Commercial Food Equipment Service Association

2216 West Meadowview Road, Suite 100 ۰ Greensboro, NC 27407

Ph: 336.346.4700 ۰ Fax: 336.346.4745

 

 

  

2005 Spring Conference

The CFESA Spring Conference kicked off in Chicago on May 18th with a Committee Workshop and Potential Board Member Workshop. This was followed by Committee meetings and a first timers luncheon. As is customary the Board of Directors meeting was held the first day of the conference as well.

The following day, May 19th was filled with workshops and seminars including:

• The Membership Meeting which was open to all conference attendees. Committee reports and activities were reported on along with election of Officers and Directors for 2005-2006.

• Panel of Allied Foodservice Association Presidents. This workshop covered such points as the different segments of the foodservice industry (consulting, manufacturing, representing and selling) and how they all work together for the end user customer.

• Luncheon with Outgoing Director Presentations which recognized CFESA Outgoing Directors.

• Speaker Michael Bryant whose seminar was entitled “Communication-How We Differ, How We Are Alike”.

On May 20th the day began with a breakfast and presentation of the Enodis/CFESA Quarterly Certified Company Award which was followed by workshops and seminars including:

• “RFID Technology” with speakers; Pete Goodman, Domino’s Pizza and Amil Ablah, Thermal Solutions. This seminar touched on RFID Tags and Chips as a wireless technology that is quickly changing the world and is the “most prevalent wireless technology since the cell phone,” said Allen Nogee, lead analyst on the study entitled, “RFID Tags and Chips: Changing the World for Less Than the Price of a Cup of Coffee.”

• “How to Expand Your Business to Include Refrigeration and Ice Machines”, with Speakers; Bob Majerus, Scotsman and John Swanson, Bildon Appliance Parts & Service. This seminar included such topics as expanding your business to more surround the end user customer and the logistics of taking on this business venture.

• CD Presentations of “Trouble is Your Business” and “Intro to CFESA CD-ROM”.

• End User Customer Panel with speakers; Chuck Currie, Quality Food Systems & Training, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Pete Goodman, Domino’s Pizza Equipment & Supply, Livonia, MI, Jackie Hooper, McDonald’s Corporation, Oakbrook, IL. and Executive Chef Joshua Young, InterContinental Hotel, Chicago, IL. This panel covered issues concerning service expectations.
 

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