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Craft Guild of Chefs first association of its kind to launch digital app
First 100* people to download the app to benefit from discounted membership to the Craft Guild of Chefs The Craft Guild of Chefs has become the first chef association to launch a digital mobile app. Created in response to demand from the Guild’s members the new app boasts plenty of features including an augmented reality…
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CRG Best Burger Competition: The Reigning Champion
The entries are now officially open for the second CRG Best Burger Competition. Unilever Food Solutions have partnered with the Country Range Group once again to find the nation’s best burger! Research has shown that burgers were the most missed out of home dish during the UK lockdown*. So now, more than ever, it’s time…
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Kitted Up
Restaurant Kits, a new e-commerce website, was launched in July delivering restaurant meal kits nationwide to provide the hard hit industry with another source of revenue. It is the brainchild of Calum Mackinnon and Andy Waugh, Scottish restaurateurs and co-founders of the Mac & Wild business which includes several restaurants and an online butcher and…
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Eat the Season: Butternut Squash
OFFICIAL TASTING NOTESProperties: Butternut squash, sometimes known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end. Notes: It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that…
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Burn Out
In 2017 the NHS reported that 1 in 4 people in the UK are likely to suffer ill mental health in their lifetime however, a study of almost 1300 hospitality professionals carried out by The Burnt Chef Project, has found this is nearer to 4 in 5 people. The Burnt Chef Project, a not-for-profit organisation,…
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My Signature Dish: JOSE PIZARRO
Immensely proud about Spain’s famous produce, craft producers, regional diversity and culinary heritage, José Pizarro has to take a lot of credit for putting his country’s food firmly on the map. Born in the small village of Talaván, in the too often missed region of Extremadura, José came from a long line of farmers, which…
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Throw Away Culture
Over the past few years foodservice establishments, industry organisations and suppliers have increasingly been focusing their efforts upon raising awareness of the issue and reducing the amount of food waste the industry produces. The COVID-19 pandemic and specifically the imposed lockdown has shifted many behaviours both within the industry and from a consumer perspective. We’ve…
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Finalists for the NACC Awards 2020 revealed
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has revealed the line-up of finalists for the NACC Awards 2020. The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate teams and individuals from across the care catering sector that go above and beyond – from care homes to community services, such as Meals on Wheels and Lunch Clubs. All the…
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Only a Pavement Away
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK and the country went into lockdown, the hospitality industry has seen unprecedented numbers of closures, resulting in the struggle of those who were employed within it, and in some cases seeing exhospitality workers fall into destitution. Statistics show that at least 500 individuals have found themselves newly homeless…
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Back to School – OPERATING IN A COVID-19 WORLD
It is always a challenge to feed children nutritious and tasty meals that they will actually eat while adhering to the School Food Standards, working to tight budget constraints and retaining good staff in the kitchen. However, the additional complexities of implementing social distancing measures and the concerns of anxious parents and children can leave…