Launching on 31 March, Fred’s Food Construction is a New York style deli-diner, inspired by the iconic photo of workers on the rooftops of the Rockefeller Center in 1930’s Manhattan. The new food concept has been developed by a successful London-based entrepreneur and leading independent restaurant expert. The pair have received support from Tesco and will be opening their … [Read more...]
3,500 jobseekers gain work through new training scheme
A programme designed to help jobseekers into work has succeeded in finding jobs for more than 3,500 people and saving more than £17.5m of public money. The programme is run by the skills and workforce development charity People 1st, and has been operating nationwide since September 2012 with an impressive success rate of getting 53 percent of jobseekers trained into … [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...]
British Pie Awards 2014 announce Head Judge
With just under three weeks until the submission deadline for entries to this year’s British Pie Awards the organisers have announced their head judge is Ian Nelson of Hovis Ltd. Ian has been in the baking industry for 30 years beginning his career in a small family bakery in the village of Uphall, West Lothian. From there he joined Fleming Howden as a bakery demonstrator … [Read more...]
FreeFrom Food Awards – Winners 2014
The FreeFrom Food Awards are now in their seventh successful year, and are the industry’s only award for ‘freefrom food’ – gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soya-free, and more. Chefs and food service professionals would do well to examine this year’s winners, which could prove a fruitful source of ideas, and inspiration (as could the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards later this year … [Read more...]