Category: News
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Nourishing Bodies – Food that unlocks health benefits
Health foods and superfoods have long been a trending topic in the hospitality sector as consumers continue to seek non-medical solutions to support their overall health and wellbeing. Whether targeting specific issues such as gut health, seeking to improve energy levels or reduce stress, how we fuel our bodies is a topic of growing importance.…
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Plant Based School Kitchens are on a Mission
Plant Based School Kitchens, a catering company serving plant-based gluten free and nut free school meals, are aiming for a plant-based gluten free kitchen in every school. Its first partnership has been with Our Lady of Sion School in Worthing, Sussex, and it is hoping to expand to other schools. Gary Hardley, who runs the…
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Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2023 launches
With the new college year upon us, it’s time for hospitality lecturers and students to dust off the apron and sharpen their knives as the Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2023 launches. Following two years where students missed out on much of their practical lessons and serious cookery competitions due to Covid, 2022 saw a…
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Rising Star: Mehak Kansal
Bindas Eatery is the debut restaurant from founder Mehak Kansal. After launching a small blog to share her recipes, followed by the launch of a supper club in April 2018, Mehak was awarded the 2018 Westfield Food Entrepreneur Award. The prize was mentorship from renowned Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy of Tapas Revolution and a pop-up…
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Nominations for VfL’s prestigious Awards for Excellence are now open
DO YOU KNOW a catering hero who creates delicious and nutritious vegan and vegetarian meals? With VfL’s Awards for Excellence in Vegetarian Care Catering entering their sixth year, now’s the time to nominate them for a prestigious award. 2021’s star-studded awards ceremony broadcast via Facebook and YouTube this January, hosted by popular MC, comedian and radio presenter, Matt Adlington – accompanied by a range…
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The NACC Care Chef of the Year 2022 finalists revealed
The line-up of talented care chefs set to compete in the national final of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2022 culinary competition has been announced. Throughout June and July, regional heats took place across the NACC regions – Scotland, North, Midlands, Wales, South West and South East –…
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Care Sector Focus: The importance of hydration
Hydration for elderly residents in care homes is critical, especially during the summer months. According to the British Nutrition Foundation, even mild dehydration can adversely affect mental functions such as memory or concentration and can also increase feelings of tiredness. Although these symptoms can affect us all, with elderly residents, staying hydrated also helps to…
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On The Range – Stefano La Camera – St Annes Old Links Golf Club
Although he has travelled and worked as a chef across the world, it’s only been since Stefano La Camera joined St Annes Old Links Golf Club as head chef that he has really been able to showcase his imagination and full repertoire in the kitchen. Based in Lytham St Annes on the Lancashire coast, the…
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Paul Hollywood – Signature Dish
With his new book BAKE published earlier this summer and the 13th GBBO set to begin next month, we caught up with everyone’s favourite baker, Paul Hollywood to discuss how it all began. How did your awareness of baking begin? It probably began with visits to my dad’s bakery when I was a ten-year-old kid. He…
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Afternoon Tea Week – 8th – 14th August
Around 180 years ago, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, Anne Russell, decided that she could not make it from lunch all the way through to her evening meal without some serious hunger pangs. A lifelong friend of Queen Victoria, the Duchess, in a similar vein to the pioneering Earl of Sandwich, took matters into her own…