Discover what’s new and what’s trending in catering For distributors looking for the next catering ‘must have’ the CESA Light Equipment and Tableware Forum is a ‘must visit’. Leading manufacturers and suppliers will show their latest launches and delegates have the chance to get their hands on the products their customers will be asking for in the coming months.
Expand story >Trade association supports industry initiative, led by Hobart and Meiko, by encouraging its members to join the campaign to donate surplus catering equipment to UK charities. CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, has added its support to the initiative that is encouraging manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to give redundant and quality second-hand catering equipment to cash-strapped charities. The two companies behind the initiative, Hobart and Meiko, have already donated £5,000 to establish the project. They are now calling on other...
Expand story >‘Can do’ approach fosters success and long-term relations with suppliers, distributors and staff. July 4th 1993, a small office in Glasgow. The phone rings. Two men look at each other across the desk. It rings again. A hand picks up the receiver. “Hello, this is FEM. How can I help you?” As it happens, it was the BT engineer, but it’s significant because it was the first ever call to Foodservice Equipment Marketing (FEM), which celebrates its twentieth anniversary in...
Expand story >The two leading trade associations representing catering equipment manufacturers and distributors have announced plans to work more closely together. Catering equipment manufacturers are represented by CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, and distributors by CEDA, the Catering Equipment Distributors Association. The organisations have met regularly over many years but there is now more opportunity to work collaboratively on key issues. This will bring an increased chance of successful outcomes that will benefit the whole industry.
Expand story >Carbon Trust’s catering equipment energy calculator software, developed in association with CESA, aims to cut emissions by 566,000 CO2e tonnes A new software tool will tell caterers how much energy they use, and how much they could save by changing equipment and improving working practices. The Lifecycle Carbon Calculator has been developed by the Carbon Trust in association with CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association. The work has been funded by DEFRA; the FCSI and CEDA have also been involved...
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