Category: News
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Melting Pot – Shell Out and Scale New Heights
How to net profits from seafoodSeafood servings out of home increased 2.3% to 979.2million last year in the UK driven in part by growing demand for healthier options. So how can operators ride this wave? Here six, seafood-loving chefs share their thoughts and ideas for cooking with fish… Ben Bartlett, celebrity chef and brand ambassador…
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UK hospitality and leisure industry set for bumper year
British hotels and the leisure industry are set for a record year with a substantial increase in both home and international visitors planning holidays in the UK. According to the Barclays Corporate Banking report ‘Destination UK: driving growth in the UK hospitality and leisure sector’, 63% of international holidaymakers said they are more interested in holidaying…
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Food for Thought – July 2017
Get fruity Gary Durrant’s new menu at Hunter 486 located within five-star hotel The Arch London, promises a truly British gastronomic experience and includes delights like this lemon and raspberry posset. 3 x P = Perfection! This Pomegranate & Peach Pavlova is the perfect summer dessert – and an ingenious way to get creative with Bottlegreen Pomegranate…
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July Country Club Competitions
Echo the moment!The Amazon Echo is this year’s must-have tech – and one lucky Country Clubber is about to become bang on trend! Amazon Echo is a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. This amazing gizmo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather and more. It…
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My Signature Dish – Fearne Cotton
The multi-talented Fearne Cotton has been gracing our TV screens since the tender age of 15 and appears on a number of high profile shows including Celebrity Juice and Comic Relief. However, it is only recently that this healthy-living vegetarian has shared her love of cooking with the nation. Following on from the success of…
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Building healthy habits in EducationYoung Baking Team of the Year 2017 shortlist revealedBuilding healthy habits in Education
Premier Foods is pleased to announce the five shortlisted schools for its McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition. Achieving top scores in the preliminary judging, the following schools who will now compete in a live final at LACA – The Main Event on July 6: Chapter House Preparatory School (York); Cranbrook CEP School…
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Call to eliminate holiday hunger
A group of over 30 organisations has called on the government to commit to eliminating holiday hunger in a decade. The issue known as holiday hunger affects families who rely on free school meals during term time and find the school holidays a challenging time to feed their children. A letter, signed by organisations such…
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Tougher sentencing on the menu
Restaurateurs and pub landlords across England and Wales are being warned that they face losing their livelihoods and even their liberty, if they endanger customers’ health. Philip Sewell, a London-based commercial dispute resolution partner with commercial law firm Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS), explains: “In the wake of recently tightened sentencing guidelines for health…
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Fruit beats black pudding in top hotel breakfast
The Great British breakfast is a mainstay of hotels throughout the country – from a great fry up to delicious pastries, it is often the quality of the breakfast that guests remember about the hotel. Now, according to the AA, trends in healthy living are seeing more people selecting fruit than the old favourite black…
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Are you top of the class?
Educating children to eat healthy school meals Delivering tasty, appealing food on a tight budget, which adheres to School Food Plan requirements, is a tough job. It’s a proven fact that good nutrition can help academic performance – and educating children about healthy eating will undoubtedly help reduce obesity – so what role can school caterers…