The 2014 Annual National Conference and Exhibition of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC, Birmingham on 10 – 11 April. The 2014 Conference theme was “Engineering the Future”, taking its inspiration from Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the South West mechanical and civil engineer whose vision and passion demonstrated that … [Read more...]
#SOCIALCHEF – how can you join the conversation?
A survey conducted at the end of 2013 by industry social media expert Digital Blonde on behalf of Mars Foodservice and the Craft Guild of Chefs found that while many chefs (92.5%) are social media savvy 65.5% would like additional training. And an overwhelming 90.1% of chefs agreed that social media was a great way to increase footfall to their establishment, with 87.9% also … [Read more...]
Hotelympia’s 2014 Innovation Award Winners revealed
A 100% natural, frozen fruit tea; a revolutionary system that perfectly prepares 1,000 cocktails per hour; an intuitive in-cup blender for indulgent frappes and smoothies; and a unique, portable self-stabilising table – the winners have been unveiled in Hotelympia’s standard-bearing Innovation Awards. The four most groundbreaking new products in the categories of Catering … [Read more...]
Sample a Titanic Beer and Brand
For details of how to start serving these extraordinary beers to your customer's including samples click here … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Recipe, White Chocolate & Raspberry Cheesecake
Ingredients for 10 200 g digestive biscuit crumbs 50 g butter, melted 400 g Philadelphia Original, softened 150 g caster sugar 1 tsp grated lemon rind 2 tsp gelatine dissolved in 50 ml boiling water, cooled 200 g white chocolate, melted 200 ml cream, lightly whipped 150 g frozen raspberries (do not defrost) 200 g fresh raspberries icing sugar, to … [Read more...]