CEDA

CESA and CEDA join to meet sustainability challenges

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 [...]

New food waste guide

FOODSERVICE OPERATORS in Scotland will soon have a new guide designed to show them how to cut food waste in their operations.                     The guide will look at ways of reducing this food waste at source and will cover all relevant aspects of food waste management, [...]

FootprintComment: Nick Oryino, chair of CESA says the skills shortage needs to be tackled now

WE HAVE to tackle the workforce skills shortage and we have to start right now. Every area is suffering, in both the operator and supply side of our foodservice industry. From the kitchen to engineering, the lack of young skilled professionals coming through to replace an ageing workforce is already becoming critical. Office administration, front [...]

FootprintComment: An energy efficiency specification for catering equipment is urgently needed

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 [...]

Modern times

REPRESENTATIVES OF leading manufacturers and suppliers of catering equipment give their views on where we are in terms of sustainability in the modern commercial kitchen and offer advice on what to look for. Kathy Bowry reports   As a nation we love our familiar brands and caterers are no exception to the rule. However, those [...]