Nick Oryino is uniquely placed to build bridges in the catering equipment industry Nick Oryino is the new chair of the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA). As managing director of Carford Group Ltd he has considerable expertise in both equipment supply and servicing.
Expand story >Stand 356, Hospitality Show, January 21 – 23, 2013, NEC Birmingham At the Hospitality Show 2013 CESA is celebrating its 75th year of informing, involving and influencing policy relative to the catering industry. Although CESA (Catering Equipment Suppliers Association) itself was formed in 1996, it evolved from the earlier CEMA (Catering Equipment Manufacturers Association), set up in 1938.
Expand story >CFSP (Certified Food Service Professional), the industry specific professional qualification for the UK Food Service industry has just seen a record number of 43 people attend its latest seminar. This will bring the total of those, in the UK, who are CFSP qualified to over 200. In 2009, CESA (Catering Equipment Suppliers Association) introduced the CFSP qualification to the foodservice market. The programme had its genesis within the North American foodservice industry before being adapted for the UK. It is...
Expand story >Following the meeting between CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, and the Government Procurement Service (GPS), it has been agreed that its tendering process, which has been a contentious issue for many equipment companies, will be re-examined for future tenders. However, this will not happen until next year. In the meantime, GPS has offered to help catering equipment companies who were unsuccessful in tendering for a place on the framework agreement this year on a ‘one to one basis,’ to...
Expand story >Meeting with GPS to seek a clear, equal and sustainable procurement process Many catering equipment companies have expressed grave concerns about the recent RFx (request for information) released by the GPS (Government Procurement Service) for its Catering Equipment tender. CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, has already raised these concerns with the Government Procurement Service (GPS). On Monday 17th September CESA will have an opportunity to raise some of its members’ issues with David Shields, managing director of GPS. The...
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