Adande Refrigeration to extend price freeze until 1st September 2021.
Adande Refrigeration to extend price freeze until 1st September 2021.
Adande Refrigeration announces today it will extend its 2020 price freeze by a further 3 months, before increasing prices by 5% effective from 1st September 2021. The price increase will not be reviewed again until January 2023.
Although many equipment manufacturers have increased their prices Adande Refrigeration has worked extremely hard along with its supply chain to be able to deliver a degree of certainty and stability by holding its prices, despite absorbing significant cost increases in raw materials as a result of global shortages caused by COVID-19.
Global Sales Director, Karl Hodgson explains,
“Despite the well-documented difficulties for the UK hospitality sector, I am happy to confirm some good news today. We are holding our prices once more, extending last year’s price freeze until 1st September. We want to ensure operators can buy quality refrigeration, affordably, especially through the summer months when things may still be difficult and UK government support is scheduled to reduce.
We understand how important it is for the hospitality and foodservice sector to recover and get back to solid trading levels and we are willing to do what we can to support this effort. Although we must increase our prices from September by 5%, it is our intention to hold this increase until January 2023 at the earliest. In the meantime, we will continue to offer as much support as possible, giving 5-year UK warranty* on all our units, and offering a finance solution under our EasyBuy scheme.”
ceda Members are encouraged to contact their Adande Refrigeration Account Manager for further assistance.
ceda announces two brand new e-publications!
ceda announces two brand new e-publications!
ceda is delighted to announce that two new e-publications will be launching in the next few months.
Connected will be packed full of informative, engaging articles to support both Members and the wider industry, at a time when this has never been more needed. As with all ceda activities however, the overall focus is to look at a brighter future, what opportunities already do and soon will exist. In fact, innovation is the overall theme of Connected’s first edition, which will be launched at the end of February.
Anyone interested in Connected is encouraged to visit our brand new website https://ceda.co.uk/letsconnect/what-is-connected-magazine, where you can flick through a sample magazine.
Connected’s sister publication is called Ignite. With a planned launch date of late March, Ignite’s focus is to showcase the exceptional work our Members and Partners consistently carry out in every sector they operate in. With no cost for any Member to be included, everyone is encouraged to take up this opportunity to promote their company and services, in the knowledge that Ignite will be distributed to up to 15,000 key influencers and decision makers operating in operator or client-based roles. With the strong likelihood of a sustained and strong rebound in these sectors most badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a pent-up demand for the services of our Members and Approved Partners.
Anyone interested in learning more about Ignite can do so by clicking on this link: https://ceda.co.uk/letsconnect/what-is-ignite-magazine/. If any Member has a project they are particularly proud of and wish to showcase, the following link will take you to the simple form: https://ceda.co.uk/letsconnect/showcase-your-project/
Latest News from ceda Silver Partner Falcon Foodservice Equipment regarding their "Connected Kitchen."
Falcon’s Connected Kitchen: Delivering a step change in HACCP, Energy and Kitchen Monitoring
Falcon’s universal system allows operators to connect and monitor every appliance via one platform.
One of the key benefits of the Falcon Connected Kitchen is the ability to continually monitor what’s going on in the kitchen with minimum fuss – allowing the kitchen brigade to get on with preparing and cooking top quality food. For example, there is no need to manually record HACCP data – the system’s intelligent sensors take constant readings and make them available for viewing at any time. Information is stored securely and can be archived for access at any time.
Unlike conventional connected systems, operators can connect any appliance to The Falcon Connected Kitchen and they all share the same platform and dashboard. The Falcon Connected Kitchen monitors temperature and operation, sends alarms and reminders, collects data including energy use and as mentioned HACCP, and it can be monitored remotely. And it’s not limited to Falcon manufactured equipment – it’s a universal system that can be fitted to appliances from any manufacturer.
“This is a step change for kitchens,” says Lawrence Hughes, sales and marketing director of Falcon. “Connectivity is the future – what operators don’t want is to be having to use different platforms, one for each manufacturer. Operators need a single platform where they can monitor all their appliances. And that’s what The Falcon Connected Kitchen delivers.”
“We believe that The Falcon Connected Kitchen is the first genuine connected kitchen solution, since it allows any product or device in the kitchen to be connected to a single platform, viewable on any PC or mobile device,” says Hughes. “For example, in our development kitchen we’ve used the system to simultaneously monitor a Williams blast chiller and fridge, a dishwasher, a Lainox combination oven, plus Falcon prime cooking appliances and the kitchen’s power supply.”
The Falcon Connected Kitchen can save users running costs, not only by warning of any problems, and thus minimising downtime and food wastage, but also by monitoring energy efficiency. “A great example of that is the user can get an alert whenever a piece of equipment is switched on – maybe once and for all putting an end to the age-old habit of switching all the kitchen appliances on first thing in the morning whether they are required or not,” says Hughes.
The Falcon Connected Kitchen has been developed in conjunction with connected kitchen specialist Koolzone, whose managing director Steve Miller says, “Kudos to Falcon for taking this ‘open platform’ approach to the connected kitchen. By allowing operators to connect any brand of appliance to the system, they are making connectivity much more accessible, cost-effective and efficient.”
Falcon is the market-leading UK manufacturer of professional cooking equipment and is the UK distributor for Lainox combination ovens. With a company history going back over 200 years, Falcon now supplies operators throughout the catering industry, exporting around the globe. Its comprehensive product portfolio is backed by award-winning customer support. Visit www.falconfoodservice.com for more information.