Pork

'Holy grail': 'It’s the unique flavour and total Britishness of the pork scratching that make them a ‘must’ to accompany our great beers. Asking pubs not to stock them is like not selling beer in pints, totally unthinkable'

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Pork scratchings: the ‘holy grail’ of pub snacks?

By MA Editorial

While demanding consumers can sometimes leave operators taking a ham-fisted approach to bar snacks, the meat of the matter is that traditional nibbles are still leaving drinkers as happy as a pig in the proverbial.

Tom Kerridge launches pork scratching range

Tom Kerridge launches pork scratching range

By Nikkie Sutton

Tom Kerridge and RayGray Snacks launched a new range of pork scratchings at this year’s international food & drink event (IFE) on Monday 20 March.

Trend watch: fit for a king?

Trend watch

Trend watch: fit for a king?

By Daniel Woolfson

Over the last few years the line between pubs and restaurants has begun to blur. 

Trend watch: 'nduja or don't cha?

Trend watch

Trend watch: 'nduja or don't cha?

By Daniel Woolfson

Spreadable Italian sausage 'Nduja (pronounced in-du-ya) is set to be a big hitter in food trends this year. 

Seafood platters were among options on the market table

Business Booster

Money Makers

By Alison Baker

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

Siddall (C): collects award

BPEX pork product winners announced

By Lesley Foottit

The winners of the BPEX Foodservice Pork Product of the Year were announced in London last week. More than 130 pork products were submitted by...

Freedman: brought back Roman methods

Pub brings back Roman cooking methods

By Lesley Foottit

A Kent bar owner is offering a menu based on Roman processing methods such as pickling and curing. Chef-patron Jason Freedman is using produce such...

Bishop: undergone £220k makeover

New Young's pub opens in Kingston

By Lesley Foottit

Young's has opened a new pub in Kingston-upon-Thames after a £220,000 refurbishment. The Bishop Out of Residence accommodates 165 covers across...

Bosi: overseeing pub menus

New pub for Bosi brothers

By Jo Bruce

Claude Bosi, chef-patron at two-Michelin star Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus, is to take on a pub with rooms with brother Cedrick. The Fox &...

Tamworth/Kune Kune piglets: £130 each

Renaissance pubs yield profit from pigs

By Lesley Foottit

Five-site pub company Renaissance has increased profits from selling a variety of dishes using its own reared pigs. The London-based company bought...

Red Tractor: now mark of BPEX quality

BPEX now uses Red Tractor logo

By Lesley Foottit

British Pig Executive (BPEX) has swapped its Quality Standard Mark for the Red Tractor logo.

Coffee and cake: business booster

Pub food: business boosters

By Jo Bruce

Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including coffee and cake offers, a sausage club and village nights.

In Season: Game on

In Season: Game on

John Martin, Prime Meats marketing manager: Pork is seeing something of a revival in fortunes at the moment, perhaps benefiting from the inflation in...

How to hog roast

How to hog roast

A summer hog roast can be very profitable in its own right - and is also a great way for a pub to attract new customers who might be persuaded to...

New products

New products

Mellow mood The product: New herbal and fruit infusions and green and white teas Who: Twinings foodservice What: Three new flavours have been added...