Food trends

Trio of haggis sliders from Macsween

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Trend Watch - Haggis

By Noli Dinkovski

Whether it’s the debate over independence that has stirred up a love of all things Scottish, or simply the fact that more people are growing to enjoy the often-maligned dish, haggis – so typically associated with Burns Night (January 25) – now appears...

More operators are looking at goat as an alternative to other meats

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Trend Watch - Goat meat

By Ellie Bothwell

It’s a key ingredient in Caribbean and African curries and has long been seen on menus in parts of America. 

Customers can choose a number of alcoholic slush puppies at the Big Easy in Covent Garden, central London

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Trend Watch - alcoholic slush puppies

By Ellie Bothwell

Alcoholic ‘kids’ drinks have been making a comeback of late off the back of the trend for American-diner style food and décor.

Pubs are now serving more upmarket toasties

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Trend watch - posh toastie

By Alex Reed

Alex Reed looks at what trends are adding interest to pub menus - this time the Posh Toastie

Tripe served at Beef and Pudding in Manchester

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Trend Watch - Tripe

By Alex Reed

This week Alex Reed looks at how tripe is making a comeback

Pubs are serving lettuce in a variety of different ways

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Trend Watch - Lettuce

By Elliot Kuruvita

Still considered the staple ingredient in the majority of salads, lettuce can be used in a number of creative ways in main dishes as well.

Pub operators are experimenting with unusual seafood bar snacks

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Trend Watch – Seafood Bar Snacks

By Elliot Kuruvita

No longer considered food for the brave, seafood is often seen by customers as a chance to experiment with taste and aesthetics - meaning pub caterers have the chance to get creative with their menus.

Pulled pork tortilla wrap with Chipotle sauce from Santa Maria

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Trend Watch - Street Food

By Elliot Kuruvita

The increasing demand for street food has seen a spark in pop-up stalls and food markets offering cuisines from around the World and customers are shunning fine dining for plastic forks and boxes of burgers and chilli dogs.

Q&A: New pub food allergy requirements

Q&A: New pub food allergy requirements

By James England

Whether or not you serve food in your pub, the balance between your culinary and administration skills are about to be tested further. New European legislation comes into force at the end of this year, affecting the way that operators make customers aware...

Operators can serve mac n cheese in a variety of ways

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Trend Watch - Mac n Cheese

By Elliot Kuruvita

PubFood looks at how pub caterers are capitalising on food trends – this week mac n cheese.

Veal is increasingly being featured on pub menus

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Trend Watch - Veal

By Noli Dinkovski

PubFood looks at ideas for how pub caterers are capitalising on food trends

Spending increase of 6.6% for lunch sales

Trend for “food pleasure seekers”

By Mark Wingett

Premiumised informality, from street food to fine dining is now widespread across the restaurant sector, and this new era is being driven by food pleasure seekers, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest report, The UK Restaurant Market 2014.

Can serving school lunches provide a boost to rural pubs?

Can serving school lunches provide a boost to rural pubs?

By Helen Gilbert

Picture a school lunch and chances are images of bland, boiled cauliflower and stodgy puddings spring to mind. But public houses could play a vital role in changing this perception by providing ‘good quality food’ for local pupils.

Top food trends 2014

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McCormick predicts top food trends for 2014

By Lesley Foottit

Top food trends for 2014 include chillies, modern Indian food and Brazilian influences, according to the McCormick Flavour Forecast 2014.

Food safety tips pubs

5 food safety tips for pubs

By Poppleston Allen

The food safety enforcement regime is something operators should be acutely aware of. It is imperative to have good systems and procedures to protect yourselves from enforcement action, which can be damaging and costly to your business. Here are 5 tips...

Pubs food poisoning best practice

How to... Avoid food poisoning at your pub

By Pat Perry

Any pub, hotel or restaurant faces the risk of food poisoning and it’s every owner/manager’s job to ensure measures are taken to prevent it happening, says Pat Perry.

Top 10 tips on food safety in pubs

Top 10 tips on food safety in pubs

By Pat Perry

Food poisoning incidents can be very serious for pubs and have disastrous consequences, resulting in loss of trade or even closure. Here are 10 top tips for ensuring food safety in pubs.

Pub food ideas: Sharing food

Pub food ideas: Sharing food

By Sheila McWattie

From simple late-night snacks to an elaborate New Year’s Day lunch, sharing foods offer chefs opportunities to experiment creatively and enable customers to tuck into dishes that promote a convivial atmosphere. Sheila McWattie looks at different ways...

Oriental cuisine: How to spice up your pub's food offer

Oriental cuisine: How to spice up your pub's food offer

By Sheila McWattie

Food from the Far East is popular, profitable and ideal for serving in a pub environment. From authentic fruit and veg to fun cooking events Sheila McWattie reveals how you can spice up your pub’s food offer

Seven ways to upsell Mexican food in your pub

Seven ways to upsell Mexican food in your pub

By Sheila McWattie

Pubs thinking of pepping up their food offer would do well to consider Mexican food. As Sheila McWattie finds, it offers plenty of ways to fuel interest among customers and drive footfall

Top Tips: Selling food with coffee

Top Tips: Selling food with coffee

Allowing a customer to walk away holding just a coffee is a wasted opportunity. Matt Moggridge provides some tips on how to tempt them into buying something extra to eat as well

Beer and food matching: Top Tips

Beer and food matching: Top Tips

By Gurjit Degun

Not enough money in the till — check. A small kitchen — check. No time — check. Little subject knowledge — check. If you were to make a checklist of reasons why you’re not matching beers with food, you’d probably come up with these.

Making the most of sharing foods

Making the most of sharing foods

By Sheila McWattie

Sharing foods have enjoyed a rise in popularity over recent years. Sheila McWattie looks at 10 different ways to pull the groups in

Paul Charity: 'Gastropubs are the future'

Pubbiness of gastro sites is a winning recipe

By The PMA Team

It’s a decade since the first pub in the UK won a Michelin star for the quality of its food. Now there are 13 pubs — three new ones this year — that hold a prestigious star.

Food Business Boosters

Food Business Boosters

By Lesley Foottit

Lesley Foottit looks at ideas for driving food and drinks sales at your pub, including asparagus festivals, garden tours and a summer party and hog roast.

Fish and chips: business lunch

Pub food: business boosters

By PubChef

Ideas for driving food and drink sales including a meet the butcher event and seasonal business lunches.

Tarot cards: business boosting

Pub food: business boosters

By PubChef

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including a corner shop. a time-specific promotion and psychic readings. Corner shop Where:...

Senior citizen lunches at reduced price

Pub food: business boosters

By PubChef

Ideas for driving food sales at your pub including a ladies' lunch, stitch and bitch evenings and a senior citizen lunch club.

Fish and chips: £5

Pub food: business boosters

By PubChef

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including £5 meals, beer-tasting plates and a two-for-one dining promotion. £5 meals Where:...

Prawn cocktail: nostalgic

Pub food: business boosters

By PubChef

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including a nostalgia night and Sunday roast take-away. Nostalgia night Where: Rose & Crown,...

Balance the flavours of beer and food together

Food and beer: the big match in pubs

By Michelle Perrett

Michelle Perrett looks at ways to maximise cask-ale sales around food, using innovative menu combinations and special events. Having a beer with...

British Pie Week: 7 to 13 March

Making the most of British Pie Week in pubs

By Lesley Foottit

Lesley Foottit looks at ideas for how the humble pie can make a big impact on your pub's food offer. Pie sales will always go up during the winter...

Tom and Ed Martin: run ETM Group

Pub food: business boosters

By Jo Bruce

Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including a ten-pence sale, art exhibitions and a customer-run kitchen and bar.

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