As the deadline to enter the 2015 British Pie Awards nears ever closer, the team behind the awards is making one last call for entries. The world-renowned British Pie Awards are held in Melton Mowbray and take place on April 22. The deadline to enter this year’s awards is April 3. With 20 classes to enter, there is a category suitable for pie producers of all shapes and … [Read more...]
Entries open for the Moët UK Sommelier of the year 2015
The competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service and The Caterer, is open to professional sommeliers and waiting staff working in the UK and will award its 36th recipient this year. Past winners include such luminaries of the UK wine landscape as Gerard Basset, Ronan Sayburn and Xavier Rousset. Candidates will be judged on their wine and drink expertise … [Read more...]
Bulldog Hotel Group secures £4.5m for expansion
Coaching inns operator Bulldog Hotel Group has secured a £4.5m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support its planned £20 million expansion across England. The Boston-headquartered business operates seven hotels and will use the capital injection to double the number of properties in its portfolio over the next three to four years. Bulldog was recently named as … [Read more...]
Manslaughter charge over peanut allergy death
The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) has announced that Mohammed Khalique Zaman, owner of the Indian Garden takeaway restaurant in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, has been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, perverting the course of justice, and an employment offence under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. The charges arise following the death of Paul … [Read more...]
Europe’s brewers commit to ingredients and nutrition information
The Brewers of Europe have announced a major voluntary move from brewers to list ingredients and nutrition information on their brands per 100ml, in line with the legal requirements for all non-alcoholic drinks, including non-alcoholic beer. The information will progressively be provided across Europe by companies on pack and/or online, utilising an expanding range of consumer … [Read more...]