Category: News
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The show goes on for 40 National Chef of the Year chefs
Despite the challenging situation the world has found itself in, the Craft Guild of Chefs has confirmed that its National Chef of the Year competition will still go ahead this year as it reveals who has made it through to the next stage. Changes were made to the online entry process so that chefs had…
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ALPRO UNVEILS ‘MAKE YOURS OAT WITH ALPRO’ CAMPAIGN FEATURING ALL-STAR CELEBRITY LINE-UP
Plant-based pioneer Alpro is launching a new cross-channel campaign in a bid to accelerate further growth for its fast-growing Oat drink portfolio. ‘Make Yours Oat with Alpro’ will reunite Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones, popstar Pixie Lott and pro-boxer Nicola Adams for a “playful pastiche” of Milk Marketing Forum’s 2010 ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign. The trio…
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COVID-19 creating “Perfect Storm” for malnutrition amongst older people
The British Dietetic Association and UK Malnutrition Awareness and Prevention Network (MAPN) are calling on Ministers to take urgent action on a “perfect storm” of malnutrition risk for the UK’s older population caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Signed by over 100 dietitians, academics and other specialists working in the field of malnutrition, the letter sets…
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Heinz Launches Click&Chips Campaign to Save the UK’s Fish & Chip Shops
Heinz has launched the new Click&Chips campaign committed to helping the nation’s fish & chip shops reopen and trade successfully.Around 80 percent of the UK’s chippies were forced to close during the Covid-19 crisis. Now, with the hospitality sector getting set to reopen, these small business owners need to find fast solutions to social distancing…
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The Prince of Wales supports nation’s bid to host global culinary event in 2024
The Prince of Wales has recorded a special video message to support Wales’ bid to host the Worldchefs Congress and Expo in 2024. The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) is sending the message to the president of every Worldchefs member country who will be voting in the ballot to decide whether Wales or Singapore hosts…
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A New Dawn
Across the UK and Ireland, we’ve seen such an incredibly devastating impact that the COVID-19 outbreak has had upon the foodservice industry leaving caterers trying their best to plan ahead when many key factors are still uncertain. As the sector looks to reopen its doors we’ve focused upon some of the main influences that we…
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Melting Pot- Summer Menus
Keep your cool with sunny summer menus As businesses start to emerge out of lockdown, it’s time to mix up your menus and make the most of the bounty of in-season ingredients that are available at this time of year. For those businesses yetto open their doors to the public, delivery and takeaway options remain…
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The Art of Plating – Steamed Bun with Soy Cooked Trotter & Belly, Pickled Onion Puree
Adam Reid is the acclaimed chef-patron of The French in the historic Midland Hotel in Manchester. Adam is no stranger to cooking beautifully presented plates of food. He cooked the main course for the Great British Menu 2019 banquet with his winning dish ‘Comfort Food Sounds Good’. His dessert ‘Golden Empire’, also made it through…
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Using Social Media to promote your hospitality business
By Karen Fewell, founder of Digital Blonde, a leading agency specialising in the hospitality sector Many things can be debated about the last few months, but there is no question that our digital and social media activity increased during the lockdown. In fact, 47% of Internet users reported that their social media usage went up…
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Safely Extending Shelf Life
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting closure of large parts of the out-of-home market, there has been a huge decline in the demand for some food products causing issues with Best Before Dates for food. WRAP have developed guidelines to assist in extending shelf life for these products. These guidelines are endorsed by…