The 2014 World Cheese Awards is now open for entry here and this year’s competition which is ONLY for cheese, not related dairy products, is expected to be the largest gathering of cheese from around the world yet. “We anticipate more than 3,000 different entries this year which will certainly fill the 1,000 square metre area at this year’s BBC Good Food Show in London. Our … [Read more...]
Bluewater beckons for Bill’s
Land Securities has announced that Bill’s Restaurant is to open at Bluewater, Europe’s leading retail, leisure and entertainment destination. Bill’s new 3,195 sq ft restaurant will be situated at the entrance to Bluewater’s Winter Garden on the lower Rose Gallery. Due to open in mid-October, Bill’s at Bluewater will serve its trademark breakfast to bedtime menu, plus … [Read more...]
Fred’s to feed Walkie Talkie workers
Tesco has opened a new Tesco Express on Philpot Lane, just a short walk away from the new ‘Walkie Talkie’ building in the City of London - offering a wide range of food to eat on-the-go, and including a Fred’s Food Construction food counter (above). The ‘Fred’s’ concept opened its first restaurant in Osterley earlier this year, is modelled on a New York style deli, and will … [Read more...]
European Coffee Awards 2014: nominees announced
The Allegra Group has released the nominees and award categories for the European Coffee Awards 2014, recognising company excellence and the individuals who have made the most outstanding contributions within the European coffee shop and food-to-go markets. More than 600 senior industry professionals are expected to vote, and the nominees (listed in alphabetical order) and … [Read more...]
One third of households affected by food allergy or intolerance
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, Director of the FreeFrom Awards and Editor of the FreeFrom Matters websites writes to alert us to the survey commissioned by the Food and Drink Innovation Network for their ‘FreeFrom Summit’ next week. Food service operators of all sizes should consider the proportion of their customer base that this represents. YouGov interviewed 1,600 … [Read more...]