THE TWO leading trade associations representing catering equipment manufacturers and distributors have announced plans to work more closely together to drive down the sector’s carbon footprint. CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, and CEDA, the Catering Equipment Distributors Association, have met regularly over many years [...]
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CUTTING RESOURCE use can save vital cash for recession-hit companies but it can’t be done without engaging workers. Industry figures explain how they’ve gone about it. Resource efficiency is the name of the game for recession-hit businesses. Whether it’s energy, water or [...]
A GROUNDBREAKING study reveals the huge amounts of energy wasted by contract caterers but there are massive savings to be made by companies willing to invest. It’s seven o’clock in the morning and staff are preparing the kitchens for the hungry breakfast crowd. The grill goes [...]
IT’S SEVEN oclock in the morning and staff are preparing the kitchens for the hungry breakfast crowd. The grill goes on ready for a hard mornings work and wont be shut down until well past midday. Ovens, hobs, dishwashers, fridges and extractors will all be used and will cost the client hundreds or even thousands [...]
SPEECHES HAVE been the talk of the town in the environmental world recently. On the one hand weve had the prime ministers first speech on green issues. On the other, the Queen set out the governments legislative agenda for the 2012-2013 parliamentary session. Both have divided opinion on their relative environmental merits. [...]
A GROUNDBREAKING partnership between public and private sector promises to create demand for lower-carbon products in the catering sector. Nick Hughes reports. The shift towards a low carbon economy was one of the pillars of David Camerons promise – on becoming Prime Minister – to [...]
NEW COMMITMENTS made by leading UK companies and government departments in three joint Procurement Compacts will drive low carbon sourcing in more than £1bn of spending. The new initiative, spearheaded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and The Prince of Waless [...]
When he launched a project to label all 70,000 products in his supermarkets portfolio, Sir Terry Leahy was undaunted by the task: Many of those people who talk about the need for a carbon currency say it is too complicated to develop; that it will take years. However, at Tesco, we believe in action, in [...]
Operators upgrading to more sustainable equipment are being showered with Government cash in the form of tax breaks and interest free loans Caterers who want to buy new energy efficient equipment but are watching the pennies in the recession can heave a sigh of relief because help is at hand: there is an abundance [...]
FootprintComment: An energy efficiency specification for catering equipment is urgently needed
By footprint on January 3, 2013
Published in: Comment, Foodservice News and tagged BHA, Carbon Lifecycle Calculator, Carbon Trust, CEDA, CESA, CESA European Federation, DEFRA, Department for Environment, Energy Technology List, ETL, FCSI, Government Procurement Service, Mind the Gap reseach, Nick Oryino.
The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association is calling on organisations, government offices and industry leaders to work together to push the green agenda. New chair Nick Oryino explains why. LAST MONTH we published our Mind the Gap research, supported by feedback from vox-pop surveys conducted [...]