The Consultant - Q1 2009 - (Page 1) From the Editor As we enter 2009, patently a turbulent period for the whole planet as economies try to recover from some of the worst excesses of 2008, we at The Consultant are also making efforts to change and grow. The Consultant strives to be your magazine, and the issues, concerns and topics we cover are ones we hope you see as useful and important. In order to do this most effectively, we constantly seek feedback from our membership. The Editorial Advisory Board – composed of both consultant and allied members – wants to keep the magazine relevant and interactive. And to this end, we try to have regular consultation sessions in order to share ideas and suggest changes. But this small committee needs input from the wider membership whose ideas and suggestions are invaluable as we begin the process of change. We have already started along this road. You may notice that some of our regular sections – Market Perspectives, Product News and Spec Sheets – have a brand new look. Our graphic designer, Scott Gilbertson, has worked with us to create a more contemporary and attention-grabbing profile for these sections. But there is much, much more to come. At the Beijing conference, the Worldwide Board of Directors made the decision that The Consultant needs a fresh face. A committee composed of members from every division will be consulting together in order to make improvements to the magazine. To this end, we welcome suggestions, changes, new ideas and even comments from the membership. These could be passed along to either Scott Legge or to me, and we will be delighted to add these to the discussions. Each quarter, we focus on topics we see as timely and important to the foodservice industry. For example, this issue of The Consultant focuses on a problem which is rapidly becoming critical to foodservice at every level – that of waste management. We look at how Europeans and North Americans are dealing with the challenges entailed in everything from reducing water and energy consumption to composting and recycling. "In addition, of course, we provide a recap of FCSI's very successful Beijing conference, complete with photographs. As part of the coverage of the conference, we asked Richard Worzel to write an article based on his excellent summary of the conference and his own analysis of the future." The Consultant’s editorial content for 2009 is being circulated to the membership. We urge you to look at this and to offer suggestions. Do you know an expert who would be a great resource for one of the topics? And unlike many other publications, we expect our members to contribute their talents. Do you have some expertise that you might share with the membership? Perhaps, like Alain Najar, FCSI, the 2008 consultant winner, or Paul Nastari, the 2008 allied winner, you could take home the award for the Best Article in The Consultant. I look forward to working with you in 2009 and together, make The Consultant even more relevant and valuable. Liz Campbell Editor campbellliz@rogers.com 416-207-9150 First Quarter 2009 1
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