There was plenty to discuss at The Caterer Sustainability Summit on Tuesday 8 September 2026, as hospitality businesses came together to share the sustainability challenges they’re facing and the practical initiatives they’re putting in place to meet their green targets.

Foster and Gamko were proud to sponsor the event, held at The Line in London, where our team enjoyed networking with new people, catching up with familiar faces and hearing from businesses taking a practical approach to sustainability.

One key message came through from the day: sustainability needs to make sense for the business as well as the planet.

As well as sponsoring the event, our very own Project Business Manager and Sustainability Expert, Lewis Bruce, was one of the faces presenting on the main stage.

His talk explored the role refrigeration can play in reducing energy consumption and, importantly, operating costs.

Refrigeration operates around the clock, meaning even relatively small improvements in efficiency can add up significantly over the lifetime of a unit. Choosing equipment based purely on its initial purchase price can therefore be a false economy, with more energy-efficient equipment offering the potential for significant long-term savings.

The response to Lewis’ session was particularly encouraging, with many attendees at The Caterer Sustainability Summit taking up his offer of a free energy audit.

If you’d like to understand how efficiently your refrigeration equipment is operating and identify opportunities to reduce energy costs, you can arrange your own free energy audit below.