The Consultant - Q1 2009 - (Page 75) The 2009 Worldwide Conference John Radchenko, Kornelius Kirsch, Gerhard Kühnel and Ed Bernard smile for the camera. Check out our past president's smart waistcoat! nate multiple relief services during the recent Sichuan Earthquake relief efforts. Foster Refrigerator UK was awarded the Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) Green Award at the Beijing Conference for their company-wide initiatives, programs and engineering efforts that lead the way toward more cost and energy efficient products and operational models, use of environmentally friendly refrigerants and near 100% end-of-life recycling. Created several years ago to recognize and applaud exemplary efforts in ecology and environmentally sensitive hospitality operations, the award honors a firm or individual in the foodservice and hospitality industry that has created an innovative environmental operation or product that has improved the environmental standards and conditions of the operation or industry as a whole. The FCSI Manufacturer of the Year Award was presented to Manitowoc Foodservice Division. Manitowoc was chosen by a panel composed of FCSI professional members from among a record 15 entries received. The Best Article by a Consultant member award was presented to Alain Najar FCSI, of Najar Worldwide Consulting for his article Service and Disservice. Best Article by an Allied Member Award was presented to Paul Nastari of Imperial Manufacturing for his series of articles – “R” You Insulated Against the Next Phase (Out)? and Capturing Financial Savings Through Energy Efficiency in Commercial Refrigeration. The closing banquet was a superb collation of Chinese dishes. Performers entertained while we dined. And during the banquet, the little “Emperor” arrived in a palanquin and sat on his grand throne. Afterwards, many guests took the opportunity to pose on it. As a memorable conference drew to a close, many members commented that it was going to take some doing to top this one. First Quarter 2009 75
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