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  • Latin Chef Series: Viva La Cocina

    So Cal Gas Energy Resource Center 9240 Firestone, Downey, CA

    Provided by So Cal Gas 4 CEUs available Audience: Chefs, restaurant owners, kitchen managers, consultants, designers, equipment manufacturers Focus: Latin cuisines, equipment selection, cook-to-order service Dive into the vibrant world of Latin cuisine with hands-on cooking and menu development sessions. Explore how the right natural gas equipment may help enhance efficiency and potentially elevate your culinary creations. Enjoy live demonstrations, expert insights, and interactive discussions that may help bring flavor and innovation to your kitchen. Learning Goals: After attending this class, participants will be able to: Learn how to use key natural gas cooking equipment to help enhance energy efficiency and support authentic preparation techniques for a variety of Latin cuisines. Understand how to develop and refine Latin‑inspired menus through hands‑on cooking, live demonstrations, and expert guidance. Discover practical tips for improving cook‑to‑order operations, from equipment selection to workflow adjustments that elevate both speed and food quality. Speakers: Mark Duesler Consulting Chef at the Frontier Energy, Foodservice Technology Center (FSTC) To register, contact Andrew Gibson at ARGibson@socalgas.com

  • What’s Brewing? Beverage Trends Driving the Next Wave of Hospitality

    What’s Brewing? Beverage Trends Driving the Next Wave of Hospitality
    On Demand Webinar

    Provided by Middleby 1 CEU available This course explores how beverage trends are reshaping consumer behavior, social spaces, and modern hospitality. Participants will learn why beverages have become powerful drivers of experience, community, and affordability; how third spaces and warm service encourage guests to linger and connect; and how personalization, wellness, and non-alcoholic innovation are redefining beverage menus. The course also examines emerging flavor and seasonal trends, the role of beverages as accessible “little luxuries,” and how operators are responding to rising costs and labor challenges. Finally, participants will gain insight into how beverage automation supports 24/7 access, consistency, customization, and operational efficiency—while still delivering a high-hospitality guest experience. To schedule, contact Meghan Daro at mdaro@middleby.com or (610) 810-6038.

  • (On-Demand) Health, Safety & Efficiency in Action – Designing for Success: Foodservice Equipment

    (On-Demand) Health, Safety & Efficiency in Action – Designing for Success: Foodservice Equipment

    Provided by Multiteria 1 CEU available Learning Objectives: 1) Serving Line Design: Learn how to specify various serving line types, considering operational needs and food safety. 2) Frame Construction: Differentiate modular, uni-body, and millwork foodservice equipment construction methods. 3) Welding Quality: Learn how to evaluate weld quality and its impact on structural integrity and sanitation. 4) Hot & Cold Wells: Understand design considerations for temperature control, insulation, energy efficiency, and food safety. 5) Health & Safety: Apply health, safety, and wellness principles to equipment selection and layout. Jason Carroll: Having 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Jason brings a unique perspective in dealing with Multiteria clients. Jason has worked closely with many companies ranging from dealers, general contractors, architects and building owners in that time. His career has been built on creating paths to connect good people and adding the value of great products. To request an On-Demand Live Presentation, email Hello@multiteriausa.com

  • MAINS: Institution

    Middleby Innovation Kitchens 2701 E State Highway 121, Business Suite 600, Lewisville, TX

    Provided by Middleby 10.25 CEUs available This immersive, hands-on program is designed specifically for foodservice design consultants seeking to deepen their understanding of commercial kitchen equipment and its application within institutional foodservice environments, including education, healthcare, government, and correctional facilities. The course provides a comprehensive overview of commonly specified cooking and kitchen systems, including convection and combi solutions, ice and water solutions, rapid cook and induction, baking solutions and the evolving technologies shaping today’s commercial kitchen environments. The program focuses on specifying and designing for institutional foodservice operations such as K–12 schools, higher education campuses, hospitals, long-term care facilities, government buildings, and correctional facilities. Participants will explore operational considerations, compliance and safety requirements, durability standards, throughput demands, and design implications unique to institutional environments, where reliability, consistency, and efficiency are critical. Attendees will engage in a blend of classroom-style learning and hands-on cooking exercises using live equipment. The experience concludes with an interactive cooking challenge, allowing participants to apply course concepts in a practical setting while reinforcing best practices in equipment selection, space planning, and design decision-making. MAINS Institution Training Details and Registration Page – https://solutions.middleby.com/mains-2026-inst-sept-21-22-consultants

  • On Demand Content

    On Demand Content

    Our Education Providers are pleased to offer a variety of education programs online .  Please note, you must request online access with the contact person listed in the program description. Once you have been given access to the program, it will be available to you on demand. Visit our on demand page for more details on individual events offered: https://fcsita.org/education-provider-program/on-demand-content/

  • (Access On Demand) Alto-Shaam Webinar – Elevating Healthcare Dining: From Kitchen to Patient & Beyond (.5 CEUs)

    Alto-Shaam Webinar – Elevating Healthcare Dining: From Kitchen to Patient & Beyond (.5 CEUs)
    On Demand Webinar

    According to Technomic, 80% of healthcare operators have innovated their menus in the last year. However, growing a healthcare foodservice program can mean many things, from implementing nutritious dishes to adding an extended à la carte menu. Find out how real-life operators innovate their menus and deal with everyday challenges in this upcoming online event: Elevating Healthcare Dining: From Kitchen to Patient & Beyond. For On Demand Access to this webinar contact Matt Webber  MattWe@alto-shaam.com  262-251-3800  

  • Electricity DC Fundamentals (On Demand)

    Electricity DC Fundamentals (On Demand)

    Brought to you by CaptiveAire Systems Inc. This course is worth 1 CEU. Prerequisite Knowledge: None Learning Objective 1: Understand electricity on an atomic scale and its history. Learning Objective 2: Understand the importance of having a fundamental understanding of electrical concepts. Learning Objective 3: Visualize electrical materials and components - their interactions and constraints. Learning Objective 4: Understand the basics of utilizing electromagnetic fields. For access, contact Mary Atwood - mary.atwood@captiveaire.com 720-772-9971

  • HVAC Maintenance – A Step by Step Guide

    HVAC Maintenance – A Step by Step Guide
    On Demand Webinar

    Provided by CaptiveAire Systems 1 CEUs available Course Description: A little TLC goes a long way in ensuring your unit performs the way it should. Whether you're a seasoned tech, and engineer, or an owner with a knack for DIY, this video gives you all the steps, tips and tricks to keep an HVAC unit in tip top shape. Prerequisite Knowledge: None. Learning Objective 1: Understanding how to properly and safely disassemble and inspect an HVAC unit. Learning Objective 2: Understanding how to properly clean and maintain heat pre-filters, exchange coils, drain pans and drains. Learning Objective 3: Understanding what cooling and heating parameters must be tested and verified during preventive maintenance. Learning Objective 4: Understanding how to correctly and safely make adjustments to indirect fired heaters. To access, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDMlGDtu20shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDMlGDtu20s

  • (On Demand) Fundamentals of Refrigeration

    (On Demand) Fundamentals of Refrigeration
    On Demand Webinar

    Presented by Utility Refrigerator Fundamentals of Refrigeration (1.0 CEU) - A discussion of the basics of refrigeration, applicable to all refrigeration systems ranging from a small dorm refrigerator up to a refrigerated warehouse. Participants will have a thorough understanding of what makes refrigeration works after attending this session. We also discuss newer hydrocarbon refrigeration systems, such as those operating on R-290 and R-600a. Contact Marcella Zavala for On Demand access

  • Modern Kitchen Ventilation Engineering & Design (On Demand)

    Modern Kitchen Ventilation Engineering & Design (On Demand)

    Brought to you by CaptiveAire Systems Inc. This course is worth 1 CEU. Prerequisite Knowledge: None Learning Objective 1: Understand kitchen ventilation design with code requirements in regards to fire protection and the proper prevention and maintenance needed to reduce risks Learning Objective 2: Overview of history of indoor environmental quality and the technology as it relates to building ventilation systems Learning Objective 3: Recognizing need for new technologies to address customer/building issues in regards to exhaust, humidity and filtration Learning Objective 4: Understand the need for total system integration when it comes to building design For access, contact Mary Atwood - mary.atwood@captiveaire.com 720-772-9971

  • Fall 2026 FWE/Ovention Consultant Seminar

    Hyatt Place Nashville Downtown 301 3rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN

    Provided by FWE & Ovention 12 CEUs available This event will provide knowledge of various heating, holding and transport systems along with innovative ventless cooking technologies to assist in designing future client projects.  We will review construction and design and fast service methods, which will allow future FCSI clients to deliver meals efficiently, safely and at top quality.  Categories that will be covered include Ventless Speed Cooking, Advanced Finishing Techniques, Low Temperature Cooking, Precision Holding, Serving Equipment and Specialized Refrigeration & Transport.  We will close the evening with a Chef hosted, behind the scenes educational tour at Nashville’s hottest small batch bakery, “The Buttermilk Ranch”, where Executive Chef and Co-Owner Alyssa Gangeri will discuss: What it means to be a small batch bakery, what top issues are currently faced by the food service industry and how the right equipment can make or break a restaurant. For more details and to register, contact Travis Hartley at thartley@fweco.net