We are the MRLA: Commercial Kitchen Service

Owner Name: Trevor Weirauch ;  formerly John Guettler
Company:  Commercial Kitchen Service Company
City:  Bay City
Year founded:  1976
Website:  www.cksco.com

​​Business niche/specialty: 
Commercial Kitchen Service (CKS) is a Michigan-based business that specializes in restaurant equipment service repair & parts supply.

Why is the MRLA important to you and your business?
The MRLA provides support for the hospitality industry to stay up to date on the always changing, extremely diverse landscape of today’s lodging and restaurant businesses. They help keep the industry strong and growing in a shaky climate.​​

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What are 5 reasons your business is unique? 

​1. We provide expertise on time. Our team offers the excellence and expertise to provide services to restaurants – and doing it in a timely manner is one of our main priorities. 
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2. We save restaurants money. We resource parts for consumers, making sure kitchens run efficiently and have everything they need to succeed, but we pride ourselves on offering the most cost-effective options. 

3. We make repairs convenient for our customers. Our team knows our customers are working around the clock, so we are diligent about planning repairs when they need it and when it suits their schedule.

4. Our employees are the best in the business: Good employees are the backbone to any business and I, Trevor Weirauch, think we have some of the best in the business at Commercial Kitchen Service. Without fail, they are compassionate towards the customer and their needs, thoughtful about the expenses of operating daily, always offer customers their expertise and knowledge towards repairs, and help customers find ways to run kitchens and operations more efficiently.

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John Guettler (former owner of CKS) passed away in August of 2025. He worked up until his death at CKS alongside his wife, Dolores Guettler, Son Gary Guettler, Son Brian Guettler, and Daughter Carol Histed.  Gary has since retired and is enjoying time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren. Carol and Brian are still continuing their father’s legacy as Carol manages the office and customers needs.  Everyone who calls in recognizes her when she answers the phone and has a short, meaningful conversation with her.  Brian is our parts specialist manager, and provides many avenues of sourcing parts for our customers. He is a man of many coats at CKS and provides 40 + years of knowledge in this business.

​Although Commercial Kitchen has recently sold, not a day goes by where we don’t remember John and all he has done for mid-Michigan and the hospitality industry over the many years.
-Trevor Weirauch ​