Food

ACF calls for entries to pastry competition

07-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Professional and trainee pastry chefs are being invited to enter a chocolate desert competition, which organisers ACF hope will raise the game of the sector in the culinary world.

Pret A Manger remains most admired brand

01-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Pret A Manger and McDonald’s are the UK’s most admired food and beverage brands by people in the industry, according to a new survey released today.

Food Trends 2011: Dining Trends

31-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

Vouchers and discounts have meant big business for restaurants over the last year, but with consumers increasingly looking for value in more than just their wallets, and with warnings that vouchers could permanently damage brands, restaurants will need...

Food trends 2011: Top ingredients

24-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

BigHospitality brings you an exclusive insight into which ingredients will be top of the agenda for some of the UK’s top chefs this year.

Go back to basics to regain Michelin stars, says guide director

19-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Restaurants that have been stripped of their Michelin stars – or those that didn’t quite make it into the guide this year – should go back to the basics and refocus on their customers, says the director of the Michelin Guides.

Food trends 2011: Popular flavours and food pairings

17-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

In the second week of BigHospitality’s food trend feature, some of the country’s top chefs tell us which popular flavours and food pairings they think will be big in 2011.

Food trends 2011: Popular cuisines

10-Jan-2011 By Becky Paskin

British diners have become more aware than ever of their expanding waistline and shrinking pockets, shifting their taste for out-of-home dining towards lighter, healthier meals that give value for money.

October frozen, chilled and ambient food additions for 3663

27-Oct-2010 By Becky Paskin

Foodservice provider 3663 has added a selection of chilled, ambient and frozen products to its range this month, including a Raspberry Trifle Cheesecake and a Goat’s Cheese & Cranberry Tart

Cobnut oil named Great Taste Champion

07-Sep-2010 By Becky Paskin

Hurstwood Farm’s Cold-pressed 100% Cobnut Oil has been named the Supreme Champion in this year’s Great Taste Awards

Vanilla Cheesecake and Cerdenza Salmon join 3663 range

27-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Foodservice provider 3663 has announced the addition of a new variety of frozen and ambient products to its portfolio, including a Vanilla Cheesecake and Cerdenza Salmon

Salad salt levels ‘absurdly’ high

26-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Salads bought from high street outlets such as EAT and Pret a Manger have been found to contain more salt than a packet of crisps, over half the recommended daily allowance

Food prices to soar following Russian wheat ban

06-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Food prices are set to soar in the UK after Russian Prime Minister Valdimir Putin yesterday banned the exportation of wheat following a severe drought

Herpes outbreak devastates Kent oysters

29-Jul-2010 By Joe Lutrario

An outbreak of herpes has devastated Pacific oyster stocks off the Kent coast at Whitstable and Faversham

FSA claims ‘fat tax’ reports are exaggerated

10-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Food Standards Agency has cited reports that they plan to impose a ‘fat tax’ on junk food as ‘over exaggerated’

Eco-friendly and sustainable food products

28-Jan-2010 By Becky Paskin

Sourcing all your produce from within the UK can be impossible at times, but importing from abroad needn't hit your sustainablilty credentials. Try our eco-friendly food product ideas to get you started.