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SERVICELINE NEWS

Catering for a Sustainable Future Group

The recently published CSFG White Paper on Climate Change highlights the unique collaboration between catering consultants, equipment manufacturers and professional distributors which is addressing the issue of future energy efficiency in commercial kitchens.

Key to the White Paper's recommendations for government are support for increased staff training: "It is clear that the operator of commercial kitchens has an equal responsibility to that of the equipment manufacturer in ensuring that the equipment they are responsible for is operated in a manner that is not wasteful as far as energy, water and labour are concerned."

The paper continues: "It is estimated that up to 30% of kitchen utilities are wasted in the operation of a commercial kitchen...Staff training on
sustainability matters should be given a similar profile to that of kitchen hygiene."

As the leading provider of catering and refrigeration service and maintenance to the UK catering industry (a service covering all manufacturers’ products, gas and electrical) Serviceline supports the call for improved training and better recognition of the role that regular cleaning and maintenance plays in increasing the lifespan of the equipment and saving energy.

Serviceline also supports the White Paper's call for kitchen energy monitoring. As an active supporter of the CSFG and a member of the CSFG executive committee, Serviceline MD Steve Elliott is leading a sub-group working with manufacturers, distributors and designers on the development of monitoring standards and procedures.

For more information on the work of the CSFG, visit: www.csfg.co.uk

To download a PDF of the CSFG White Paper on Climate Change, use this link: http://www.cesa.org.uk/assets/downloads/csfg-white-paper-on-climate-change-pdf.pdf

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