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The evolution of plant-forward

By Chef Adam Busbychef@nafem.org  Some time ago, at the CIA’s annual Menus of Change conference, we began tinkering with the […]


07.16.2019

What is NSF?

Restaurant buyers, commercial kitchens, health departments and others across the U.S, Europe and in other global markets, often require equipment […]


06.25.2019

Work continues to measure and reduce NOx emissions

Following up on preliminary information shared last month, NAFEM has confirmed that California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) […]


06.25.2019

Member spotlight – Power Knot LLC

Member since: 2018Industry: Waste handlingWebsite: https://www.powerknot.com Iain Milnes founded Power Knot in 2009 with the goal of developing waste solutions that make […]


06.18.2019

Canada implements HFC reduction regulation similar to EPA SNAP

As a signatory to the Montreal Protocol agreement to phase out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances, Canada has […]


04.19.2019

Member spotlight – Sapphire Manufacturing Inc.

Member since: 2019Industry: Commercial kitchen equipmentWebsite: https://www.sapphiremanufacturing.com About seven years ago when our founder and owner, Yuda Zafir, was working for a […]


02.18.2019

NAFEM presents 2019 Carpenter’s Award

NAFEM congratulates Lawrence P. Moon, CFSP, chairman & CEO, The Sandstone Group and Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc., West Milwaukee, Wis., recipient […]


02.08.2019

Member spotlight – V-Tex, Inc. – Uncommon Threads Chef Apparel

Member since: 2018Industry: Aprons and uniformsWebsite: https://uncommonthreadschefapparel.com Using our wedding money, we started out as a fabric converter in 1987. Throughout the […]


01.15.2019

Business Dictionary: in·no·va·tion

By Chef Adam Busbychef@nafem.org  “The process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value […]


12.18.2018

President’s message — winter 2018

2018 a year of unanticipated business volatility Every year brings with it new events and issues for each of us […]


12.18.2018

Member spotlight – BlueWater USA INC.

Member since: 2018Industry: Water purificationWebsite: https://www.bluewatergroup.com Bluewater USA, Inc. was launched in 2013 by Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri with a single […]


11.16.2018

NAFEM members speak out about negative effects of tariffs

The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and hundreds of products imported from China in what seems […]


10.10.2018