Exclusive Hotels and Venues has commenced construction of ‘SEASON, The Exclusive Cookery School’, being developed at Lainston House, an Exclusive Hotel near Winchester, Hampshire. The £1m project involves the re-development and extension of a beautiful wheelhouse barn featuring a Grade I Listed donkey water wheel within the 63-acre grounds of Lainston House, located directly … [Read more...]
Raise your Kitchen IQ with Zonal
Food not arriving quickly enough has been identified as the number one frustration for consumers when dining out and an effective kitchen management system as the secret ingredient to delivering customer satisfaction. The research by Zonal Retail Data Systems and CGA showed that nearly half of consumers (47%) cited slow food delivery as their biggest bugbear. Stuart McLean, … [Read more...]
Global shortage to drive up beef prices
Beef will increasingly command a premium on menus as a global shortage drives up price, warns buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. Along with the prime cuts needed for steaks and Sunday roasts, the impact of higher beef prices is also affecting the offcuts and trim used in menu mainstays such as pies and burgers. With fewer cattle coming to market both in the UK and … [Read more...]
Chicken and egg, a lame excuse for vegetarians and your profits
H&C News meets with suppliers regularly to keep up to date with the latest product and service innovations, aiming to get the inside track on what companies offer to the market and how it is delivered. This week, we met with John Hartley, UK Country Director at Fry’s Family Foods UK to gain a better understanding of the business. Fry’s Family Foods produces vegan based … [Read more...]
The Cruffin has landed!
London bakery Foxcroft & Ginger is launching the UK’s first Cruffin on 6 March 2015. The new croissant-muffin hybrid is described as set to be the next big pastry craze, and follows Following in the footsteps of the Cronut. The Cruffins are made with the artisan bakery’s secret sourdough croissant mix, which is carefully hand-folded using the best French butter. … [Read more...]