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Catering equipment associations collaborate on a range of industry projects

4/17/2013 7:04 AM EST  -   CESA
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...
CESA and Zero Waste Scotland plan Guide to tackle food waste
 

New guide from CESA and Zero Waste Scotland aims to tackle food waste

3/18/2013 7:29 AM EST  -   CESA
CESA and Zero Waste Scotland are working together to produce a guide which highlights food waste reduction options for food service operators in Scotland. This follows representations from the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA) and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to Zero Waste Scotland on the issue last year and aims to reduce the cost of food waste to Scottish businesses each year.

CESA will...
CESA's Mind the Gap research highlights industry attitudes to sustainability
 

CESA research highlights positive attitude to sustainability and a desire for co...

12/10/2012 5:35 AM EST  -   CESA
Sustainability IS Sustainable
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, there is a growing need for a common standard to benchmark energy savings, to make it easier for end users to understand the benefits.

33% of respondents said the drive for...
Tanya Beckett at the CESA 2012 Conference in association with the FCSI and BHA
 

The CESA Conference 2012 in association with the FCSI and BHA, 16 November

12/5/2012 7:47 AM EST  -   CESA
Industry Focuses on Sustainability, Employment & Innovation
This year’s conference, held at Whittlebury Hall near Towcester, had a theme of ‘A Platform for Growth.’ As well as enjoying a high quality speaker platform, several delegates took advantage of local amenities including golf at Whittlebury Hall itself and rallying at nearby Silverstone. The conference was rounded off at the Gala Dinner in the...
The BBC s Tanya Beckett will facilitate the 2012 CESA Conference
 

CESA Offers A Platform For Growth:

10/3/2012 8:36 AM EST  -   CESA
The CESA Conference 2012, in association with the BHA and the FCSI

November 15th – 16th, Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northants.
The theme of this year’s CESA conference is A Platform for Growth. The economic situation is a curate’s egg for many caterers and suppliers: good in parts. On the one hand, for many businesses the recession, though painful, has made less impact than expected, with the London Games...

Inequality: The Enemy Between Us

10/3/2012 6:37 AM EST  -   British Humanist Association Press Room
The British Humanist Association presents an evening with Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
On Tuesday 16 October in Manchester Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, will present the 2012 Holyoake Lecture on Inequality: The Enemy Between Us.

With the...

The National Trust to review Giant’s Causeway exhibition

7/18/2012 9:28 AM EST  -   British Humanist Association Press Room
The National Trust have announced that they are to review the content of their exhibition at the new Giant’s Causeway visitor centre.  The exhibition generated controversy by appearing to suggest that creationism can provide an alternative explanation of the site’s formation.  The Giant’s Causeway, located on the County Antrim coast in Northern Ireland, includes spectacular basalt columns which were formed by...

Michael Gove concludes Catholic schools did not break the law in promoting anti-...

6/21/2012 11:06 AM EST  -   British Humanist Association Press Room
An investigation by the Department for Education (DfE) ordered by Michael Gove, Secretary of State, has concluded that St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls in Carshalton did not break any law in promoting a petition against same-sex marriage. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has expressed bafflement at the conclusion, which appears to be at odds with the Welsh Government’s separate...

Schools minister declares support for teaching humanism in RE

6/15/2012 9:37 AM EST  -   British Humanist Association Press Room
Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb MP has stated his support for teaching non-religious beliefs such as humanism as part of Religious Education (RE). The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the minister’s comments.
The BHA has a long history of involvement in RE, having been a founder member of the Religious Education Council for England and Wales (REC) in 1973. The BHA was involved in the...

BHA welcomes plans to add evolution to primary curriculum

6/11/2012 9:14 AM EST  -   British Humanist Association Press Room
Evolution is to be included in the primary curriculum, it has today been announced. The Department for Education (DfE) has published its draft primary National Curriculum for science,...
Currently, evolution is first taught from year ten (age 14-15), but biologists and educational experts have argued that the topic is so central to biology that it should be taught from an earlier age. As a result, the BHA has...