Labour and Materials Shortages Drive up Foodservice Price Inflation
Widespread supply problems and increased demand from the hospitality sector combined to push up prices by 1.2% in August, the new edition of the CGA Prestige
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World Class Chef Visits Specialist School
Chicken katsu curry was on the menu for pupils at a specialist school last week when they had a cookery lesson from a world renowned chef.
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Drinks Sales Just 1% off Pre-COVID Levels for Third Week in a Row
CGA’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average drinks sales by value in the seven days to Saturday (9 October) were up by 1% on the same week in 2019
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Seafish Launches Campaign On Climate Change Impacts For Seafood
Seafood businesses encouraged to find out how climate change will affect them ahead of UN Climate Change Conference next month
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Asian Curry Awards Finalists Announced
Marking the end of National Curry Week (4th – 10th October), the longlist for this year’s Asian Curry Awards, being held at London’s Grosvenor House
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Food To Go Still Accounts For One-In-Four Out Of Home Occasions
According to the latest quarterly update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2021, over 1 in 4 (28%) visits made to a foodservice operator
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Heineken UK Delists All Pet Bottles From Its On-Trade Network, Saving Over 170 Tonnes Of Plastic Per Year
As part of its sustainability commitments, HEINEKEN UK has made the bold move to delist all PET bottles from its on-trade network. The removal of PET for cider
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And the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2021 is Aaron Watson
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has declared Aaron Watson of Primrose Bank Care Home, Poulton-le-Fylde, the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2021….
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It’s the LittlePod Recycling Challenge!
Like to recycle? Feeling creative? Up for a challenge? For anyone answering in the affirmative, LittlePod have got just the thing! There’s not long to…
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Natasha’s Law: UKHospitality Highlights Member Guidance Ahead Of New Allergen Legislation Coming Into Force
UKHospitality is urging its members and food businesses to ensure they are fully aware of and compliant with landmark legislation on allergen labelling for pre-packaged foods
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The Drinks Industry Brings Their ‘A-Game’ In Much-Anticipated Return Of Imbibe Live
Imbibe Live is celebrating the return of in-person events after its much-anticipated return to Olympia, London.
Taking place from 13th-14th September, Imbibe Live gave the drinks and hospitality industry
Read more...CBI Chief Calls For ‘COBR For Recovery’ Amid Growing Shortages
The CBI is seeking to elevate the existing Cabinet Office taskforce into a ‘COBR-level’ Government & Business Taskforce with the remit of identifying and actioning policy responses for immediately
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Just Eat Teams Up With Gregg Wallace To Help Takeaways Become Healthier
Gregg Wallace has teamed up with Just Eat to support its restaurant partners to offer healthier options, as takeaways become increasingly part of everyday life.
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Five Talented Chefs Make The Graduate Awards Grade
Yesterday chefs cooked their hearts out in the final exam of the Graduate Awards which took place at the University of West London. Despite the pandemic, the Craft Guild of Chefs has remained
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Only A Pavement Away And Tom Aikens Toast Cook & Dine Event As Amount Raised Hits £21,000
Industry charity Only A Pavement Away and a cast of many top hospitality folk – including celebrated chef Tom Aikens, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls, BBPA CEO Emma McClarkin
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