Category: Education
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Girl Power! for Country Range Student Chef Challenge Winners
An all-female team from Loughborough College has been victorious in the Country Range Student Chef Challenge. The talented trio scooped the top award in a highly competitive final against nine other teams at Hotelympia on Thursday (March 3). The team – Daniella Bromley, Emily Bucknall and Rebecca Brooks under the tutelage of their chef lecturer…
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McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year
Premier Foodservice has announced the launch of its 2016 McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition. Teams are encouraged to register their interest via the Premier Foodservice website here or by texting ‘MCDOUGALLS’ followed by their email address to 82727 by April 18. By registering, teams will receive a McDougalls toolkit which will include product samples,…
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How to attract the best staff in foodservice
How to attract the best staff in foodservice By Michelle Mellor, MD of Chefs Jobs UK We all know that there is a talent shortage epidemic in the hospitality sector and those employers who develop tactics and strategies ahead of their competition are going to be the winners. It’s clear however that power is certainly shifting…
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Almondy raises over £3,500 for The Katie Piper Foundation
The impressive figure was raised through two initiatives; the first being a week-long social media campaign in which Almondy donated £3 for every follow and retweet generated on www.twitter.com/almondycake. Customers were encouraged to take part in the activity to be in with the chance of winning signed Katie Piper books, as well as The Katie Piper…
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The World’s First Edible Christmas Jumper
Bakery experts Dr Oetker has given traditional festive fashion a tasty makeover and created an entirely edible Christmas jumper. Developed with Juliet Sear, baking consultant and founder of Fancy Nancy cake boutique, the winter jumper took over 50 hours to create using 10kg of icing, 5kg of marzipan, 1kg of chocolate and a large sprinkle of Christmas…
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Campaigners reiterate the importance of UIFSM
School food campaigners have come out fighting following claims that free school meals for infants could be scrapped. Reports in national newspapers have suggested the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme is costing the government too much money and not seeing enough success. But Myles Bremner, director of the School Food Plan, said the scheme…
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Create a Stir with MAGGI ® – The Reveal!
In our 2015 Survey readers told us that the two main things that are wanted from Stir it up is product application suggestions and more recipe inspiration to keep menus refreshed and on-trend.You also said you wanted to hear practical tips and advice from chefs working in similar establishments. As a result, in the first…
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Take me back – Nostalgic Retro Menu Favourites
Retro food is bang on trend right now with consumers clamouring for culinary memories of their childhood. All the top chefs are re-inventing bygone favourites on their menus and giving them a contemporary twist. From prawn cocktail to coronation chicken to spotted dick, retro classics are rocking menus across the UK but how can you…
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Shining a Spotlight on Gluten-Free
Caterers are facing growing demand to provide gluten-free dishes on their menus but many remain confused about what is considered ‘safe’ or legal. Others have good awareness of what is required – but need more inspiration for gluten-free dishes. In response, Country Range Group and Unilever Food Solutions hosted a gluten-free workshop for customers. At the…
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Shining a Spotlight on Gluten-Free
Caterers are facing growing demand to provide gluten-free dishes on their menus but many remain confused about what is considered ‘safe’ or legal. Others have good awareness of what is required – but need more inspiration for gluten-free dishes. In response, Country Range Group and Unilever Food Solutions hosted a gluten-free workshop for customers. At the…