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 [...]
NICK ORYINO has been appointed chair of the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA). As managing director of Carford Group he has considerable expertise in both equipment supply and servicing. Uniquely for a chair of CESA, Oryino has previously been chair of CEDA, the Catering Equipment [...]
CATERING SUPPLIERS believe that sustainability will deliver a major boost to business in the next three years, according to research conducted by CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association. However, many in the industry also want a common standard to benchmark lifetime energy savings so they can [...]
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 [...]
RESTAURANT OPERATORS are being urged to take part in the Gram Green Paper report 2012. The report will develop a detailed picture of the progress being made in the sector on sustainability issues and the challenges ahead. Gram, a [...]
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 [...]
OPERATORS WHO are dragging their heels about whether or not to buy sustainable catering equipment wont have that luxury of choice much longer as Europe moves to impose energy efficiency standards. Kathy Bowry talks to Keith Warren, director of the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association. A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Directive, the Ecodesign Directive, includes a series [...]
FootprintComment: Nick Oryino, chair of CESA says the skills shortage needs to be tackled now
By footprint on March 7, 2013
Published in: Comment and tagged Apprenticeship Week, CEDA, CESA, Ellie Ulrich, FCSI, House of Commons Library Standard Note 26, NAS, National Apprenticeship Service.
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 [...]