Food Preservation

Frozen food: thawing profit opportunities

21-Jul-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The stigma around frozen food is melting and operators should look at the segment to cut their costs and still deliver a great quality meal. Nikkie Sutton reports.

Diners can't tell the difference between tinned and fresh food

02-May-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

A battle between fresh and pre-packaged food has ensued in pub kitchens for years, but now research claims millions of consumers cannot tell the difference between canned and fresh.

Chefs’ Choice Awards 2017 winners revealed

10-Mar-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Hundreds of foodservice suppliers battled it out to have their products named the best at the inaugural Chefs’ Choice Awards in London earlier this week.

Gourmet frozen foods pop up restaurant

20-Jul-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The world's first gourmet frozen food restaurant featuring the signature dishes of top chefs is "popping up" next month. N-Ice will showcase dishes...

More chefs using frozen food

16-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett

One in seven chefs believe there is an unnecessary stigma attached to using frozen food, says a new report. Over 97% of chefs are now stocking and...

Licensees launch pub grub mail-order business

19-Nov-2009 By Tony Halstead

Home-made Yorkshire pub grub is making its way to all corners of the UK and beyond, thanks to licensees Ross and Anita Walker.

Fresh & Frozen focus; Flexibility on menus

27-Jun-2008

Frozen foods play a key part of the menu mix in pubs, offering flexibility in managing portion control, reducing wastage and ensure that smaller...

Fresh or frozen? Keeping ahead

08-Jun-2007

THERE'S NO doubt that that the reputation of frozen food has been through the mill a bit since the days when Captain Birdseye used to take boatloads...

Fresh or frozen? The science of freezing food

08-Jun-2007

So just why do we freeze food? Good question. At this point, we could have tried to bluff an answer, but on reflection decided it was better to ask...

More items added to contaminated foods list

22-Feb-2005

More suppliers of food products to the pub trade have been added to the list of companies whose products have been contaminated with the Sudan 1...

Farmer's charms

29-Apr-2004

They had been out of the business for years, took on a busy tenancy and said from day one that all public areas were non-smoking ­Bob Gledhill...

Safe food storage

21-Nov-2001

Storage is one of the most likely places for food contamination to occur - and environmental health officers will pay close attention to the way food...