January 2012
Stockholm Upplands Chef Association
We are pleased to announce that alongside our Swedish distributor Hermelin, Carlisle FSP Europe is an official sponsor of the Stockholm Upplands Chef Association. 
http://www.stockholm-uppland.se/
We were pleased to support Chef Dragan Unic from SKF Skåne Region and his fellow team members with our Carlisle jackets when they represented Sweden at the recent World Chefs Tour Against Hunger, held in South Africa last August. Here is Helena Fredriksson, one of the junior members of the team proudly wearing the Carlisle jacket. For more information about the event please go to http://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/communication_programs/world_chefs_tour_against_hunger.php
We will also be supporting their Competition team, The Stockholm Culinary Team in their efforts at the World Culinary Olympics being held in Erfurt, Germany in October. http://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/culinary_programs/competition.php?id=66
Zevenaar HQ and Warehouse is now 100% FoodService Products
Dates for your Diary
Why not meet our team in person at one of the following shows?:
Carlisle FoodService Products Europe partners with DayMark
Spain - Greece - Sweden - Netherlands - Finland - Everyone Talk about: Carlisle
Carlisle FoodService Products all over Planet
Carlisle distributor Dimasa has teamed up with hypermarket giant Carrefour for the implementation of a new “Planet” concept in 40 of their 171 stores in Spain. Carlisle products can be found across a wide range of their coffee shops and delicatessens.
Greek Distributor returns to tradition
Our exclusive Greek distributor have recently rebranded back to their well known name of Equip’hotel. We would like to wish Katerina and all the team every success for the future.
High Speed food pans arrive on time
Polycarbonate food pans are the order of the day for Stockholm Central Station’s head kitchen, which is run by Swedish food travel experts SSP. This order was supplied by Menigo, Sweden.
Save a Mint on energy, space & cost
The recently opened Mint Hotel in Amsterdam has chosen Carlsile’s energy, space and cost saving Opticlean wash racks to take care of their glasses and crockery. These were supplied by Bender Food Service in Holland. www.minthotel.com/our-hotels/amsterdam
Helsinki Exhibition Success
Our Finnish distributor E Ahlstrom recently exhibited at the Fastfood and Café show in Helsinki, where there was much interest for Carlisle products, especially in the Fold’n Go carts which are available on special order from the USA.
Bussing Carts increase efficiency in Arnhem
We supplied bussing carts to Franciscus hospital in Roosendaal through Jos ten Berg and bussing carts to Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem through our local distributor Tovari.
Kate Gillanders
We are delighted to welcome Kate Gillanders to the position of Sales & Marketing Co-ordinator – Carlisle FSP Europe.
Since starting on 18th April 2011, Kate’s primary responsibilities have included the co-ordination of all marketing activities for Carlisle FSP in Europe including all printed materials, web site, trade show activity as well as liaison with the product managers in the USA for new product launches and new product development. She will also work very closely with John Reeves to develop an ongoing marketing and promotional plan for our business in Europe.
Kate joins Carlisle at the age of 27, having worked in various Sales & Marketing positions with Churchill China domestically in the UK and Internationally in France, Spain, Italy and South America.
Based in Uttoxeter in the UK, Kate's rewarding new role is putting her language degree from Hull University to good practice. Kate enjoys the finer things in life so her travels with Carlisle combine the social elements of dining out with the challenging task of keeping us all on track with our marketing.
Gerbrecht AKA Gary
Why Gary? In other countries then The Netherlands, Belgium and Scotland, Gerbrecht is often hard to pronounce.
Previous to working for carlisle I gained sales experience in Zurich, Melbourne and San Francisco. I like to travel, meet new people and discover other cultures. Therefore, I enjoy my current position for the development of our healthcare business in the European market. Within Carlisle I am responsible for our healthcare products throughout Europe where I work closely together with my colleagues and our customers. I visit many end users to demonstrate our products and bring back the business to our distributor partners. My main goal is to introduce our Smart-Therm induction charger to the healthcare sector, which is a perfect solution for room service within hospitals and care homes. Besides these activities I work closely together with Allan Harvey to develop our business in the BeNeLux.
When I am not traveling for work I like to spend my time with my girlfriend, organize activities with friends, play baseball and basketball and travel for leisure. Furthermore, I would love to learn to play Saxophone, however, I didn’t find the time for it yet. Hopefully this year.
Carlisle on Location - From Oklahoma City to Chicago
In May, the Carlisle FoodService Europe team, along with some of their distributors headed Stateside for the Carlisle International Sales meeting at the Head Office in Oklahoma City as well as attending the NRA show in Chicago. The trip included a visit to the St Francis Hospital, Chicago, where the team had the opportunity to see the Smart Therm II in use.
Due to a number of reports of staff and patients burning themselves on the original stainless steel pallets, the hospital has now replaced their traditional wax base system with our Smart-Therm STS2 sytem. This arrangement has resulted in an excellent track record, with no reported incidents or failure in over two years.
Furthermore, people can now vote for the Smart-Therm on www.innovatietrofee.nl this is an exciting initiative from the VHVG and Kokskwartet. During the DeliXL Foodservice fair in Apeldoorn on the 13th of September they will be handing out the winning prize.
Carlisle's RaveTM Buffet Displayware range is now in use on the Silja cruise ships, which sail between Sweden, Finland and Estonia. The use of these products in the Ship’s Buffet area, demonstrates how ideal the range is for displaying a wide range of dishes in a large volume food station.
Tallink Silja Line have been using RaveTM Buffet Displayware since shortly after its launch and have found the range to be superbly durable and particularly suited to this application. The product is supplied by our Finnish distributor, E Ahlstrom oy. www.tallinksilja.com
March 2nd 2011
SCOTHOT 28th February until the 2nd of March 2011
ScotHot is the Scotland's main hospitality, tourism and catering show. Held at the SECC Glasgow, ScotHot unites the Scottish hospitality & catering industries and has been a thriving networking event. Despite these challenging times, the vibrancy and enthusiasm amongst the exhibitors and visitors alike was very encouraging.
Carlisle attended he show in support of our premier distributor in Scotland; Instock Disposables Ltd. The Instock Disposables team featured Carlisle Foodservice Product ranges including: ECOMADE Balsam Displayware and the innovative Modular Deli System, a number of new concepts in food service and waste management. We also featured our new Alibi drinkware – a sophisticated and contemporary range of SAN glasses; all of which have been receiving great interest.
Both Instock Disposables and Carlisle Foodservice Products team thank all who attended the event, which, once again, proved to be an inspiring and positive environment for us to introduce our new products.
February 28th 2011
Success at 2011 Shows Results
2011 is packed-full of activity in the FoodService market and our Trade show tour is already in full swing. We would like to send a big Thank You to all who have already visited us at Facilitair in The Netherlands & Sirha in France this year. We are pleased to welcome all our new and long standing associates to our stands; the most recent of which were at Catex in Dublin and Glasgow's ScotHot.
As anticipated, the market launch of Carlisle products, new for 2011 has been extremely well received. We are proudly presenting the much anticipated New EcoMade ranges. Balsam Displayware and Dayton Dinnerware are turning heads at every show for good reason, full details for these items can be found in the 2011 Catalog.
We have demonstrated the quality of finish and flexibility of use, along with the numerous display possibilities, which is continuing to impress our live audiences. Orders are already starting to reflect the great interest shown in this earth-friendly material. The start of a successful campaign to produce more EcoMade products is proving to be a welcome offering from Carlisle.
Please come along to one of our many trade show appearances this year to see for yourself!
February 10th 2011
CATEX 8-10th February 2011
A record number of visitors from the foodservice, hospitality and on trade sectors attended this year’s CATEX at the RDS in Dublin. Ssponsored by Bunzl and Calor, in excess of 9,000 visitors enjoyed the new look show with over 200 exhibitors to keep them entertained!
Carlisle exhibited our new ranges of ECOMADE products, including Balsam. Our main stand featured the Six Star 4’ table top food bar which perfectly displayed the unique features of our new Modular deli system. Coupled with these products Carlisle presented a range of waste management solutions, healthcare products, materials transport and Alibi drinkware.
The initial response from visitors to the stand was excellent; there was a lot of interest on our mix of innovative products.
February 1st 2011
Carlisle FoodService Products New 2011 European Catalogue
2011 is certainly shaping up to be a year for growth. The new Carlisle FoodService Products catalogue for Europe has expanded from its original 52 to a record 80 pages, as we enter our 4th year of production. This larger catalogue now extends to 12 ranges of new products, you can find quick references on pages 2-5, page 3 introduces our innovative EcoMade range of Balsam Displayware and Dayton Dinnerware. You will find full details on pages 8 and 21 of the catalogue.
Our familiar category sections have been re-designed to display existing, popular product ranges more comprehensively. We have also merged two sections; previously named Kitchen Accessories and Storage & Handling; to form one more intuitive 'Back of House' category, 10 pages of essential products which we are sure you will find more helpfully positioned.
This year we are extending our reach to include a Hebrew version, which brings the total to 11 languages. All of the products featured in the catalogue are already stocked in large quantities in our European distribution facility in Zevenaar. You will find PDF versions of the catalogue in your language available for downloading from our website.
6 January 2011
Sirha 22nd - 26th January, Lyon, France
The Sirha fair is the most important Catering Food fair in France. Located in Lyon, this fair has an unrivaled national reach. Carlisle was well placed to present our products to over 165,000 visitors, among an impressive collection of 2,200 exhibiting companies. The visitor turn out has increased by approximately 20% since the 2009 show so it was an excellent year to launch our trade show campaign in this part of the region.
The varied and exciting programme of exhibits included events such as the world baking championship, the European catering cup, and of course “le bocuse d’or”. Carlisle was participating for the first time, and we enjoyed a very warm welcome. We would like to thank all of our direct customers, dealers and end users, who include a diverse range of businesses, from hotels to restaurant chains, independent caterers and restauranteurs, cruise lines and contract caterers.
Sirha attracts such a wide range of businesses because it is THE place to showcase and discover the latest foodservice industry trends…the standard of food, ingredients and foodservice products on show is exceptional. Leading these trends was Carlisle, we were presenting new ranges including Alibi drinkware, the ECOMADE Dayton and Balsam dinnerware and Buffetware ranges as well as the new range of Melamine Laminate Trays.
A successful presence from team Carlisle!
January 3rd 2011
Allan Harvey
Allan brings not only excellent humour, but a wealth of invaluable industry experience and expertise to Carlisle.
Most recently, Allan was responsible for dealer and customer business development for Churchill China plc; one of the UK's most successful Hotel ceramic manufacturers from 2003 - 2010 in Northern Europe and the Baltic States. Previous to this Allan held the position of Area Sales Manager for Churchill for London and the South East, Scotland, Ireland, Benelux and Germany for over ten years. He has success in developing business with many large multi site European operators such as The Starwood Group, Center Parcs, Restel Group and NH Hotels.
Although hopeless in the kitchen, he is a passionate supporter of the culinary arts in Europe and enjoys working and supporting many European Chef Associations in the development of Chef and Culinary Teams regional and national.
A keen musician with a unhealthy addiction for collecting guitars, when not travelling enjoys spending his free time with his wife and 10 year old twins at home near Stockholm, Sweden.
January 3rd 2011
Thomas Stoffels
Thomas has packed-in plenty of previous experience in this field and we have enjoyed his company as a part of the Carlisle Family since 3rd January 2011.
This new post is a natural step on from an impressive 10 years as head of branch manager for the GLOGNER subsidiary in Bremen.
GLOGNER is a wholesaler of Rubbermaid Commercial Products. Previous to this, Thomas spent 6 years as Key Account Manager for Rubbermaid, where he was responsible for northern and eastern Germany.
This experience has perfectly positioned Thomas for his new role at Carlisle, as Area Sales Manager for northern and eastern Germany. His main focus will be on the waste management and cleaning tools product ranges. Thomas will be exploring new customer channels for Carlisle and expanding our market reach.
Thomas and his wife Monika have 3 adult children Oskar 25, Felix 19 and Julia 18, and we are sure his spare time Referee skills will be very useful in his new position at Carlisle.
January 3rd 2011
SHOWS 2011
We will be attending the following shows in 2011:
Facilitair - 18th – 20th January, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Sirha – 22nd – 26th January, Lyon, France
Catex – 8th – 10th February, Dublin, Ireland
ScotHot – 28th February – 2nd March, Glasgow, Scotland
Gulfood – 28th February – 2nd March, Dubai, UAE
HCA – 7th – 9th March, Harrogate, UK
Hostex - 13th March – 16th March, Johannesbourg, South Africa
Internorga - 18th March – 23rd March, Hamburg, Germany
Host- 21st – 25th October, Milan, Italy
November 2010
Carlisle Sponsors Award-Winning Culinary Arts
In partnership with our Swedish distributor Hermelin we are pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Stockholm Uppland Chef Association. Their competition team The Stockholm Culinary Team won gold at the recent World Culinary Championships in Luxembourg in November 2010. This is the start of Carlisle FSP’s long term support to the Swedish culinary arts. May the combination of their recent success and Carlisle's professional backing prove to be the recipe for future award winning prosperity.
7 May 2010
Carlisle Global Agreement with Compass
Carlisle has successfully concluded negotiations with Global contract catering company Compass. The deal which has been struck means that Carlisle FSP is the nominated Global Supplier to the Compass Group and all of its subsidiaries for the Trim Trax programme. Trim Trax is a Compass Global Initiative where Compass aim to reduce the amount of food waste in their business by measuring and giving visibility to waste. The Carlisle Stor Plus® range of Storage Containers beat off the competition and are the products Compass will use for the Trim Trax initiative. The agreement runs until December 31 st 2011.
Additionally, as part of the same negotiation, Carlisle has agreed a Global rebate scheme that will offer Compass a 5% rebate on all Carlisle FSP purchases for the period October 1 st 2009 to December 31 st 2011. This is a unique deal, and Carlisle is the only small wares and equipment company to have such a deal meaning Carlisle products offer greater benefits to Compass than any other manufacturer.
For more information as to how you can benefit, please contact our customer services department.
3 May 2010
Gafihc - Malaga, Spain 30 th April to 2 nd May - Speed Meeting!
Herve Ross completes 50 meetings a day and a half in an admirable bid to spread the word about Carlisle's offering!
With a total of 250 people participating, the meeting between the 50 Gafihc members and suppliers, is the perfect opportunity to meet members from all over France. Gafihc Group is part of the 3 major customers for Carlisle in France, and members are divided in 2 activities: ARTIS (members specialized in Tableware); and AMATIS (members specialized in Kitchen equipment).
With only 15 minutes to introduce himself, and the Carlisle offer. Herve presented 3 key points to each delegate. The Carlisle “corporate” introduction; Carlisle product promotion, assisted by the new promotional leaflets; and our exciting new products. Particular interest was shown in the New Colored Food Pan range; Melamine dinnerware and Buffet as well as the Modular Deliware. All this within a 4m 2 booth!
The result was great. For the known members, this was a good opportunity to present new products and remind them of Carlisle products for which we are running a specific promotion. For new members, it has been the opportunity to meet people and introduce our brand. The best value was the opportunity to meet every rep.
Herve is now completing the action plan of sending catalogs all new prospects. This will generate requests for samples. Which will be followed up with demonstrations & meetings. For example, there is one member “CHR Discount” which is AMATIS, and will become ARTIS: Discussions are now in progress in order to review the particular Carlisle ranges and products they should carry in stock…
27 April 2010
Success at Hotelympia & Internorga
We would like to send a big Thank You to all who visited us at Hotelympia & Internorga this year. Valued existing customers rubbed shoulders with new customers during these two exciting and bustling shows, to witness the unveiling of this year's first wave of new products.
The launch of innovative products from Carlisle included the long awaited new range of Step-On Waste Containers, the details for these can already be found in the Cleaning & Waste Solutions section of our 2010 Catalog.
The new range of Modular Deliware really looked the part on our displays. We demonstrated the ease and flexibility of use along with the numerous display possibilities, which impressed audiences at both shows. We are expecting the orders to reflect the great interest shown, once the product is available for sale.
It is with great anticipation that we await the launch of our innovative Bio-Melamine Buffet Range. The feedback we have received already is very encouraging, and as we complete the preparations for this range of biodegradable and sustainable, GN compatible displayware, we can't wait to launch it to market.
Watch this space!
17 April 2010
Carlisle Raises the Bar at the 2010 HCA conference .
D uring the two day event at the Blackpool Hilton on the 15-16 th April, the major themes provided the ideal backdrop for Carlisle's exhibits, which were received with great interest by a number of key delegates, generating plenty of valuable enquiries.
Key themes: in-line with Carlisle Healthcare Food Service Products
• Performance.
• Hospital of choice.
• Financial restraints.
• Continuous improvements.
The wealth of trade stands exhibiting their latest innovations enjoyed a stream of eager delegates throughout the two days. The schedule for the conference afforded all visitors the time to view our exhibits, following thought-provoking speeches from a number of key note speakers. Of particular interest was Glen Schirg, Executive Vice President, of Room Service Technologies. Glen explained how the rapidly increasing trend of US hospitals responding to the quality agenda is driving an increase in services at the bedside being customer-focused. A’ la Carte meal ordering on demand, at any time of the day.
Barry wells of Foodcare Systems agrees that this was an extremely valuable message to put forward to delegates, in line with the Carlisle Smartherm induction technology on show at the event. We also had a number of enquiries for the smartherm system from Aramark and other facilities/contract caterer organizations.
1 February 2010
Joost Aldus Joins Carlisle
Carlisle FoodService Products is delighted to announce the arrival of Joost Aldus to our Customer Service department. Joost joined Carlisle in February and is responsible for our Customer Service for France, Spain & Portugal.
When he's not braving the elements, mountainbiking, or broadening his horizons with foreign travel, Joost brings a wealth of knowledge to our company. At 32, Joost has packed-in plenty of previous experience in this field.
Before joining Carlisle Joost worked for the Dutch based company Schut Hoes Cartons (SHC), a Manufacturer of foldable cardboard packaging where he managed the Benelux key accounts (Unilever, Kneipp, beer industry etc).
Five years working for the company Checkpoint, division Checknet. Sourcetagging business as Account Coordinator for France, Spain and Portugal and Metro worldwide involved tasks such as the day-to-day management of the key accounts and the implementation of new features on the web based platform for ordering pricetags worldwide and sourcetagging solutions for international retailers (Carrefour, Leclerc, Metro, Eroski etc.)
Joost started his career as a sales service employee for a period of 1.5 years for a textile wholsesaler (Voiced Connection) managing the South European market.
So you can be assured you are in capable hands!
After all this hard work, you'll probably find Joost just relaxing with a good book!
22 January 2010
Carlisle at Hotelympia & Internoga
Carlisle FoodService Products are exhibiting at the UK’s premier Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Show, Hotelympia between February 28th & March 4th. The event takes place at Londons Excel Exhibition Centre in the Docklands area. Carlisle FSP Europe will be launching a wide range of new products and innovations at the show. Be sure to call and see us on stand number N1635 in the Catering Equipment Hall.
From 12th March to 17th March we will be exhibiting at the Internorga Exhibition at the Hamburg Messe. Again, we will be exhibiting all of our new innovations and will be delighted to welcome all customers new and old to stand number A4-421
February 27, 2009
INTERNORGA HAMBURG
We will be present at the Internorga in Hamburg that will take place from March 13-18.
You can find us in Hall A4 Stand 421.
Our Area Sales Manager for the Benelux and Scandinavia will also be present from March 13-16.
If you would like to visit us you can contact our Customer Service Representative Tanja Kulezic at kulezic@carlisle.nl and ask for free entrance tickets.
We will hope to see you in Hamburg!
January 29, 2009
WELCOME TO HERVE ROS
We are delighted to announce that Herve Ros has joined Carlisle FSP as of Tuesday January 20th. Herve will be responsible for all our business in France, Spain, Portugal & North Africa.
Herve has spent a number of years working for Arc International in a similar territory working in various market sectors and will be a valuable addition to our experienced sales force.
Herve Ros is French but also speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.
January 9, 2009
SHOWS 2009
We will attend the following shows in 2009:
Facilitair Den Bosch January 14-16
Gulfood Dubai February 23-26
Internorga Hamburg March 13-18 Hall A4 Stand 421
December 30, 2008
MELAMINE
Recently, numerous articles have been published regarding the health effects of consuming melamine when it was discovered that melamine had been used in the manufacture of powdered milk products in China.
Carlisle’s melamine products meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) requirements found at FDA 21 CFR 181.32 for use in repeated use articles for direct food contact. In addition, our melamine dinnerware and displayware is certified by the U.S. National Sanitation Foundation (“NSF”) as safe for direct food contact applications. While there may be health risks associated with ingesting melamine, the FDA has determined that fully cured melamine products that come in contact with food will not transfer melamine into food and are therefore, safe for food contact applications.
Your business is important to us. You should be aware that Carlisle FoodService Products is committed to the safety of all of its products. Our goal is to bring you the best possible product at the best possible value. Carlisle FoodService Products constantly monitors the materials industry for new options and opportunities and continues to stay abreast of all FDA and NSF requirements regarding melamine and all other ingredients of its products. Carlisle FoodService will continue to maintain its monitoring efforts and notify you immediately should something change. If you would like to discuss this topic further, please don’t hesitate to call.
September 1, 2008
ALL CATALOGUE PRODUCTS NOW IN STOCK
Our promise to make more stock available is complete. We have restocked the Zevenaar warehouse with an additonal 30 x 40ft Containers of product which means we have never had better availability. We have extended the warehousing to ensure we have the space to carry more of the products you and your customers want.
As you can see from the picture, we are ready to ship your orders!
October 20, 2008
WELCOME TO SYLWIA WITTEN
We are delighted to welcome Sylwia Witten to our Customer Service department in Zevenaar. Sylwia has succesfully completed her induction cource and has now taken full responisbility for the Eastern European and Scandinavian customers. Sylwia joins us with a background in Customer Service and logistics and will be a valuable addition to our experienced team.
June 1, 2008
Carlisle FoodService Products New European Catalogue
April 10th 2008 sees Carlisle in Europe launch a new Europe specific catalogue. The 52 page catalogue is printed in 10 languages and is priced in local currency. Additionally, all of the products featured in the catalogue will be stocked in large quantities in our European distribution facility in Zevenaar. The Catalogue has 10 categories of products and all have been carefully selected to suit the European market place.
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