EUGENE, ORE.—Sustainable Foodservice Consulting (SFC), publisher of www.sustainablefoodservice.com, announced the launch of its new blog, The Sustainable Shift Drink. The blog, accessible at www.sustainablefoodservice.com/blog, covers a variety of topics concerning sustainability in the foodservice industry, including local and organic food, energy efficiency, green foodservice products, innovative restaurants, industry trends, national news and more. The blog offers commentary on current issues, advice on foodservice operations, features guest writers and allows readers to post their comments. “There are literally thousands of food blogs out there and quite a few people writing about the foodservice industry, but this will be the only...

HORSHAM, PA.—Green Key Global, the exclusive provider of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (“Green Key”) in the United States, will be exhibiting at the 2009 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) in New York City from November 8 to 10. Green Key is among the first programs of its kind to rank, certify and inspect hotels and resorts based on their commitment to sustainable “green” practices. The show is being held at the Javits Center; Green Key will be exhibiting at Booth No. 2578. Those attending the show can visit Green Key to: • Learn more about the Green Key program...

NIANTIC, CONN.—INNCOM International Inc., based here, and Exceptional Innovation (EI) of Columbus, Ohio, announce a joint partnership that will give hoteliers a one-stop shop for integrated hotel technology solutions. As part of the partnership, INNCOM will incorporate its guestroom-control systems (which include digital thermostats and fully integrated energy management, lighting control and communication systems) with EI software (featuring multiple graphical user interfaces and dashboards for all aspects of a hotel’s infrastructure). The joint solution connects all guest-facing control systems with integrated on- and off-site amenities and the hotel’s front- and back-of-house systems to equip the hotel with energy-management capabilities...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper announced that its Birmingham, Alabama, office has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy performance. WattStopper improved its energy performance when remodeling the facility, which had previously contained both office and warehouse space. The warehouse half was transformed into offices, and the whole building was upgraded. By managing energy strategically across the entire facility, the company held its energy consumption at pre-remodel levels despite increasing the connected load and intensifying the use of its building. The Energy Star designation signifies that the building’s energy performance...

ALSIP—Litetronics International, Inc. has expanded its Spiral-PAR collection with the addition of 9-watt PAR20 and 23-watt PAR38 lamps. The 9-watt PAR20 replaces a 35-watt halogen lamp, and the 23-watt PAR38 replaces a 90-watt halogen lamp. Both are available in 2700K, 3500K, and 4100K. All three 23-watt PAR38 models and the 2700K 9-watt PAR20 are Energy Star qualified. “These new additions to the Spiral-PAR family provide our customers with more energy-efficient choices when searching for a PAR replacement lamp,” said Bob Sorensen, vice president of marketing of Litetronics International. “Our customers have successfully used Spiral-PAR lamps to reduce energy costs in...

DORCHESTER, ONT.—EnerWorks announced third quarter bookings that more than triple the value of orders for the same period in 2008. “We’re, of course, delighted by the exponential growth in bookings over the past three months,” says Dr. Phil Whiting, President and CEO, “and equally as heartened by the diversity of these solar water heating projects. As clear evidence of the value of our efforts to expand our channel partnerships, orders have come in for residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial installations, from new distributors of our products as well as long term partners, and from across North America and...

TROY, MICH.—ilumisys, Inc., developer and producer of next-generation solid-state lighting technology, announced that it has granted a license for patents on its light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescent tube replacement to LED Lighting, Inc., of Northbrook, Ill. “LED Lighting has had the privilege of being an ilumisys channel partner and participating in the development stages of ilumisys T-8 replacement lamps,” said Bill Hood, CEO and founder of LED Lighting, Inc. “This licensing agreement allows us to extend and strengthen our relationship with ilumisys, now giving us the ability to offer both premium and value-engineered products to our customers under the LED Lighting...

SAN DIEGO—John Glen DiGuiseppe, president/CEO of Investors Hospitality Management, a third-party revenue management and ownership services company that emphasizes sustainability, announced the opening of its New York City office during BITAC Purchasing and Design West 2009’s recent San Diego conference. “Particularly for our international and national clients like Hyatt, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn, Wyndham, Best Western, Choice Hotels as well as our independent owners, IHM’s bicoastal presence now offers two convenient national gateways (Los Angeles and New York) bridged by our Southwest office in the Phoenix metroplex,” DiGuiseppe says. “IHM’s legacy in sustainable design, environmental sensitivity in FFE...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Pineapple Hospitality announced that two new hotel management groups have joined FreshStay.com, the largest online directory of 100 percent smoke-free hotels in the world. Potomac Hospitality Services and Charlestowne Hotels combined offer 22 properties that have completely eliminated smoking on their properties, adding to the comprehensive list of more than 4,800 other FreshStay.com hotels, motels and B&Bs. “Potomac Hospitality and Charlestowne Hotels are two well-known, well-respected management groups in this industry, so we are excited they see the benefits and are leading their properties to be smoke free,” says Dave Janicke, FreshStay’s CBO—Chief Breathing Officer. “It’s clear that...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Allegheny Printed Plastics as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Allegheny offers eco-friendly material options to meet key card and signage needs: BioPVC has been certified as fully biodegradable; Recycled PVC is made from carefully segregated waste generated in the company’s factory. PLA, made from renewable resources like corn, can be commercially composted. Allegheny also offers customized key card sleeves, door hangers and door inserts. For more information, call (800) 933-4123, e-mail boustead@allegheny.com, or go to www.printedplastics.com.