IN DEPTH: Has Covid caused chilled change?
Just a couple of years ago it would have seemed impossible that all of our lives would be turned upside down by an event like a pandemic, but here we are. The UK catering equipment supply chain seems...
View ArticleCedabond gives indication of product innovation’s direction
While we are still waiting for the resumption of physical events, catering equipment buying group Cedabond made a notable entry into the oeuvre of online seminars with its Foodservice Innovation...
View ArticleITW Leasing and Finance extends interest-free credit offer indefinitely
ITW Leasing and Finance has extended its interest-free credit scheme until further notice. The division was formed last year to support dealers and operators during the pandemic, offering cooking,...
View ArticleFoster and Gamko reveal virtual immersive showroom
Foster and Gamko have launched an online ‘Immersive Showroom’ that allows customers to interact with their full range of refrigeration products online. The digital showrooms feature convincing virtual...
View ArticleThe best dealer and supplier kitchen design partnerships revealed
Creating the most appropriate kitchen design for a foodservice site is one of the most vital functions for catering equipment distributors, but this is a task they don’t have to perform on their own....
View ArticleOpinion: Suppliers must listen to the ever-changing needs of customers
Never has the phrase ‘we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak’ been more appropriate in our business. It’s about listening to the ever-changing needs of our...
View ArticleMarket Talk, episode 25: Andrew Green and Ewen Cairns on lockdown 2,...
Andrew Green, Craft Guild of Chefs chief executive, and Ewen Cairns, Foster/Gamko UK sales manager discuss a new mentoring scheme for chefs, the rising demand for freezers and how to try and take the...
View ArticleITW extends payment holiday offer
ITW group companies have extended their interest-free credit offering to 31 March 2021, allowing UK operators taking out new 0% finance deals to choose to take a 3-month payment holiday. This follows...
View ArticleFoster and Gamko’s interest-free double
Ewen Cairns, UK sales manager at Foster and Gamko, reveals how the sister companies’ new packages of financing measures is helping to generate sales: Why have Foster and Gamko launched this package of...
View ArticleITW’s food equipment division bounces back
ITW Ltd’s latest annual report shows that its food equipment division has posted its best financial results in 6 years. The division, part of the UK arm of the mammoth ITW manufacturing group,...
View ArticleITW rolls out 3-month payment holiday to all brands
ITW has rolled out a 3-month payment holiday scheme to all of its appliance brands, after Foster and Gamko recently announced the measure. The group’s leasing and finance division covers products from...
View ArticleFoster and Gamko double interest-free credit offering
Foster and Gamko are doubling their interest-free credit offering to help operators afford new catering equipment. The scheme means end users will have now have 24 months, double the time under the old...
View ArticleITW to help dealers deliver sales with financing packages
ITW has created a new leasing and finance division for its UK Food Equipment Group to better align its four brands, designed to give dealers and their customers access to an easy-to-use, one off...
View ArticleFoster and Gamko make PPE donation to local healthcare trust
Foster and Gamko have responded to the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust’s appeal for face masks with a donation of PPE. The King’s Lynn-based manufacturers procured a number of masks for staff at...
View ArticleFoster and Gamko restart manufacturing
UK commercial refrigeration maker Foster is stepping-up production at its UK manufacturing facility in King’s Lynn in response to the re-opening of fast-food chains across the country. Foster and...
View ArticleCatering equipment sector keeps spirits up during lockdown
The UK catering equipment supply chain is continuing in its efforts to pull together in the face of the coronavirus crisis – the most serious the industry has ever faced. But various companies and...
View ArticleCatering equipment manufacturers continue to furlough facilities
The UK foodservice equipment supply chain is continuing to halt in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting national lockdown. Among the latest sector manufacturers issuing updates on...
View ArticleFoodservice appliance supply chain reports it is ‘well-prepared’ for all...
While the coronavirus pandemic has now restricted UK foodservice sites to only offering delivery or takeaway services, the catering equipment manufacturer and supplier community continues to reassure...
View ArticleFoster extends free next-day delivery deadline
Orders on Foster and Gamko’s most popular products can now be placed up until 3pm for free next day delivery. Previously the deadline for ordering on next day delivery was 12.30pm. Nick Bamber,...
View ArticleGamko enlists Sunday Brunch presenter to spread drink refrigeration message
Professional drinks refrigeration specialist Gamko has launched a thought leadership campaign centred around optimum drinks temperatures. The move is aimed at providing the industry with insight,...
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