National Steak Day Launched to Coincide with British Beef Week
Hospitality foodservice businesses are being urged to sign up to the first National Steak Day. The initiative, launched early this month by American steak restaurant
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Catering
NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019 Finalists Announced
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the finalists for the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019 competition, taking it one step
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‘Bad Hygiene’ is Biggest Turn Off for Customers
Bad hygiene has been ranked the biggest turn-off for customers dining in both restaurants and hotels, a new study finds. A survey of over 2,000
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A ‘Top Dog’ And Public Sector Catering Expert Are Heading To The Ceda Conference 2019…
Ceda have announced that David McDowall and Andrew Archer have joined the growing line-up of speakers booked for this year’s ceda Conference. David McDowall is
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Winner of Asian Curry Awards ‘Best Newcomer’ Restaurant Announces Meat-Free Mondays
“We’ve always had a significant number of vegetarian and vegan customers, but after Christmas probably as many as one in four parties had at least
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Scott Cooks Up A ‘Hard Nosed’ Charity Challenge
A West Yorkshire chef is hoping he’ll have the appetite to triumph at a white collar boxing match next month, in order to raise money
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Food Fraud Fine Not Fit for Purpose Says British Egg Industry
The British Egg Industry Council is calling for stronger deterrents for food fraud following the news that an egg trader in the Netherlands convicted of
Read more...Nathan Outlaw Ends Partnership the Mariners After Five Years
Nathan Outlaw is to step down from the Mariners in Rock, Cornwall, after five years at the restaurant. Outlaw launched the site, overlooking the Camel Estuary
Read more...Casual Dining “Crunch” sees 30 Jobs Per Day lost
The casual dining crunch saw 30 people a day lose their jobs during 2018 through administrations, CVAs and rationalisation a study by the Centre for
Read more...Fry January? Brits as Likely to Ditch Bacon as Booze Come New Year’s Day
Veganuary is as popular as Dry January, with over 2.66m Brits set to ditch meat in 2019 Two-thirds (67%) have a New Year’s resolution –
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First Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards Winners Announced
Popular eatery, Szechuan Kitchen in Southampton won the Best in the South West accolade at the inaugural Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (CRTA), which took place on Sunday 23rd December at the Hilton London Heathrow. The
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Main Course Meals face “Calorie Cap”
Main courses in the hospitality sector could be limited to 951 calories under draft proposals from Public Health England. The proposal, following discussions with industry
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Entry Opens for World Pasty Championships
Entry is now open for the 2019 World Pasty Championships, taking place 2 March at the Eden Project (Cornwall), as part of Cornish Pasty Week
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BaxterStorey’s Sam Ross Makes BBC 100 Women 2018 Most Influential List
A catering assistant with Down’s syndrome who works for BaxterStorey at its contract at City of Glasgow College has been included in the BBC 100
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Time to ‘Brexit-proof’ Your Business, Warns Lynx Purchasing
Hospitality and catering operators should take steps now to ‘Brexit-proof’ their businesses in advance of the UK’s exit from the EU, advises buying specialist Lynx
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