Category: News
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Signature Dish – Cerys Matthews MBE
There’s nothing Cerys Matthews enjoys more than getting out in the great outdoors and making memories with her loved ones. This wholesome mantra inspired the BBC 6 Music Radio presenter and Catatonia singer to help found a unique outdoor festival called The Good Life Experience, which takes place next month in her beloved Wales. Now…
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Toddling off with healthy eating habits
Nursery practitioners are being urged to have a “positive influence” and ensure their young diners toddle off with healthy eating habits. With nearly a quarter of children classed as overweight or obese by the time they join reception class, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) believes nursery staff have an important role to play in…
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Time for tea
Afternoon Tea Week (August 13-19) is a celebration of one of the nation’s favourite traditions. We love the combination of savoury and sweet treats, accompanied by some of the 165 million cups of tea we drink each day in the UK. Not to be confused with High Tea, Afternoon Tea was introduced in England by…
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The UK Eating Out Market is set to grow by £5billion over the next three years
The insight, from MCA’s exclusive UK Eating Out Market Report 2018 that launched today, was conducted through online consumer surveys, analysis of MCA’s market sizing and company tracking databases and assorted operator-specific research. The results look at the key trends affecting the market, the competitive landscape, the changing needs of consumers and the outlook for…
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Sanpellegrino launches sparkling flavoured tea range
Sanpellegrino, the classic Italian sparkling fruit beverage brand from Nestlé Waters, is continuing to innovate with the launch of an organic sparkling flavoured tea range, Sanpellegrino + Tea. Demonstrating its continued aim to introduce soft drinks with exciting flavour profiles, Sanpellegrino’s new organic range caters to the continued growth of shoppers seeking out a low…
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Barbecue trends from MCA
By Simon Stenning, executive director, MCA. Eating and Drinking Out Market Insight From the Menu Tracker we can see that BBQ is the most popular flavour on pub and restaurant menus. BBQ pulled pork has also been a dish on a significant number of menus, although we think that this might be waning. Within our…
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Advice from the Experts: A Guide to Meat Ageing
By Michelin-starred chef Shaun Rankin, of Ormer Mayfair Personally I think there is nothing better than entering a restaurant and seeing beautiful cuts of meat hanging in a dry ageing cabinet. They are fabulous sales tools, resulting in the customer already knowing what they want before they even sit down at the table. Buying the…
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Food for Thought – Inspirational recipe ideas for July menus
Fantastic florals Thomas’s Café at Burberry in London’s Regent Street created this show-stopping floral ice bowl filled with elderflower sorbet and rose ice cream topped with shortbread and lemon curd to help customer keep their cool in the heat of the summer. Go potty for caviar For a decadent brunch, try Patata e caviale, a double-baked potato with…
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Eat the Season: Peaches
By George McIvor, chairman of The Master Chefs of Great Britain Peaches are part of the rose family and are believed to reduce anxiety – in Hungary they are known as the ‘Fruit of Calmness’. But what is the best way to enjoy these delicious, in-season stone fruits? The Master Chefs of Great Britain runs…
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Fuelling the flames of the global grill
According to MCA, barbecuing cooking methods are set to increase on menus by 76% over the next 2-3 years. However, throwing a few burgers and bangers on the barbie simply won’t cut it anymore. A new generation of ‘dude food’ is taking barbecuing to the next level with new techniques from around the world becoming…