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Turn it on I t's well known that lighting in the front of an establishment, such as a restaurant, is an essential part of its brand – setting the tone for a patron's experience. But, for a commercial kitchen's back of house operations, lighting equally is as important for an effective workspace, since a typical restaurant's lights run 16 to 20 hours a day. Better, energy-effcient light can help deliver a more proftable experience for any high-volume commercial foodservice establishment. That's why the Welch family, owners of A&W; Restaurant in Franksville, Wis., chose Cree LED lighting when rebuilding their store in a new location. For 60 years, the Welch family operated the A&W; Restaurant in Franksville, but when construction on a major highway where the restaurant was located limited accessibility for customers, Brittany Welch, site and marketing manager, set out to rebuild the restaurant in a new location. "We were lucky that there was land available on the other side of the interstate highway, so we started to rebuild," she says. Better light for a better business By John Casadonte 84 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — MARCH : APRIL 2016