2022 ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Service Workshop Webinars

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to present the 2022 ENERGY STAR CFS Workshop Webinar Series from May 10 to May 12, 2022. This series will feature speakers across the food service industry including perspectives from chefs, consultants, designers, operators, utilities, and manufacturers. The series will start with ENERGY STAR program’s CFS portfolio updates and continue with market opportunities related to the clean energy future and advanced cooking technology in commercial kitchens.

The three-day workshop is free and open to all ENERGY STAR partners and stakeholders.  Recordings of each webinar will be available for on-demand viewing approximately 24 hours after their scheduled date and time.

Meet our session speakers!

ENERGY STAR and Why it Matters: Benefits of ENERGY STAR Certified Equipment 

This session is an opportunity to hear about the ENERGY STAR program, the commercial food service products portfolio, and associated energy savings with certified equipment. EPA will provide an overview of available marketing resources for utilities, CFS dealers and distributors, sales professionals, and commercial kitchen operators. EPA will also summarize updates on the latest product specifications including commercial electric cooktops specification development. A Q&A session will follow.

Speakers: 

Tanja Crk, Product Manager, U.S. EPA

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Advanced Cooking: Perspectives from Chefs, Kitchen Designers, and Operators

This session will share the latest information on how to begin the decarbonization journey in mixed fuel kitchens, better understand the chef perspective and role of kitchen consultants to achieve these goals, and design solutions that will make all-electric kitchens a practical reality. A panel made up of consultants, designers, and higher education operators will walk through case studies, lessons learned, trends and techniques needed to create a zero-carbon kitchen.

Speakers:

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Decarbonization in the Commercial Kitchen: Utility Opportunities and Manufacturer Solutions

This session will share the latest information on reducing your carbon footprint through utility incentives and innovations in the foodservice industry. Emphasis of the session will be on electric, ventless, and induction cooking technology.

Speakers:

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