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The annual search for the UK’s most up and coming chef is under way as the Craft Guild of Chefs opens its entries for The National Chef of the Year (NCOTY). Despite the cold British weather, the organisers are focusing on warmer times as competitors are required to produce a creative summer lunch menu for…

Hospitality Action is calling on foodservice businesses to join Social Sunday, a national fundraising event on July 7. Stir it up caught up with the charity’s principal patron Jason Atherton to find out more… Tell us a bit about Social Sunday Social Sunday is a celebration of all that’s great in UK hospitality; the best…

The trend for all things artisanal shows no sign of abating, and the popularity of craft bread is definitely ‘on a roll’. The days of bread baskets being an afterthought are definitely over, as chefs look for innovative new ways to enhance their bread course. According to the Craft Bakers Association, sales of artisanal bread…

Brilliant Bakes Speciality Breads is launching five new products this month: Red letter day Delight your customers with a unique chocolate experience from Kitkat Ruby. Made from the all-natural Ruby cocoa bean, Ruby chocolate offers an intense berry taste and a characteristic pink hue. This breakthrough innovation was achieved through a unique natural process without the…

By George McIvor, chairman of The Master Chefs of Great Britain 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…

Plant-based eating is now a firm fixture on out of home menus as consumers focus on their health as well as sustainability. The growth of vegetarianism and veganism has continued apace, and is being driven in part by a growing army of flexitarians, who choose meat-free meals on several days of the week. The knock-on…

I’ve spent 35 years eating out as a vegan and there’s no doubt things have improved massively in that time. The vegan movement is steadily growing and savvy restaurants have woken up to the fact that they need to offer vegan options. In a group booking there may well be one vegan and if catering…

A new league table ranking children’s food and drink at the UK’s top visitor attractions has revealed children’s menus are typically more unhealthy than adult versions. The Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign uncovered unhealthy pre-packed lunchboxes, dodgy ingredients, and a lack of vegetables in the UK’s most popular museums, art galleries, zoos, visitor centres,…

Food waste has moved up the sustainable food agenda in recent years with growing pressure on caterers to improve their practices. A staggering 20% of all food bought by the UK hospitality sector is wasted – amounting to around £2.5billion of food per year – and caterers have a responsibility to play their part in…