The purpose of this initiative is to provide clear, consistent and credible definitions for a set of high performance commercial kitchen equipment that members can deliver as a "package" (or individually) to targeted food service market sectors. The initiative is designed to capture the value of national consistency in the definition of energy- and water-efficient products through voluntary specifications (and/or application guides) and to create focus in key market sectors through use of program design strategy templates.

CEE's Commercial Kitchens Initiative is an outgrowth of its previous initiatives for commercial refrigeration. Based upon members' program experience, initiative participants agreed that program effectiveness can be increased by developing an initiative that would address a suite of offerings relevant to the food service sector, thereby creating a commercial kitchens focus.

Due to the significance of the added water savings achievable in the food service market and the intent by members to provide jointly sponsored programs, committee participation and initiative participation have been expanded to include sponsoring water agencies.

Market Strategy
The CEE Commercial Kitchens Committee will initially develop a market strategy for the restaurants sector. This sector was selected due to the relevance of a wider variety of equipment types thereby increasing the potential for significant energy and water savings as compared to other categories.

Outreach efforts to the restaurants sector will include:

• Press releases for trade journals with specific attention to those associated with restaurants.
  
  
• Case studies for inclusion on member web-sites of working with major chain restaurants.
  
  
• Letters specifically tailored for manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and specifiers.
  
  
• Coordinated efforts through articles and industry partner meetings with key associations on activities relevant to the promotion of energy and water efficiency.

1) New specification for electric and gas open, deep-fat
    fryers

2) Revised specification for commercial ice cube machines

3) Application guidelines for pre-rinse spray valves

Also available are CEE's high-efficiency specifications for:

4) Solid-door refrigerators and freezers

5) Glass-door refrigerators