Twinings, the home of premium tea and one of Britain’s most cherished brands, is launching a range of loose leaf teas exclusively for the out-of-home market. The tea supplier aims to make tea the contemporary drink of choice, reach a younger generation of tea-drinkers, and help the out-of-home market increase its profits from tea. 21 contemporary, cosmopolitan new … [Read more...]
Smart Innovation offers customer choice on allergens
NT Assure has recently launched some new additions to its Smart Innovation range of Apps coinciding with the announcement that NT Assure is partnering with a leading 5 star hotel to bring real time allergen information to the fingertips of all its customers. The London hotel is working with NT Assure to implement its iPad app known as Smart Menu throughout all its … [Read more...]
Hi-Spirits to distribute expanded Tails cocktail range
Hi-Spirits is to distribute the Tails cocktail range following a reformulation, expansion and redesign for the award-winning premium pre-mixed drinks brand. Reformulated and refreshed The entire Tails range has been reformulated and refreshed in collaboration with Bols of Amsterdam, the oldest spirits business in the world, established in 1575, working with their master … [Read more...]
Barbican seeks proposals for catering partners
The Barbican has announced it is seeking dynamic and innovative contract catering partners, with suitable experience and resources, to provide contemporary food and beverage offers for its restaurants, cafés and business events. The new catering contracts – for revenues exceeding £5.5 million - will start in summer 2015. Three Lots can be tendered for, either in combination, … [Read more...]
Poor service and dirty table and glassware are ‘top restaurant turn offs’
Restaurants are losing out on income and customers by a combination of poor service and not cleaning and polishing their glasses, cutlery and crockery properly, a new study has found**. Over half of the 2,000 consumers surveyed by Miele Professional (52%) stated that dirty glassware was their ‘top restaurant turn off’, and a further third (32%) said that if they were to … [Read more...]
Composted cups help to win Gold at Chelsea Flower Show 2014
Leading disposable packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has been rewarded for its efforts to showcase the benefits of compostable packaging with success at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Working in partnership with Sparsholt College Hampshire, their ‘Paper Chase’ garden has been not only been awarded Gold, but ‘The Best RHS Discovery Exhibit’ too. Strong environmental … [Read more...]
Pidy launches gluten free pastry range
Pidy a world leading family owned pastry manufacturer have launched their very first gluten and dairy free pastry range. Pidy have been creating a wide variety of ready to fill pastry for over sixty three years and are very proud to lead the way with their free-from pastry. Available to the UK foodservice market. The gluten free range comes in three varieties; two neutral … [Read more...]
Temptingly ‘Taste’y Takeaways!
Huhtamaki has created a complete takeaway solution for operators, called ‘Taste’. The ‘Taste’ range comprises a choice of different style food containers, giving caterers versatile products to suit a variety of popular menu choices – from sandwiches and wraps, to salads, sushi and even pizza. Hot or chilled foods Suitable for both hot and chilled foods, the Taste range of … [Read more...]
Stella Artois unveils new Raspberry Cidre for growth category
Stella Artois Cidre is bringing a new Raspberry variant to UK consumers from this month. Available across both on and off trade, new Stella Artois Cidre Raspberry will be available in 500ml and 330ml bottles. Sophisticated fruit cider for growing category The new Stella Artois Cidre Raspberry has been carefully crafted according to a unique Belgian recipe, which uses … [Read more...]
Launch of luxury range of bathroom products for hotels
A new range of luxury bathroom essentials and washroom products, designed to revolutionise the hospitality and leisure sector, has launched across the UK and could be seen and sampled at the recent Hotelympia. Pasture Naturals offers a four-strong product collection to the market, which is a first of its kind, made using naturally sourced plant extracts and essences used in … [Read more...]
Costa and Starbucks go Gluten Free with Newburn Bakehouse wraps
Newburn Bakehouse, Warburton’s dedicated gluten and wheat free range, continues its growth into the food service market by launching its gluten free wraps into two of the most well-known global coffee companies, Starbucks and Costa. The partnership highlights the success of Newburn’s gluten and wheat free wraps which are one of the best performing products in the range, … [Read more...]
Sky Sports offers more with Top-14 French Rugby
Sky Sports will offer customers even more top class rugby union from next season, after securing a five-year agreement to show France’s TOP-14 exclusively live. From August 2014, Sky Business customers can enjoy over 55 live matches a season from French rugby’s leading competition, featuring stars from 28 different nations including Jonny Sexton, Jamie Roberts, Sitiveni … [Read more...]
Style, Flexibility, Speed & Cost wins Albion Canvas Co contract for Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s new Food Court
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has erected a Clubhouse, made by Albion Canvas Co in their Somerset factory, to provide a flexible food court during the peak season and host corporate and function business during the rest of year. The main 12 metre x 24 metre structure, with an overall height of 5 metres, has been made using a clearspan (ie no central pole) aluminium frame covered in … [Read more...]
Costa Express revolutionises self-serve coffee with launch of Marlow
Costa Express has launched Marlow, a groundbreaking innovation which it states is set to transform the vending industry and the way in which customers consume their favourite Costa coffee. Marlow is the first of its kind and will revolutionise the self-serve experience, combining the ultimate in convenience with quality coffee and all the quintessential elements that … [Read more...]
Introducing Vektra – the world’s first vacuum insulated kettle
A vacuum insulated kettle? It seems like an obvious yet simple idea, so why hasn’t anyone produced one until now? Here at H&C News we thought that there must be a drawback– but couldn’t resist the opportunity to find out more, so we accepted the offer to test it. The result: we’re impressed, and can see plenty of applications for it in hospitality, offices, health and … [Read more...]