Acknowledgments
California consumers are not obligated to purchase any full service
or other service not funded by this program. This program is funded
by California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California
Public Utilities Commission.
Los consumidores en California no estan obligados a comprar servicios completos o
adicionales que no esten cubiertos bajo este programa. Este programa esta financiado
por los usuarios de servicios públicos en California bajo la jurisdiccion de la Comision
de Servicios Públicos de California.
A National Advisory Group provides guidance to the Food Service
Technology Center Project. Members include:
Advantica Restaurant Group
Applebee’s International Group
California Energy Commission (CEC)
California Restaurant Association
Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.
DJ Horton & Associates
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Enbridge Gas Distribution
EPA Energy Star
Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
McDonald’s Corporation
National Restaurant Association
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Safeway, Inc.
Southern California Edison
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Riverside
US Department of Energy, FEMP
Specific appreciation is extended to Groen, Inc. for supplying the
FSTC with a Vortex, Model VRC-6E connectionless steamer for
controlled testing in the appliance laboratory.
Policy on the Use of Food Service Technology Center
Test Results and Other Related Information
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Fisher-Nickel, inc. and the Food Service Technology Center
(FSTC) do not endorse particular products or services from any
specific manufacturer or service provider.
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The FSTC is strongly committed to testing food service equipment
using the best available scientific techniques and instrumentation.
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The FSTC is neutral as to fuel and energy source. It does not, in
any way, encourage or promote the use of any fuel or energy
source nor does it endorse any of the equipment tested at the
FSTC.
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FSTC test results are made available to the general public
through technical research reports and publications and are pro-
tected under U.S. and international copyright laws.
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In the event that FSTC data are to be reported, quoted, or referred
to in any way in publications, papers, brochures, advertising, or
any other publicly available documents, the rules of copyright
must be strictly followed, including written permission from Fisher-
Nickel, inc. in advance and proper attribution to Fisher-Nickel, inc.
and the Food Service Technology Center. In any such publication,
sufficient text must be excerpted or quoted so as to give full and
fair representation of findings as reported in the original
documentation from FSTC.
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the views of the Commission, its employees, or the State of California. The
Commission, the State of California, its employees, contractors, and subcon-
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not been approved or disapproved by the Commission nor has the Commis-
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