Category: News
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New Range of Cofresco Foodservice Premium Aluminium Foil Containers is Hot Stuff!
Developed with quality and reliability in mind, the new takeaway range of premium aluminium foil containers from Cofresco Foodservice will help delivery businesses avoid the pitfalls of cold food and non-recyclable packaging. For operators looking to ensure their food reaches customers just as it left their kitchen; the high insulation, 100% recyclable, hygienic packaging solution…
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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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Consumers make extra effort for Valentine’s Day 2021
1-in-5 consumers intend to make a bigger effort than normal this Valentine’s Day, especially Generation Z and younger Millennials, according to a new consumer poll. KAM Media has teamed up with Toggle to understand consumer intentions for Valentine’s Day 2021. Yesterday’s consumer poll found that despite most people being in lockdown at home, 70% of…
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Mcdougalls Launches NEW Reduced Fat Cocoa Powder and nationwide competition
Premier Foods is expanding its much-loved McDougalls range with the launch of a vegan and reduced fat* Cocoa Powder, alongside a nationwide recipe competition to inspire caterers and get them cooking with the new addition to the portfolio. With many caterers looking to create dishes from raw, quality ingredients to help meet demand for a…
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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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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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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…