On Site Kitchen Rentals Ltd were approached by celebrity chef Nigel Haworth to set up a temporary kitchen facility in order for Nigel’s Lancashire establishment, Northcote Manor, to under go some refurbishment work to its existing building including their production kitchen. The facility was installed in the summer and building work is expected to continue to around Christmas … [Read more...]
Non-Stick Porridge
FRIMA solves one of the catering world’s oldest problems: how to cook porridge without having a scorched, sticky pan to clean at the end. Porridge is the food of champions. It’s more popular today than ever. Yet there’s a problem: it sticks. For chefs in busy kitchens the ultra-stickability of porridge means, however much customers may love it, it’s far from popular with … [Read more...]
Hassle-Free HACCP
Traceability at every stage: the innovative FoodCheck wireless temperature monitoring system simplifies HACCP compliance and delivers ‘best in class’ food safety standards, says CST Food safety and HACCP compliance are huge issues for UK caterers. Now Call Systems Technology (CST) has launched a temperature monitoring system that uses innovative wireless technology to … [Read more...]
CESA solves BIM
New CESABIM database makes BIM easy for catering equipment manufacturers and kitchen designers The UK government has legislated that, by 2016, all public-funded projects must be undertaken using BIM (Building Information Modelling) software. The problem is that manufacturers, designers and suppliers of catering equipment will have to produce BIM-compatible 3D models of … [Read more...]
Designing catering facilities for Alan Bird at Bird of Smithfield
It’s hardly surprising that, as former head chef at London’s iconic The Ivy, nothing but the best would do for Alan Bird as he embarked on his new venture, Bird of Smithfield, which opened in June of this year. “We wanted to provide customers with a diverse offer throughout the building,” says chef patron Bird, “with the feeling of a members’ club but without needing to be a … [Read more...]