Innovative foodservice brand Country Range has added to its chilled dairy offering with the launch of a sublime selection of soft cheeses and yogurts including a luxurious mascarpone and a traditional crème fraiche. The new nutrient-rich products are incredibly versatile and made fresh with high-quality milk sourced within a 25-mile radius of the dairy’s production site. … [Read more...]
Could your hotel be making your guests sick?
Wrongly or rightly, guests check into a hotel and expect it to be a safe environment. At no point before checking in does a guest expect that staying at your hotel could make them sick, and in certain scenarios, very sick. But what if your hotel isn’t safe? Would you know? Holidaymakers seem to get ill all the time. Some blame it on ropey restaurants while others blame … [Read more...]
ceda Director General welcomes New Chair, Vice Chair and Regional Chairs
Derek Maher has been appointed as the new Chair of ceda with Kirstin Hatherley joining him as Vice-Chair. The two appointments were announced at ceda’s 2019 Conference along with the appointment of two new regional Chairs for the North and South, Paul Neville and Tyron Stephens-Smith respectively. Derek has been at the helm of Crystaltech, the UK’s largest independent … [Read more...]
Pea and marinated cherry tomato ‘mantecatura’ risotto recipe, by Danilo Cortellini
Pea and marinated cherry tomato ‘mantecatura’ risotto recipe A pea risotto? I know it sound like a dish more suited to the nursery but believe me there is so much more to this recipe, you’ll be really surprised. Fresh, honest, seasonal ingredients and no fuss. You can even use frozen peas if you want to make life easier, and remember, even if it is very simple, you … [Read more...]
Call on hoteliers to pick up their phones and take the bookings
When 85% of people are looking to book a hotel they check and compare online reviews, with 90% of online reviews left unmanaged, there is a significant opportunity for hoteliers to take advantage of this imbalance. Most hoteliers even when aware of this simply do not have the in house experience to do so. This gap in communications is in offline terms the equivalent of … [Read more...]