Designed to maximise product visibility, the True TVM (Visual Merchandiser) range features thin-framed glass doors, no centre mullion and bright LED lighting to create an eye-catching display that helps products stand out. The bottom-mounted refrigeration system raises the lowest shelf, improving product visibility while making it easier for customers to access and retrieve products.

Delivering M1 (TVM-48) and M2 (TVM-36) food-safe temperature classifications, the TVM helps operators maintain consistent product temperatures while offering an energy-efficient alternative to traditional open grab-and-go multideck cabinets.  Built with environmentally friendly R290 refrigerant, the TVM combines premium merchandising with outstanding performance.

Like every True product sold across Europe, the UK and Ireland, the TVM range is backed by our industry-leading 7-Year Parts & Labour Warranty, giving you confidence in your investment.

Discover the TVM range and find the perfect solution for your business.

As foodservice operators navigate labour shortages, evolving menus and rising operating costs, they need equipment that can help their kitchens accomplish more without adding complexity. Prodigi™ Combi Ovens from Alto-Shaam give distributors a versatile solution for customers looking to improve productivity, consistency, and control.

By combining steam, convection and combination cooking in one piece of equipment, Prodigi can perform the work of multiple pieces of equipment, including a convection oven, steamer, kettle, fryer, and more. This multifunctional capability helps operators expand their menus and make more efficient use of valuable kitchen space.

Prodigi also simplifies execution for teams with varying experience levels. Programmable, image-based recipes and one-touch cooking help employees produce repeatable results while reducing the guesswork involved in day-to-day preparation. Absolute Humidity Control™ gives operators precise control over moisture levels, helping protect food quality and consistency across a wide range of applications.

For customers managing multiple ovens or locations, Prodigi Pro adds the power of ChefLinc™ remote oven management. Operators can manage recipes remotely, monitor performance, track cleaning and compliance, receive service, alerts and access equipment information from their device. This connected approach can help standardise execution across locations while giving teams greater visibility into kitchen operations.

Automated cleaning cycles further reduce hands-on work, while Prodigi’s boilerless design helps customers lower water consumption, reduce maintenance requirements and control operating costs. Whether customers choose a Prodigi Classic model for dependable everyday performance or a Prodigi Pro model for advanced connectivity through ChefLinc™ remote oven management, they gain a flexible solution designed to improve consistency, simplify operation and support efficient food production. All Prodigi Pro models are ENERGY STAR® certified, and select Prodigi Classic models also carry ENERGY STAR certification, helping operators further improve efficiency while meeting their operational goals. Its zero-clearance design also helps maximise productivity where kitchen space is limited. For distributors, Prodigi provides a compelling answer to several of today’s most common operator needs: greater menu flexibility, simplified training, consistent results, connected control and more efficient use of labor and space.

Discover How Prodigi Combination Ovens Can Support Your Customers: www.alto-shaam.com/en/products/combi-ovens

The Caterer Supplier Spotlight series, which gives a snapshot of key hospitality suppliers, this month speaks to Nicholas Bamber, European marketing director at Foster and Gamko.

Foster, a back-to-back winner of Refrigerator Brand of the Year at The Caterer’s Supplier Awards, has worked with chefs, restaurateurs and foodservice partners since 1968.

Nick, who’s been with the business for 21 years, talks about how its team works to be the most valuable long-term refrigeration partner for operators.

 Describe your product portfolio in five words

Reliable, efficient, innovative, sustainable, flexible.

 What types of hospitality operator are your products aimed at?

We work with all kinds of hospitality businesses, from independent restaurants, pubs and bars to contract caterers and larger multi-site operators that are household names. Whether they’re after one fridge or refrigeration solutions for a whole kitchen, we have a wide range of products to suit the size of the space they’re working with.

What challenges do your products help hospitality operators to meet?

Hospitality businesses are dealing with rising energy costs, rising margins and pressure to work more sustainably. Our products help by keeping running costs down, protecting ingredients and reducing the disruption that can come when refrigeration fails.

How do your products provide value for money?

We look beyond the price of the fridge itself and consider what it will cost to run over its lifetime. Our focus on reliability and durability means operators can spend less on running and maintaining their equipment, while getting something built to last.

How do your products assist operators with sustainability efforts?

We design our products to use less energy and help operators reduce food waste, but we also look at how our fridges are made, from the energy and the materials we use to the waste created during manufacturing. Our work is aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), so operators can feel confident that sustainability is being considered throughout the life of the product, from the factory floor to the kitchen, and beyond as they work towards their own sustainability and net-zero goals.

 What are your top three brand values?

Reliability, innovation and customer commitment. Operators know that they can rely not only on our products, but on Foster as their long-term refrigeration partner, as we continue to innovate and find better ways to meet their changing operational, financial and environmental needs.

 What trends are you noticing in your product sector?

Energy efficiency and sustainability remain major priorities as operators look to reduce both their running costs and environmental impact. At the same time, commercial kitchens are becoming smaller as businesses seek to maximise revenue-generating front of house space. This is increasing demand for compact, flexible and multifunctional equipment. Our FlexDrawer range reflects this shift, with drawers that switch between refrigerator and freezer temperatures and a heavy-duty worktop that can accommodate compatible cooking equipment, giving operators more flexibility and helping them make better use of limited space.

What hints can you give as to any new product introductions?

We’ve got something really exciting we’re about to launch to the market within the next few weeks, so keep an eye on the Foster channels for that announcement!

 How do you ensure your customer service quality?

For us, good customer service doesn’t stop when the fridge is delivered. Our teams and authorised dealers are there to support operators throughout the customer journey, from choosing the right equipment and getting it up and running to dealing with any issues that come up along the way as part of our responsive after-sales assistance. We’re proud that our commitment to this level of support has been recognised through customer and partner voted-for awards, including The Caterer’s Refrigeration Brand of the Year.

 What are your brand’s unique selling points?

We combine specialist refrigeration expertise with practical support that helps operators when they need it most. We understand how disruptive and costly refrigeration failure can be, which is why our free SOS next-day delivery service gives customers quick access to a selection of our most popular products when they need it most.

We also offer 0% interest-free credit and flexible leasing options, helping operators to invest in high-quality, energy-efficient refrigeration while spreading the cost to suit hospitality cash flow. Combined with our broad product portfolio, manufacturing expertise and long-term customer support, we’re a refrigeration partner operators can rely on.

Following the announcement that Alice Kilner, Gratte Brothers Group, Sustainability Manager has joined the ceda Board, the association has formally created a Sustainability Working Group to support Members and Partners with their sustainability responsibilities and objectives.

Miss Kilner will chair the Group and has appointed Lauren Hunter, Sustainability Director of Invito Design to the position of vice-chair.

The Group’s outputs will focus on building knowledge and understanding throughout the supply-chain, creating a central hub for guidance and data as well as delivering best-practice solutions to enable ceda Members and Partners to fulfil their own obligations and best support their customers.

Members and Partners are invited to put forward people that want to be a part of the Group to help drive collaborative change.

Miss Kilner confirmed, “We need representation from and dialogue with all areas of the supply-chain and we will be closely engaged with operators too to ensure that the solutions we deliver are joined-up and meeting requirements.”

ceda Director General, Adam Mason, commented, “The development plan that we launched at Conference has Sustainability as a central pillar and having Alice and Lauren at the helm demonstrates the significance of our commitment. They are two of the most knowledgeable subject experts in the Industry and I’m really looking forward to working with them both.”

If anyone would like to know more, please email Adam Mason – adam@ceda.co.uk

Maidaid has announced two significant promotions, running now until 30th November 2026, across its Halcyon AMH, C Range, Evo and Elite warewasher ranges.

Big News. Confident Discount.
Maidaid is offering its biggest ever discount on the new Evo and Elite ranges – up to 62.5% off Evo and up to 67.5% off Elite against list price, reflecting the confidence built into the ranges’ reliability, build quality and running costs.
Read more: www.maidaid.co.uk/big-news-confident-discount/

Mix.Match.Multibuy
Buy 5 Halcyon AMH or C Range warewashers in a single order and receive a 6th free (worth up to 20% off order value), with no complicated small print.
Read more: www.maidaid.co.uk/mix-match-multibuy/

Both offers are available to eligible UK trade customers only and run for a limited period. Full terms and conditions are available on each offer page.

We’d be grateful if you could share this news with your members and database. For further information, trade customers can contact the Maidaid sales team on 0345 1308070 or sales@maidaid-halcyon.co.uk, or speak to their Area Sales Manager.

Notes to editors:
Maidaid is part of The Buttress Group, a UK manufacturer and supplier of commercial warewashing and ice equipment.

Any queries please contact sarah.lawson@buttress.co.uk

As foodservice operators continue to navigate labor shortages, increasing menu complexity, and rising operating costs, equipment that delivers greater efficiency and flexibility has never been more important. Alto-Shaam’s latest advancements in the Vector® VMC2 Multi-Cook Ovens are designed with those challenges in mind.

The Vector VMC2 uses Structured Air Technology® to create independent cooking chambers within a single footprint, allowing operators to cook multiple food items simultaneously with no flavor transfer and no need for traditional oven hoods or vents. The result is greater menu flexibility and more efficient use of kitchen space.

Recent enhancements focus on making the oven even easier to operate and maintain in demanding commercial kitchens. Updated capacitive touch controls provide a more intuitive user experience, helping reduce training time for staff, while programmable recipes support consistent results across shifts and locations.

The VMC2 also features maintenance-free air filters, a redesigned fan system and enhanced cooling designed to support reliable performance while reducing day-to-day maintenance demands. Door safety and durability improvements, including a reinforced handle and door stopper, further strengthen the oven for high-use kitchen environments.

For multi-unit operators, educational institutions, convenience stores, and quick-service environments, these improvements help support operational consistency while reducing the complexity often associated with high-volume production. Teams can produce a wider variety of menu offerings throughout the day without sacrificing quality or slowing service.

The Vector VMC2 continues to help operators maximize throughput within a compact footprint while maintaining the food quality expected from Alto-Shaam solutions. By combining multi-cook flexibility with a user-focused experience, the latest advancements further strengthen the oven’s ability to help kitchens do more with less.

As operators look for ways to improve efficiency and adapt to changing customer demands, the Vector VMC2 remains a powerful solution for delivering consistent results, increased versatility, and greater operational confidence.

Learn more about the latest Vector VMC2 advancements and how they can support your customers’ operations.

Water treatment is easy to forget about when everything is working – but the right system can make a big difference to the performance and lifespan of catering equipment.

This September, take a moment to check what’s protecting yours.

CTUs help reduce scale-forming minerals before they reach equipment. Reverse Osmosis provides greater control over water quality where more precise treatment is needed. And Flow-X monitoring helps you keep an eye on system performance, so you’re not relying on guesswork.

The important thing? There isn’t one solution that’s right for every site.

Water quality, equipment type, usage and location all influence what treatment is needed.

That’s why we’re here.

Whether you need help understanding an existing system, specifying treatment for new equipment or simply knowing what to check, ask WaterCare.

Stay informed. Stay protected. Stay in control.

👉 Get in touch with the WaterCare team today:
🌐 www.watercare.co.uk
📧 info@watercare.co.uk
📞 01279 780 250

From entry level Halcyon through to the new high spec Elite tier, Maidaid has redeveloped its entire portfolio around lifetime value, connected kitchens, sustainability and reliability, with the new D, Evo and Elite ranges on sale from 1 September.

Hospitality operators have spent the last two years being squeezed from every direction – energy costs, water charges, labour and food/drink inflation against a backdrop of rising consumer expectations. It’s against that backdrop that Maidaid, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of commercial warewashing and ice making equipment, has spent the past year rebuilding its entire portfolio from the ground up.

That reinvention spans the full range. At the entry point sits Halcyon: dependable, accessibly priced equipment. Above that sit the C Range and newly redeveloped D Range, then Evo, and topping it, the Elite tier: high-spec machines with some of the lowest water and energy use in the market. Whatever the sector or budget, there is a Maidaid machine built for it.

Four trends behind the rebuild

Four trends stand out, says CCO Jag Thandi: Sustainability and cost-over-life thinking; the shift toward connected, data-driven kitchens; a continued push towards more sustainable solutions; and just as critical for the people using the machines every day – usability and reliability. IoT connectivity is now standard on every Evo and Elite model via Maidaid’s own MA-Connect app, letting operators and multi-site managers monitor usage and diagnose issues remotely before they become costly downtime. Elite goes a step further with a drain heat recovery system, using heat captured from outbound waste water to pre-heat incoming water. The Elite glasswasher uses just 1.4 litres of water and 0.2kWh of energy per cycle as a result, cutting running costs without sacrificing wash performance.

Usability and reliability run just as deep, with every model across the redeveloped range gaining simpler, easier to operate fascias, improved ergonomics and easier cleaning, alongside a step up in build robustness designed to cut the everyday faults and downtime that frustrate busy kitchens most.

“Those trends have directly shaped this redevelopment across the entire range, from Halcyon right through to Elite,” says Jag Thandi. “It’s not about adding unnecessary features, every tier needed to reflect what operators actually value: lower running costs, remote visibility over their equipment, sustainability, and just as importantly, machines that are simple to use, easy to keep clean and robust enough that they don’t let you down during service.”

For higher demand venues, Maidaid also offers a range of more specialist warewashing machines: utensil washers, now fitted with a drain pump as standard across the range, mini racks, and rack and flight machines built for the volume and pace of larger kitchens.

Beyond warewashing

Maidaid has also spent the past 12 months raising its profile in ice machines. The range spans both self contained and modular formats, with a variety of cube types to suit everything from high volume bars to cafes and retail counters.

A business, not just a product in transition

The past year has not just been about new products; they represent a total shift in business strategy.

“Maidaid stands for value for quality,” Jag Thandi explains. “That means equipment and service that justify their cost through performance, reliability and total cost of ownership over the machine’s lifetime, not the number on the price list. Our ambition is explicit: to set the industry benchmark for excellence in commercial catering equipment and services, with innovation, sustainability and customer satisfaction as the three pillars underpinning that.”

That repositioning has been driven by a strengthened commercial team under Jag Thandi, who has pushed the business to back every claim with independently verified performance data rather than marketing rhetoric. In practical terms: a root-and-branch reinvention of the entire warewashing portfolio, the largest marketing investment in the company’s history, the appointment of Jodie Kidd as brand ambassador accompanied by a rebuilt, mobile-optimised website.

Jodie Kidd, landlady of The Half Moon in Kirdford, West Sussex, has been using one of the new Elite glasswashers at her own pub.

“It’s faster, efficient, sustainable and more cost effective than what we had before, and it saves me hours of polishing glasses,” she says. “All of these things matter enormously in our busy pub.”

Underneath the products and the marketing sits a deeper cultural shift.

“We’re committed to strengthening our existing customer relationships, but also to building new ones – becoming the kind of partner that supports the evolving needs of operators across hospitality and catering long after the sale”

That extends across the wider Buttress Group too, with Maidaid equipment backed by Crystaltech’s nationwide engineer network and Caterparts’ million-plus SKU parts inventory.

Available from 1 September 2026

The new D Range, Evo Range and Elite Range are available to purchase from 1 September 2026. For further information, visit www.maidaid.co.uk or speak to your local distributor.

Lewis Bruce, Project Business Manager at Foster and Gamko, has a decade of experience in the industry, providing, innovative refrigeration solutions to meet the evolving needs of the hospitality sector. With a passion for sustainability and improving business resilience, Lewis helps operators to understand the benefits of energy efficient solutions, reduce environmental impact, and enhance long-term profitability.

His practical, solutions-driven approach to sustainability helps businesses navigate industry challenges, including legislative, economic and environmental changes. At the 2026 Sustainability Summit, Lewis will share actionable insights on how refrigeration choices can support greener operations while maintaining performance, profitability, and compliance in a rapidly changing hospitality landscape.

Register your interest in attending or follow us on Linkedin to learn more about how we can help hospitality businesses achieve their sustainability goals.

Latitude Leasing have been proud Associate Members of ceda for over five years but the directors relationship with ceda stretches back over 10 years.

With a strong belief in funding for manufacturers, service providers and operators within the food service arena, Latitude Leasing are the perfect choice to help support you and your customers. Please see the brochure below for the full list of services we offer.

Contact Commercial Director, Paul Horan on 07496 117583 should you require any further information or to arrange meeting.