FIA Symposium on Commoditization

The Foodservice Industry of America (FIA) announced on-line registration is open for its second symposium in the FIA Advantage Series entitled "Industry Survival – Overcoming Commoditization from Food to Equipment and Human Resources." The symposium will take place on May 1 at Caesars Atlantic City in New Jersey.

The one-day program will focus on the growing commoditization in the foodservice industry, its impact on goods and services, and steps organizations can take to reduce and reverse this situation to help the fiscal health of their organizations and the industry. Register for the event on the FIA web site.

W hile door kickplates cannot stop a full-on assault from a forklift, kickplates do provide insurance against small bumps and scrapes that eventually render a door unusable. Get the full details online at the R-Plus Doors web site.

This is one in a series of articles about R-Plus Door features and options. See all the available articles and get the full-length versions online at R-Plus Doors. Complete
technical information about R-Plus Doors is available on our web site.

Call or email Nick Stahl (1-800-238-4093) for more information on selling replacement self-closing doors to your customers.

DOOR OF THE MONTH


Even the kickplates on both sides of this door could not protect it from damage. Fortunately, the additional strip door helped keep things cool while this door was being replaced. The replacement door is in manufacturing as this newsletter is being emailed.

R-Plus replacement doors are a perfect match for this situation. We manufacture replacement swing doors to match your need, sliding doors are even more easily replaced. A quick look at our web site gives you access to architectural specifications, parts lists, and ordering requirements.

Each month we feature a cooler or freezer door that is obviously in bad condition and ready for replacement. Send a photo of a door you are replacing or think needs replacing to Nick Stahl. If your photo is the worst looking door, we will feature that picture and your company in this newsletter and on our web site.

The icon above is a reminder: Congress once again updated the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.

Included in the 310 page Act are updates on walk-in coolers and freezers, and very specific updates on doors for these walk-ins:

"each walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, shall
(A) have automatic door closers that firmly close all walk-in doors that have been closed to within 1 inch of full closure, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to doors wider than 3 feet 9 inches or taller than 7 feet;
(B) have strip doors, spring hinged doors, or other method of minimizing infiltration when doors are open;
(C) contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R–25 for coolers and R–32 for freezers, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to glazed portions of doors nor to structural members;"

R-Plus Doors will keep you informed on how we can help you address these required changes. You will see this icon in every newsletter leading up to the January 1, 2009 deadline. This space will have suggestions on door solutions, updates on timing and ordering, and we will keep this information on the R-Plus Doors web site for you to refer to during the year.

For now, circle January 1, 2009 on your calendar, there's a year full of changes coming and we've got you covered.