Author: 24content
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Deadline extended until end of month for Springboard Awards for Excellence
Springboard UK has extended the entry deadline for its annual Awards for Excellence until Friday 29th January. Chris Gamm, CEO of Springboard UK, said: “We’ve been blown away by the amazing, inspirational entries already received for Springboard’s Virtual Awards for Excellence, but with the challenges businesses are facing right now, a few have asked for a little…
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Don’t Forget the Fundamentals
Jackie Dickson, Environmental Health Officer and Training Provider Never have there been more challenging times for hospitality businesses and food providers to navigate their way through the ever changing and sometimes complex legislation that applies to them. Since March 2020 a whole raft of new COVID specific Regulations have been introduced to sit alongside existing…
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The Comfort Zone
When times are tough, we turn to our favourite food and drink for comfort. For some it is a dish from their childhood, for others it brings back fond memories from their travels, but as those in the business know, food can also prove to be uplifting in other ways too. The simple act of…
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The 8 Big Trends for 2021
By Charles Banks, Co Founder, thefoodpeople For 2021 we head into a period of ‘Industry – Reset’. Owing to the pandemic and other global shifts we expect to see continued shifts in lifestyle as people decide how they want to react, behave, choose and consume in times of change. On the subject of reset, we…
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Looking Ahead
By Philip Rees-Jones University caterers are constantly having to adapt to cater for the changing needs of students during COVID-19. We asked Philip Rees-Jones, the recently appointed chairman of The University Caterers’ Association (TUCO), for his adviceon how caterers can cope during the pandemic. Philip is also Deputy Director of Estates and Campus Facilities at…
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Get ready for Food Waste Action Week 2021
Monday 1st – 7th March 2021 Next month, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) will trailblaze a new week of action to wake the nation up to the environmental consequences of wasting food. The inaugural Food Waste Action Week will run from Monday 1st to Sunday 7th March 2021, and will bring together organisations…
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Friction Free
Kam Media By Katy Moses, Founder & Managing Director of KAM Media How many hospitality apps do you have on your phone? I’ve got a total of 8 – all downloaded and used to varying degrees (and success!) over the last 6 months. It therefore came as no surprise when KAM research revealed that 1-in-2…
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Five Ways to Use Bacon
Bacon, a breakfast staple loved across the world, can be eaten on its own, or used as an ingredient to flavour other dishes. The Country Range Unsmoked Back Bacon previously won the ‘Best of the Best’ in the butchery category of the CCM Chefs’ Own Brand Awards. Each 2.27kg pack contains 34-42 tasty rashers of…
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In Season: Leek
Message from George McIvor, Chairman of The Master Chefs of Great Britain The Master Chefs of Great Britain was formed in 1980 to provide a forum for the exchange of culinary ideas and to further the profession through training and the guidance of young chefs. In addition, the association seeks to promote all that is…
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How to Optimise Your Menu
Your step-by-step guide to a more profitable menu. The likelihood is that your hospitality business is facing re-opening with a reduced workforce, the need toimplement seemingly impossible – or certainly complex and financially challenging – social distancing measures,and a nation of consumers whose attitudes towards dining out will have changed. All of this means, of…