2015 gfen sga food service workshop photo tour
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Photo Tour2015 GFEN-SGA Foodservice Workshop
Southwest GasFoodservice
DemonstrationCenter
InPhoenix, AZ
Southwest Gas Foodservice DemonstrationCenter in Phoenix, AZ
The Commercial Kitchen in the Southwest Gas Foodservice Demonstration Center
Wednesday Afternoon,
November 4, 2015
AD ` Michael Favela, Mgr., SW Gas and Steve Chucri, ARA President providing opening remarks at the workshop
Craig DeMarco, Founding Partner of Upward Projects, in his keynote address, describes the challenges and formula for success during a decade of repurposing facilities into award winning eateries
Tania Nelson, Director of Marketing for Cambro described their eight best practices in foodservice
marketing
Ann Lovcik, CenterPoint Energy, Lorri Davidson, SW Gas, & Melisa Marks, SoCalGas shared with the
group their recent foodservice marketing initiatives
https://youtu.be/dPfL9nj9B9I
Veronica Garza, Director, SGA and Rich Biljetina, ESC GFEN Coordinator provided an update onmarket initiatives for the commercial customer
Linda Brugler, Sr. Product Mgr., for Frymaster demonstrates the FilterQuick fryer. GFEN gratefully acknowledges the donation of the equipment tothe SW Gas Demonstration Center.
Attendees of the workshop are invited to a hands-on experience with the FilterQuick Fryer.
Linda Brugler preparing snacks for the attendees as a lead-in to the SW Gas sponsored reception
Thursday Morning,
November 5, 2015
Susan Sullivan, Business Development Mgr. for The Montague Company covering the design
features of their line of ovens and ranges
Workshop participants enjoying breakfast items prepared on the Montague range.
Lorri Davidson, SW Gas and Nicole O’Rourke, SoCalGas report the results of their work in placing more efficient fryers at customer locations
Burger Lounge - SoCalGas
Frank Johnson, GTI Foodservice RD&D, providing details on current foodservice equipment and burner development projects
Stacey Turek, Business Dev. Mgr., providing an overview of the Vulcan/Wolf range of commercial
kitchen equipment while the audience enjoys a tasty lunch prepared by Vulcan
Thursday Afternoon
Education & Training Session,
November 5, 2015
Justin McCallister, SRS Restaurant Design Consultant, provides an insight into commercial
kitchen design features and requirements
Mike Morgan, Captive Aire shows how proper kitchen ventilation ensures comfort and safety
while providing significant energy savings
Chef Andy Mayeshiba captures the attention of theworkshop attendees with his insight into the versatility and performance features of combi-ovens
Friday Morning
Education & Training Session,
November 6, 2015
Chef Andy works into the evening hours to prepare some gourmet food itmes in the Alto-Shaam CT PROformance
Combitherm oven for attendees of the workshop the day.
Armando Suarez explaining the versatility of the Groen Ergonomic Tilt Braising Pan while at the same
same time preparing breakfast items for the attendees
Richard Young, Director of Education, engages the audience with market insights and energy use data during
the closing feature presentation by Fisher-Nickel
….and most important the workshops continues to provide a valuable networking event for our
members…hope you enjoyed the tour!