29-Jan-2018 By Nikkie Sutton
Consumers are ultimately led by trends when it comes to their eating and drinking habits, and a report has explored dishes to put on the menu this year.
03-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson
Diners are more willing to go solo and dine out alone, with more than three quarters of those asked in new research claiming to find eating without a partner socially acceptable.
11-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson
While pub giant JD Wetherspoon is now the biggest seller of ‘classic’ curries in the UK, the rise of street food has led to a new interest in pairing craft beers with more ‘authentic’ versions in the independent pub sector
Menu Insights
11-Sep-2014 By Sheila McWattie
Pub Food highlights seven unique ways in which caterers are making the most of the curry occasion.
26-Mar-2012 By Lesley Foottit
Peter’s Food Service has launched a brochure cataloguing over 1,000 products.
19-Apr-2011 By PMA reporter
Manish Sharma, development chef for Knorr Pataks offers tips on how pub caterers can spice up their menus: Spring is the perfect time to spice up...
DelhiBITES wins two awards
10-Jan-2011 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The Indian food brand, owned by Brand Innovations, won the 'Starters, Side Orders and Buffet products' category for its cocktail Indian vegetable...
18-Nov-2010 By Jo Bruce
If your pub offers a fantastic steak, all-day dining, Italian food or Indian food then don't miss the chance to enter the Great British Pub Food Awards.
03-Nov-2010 By Jo Bruce
There is one week left to enter the Pub Chef of the Year competition in the Great British Pub Food Awards 2011. Competition categories include best...
28-Oct-2010 By Jo Bruce
Cobra is encouraging pubs to build curry sales with a starter pack that includes recipes and PoS material. With Indian food one of the nation's...
Food Report Survey 2010: Win a Sharp microwave and full curry night kit
21-Oct-2010 By Caroline Nodder
The Publican Food Report is the pub trade's most in-depth guide to food trends - and we need your help to make it a success. Fill in the Food Report...
Curry favour with your customers
21-Oct-2010
With origins in India, curry has really found its home in Britain. Whether it's a korma or a vindaloo that gets your pulse racing and your brow...
09-Jul-2010 By Phil Mellows
Lord Bilimoria is inextricably tied in with his greatest creation, Cobra beer. And, as Phil Mellows found out the two are still closely yoked today.
05-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Wells & Youngs is aiming to take on Cobra with the launch of a new beer aimed at Indian restaurants. Mongoose Premium Indian Beer is a high...
Brewer unleashes Mongoose to catch Cobra
05-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewer Wells & Young's is attempting to gatecrash the Indian beer party with the launch of a new permanent ale. The Bedford-based company has...
13-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
JD Wetherspoon has launched a week-long curry festival in 64 sites in the North West.
12-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce
Whitbread brand Brewers Fayre is trialling a Thursday curry night at 32 of the brand's 131 sites. Customers can choose from a range of seven curries...
08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
A total of £10m will be invested by the Cobra Beer Partnership, the joint venture between Molson Coors and Cobra founder Karan Bilimoria, over the...
International food: Adopted favourites
21-Jul-2009
When does an overseas dish become a British classic? It's not always easy to judge where to draw the line. According to The Publican Food Report...
Mark Daniels: Leave the Papadums to the experts
14-Jul-2009
I love a good curry. If I get the chance to have a night out, and friends say where shall we go tonight, I'll undoubtedly cry "Newmarket Indian...
Stocks and sauces focus: A helping hand
11-Nov-2008
...the reality is that time pressures, skill levels and staff costs do not always allow for this. Claire Sullivan, marketing director of Unilever...
JD Wetherspoon expands curry offer
30-Oct-2008 By PubChef
JD Wetherspoon has introduced an "enjoy a feast for two" offer to its curry menu. The offer includes two curries, served with yellow basmati rice,...
Indian restaurant spices up sales
16-Sep-2008
Britain's love affair with Indian cuisine has helped save a struggling village pub by increasing its sales by up to 60 per cent.The Queen's Head in...
Food Excellence Awards
01-Mar-2008
Global cuisineJames Rogers Chef patron, the Grundisburgh Dog, Grundisburgh, Suffolk 01473 735267 ?grundisburghdog.co.uk Tenure: Punch Dish:...
All spiced up
21-Feb-2008
Sameer and Sheetal Malik are making their mark with a North Indian food offer at the Zan Zi Bar, in Middlesex. Humayun Hussain reports Why my food...
Countryside curries
17-Oct-2007
For a pub in the heart of the English countryside which makes a virtue of local sourcing to be promoting Indian takeaways is a little unusual....
Brand activity
01-Oct-2007
Be prepared Unilever Foodsolutions Knorr Patak's prepared sauces help pub caterers to bring an intense flavour to their meals. Using a blend of...
Not just with curry
24-May-2007
There was a time when matching lager with food was considered to be a pointless exercise. Noli Dinkovski discovers how this view is changing Last...
Curry connection
03-May-2007
The typical image of an Indian meal is a dish served up with ice-cold lager, but the classic combination was created purely by chance, says Adam...
Spice of life
01-May-2007
What: Five new Knorr Patak's prepared sauces Who: Unilever Foodsolutions What Knorr Patak's says: "Made to authentic recipes using a blend of...
Curry favour with punters
25-Apr-2007
WHEN CUSTOMERS wend their way off your premises, where are they going? Chances are, more than a few will be stopping at an Indian restaurant for a...
Recipe: Chicken Dopiaza
18-Apr-2007
Makes: 10 portionsIngredients1.25kg Chicken breast or thigh, prepared & boneless50g Knorr Patak's Madras Indian Spice Blend Paste...
Spring menus: World of kitchens
25-Jan-2007
New Year, new flavours? Pubs are increasingly a focal point for the latest in fusion flavours, as exotic spices, seasonings and cooking styles blend...
Tilda's theme night tips
01-Oct-2006
The British love for Eastern cuisine continues to grow apace, says Tilda. Meal sales at Indian restaurants are up 29% year on year, Chinese cuisine...
New Products
01-Oct-2006
l The Authentic Food Company has six new Indian products. Bombay potatoes, aloo gobi saag, aloo gobi, saag aloo, chick pea masala and tarka daal can...
Lights fantastic
01-Oct-2006
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance with lights,...
Quick bites
01-Jun-2006
PubChef takes you through some quick and simple solutions
Peggy's Pick of the Products
01-May-2006
I don't know, we've only had the garden open five minutes and someone's already carved a swear word into one of our picnic benches. And it was...
Loco
02-Jun-2005
steams ahead It's not every village pub that boasts part of a real steam loco in the main bar or houses an Indian restaurant and takeaway. Point...
Currying flavour
03-Feb-2005
I'm guessing that there are a fair number of you out there that offer curry on your menu, or even do special curry nights. But how much thought (if...
Wales: East Bar & Restaurant
13-Jan-2005
Caerphilly Road, Cardiff Fifteen months ago, beer with Indian food took on a new meaning in Cardiff when East Bar & Restaurant opened, replacing...
Fish biryani
03-Sep-2004
Preparation: 10 minsCooking: 30 minsServes: 10Ingredients:12kg mixed fish, eg ling, prawns, salmon saltone tsp ground turmericjuice of two lemonsfour...
01-Aug-2004
Woodward Foodservie has launched a new range of desserts including Chocolate & Blueberry Cheesequake and Cream Tea Cheesecake.
Stuffed potatoes (Bharvan sabgi)
18-Jun-2004
Preparation: 20 minsCooking: 20 minsServes: 10Ingredients:2kg potatoes1kg paneer or cottage cheese, crumbled or grated 500g onions, finely...
Chance to win GK's IPA kits'
26-Feb-2004
Greene King is giving away 40 IPA Taste of India Kits to Morning Advertiser readers as part of a campaign for its IPA. Each kit contains: a Pat...
Pearl of a buy
06-Nov-2003
The Birmingham office of agent Christie & Co has sold the former Café Puccino's premises at 12 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, to the Pearl Hotels...
New Walkers to curry flavour
10-Jul-2003
The British passion for takeaways and spicy food is the inspiration for a new range of Walkers crisps. The limited edition Great British Takeaways...
Savoury kebabs with a curry dressing
01-May-2003
Preparation...five minutesCooking...25 minutesServes...10Kebabs1.2kg lean minced pork, lamb or beeffour green chillies, deseeded and finely...
Bring a taste of India into your pub with the Knorr Patak's
21-Nov-2002
The range is exclusive to Caterplan foodservice and has been re-launched with a new look and improved authentic recipes for its 10 ready-to-use...
Stilton and lamb koftas
28-Oct-2002
Preparation: 10 minsCooking: 20 minsServes: fourIngredients:one small onion, choppedone clove garlic, chopped 2.5cm (1 inch) fresh ginger, peeled and...
