Online Training for Foodservice Efficiency

Training food service professionals to treat energy and water like other commodities and giving them the skills to manage their utilities, like they manage food costs, has the potential to return those billions back to the bottom line. Frontier Energy’s Fishnick team leveraged 30 years of experience in commercial food service energy and water efficiency to create Fe3, a graphically rich online learning platform. In partnership with foodservice education experts, we developed six modules that each have specific learning objectives, post-testing, videos, web links, and gamification. After passing all six modules, the student receives a Fe3 Certification that can be used as a professional credential. Fe3 is aimed at commercial kitchen designers, culinary and hospitality educators, foodservice operators, and utility representatives who want to learn more about customers’ energy challenges. More than 500 people are Fe3-certified and a major university is in the process of adding Fe3 to its hospitality curriculum. Visit the Fe3 website at fethree.com.

Frontier Energy:

• Identified and engaged more than 40 experts to serve as technical advisors.
• Created training content, including quizzes and games.
• Engaged an expert graphic designer to create an engaging and graphic-rich interface.
• Designed and deployed a secure platform to deploy training and track participation.
• Developed a certification test and process.
• Conducted extensive outreach.
• Perform ongoing technical support.