Category: Hospitality
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Santa Maria research identifies how age affects our taste in food
>> A new food report has been unveiled which identifies how age affects people’s taste in food. The Age Cohort Report – published by Santa Maria Foodservice – is the first of its kind to establish the eating habits and tastes of four generations. The research, which was conducted by Allegra Foodservice, provides insight into…
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Unilever Food Solutions help pubs to get their Roasts right!
>> Unilever Food Solutions’ pub food expert Chris Barber has created a guide packed with hints and tips to help pubs serve a standout roast.The guide has been created as part of its British Roast Dinner Week campaign, and is based on research into consumer preferences when it comes to roast dinners, the nation’s favourite…
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History in the BakingHow caterers can have their cake and eat it
Oh crumbs! With the new series of the BBC’s Great British Bake-off set to hit our screens later this month, the nation is set to fall in love with home-baking all over again – but would your baked offerings meet the approval of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood? Here, eight brilliant bakers offer their top…
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Create a stir with Maggi Liquid Concentrates and win £100 and feature in Stir it up
Stir it up magazine in partnership with Nestlé Professional UK have put together a fantastic opportunity for you, the Country Range Group wholesaler customers! Are you a creative chef who likes to wow your customers with exciting and innovative dishes, and are you keen to try new products? If so, we would like to offer…
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Hospitality Action unveils latest ad campaign
Hospitality Action, the industry’s benevolent charity, has unveiled its new advertising campaign. The hard-hitting adverts feature images of five of the UK’s most renowned chefs having fallen on hard times and aims to raise awareness of the charity and issues that affect hospitality workers both past and present. The UK wide campaign depicts Hospitality Action…
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The temptation to consume meals out of the home has never been greater
>> More and more people are buying meals and snacks to eat outside the home as the number of foodservice outlets in the UK continues to grow and the choice of foods broadens. As food operators offer dishes, menus and snacks designed to appeal to people at any time of day, wherever they happen to…
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Craft Guild’s Graduate Awards Finalists Announced
Ten young chefs are one step closer to officially establishing themselves as ones to watch after making the coveted final of this year’s Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards. The mix of working restaurant, hotel and college chefs received the news following this week’s semi-final heats at Sheffield College and University of West London, where…
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Vegetarians demand more variety on menus
Over half of consumers feel there are not enough vegetarian dishes on menus when eating out, with a third wanting to see between five and 10 options available, new research has found. The independent study commissioned by Vegetarian Express also revealed that of the 26% of consumers choosing not to eat meat, 14% do so…
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Automatic pension enrolment – What you need to know!
Caterers and hotelkeepers have been warned to ensure they start preparing in good time for new pensions duties to avoid the risk of financial penalties. New pensions laws mean that all employers must automatically enrol certain staff into a workplace pension scheme and make contributions towards it. Every small and micro business has a staging…
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‘Family-friendly’ eateries creating a generation of salt addicts
>> A new study claims children’s meals served in ‘family friendly’ eateries STILL contain worryingly high levels of salt. Action group CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) claims over a quarter of meals (28%) containing 2g or more of salt per meal. For a 1-3 year-old, that’s their maximum recommended intake for a whole…