FSTC Overview

In 1987, the Food Service Technology Center was opened as a scientific testing facility for benchmarking the energy performance of equipment used in commercial kitchens. The FSTC develops comprehensive performance test methods, and applies them to equipment submitted by end-users and manufacturers.

Because the center is fuel neutral, the FSTC can approach the evaluation process with an absence of bias unmatched in the industry. So, end-users and manufacturers can have complete confidence in the objectivity of the Center's findings.

The FSTC consists of a fully-instrumented 9,000-square foot appliance research facility capable of measuring energy consumption of both gas and electric appliances under controlled laboratory conditions. The FSTC's research is endorsed by a distinguished group of advisors who provide focus and industry support.