YO! was able to reduce unnecessary consumption.

Several locations, including Manchester Trafford, Milton Keynes, York Outlet, and Aberdeen, delivered particularly strong savings over the three-month period.

400litres

Manchester Trafford

380litres

MiltonKeynes

340litres

YorkOutlet

420litres

Aberdeen,Scotland

Return on Investment: Full payback expected within 12 months

The Results: Operational Insight

A further benefit for YO! was the ability to compare oil usage across its locations. With all sites using the same Food Oil Monitors and operating parameters, results through the new system were assessed on a like-for-like basis.

This made it easier to identify where performance was strongest, as well as where additional training or operational support was required.

Overall, this level of insight has helped YO! move towards continuous, data-led operational improvement rather than one-off savings.

Proven, measurable savings delivered within months

Strong return on investment with clear payback timeline

Scalable system across a diverse range of site formats

Valuable operational insight beyond cost savings

“We’re three months in and we’re still making the savings… it’s doing everything it said on the tin. We’ll pay it off within 12 months, which is great. I’m very happy with the Food Oil Monitors.”

Mike Bonaker, Director of Property Services at YO!

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