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By Richard Cutmore, director at TFH Gazebos https://www.tfhgazebos.co.uk/ Food festivals present a unique marketing opportunity for catering businesses and small retailers, because they expose you to your exact target audience: foodies. However, the downside is that you’ll be given a festival plot among similar companies that have the same goals as you. This means you…

Quenching demand for grown up soft drinks According to the Office for National Statistics, a whopping 20.4% of the population claim to be teetotal – that’s approximately 10.4million people. A large proportion of these alcohol avoiders are Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) – and many are also turning their backs on traditional ‘pop’ and…

Seafood of all kinds will continue to appear on menus over the next few years driven heavily by consumers’ increased focus on reducing meat consumption, not forgetting the well-known health benefits ticking amajor box for customers across all sectors. That said, consumers are increasingly concerned about sustainability and the environment, and this extends to their…

Fish are in trouble. A National Geographic report states that if we continue fishing at the current pace there will be no fish left in the ocean by 2048. As alarming as it sounds, 90% of the world’s fish stocks are either fully or overexploited. The good news is that there’s still time to do…

The number of jobs advertised in the hospitality industry increased by 15% in 2018 – the fastest rate of increase across all sectors. The recently published 2019 Reed Hospitality & Leisure Salary Guides found that hospitality exceeded the national average of a 9% increase in the number of jobs advertised, and was the only sector…

It’s a well-known fact that the pub industry has had to diversify in recent years, and one family-run company is positively thriving with its food-led venues. The Full English Pub Company runs six successful, independent pubs across the South East. Owner Matthew Fletcher took on his first pub, the Three Horseshoes in Winkwell, 13 years…

Providing employment and support to a person with visible or hidden disabilities is often easier and more rewarding than businesses might think, says Peter Ducker, chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality More than seven and a half million people of working age in the UK are disabled or have a health condition. Historically there…

The Master Chefs of Great Britain was formed in 1980 to provide a forum for the exchange of culinary ideas and to further the profession through training and the guidance of young chefs. In addition, the association seeks to promote all that is best about British cuisine and produce. We are delighted to be working…