The team at the FCSI UK&I would like to wish all our professional and Allied members and industry friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Before we sign off we’ve got a short message of thanks from our Chair Julian Edwards.

We have welcomed some new consultants to the FCSI UK&I over recent months. Our first in the spotlight is Aidan Ross from Cantium Catering Consultancy who shares some fascinating insight including the best piece of advice he’s been given >> bit.ly/3X3Ez2d

The Peace Bell nr Seefeld, Austria 🇦🇹 FCSI UK & Ireland FCSI-EAME board meeting. Fascinating debates and ideas as well as sharing common challenges in each country. 2023 is looking fantastic and collaboration is key to a successful year!! Bravo!!

Great to see Allied member, Merrychef putting extra emphasis on its aftersales support. They have increased the warranty on genuine Merrychef parts, fitted by a factory trained technician, from 90 days to 1 year >> bit.ly/3ZL9SRw Welbilt

Our chair Julian Edwards has been at the FCSI-EAME board meeting in Seefeld in Austria. It was fascinating to discuss common challenges in each country! We are looking forward to working together in 2023 so watch this space!

We love shouting about our members, old and new! We are delighted to share that Shaun Sterland from Catering Support Services is one of our newest members and we recently spoke to him about his consultancy & career so far. Find out more bit.ly/3CW2f0w

Booking is open for our next event. We are heading to Players Social with the chance to play shuffleboard, table tennis & bonzini football! Food is included and will be from the ‘Street Food’ vendors. Network while having some fun with a competitive edge bit.ly/3IZG0e1

Who fancies a night of networking with a difference? Join us for food and drinks at our next event followed by a game of shuffleboard, table tennis and bonzini football! The event takes place on 23rd February at Players Social in Spitalfields >> bit.ly/3IZG0e1

A date for your diary! We are delighted to be supporting the Commercial Kitchen - 27 & 28 Sept 23 again this year. It’s always a fantastic event for catching up with members & industry friends, hearing the latest insights & discovering new products. Who will be there? >> bit.ly/3RDWA5o #CK23

We’ve got another ‘Meet the Member’ for you and today you can learn more about Glenn Campbell from Cohesion Consulting. Find out his favourite place to eat, what he wanted to be growing up as well as how he helps the school catering sector >> bit.ly/3x2gnSB

Honoured and privileged to be part of this year's discussions with Public Sector Catering Imagine exploring policies and challenge setting for the biggest "collaborative" restaurant chain in the UK 🇬🇧 - Public Sector Catering Alliance can!! 👏 👏 FCSI UK & Ireland

We've got a fabulous new guide in our bank of resources for our members and the wider industry. Our Energy Use Hints and Tips downloadable guide has been created in collaboration with some of our Professional and Allied members. Download your free copy >> bit.ly/2SqY8FO

It’s #FoodWasteActionWeek! The theme for this year is ‘Win. Don’t Bin.’ and WRAP NGO Love Food Hate Waste show how valuable food is in our lives, how it unites people and how using up everything we buy saves money, time and the planet >> bit.ly/3J652qo

HRC Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday. FCSI UK & Ireland Foodservice Equipment Association LACA TUCOltd Public Sector Catering Alliance Professional Association for Catering Education Hospital Caterers Association The NACC Institute of Hospitality See you there 👍

Today our chair Julian Edwards was on a panel HRC talking about “Making Sense of Fat, Oil and Grease Management Responsibilities”. This has become such a hot topic in our industry.

We are delighted to announce that Lewis Bruce from Foster Refrigerator will join the FCSI UK&I board as our Allied member representative working alongside Mick Jary from Meiko UK Limited.

Looking forward to strategic thinking with FCSI UK & Ireland Professionals this afternoon. Big thinking and Big agenda's #future #foodservice

Looking forward to our Taste Learn Connect event tomorrow RATIONAL Japan and to hearing presentations from Richard Fordham Foodservice Equipment Association and fogcheck.com Should be an interesting day - thank you to Graham Kille for hosting us!

Who fancies a night of networking with a difference? Join us for food, drinks and shuffleboard at our next event! The event is on 17th May at Players Social, Spitalfields. We still have some spaces for members and industry friends. Book your place here >> lnkd.in/efaSaeW3

Our membership is filled with so much knowledge and we love sharing that with the wider industry. This new thought-leadership article comes from consultant Matthew Merritt-Harrison who explores how consultants can save hospitality businesses money by reducing risks bit.ly/3rtHAOE