The fear mongering that the media has stooped to recently is really quite disgusting. And the world’s governments aren’t much better. One unbelievable example comes from Egypt where they ordered the slaughter of the country’s 300,000 pigs, even though no cases have been reported there. Moreover, as I write there are 20 million people in Mexico City, and it is shut down as if there were a nuclear war.
British Sandwich Association
Category June Features 2009
Getting to understand the lunchbox
Accounting for a quarter of all sandwiches consumed every year (some 2.8 billion sandwiches) the lunch box is very much part of the British way of life – yet how much do we really know about it?
British Hospitality Association
Category Dining Out Focus
THE DEBATE BEHIND THE PLATE
How new legislation and initiatives shape your dining out experience.
The dining-out options along the high street alone are endless: Greek Meze, Spanish Tapas, Japanese Sushi, Italian Pizzerias – all offer world cuisine at competitive prices. Meals outside of the home aren’t just restricted to restaurants, either. They include that sandwich you might grab for lunch, the visit to the fast food place and the meal you may have in your staff restaurant.
Bontà Italia Limited
Category June Features 2009
Goodness of Italy
Importers and distributors of premium quality Italian ingredients to wholesalers and manufacturers throughout the UK, Bontà Italia is enjoying considerable success, building a respectable reputation for supplying high quality products with fast, friendly and knowledgeable customer service.
Saffron Desi
Category June Features 2009
Where the Connoisseurs Hurry for Curry
Saffron Desi is widely regarded by the cognoscenti as the best Asian restaurant in Bradford. That’s no mean feat for the nation’s curry capital! And now with a restaurant in York and one in development in Huddersfield too, the Saffron Desi brand of hospitality, stylishness and authentic Asian cuisine to die for is no longer Bradford’s best-kept secret.
SMS Group Logistics
Category June Features 2009
Very occasionally at Food & Drink News we come across a company that is genuinely raising the bar, delivering value through service excellence.
PLH / Flow Hospitality Training
Category June Features 2009
Online, In-Depth Hospitality Training
In association with its parent company, the Montpeliers Edinburgh Limited, unquestionably the most dynamic, forward thinking style bar/restaurant group in Scotland, PLH has launched an innovative new training programme that is cost-effective, simple and interactive – PLH Online.
Everfortune Limited
Category June Features 2009
Gone are the days when Thai cuisine was seen merely as a compromise when a group could not come to a unanimous decision about whether to eat Indian or Chinese.
GruyÈRe AOC Cheese
Category June Features 2009
The First, the Original, and Still the Best!
Many years ago the eccentric but famous TV chef Fanny Craddock declared that Gruyère AOC Switzerland was the cornerstone of international cuisine. Her opinion of Le Gruyère AOC has been endorsed by many famous chefs who regularly use this fine cheese in their kitchens as a special ingredient in their cuisine.
AVA Packaging Solutions Limited
Category June Features 2009
From Concept to Market and Beyond
AVA packaging Solutions is an independent centre of excellence with extensive experience of FMCG packaging.