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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH NRA Kimberly Oser Publisher Jules Denton Senior Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry • Jeanie Catron • Karrie Welborn Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Art Director Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designer Sarah Glenn • Caitlyn McGrath Customer Service Managers Stacy Davis • Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Show Logistics & Distribution John Pechota Sales Floor Manager Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Adrian Chacon • Audra Cox • Cami Jimenez Anthony Socci • Steven Taylor • Kim Whiteman Account Managers Tara Neal Director of Operations Enrico Cecchi European Sales Restaurant Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2017 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy www.osercommunicationsgroup.com Lee M. Oser Founder Restaurant Daily News Monday, May 22, 2017 4 GO GREEN BY EXAMPLE WITH FIREFLY FUEL Firefly Fuel offers a wide variety of eco- friendly refillable oil lamps, oil candles and simple, refillable fuel cells designed for the hospitality industry. These prod- ucts are a direct replacement for the dis- posable fuel cells many restaurants use in their candle holders, which add signifi- cantly to our burden of trash ending up in local landfills. "This is an overlooked and now very obvious way to save money and go green for the hospitality industry. When you start seeing national hospitality groups embracing refillable fuel cells instead of disposables, like The Charlie Palmer Group, it's quite exciting to be part of the movement," said Phil Tyson, Chief Executive Officer of Firefly Fuel. Going "green" now saves hard cash by using refillable oil candles and fuel cells that use longer-lasting and non- toxic lamp oil. Phil Tyson suggests using the Online Restaurant Savings Calculator to determine actual savings. He also noted that typically a restaurant will dis- pose of the fuel cell when it runs low while there is still useable fuel, further adding to the problem. F i r e f l y Fuel's initial passion was to demystify and bring high- quality, well- tested fuels to the market- place, which it has successfully done with its signature proprietary fuels for oil lamps, lanterns, candles and tiki torches. It determined a sturdy and durable refill- able fuel cell was sorely needed for the hospitality industry – thus, the spark for the Firefly line of refillable fuel cells, oil lamps and candles supporting hospitality sustainability. STERNO PRODUCTS JOINS FORCES WITH MERCY CHEFS TO HELP COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM DISASTER Sterno Products, a leading manufacturer and marketer of portable food warming fuels and creative table lighting solutions for the hospitality and consumer indus- tries, has joined forces with Mercy Chefs as an official philanthropic partner to help communities across the country respond to and recover from natural dis- asters and national emergencies. Mercy Chefs provides professionally prepared, restaurant quality meals for victims, vol- unteers and first responders in the after- math of hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires and non-nature related emergencies. While Mercy Chefs' primary focus remains disaster relief, the mission has evolved to utilize available equipment, resources, skills and volunteers to meet additional humanitarian initiatives including urban outreach, clean water and perma- nent kitchens and pantries. To date, with the help of over 4,200 volunteers, Mercy Chefs has served over 1.5 million meals, and brought aid to 20 states and seven nations. "We are thrilled to have the support of Sterno Products. Corporate partner- ships like this make Mercy Chefs' work possible," said Gary LeBlanc, Founder and President of Mercy Chefs. "Sterno's monetary contribution, as well as their pledge of supplies and Continued on Page 109 Continued on Page 109