08/20/2026
As summer winds down and menus start to turn over, that shift reaches your equipment long before it reaches the plate. A fall menu may change which equipment carries the load. A station that coasted through summer might suddenly anchor the whole menu. Equipment that sat lightly used for months can find itself running at full demand with little warning.
Operators who make the transition smoothly tend to treat a menu change as an equipment change too, checking that the equipment taking on new load is ready for it before the new menu goes live.