Christmas for £2.37 at Booker
A three-course Christmas diner with a cost price of only £2.37 is a key feature of a brand new Festive Menu Guide for 2009 from Booker.
The food and drink wholesale giant highlights that if the dinner - comprised of soup and a roll, turkey with all the trimmings and mini-Christmas pudding with brandy sauce - is sold at £12.95 it will provide pubs with £10.85.
Other features of the guide include a wide range of starters, main courses, desserts and a cheeseboard, as well as two buffet options of £1 and £2 per plate.
The menu guide clearly shows the cost per serving on all the dishes.
Ron Hickey, sales director - catering, said: "Christmas is a busy time for caterers and licensees, and we hope this guide will give them great quality meals, with the reassurance of knowing the exact price they are paying for the ingredients in these cost-conscious times.
"Great quality food at low-cost prices is more important than ever this year."
As well as the food offer the guide details tableware and decorations to create a party atmosphere in any pub.
General managers and catering development managers in all 173 Booker branches are happy to discuss the guide.
Booker's £2.37 Christmas dinner
Soup with petit pain 31p
Roast turkey with traditional trimmings £1.35
Mini Christmas pudding with brandy sauce 71p
