Through NAFEM's long-term partnership with The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Brad Barnes, CMC,
senior director of culinary education, holds the NAFEM professorship in Culinary Arts. The partnership
is dedicated to specialized research in foodservice equipment and supplies, product development and
industry education. Chef Brad's quarterly column in NAFEM online, highlights a current trend or issue
he's facing in the kitchen. This month, he's getting ready to attend the Annual Meeting & Management
Workshop in San Antonio, and looking forward to renewing his NAFEM member acquaintances and
meeting many more of you in February. You are invited to join the discussion
here. For questions
or comments, contact Chef Brad at
chef@nafem.org, or send
us a note at
info@nafem.org.
Join us for
NAFEM's Annual Meeting & Management Workshop, February 10-13, at the
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio,
Texas. During the Annual Business Meeting luncheon, Saturday, February 11, an important membership
vote is scheduled regarding proposed changes to Active (manufacturer) membership criteria. NAFEM
members receive a priority point for participating in the Annual Business Meeting, as well as for attending
the Annual Meeting & Management Workshop itself, so plan accordingly. The deadline for registration
and making hotel reservations is
Tuesday, January 24.
Starting March 1, an online CFSP overview course will be available. Interested applicants can take
the course at their own pace, from the comfort of their home or office. Details are coming soon!
Collection of 2012-13 CFSP dues is underway. Invoices were sent to all current CFSP'ers earlier this
month, so please remit payment if you have not yet done so. To start the process,
log in. After you log in, click on the "Personal
Profile" link on the left-hand side to find the dues payment page. If CFSP dues remain unpaid by
the published deadline of February 13, your status as a CFSP becomes inactive. For your current
point summary,
log in and proceed to NAFEM's
CFSP Online Business Center. Questions? Contact Vonceil Roberts, program coordinator,
member services, +1.312.821.0216;
robertsv@nafem.org.
Mark your calendar to join us February 7-9, 2013, at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, Florida for The NAFEM Show. Watch your
e-mail this fall for exhibitor and attendee information.
During November's NAFEM Technical Liaison Committee meeting, the committee's international task
group reported that it's becoming much easier to keep track of what's NOT being regulated than what is.
To help NAFEM members monitor the growing mountain of international directives, such as the
European Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and others, the TLC encourages members to rely on the following
Web site resources:
Also during the meeting, it was reported the REACH and RoHS directives are expected to combine at
some point in the future. Looking beyond Europe, environmental agencies in Asia Pacific are considering
the potential to revise and/or adopt the European directives. In particular, Japan is
considering
REACH 1935/2004.
1935/2004 is not actually a "REACH" directive even though it uses the same type of identification,
registration, acceptance criteria as REACH. This situation may catch some of the industry unaware.
For additional resources to stay on top of latest European regulations, visit
www.global-legislation.com.
Each August, a CFSP overview seminar is offered at NAFEM’s Chicago headquarters. Next year,
the Equipment & Supplies Overview seminar is scheduled Wednesday, August 8, 2012, from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You are welcome to return on Thursday, August 9, to take the exam. If you’ve
been meaning to get certified—or have an interested colleague—this is a great way to increase your
chances of success, so
sign up today. NAFEM members are reminded that
you can take the test at NAFEM Headquarters anytime you happen to be in Chicago. We have ample
conference room space and any member of the NAFEM staff can proctor the exam. If you prefer to
take the test in your own hometown, you can use a local proctor. For more information or to schedule
your exam, contact Vonceil Roberts, program coordinator, member services, +1.312.821.0216;
robertsv@nafem.org.
Take a moment to visit
NAFEM’s directory of associate members.
Remember to count them as resources for your service needs in education and training,
employment recruitment, export management, food safety product needs,
marketing and communications services, systems and technology, product
design, development and engineering, third-party certification, utility organizations
and trade publishing.
NAFEM’s industry calendar needs your input. It includes a feature that allows
you to download events into your personal calendar. Once you have visited the
site to add an event, please allow 48 hours for NAFEM staff to review the
submissions and make them live.
NAFEM hosts a pavilion at Food & Hotel Asia (FHA2012), April 17-20, in
Singapore. For information, contact Michele Zichy, exhibit sales director, Oak
Overseas, Ltd., +1.704.837.1980 x303;
mzichy@oakoverseas.com.
The Nicor Gas Rebate Program offers substantial rebates for the purchase and installation of
qualifying energy efficient commercial kitchen equipment. To qualify, customers must be Nicor
Gas business customers. Qualified products lists can be found
here
(scroll down to find the Commercial Kitchen Equipment lists). Other program details are
here.