Category: News
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Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2017 Semi-Finalists Announced
After an incredibly tough paper judging session, Craft Guild of Chefs’ CEO Andrew Green has announced this year’s Country Range Student Chef Challenge semi-finalists. The following 20 college teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have qualified for the semi-finals taking place week beginning the 6th Feb. Loughborough College …
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Category Focus – Care Homes
Putting the care into catering Care caterers face very different challenges to other sectors of the industry. As Neel Radia, national chair, National Association of Care Catering (NACC), explains: “The complex dietary and dining needs of elderly people can make them more susceptible to malnutrition and dehydration and related illnesses. Food intolerances, reduced appetites, dysphagia…
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Melting Pot – Super Powers
Superfood sales have soared globally in the last few years led by wellness-obsessed Americans following healthy and ‘clean’ diets. It’s an eating trend which has fast gained popularity this side of the Pond and chefs are being increasingly asked to incorporate so-called “superfoods” into their dishes. Demand in the UK is being further driven by…
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Country Range Student Chef Challenge team puts in maximum “Erfurt”
The winners of the Country Range Student Chef Challenge have returned from Germany triumphant after an amazing trip. Rebecca Brooks, Emily Bucknall and Daniella Bromley from Loughborough College were the first all-female winners in the Challenge’s history and part of their prize was to join the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Culinary Team to compete at the Culinary…
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Hospitality workers get just 5-6 hours sleep a night over Christmas
Research carried out by drinks distributor Matthew Clark reveals that this Christmas, bartenders, waiters, hotel staff and chefs will be loading up on overtime with just five to six hours of sleep a night. Worryingly, 64% say that they very regularly miss out on sleep and especially so over the festive period and nearly 10% are getting…
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Britain’s top cheeses honoured at World Cheese Awards 2016
Cave-aged Goats’ from Ashley Chase Estate has been revealed as the Best British Cheese, sponsored by the Academy of Cheese, at the 29th annual World Cheese Awards, following over 3,000 cheeses being judged in a single day at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebastián. Other major trophy winners from the UK include Extra Mature…
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What to Taste in 2017: McCormick and Schwartz Predict the Future of Flavour
Annual Flavour Forecast reveals the hottest flavour trends for the year ahead McCormick has unveiled its annual Flavour Forecast – the go-to guide for trends and ingredients set to excite taste buds around the world. For nearly two decades, this much-anticipated annual report from McCormick has predicted emerging flavours – like chipotle chillies, coconut water…
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Digital Dining of the Future
The modern “want it now, get it now” culture is establishing itself in the world of dining. Insights from the Quarterly Dining Trends Report from Bookatable, Europe’s largest restaurant booking platform, reveal that Brits prefer a faster, more flexible way of dining, using technology and digital advances to personalise our dining experience. The report reveals…
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Festive Flavours for vegetarians
Christmas is the perfect time to enjoy great food – and it’s essential to get your vegetarian offering up to scratch. The Vegetarian Society has unveiled eight delicious dishes from its Festive Flavours collection, including pea and spinach soup, Christmas galette and a zingy fruit and nut salad with chilli and lime. Mains include an indulgent cheesy lattice pie,…
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Country Range Student Chef Challenge Entry Deadline Extended to the 5th December!
Craft Guild of Chefs’ Director of Operations Andrew Green is urging catering colleges and students to enter the 2017 Country Range Student Chef Challenge after the deadline for entries was extended to Monday 5th December. The prestigious competition is in its 23rd year and has become the pinnacle for full-time hospitality and catering college students looking to showcase…