H&C News meets with suppliers regularly to keep up to date with the latest product and service innovations, aiming to get the inside track on what companies offer to the market and how it is delivered. This week, we met with James Rymer, Event Manager at Jongor Hire at their offices in London to gain a better understanding of the festivals and events side of the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Jockey Club Catering provides fast track service for Grand National
Jockey Club Catering is introducing a new app for premium seats at The Crabbie’s Grand National 2015, taking place at Aintree Racecourse on 9-11 April. The ‘Grand National Fast Track’ app will allow guests to have pre-ordered drinks delivered directly to their seats, making Aintree Racecourse the first in the country to offer this facility. Developed by BPL Digital, the … [Read more...]
New look Windmill for Stansted Airport
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon opened a brand-new pub at Stansted Airport’s new-look terminal, on 30 March. The Windmill, has replaced the Wetherspoon pub of the same name, which had been at the airport since May 2003. The company has spent £2.7 million developing the outlet, located airside (after security) and just 50 metres from the old pub. It is Wetherspoon’s biggest … [Read more...]
Artis conducts ‘Glass Tasting’ sessions at The NRB Show
Northern Restaurant and Bar - Stand 508 Visitors to this year’s Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester were fascinated to watch a demonstration of wine appropriate glassware from Dutch manufacturer, Royal Leerdam, on the Artis stand [508]. Not many people were aware that the shape of a glass can have an enormous effect on the flavour of the wine - or that by using … [Read more...]
Sugar Coated Sweetness! UK’s 1st Willy Wonka-esque Candy Floss
Sweeten your event this summer with the UK’s very first, funky flavoured candy floss! Sunshine Events have catapulted event entertainment to a whole new level by creating a brand new, sugar coated line of cotton candy that shares weird and wonderful traits with Willy Wonka and his fantastical Chocolate Factory. The delicious treats have been specially made with a … [Read more...]
Last call for this year’s British Pie Awards
As the deadline to enter the 2015 British Pie Awards nears ever closer, the team behind the awards is making one last call for entries. The world-renowned British Pie Awards are held in Melton Mowbray and take place on April 22. The deadline to enter this year’s awards is April 3. With 20 classes to enter, there is a category suitable for pie producers of all shapes and … [Read more...]
Sir Steve Redgrave takes to the water for Henley
The cream of British rowing exchanged their oars for tea cups, to launch the hospitality offering for one of the country’s leading summer sporting occasions. On the anniversary of the very first Henley Regatta held in 1839, Olympic gold medallists Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and Mark Hunter MBE took to the water to unveil the official Henley Royal Regatta … [Read more...]
Entries open for the Moët UK Sommelier of the year 2015
The competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service and The Caterer, is open to professional sommeliers and waiting staff working in the UK and will award its 36th recipient this year. Past winners include such luminaries of the UK wine landscape as Gerard Basset, Ronan Sayburn and Xavier Rousset. Candidates will be judged on their wine and drink expertise … [Read more...]
G4S Facilities Management to cater to Bayer
G4S Facilities Management has won a contract to deliver total facilities management to Bayer, at the global pharmaceutical company’s UK and Ireland headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire. Starting on 1 April, G4S FM will deliver catering, cleaning, security, reception, helpdesk, mailroom, building and grounds maintenance to the 450 staff based at Bayer House, located on a 3.6 acre … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale expands educational portfolio
Independent catering company, Wilson Vale, has gained a catering contract with Fulneck School, an independent day and boarding school in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. A team of sixteen Wilson Vale staff opened the new contract on 23 February, providing a breakfast, morning break, lunch and boarders’ tea service on a seven-day-a-week basis to 500 pupils and staff. The contract was … [Read more...]
Wildwood expands outlets, margin and profits
Tasty plc, operator of the DimT, Wildwood and Wildwood Kitchen Restaurants, has issued its Preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2014 showing that the group delivered a strong performance in 2014, with an improvement in operating profit margin, a 46% increase in pre-tax profits, and adding seven outlets. Highlights Revenue up 28% to £29,734,000 (2013 - … [Read more...]
How’s this for starters? Brandied Chicken Liver Pâté
A lot of people don’t eat commercially prepared pâté for the fear of what’s hidden inside. This recipe is easy to prepare, one of my absolute favourites and I can guarantee, its flavour cannot be bettered. It also uses low cost ingredients. This quantity makes approximately 750g pâté. Ingredients 3 rashers un-smoked bacon, rind removed and finely chopped 1 large … [Read more...]
Chefs Vegetarian Recipe of the Week, Tooti Frooti Chick’N Burger
Ingredients 4 Fry's Chicken-Style Burgers 4 Whole wheat Burger buns 4 Red chillies 2 tbsp Olive oil 1 tbsp Smoked paprika Egg-free Mayonnaise, to serve Red salad onions, thinly sliced 1 Mango, peeled and cut in small cubes Thinly sliced pineapple, halved 1 Pomegranate Method Bake the crumbed burgers in a preheated oven for 10 minutes … [Read more...]
Amadeus secures five year deal with Boughton House
Amadeus has been awarded a five-year contract with a turnover of £2m for the exclusive supply of catering and sales for historic venue, Boughton House in Northamptonshire. Amadeus Sales Director, Chris Reynolds, secured the deal with Boughton House – one of Britain’s grandest and best-preserved stately homes with 18th-century landscaped gardens, woodlands and a grand country … [Read more...]
Mayor of London approves revised plans for Television Centre
The Mayor of London has approved Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan’s revised plans for the redevelopment of the iconic Television Centre in west London. Previously, the plans received a resolution to grant planning permission from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham planning committee on 10 December 2014. Includes Soho House Club, hotel, restaurants, leisure uses The … [Read more...]