Gas Foodservice Equipment Network GFEN, an Energy Solutions Center Consortia Overview Presented at the Joint GFEN-SGA Foodservice Workshop Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Southwest Gas Foodservice Demonstration Center Richard Biljetina ESC GFEN Coordinator
Gas Foodservice Equipment Network GFEN Mission To promote the use of natural gas in the commercial and institutional foodservice markets by serving as the preferred resource for information, education, testing and marketing support. GFEN Launched in 1999 Stakeholders: Utilities Utility Demo Centers Equipment Mfrs. GTI and FSTC Cooking for Profit
Gas Foodservice Equipment Network Members Utility Members: AGL Resources/Nicor Gas Alagasco APGARF Atmos Energy Black Hills Energy CenterPoint Energy Chesapeake Utilities Corp. Citizens Energy Group DTE Energy Florida Public Utilities FMNGA Clearwater Gas Laclede Gas Co. Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia Piedmont Natural Gas SoCalGas/SDG&E Southwest Gas Teco Partners Xcel Energy Affiliate Members: AccuTemp Products, Inc. Cooking for Profit Dormont Mfg. Co. Eneron Inc. Fisher Nickel, Inc./FSTC Frymaster Manitowoc FS GTI Market Forge Industries, Inc. Middleby Marshall Pearl City Manufacturing Pitco Precision Temp The Montague Co. Ultrafryer Systems Inc. Vulcan Hart
GFEN Consortium Leadership Customer Champions: Ann Lovcik Lorri Davidson CenterPoint Energy Southwest Gas Corp. 612 321 5470 702 876 7368 Ann.Lovcik@centerpointenergy.com Lorri.Davidson@swgas.com
Working with Manufacturers to Promote the Benefits of Natural Gas-Fired Commercial Foodservice Equipment
NAFEM and NRA Shows GFEN reviews key foodservice technology events and reports on natural gas technology innovations
Blue Flame Award Ceremonies at the NAFEM and NRA Shows 2015 Blue Flame Product of the Year awarded at NAFEM Show to Alto-Shaam for their Model CTP7-20G PROformance Combitherm Oven 2015 Award Ceremony 2016 Award Applications: http://gfen.com/award.html
Natural Gas Foodservice Equipment Catalog The New 33rd Edition is now available on the GFEN Website http://gfen.com/technology.html This catalog list over 100 manufacturers and provides information on over 600 pieces of equipment. The only foodservice catalog dedicated to NG equipment!
Natural Gas Focused Foodservice Demonstration Centers Alagasco CenterPoint Energy Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Piedmont Natural Gas (3) SoCalGas San Diego Gas & Electric Southwest Gas (2) http://gfen.com/evaluation.html
Monthly Articles in Cooking-For-Profit Quarterly Newsletters Case Studies Publications
Comprehensive Rebate Assistance in Cooperation with our National Accounts Consortium http://gfen.com/interactive_map.html link to rebates
Engaging the Utility Members
Foodservice Workshops 2014: Alagasco Center for Energy Technology 2015: Southwest Gas Foodservice Demonstration Center See http://gfen.com/events.html
Foodservice and the Utility Member Presentations at ESC Technology and Market Assessment Forums Topics in the AGA-ESC Monthly Webinar Series (Recent presentation by Frymaster on the FilterQuick Fryer) Content in the ESC Commercial Training Modules for Utility Members http://escenter.org/consortia/training_program1.aspx
Energy Tools and Calculators http://www.gfen.com/tools.html
Resources
Website Visit www.gfen.com Your commercial foodservice resource for natural gas equipment and topics Visited by > 8,000 visitors each month Additional Resources www.escenter.org
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