Foodservice industry figures from the NPD Group show that burgers are fast becoming a British breakfast staple out of home. In the year ending December 2013, we consumed more than 100 million burgers when we had breakfast away from home, up more than +6% on 2012. Around one in 12 out-of-home burger servings (8.6%) were gobbled up before 11am compared to one in 16 (6.2%) five … [Read more...]
Anna Carmichael wins Springboard’s FutureChef Contest
Twelve aspiring young chefs gathered at Westminster Kingsway College to compete for the coveted title of Springboard’s FutureChef Winner 2014, having earned their place in the National final by mixing, stirring and chopping their way through local and regional heats held across the country. They were selected from 8,200 entrants aged 12 to 16 who entered Springboard’s … [Read more...]
Nutrition & Hydration Week an unprecedented success
Nutrition & Hydration Week 2014 which drew to a close on Sunday 23 March, has been proclaimed an unprecedented success by its organisers. Significant numbers of hospital caterers, NHS Trusts and care homes across the UK – and the world – have taken part with positive action and key events, which have embraced the principles upon which the Week was founded. Celebrity chef … [Read more...]
L’Escargot restored to form and style
Brian Clivaz, Chairman of Coq d’Or and Langan’s Restaurant Groups, and Laurence Isaacson, co-founder of Groupe Chez Gerard, recently joined forces and bought Soho’s iconic L’Escargot Restaurant – a cherished and long-established institution that has faded whilst London’s restaurant scene has burgeoned and flourished all around it. However, the changes necessary to restore … [Read more...]
‘Must-have’ Seafood Guide for chefs and caterers
A hotly anticipated guide to help chefs, caterers, and restaurateurs promote the huge variety of fish and shellfish available to consumers in the UK has been published by Seafish, the industry authority on seafood. More than 100 species of fish and shellfish feature in The Seafood Guide which covers all the key aspects of sourcing and using seafood in the UK, including … [Read more...]