Epta was awarded a special mention for the RevUP Family by Costan and Bonnet Névé for the prestigious German Design Award 2016, organized by the German Design Council, today in its fifth edition. A jury composed of a pool of experts, coming from all over the world, has nominated the winners of the single categories, who will receive the coveted honour between 12 and 16 February in Frankfurt, during the Ambiente 2016 international fair.

Costan will feature in the eagerly-awaited fifth season of MasterChef Italia, starting on Thursday 17 December on SkyUno HD.

Epta looks forward to meeting you at Gulfood, the world’s biggest and most important annual food and hospitality show, also dedicated to the restaurant industry, scheduled for 21-25 February 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (Hall: Za'abeel, Sector: Foodservice Equipment, Stand: Z5-E21).

Costan introduces Aeria UP Open, a brand new solution augmenting the RevUP Family of positive temperature semi-vertical open cabinets, ideal for accentuating the display of both high-end and special-offer products. Based on the innovative RevUP Technology, Aeria UP, which is now available in both Open and Closed versions, has been developed to fit into any display context, from hypermarkets to convenience stores.

On 10 - 11 April Epta and its brands Eurocryor, Misa and Costan will be at IMeat 2016, the two-day event dedicated to butchery that will be held at ModenaFiere Pavilion A Stand. 34. It is an important occasion where all the operators in the sector get together to discuss and examine in more depth the new role of butchery, a rapidly developing business sector in terms of technological solutions and the presentation and general promotion of products.

Epta will be back again this year at the National Convenience Show with its brands George Barker, Cold Service, Iarp, Costan and Misa to present all of the novelties dedicated to retail sector, from convenience, petrol forecourts to cash&carry stores and sandwich shops to cafés. (Stand C39)

Epta will be a Platinum Sponsor of the fourth Edition of Retail & Food Energy, scheduled to take place on 25 May at Atahotel Expo Fiera in Milan. The event, organised by the International Institute of Research, will be a unique opportunity for Energy Managers and Directors of Technical Deprtments, who will be able to share best practices and successful cases regarding the reduction of energy consumption and the issue of store design.

Epta will be  sponsoring the XII IIR Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluids Conference, to be held in Edinburgh from 21 to 24 August 2016, at the new Conference Centre built for the occasion at the heart of the Heriot-Watt University Campus. Maurizio Orlandi, Manager of the Epta Innovation Center and John Austin-Davies, Commercial Director of Epta UK and a Fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration will give a speech during the conference.

Food waste is an increasingly pressing problem for Europe, and one which has considerable knock-on effects at an economic, environmental and social level. Recent research conducted by FUSIONS, a project funded by the European Commission Framework Programme 7, revealed that the annual food wasted  created by member States of the European Union totals around 88 million tonnes, at an estimated loss of 143 billion Euro*.

Costan has been awarded the Prize for Best Practices for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Mobility by Legambiente’s National Centre for promoting renewable sources. The ceremony took place during the 28^thFestambiente, an international festival in the entrance to the Maremma Nature Park with 60,000 visitors each year.