Sometimes the best way to develop your skills and learn about the latest food trends is to immerse yourself into the hospitality industry. Taking time away from your kitchen and sampling new foods, tastes and experiences is an ideal way to inspire ideas and creativity. That’s why we are taking our foodservice podcast on a food tour next month where…
It was an exciting day at Premier Foods HQ on Wednesday 5th June 2019 as our education team discovered it had been shortlisted for the LACA Supplier of the Year Award. The LACA Awards for Excellence are held every year at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole during the annual LACA Main Event. This year’s awards will be presented on the evening…
‘In your Kitchen’ is a new chef series brought to you by Premier Foods, where we go behind the scenes with talented chefs to learn more about their current role, cooking style and get their thoughts on industry trends. In the first edition of this series, we are putting the spotlight on the current LACA School Chef of the Year,…
Premier Foods is a proud sponsor of the NACC Care Chef of the Year competition and last week the team went to watch and support the chefs in the live final which took place at Stratford upon Avon College. The standard of competition was incredibly high, but Martin McKee stood out to take the coveted title with his excellent menu…
We are thrilled to announce the five shortlisted schools for its McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition. Coming out on top in the preliminary judging, a huge well done goes to the following schools: Ryhill Junior, Infant & Nursery School St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School Cherry Burton School Woodland Primary School Kingstone Academy…
We have begun our hunt for the next Bisto Care Caterer of the Year in conjunction with Country Range. Back for a second year, the competition aims to recognise and reward culinary talent from care homes across the UK. As well as taking home the prestigious title, there is £1000 as the main prize for the care home as well…
At a glittering awards ceremony held at the Hilton Metropole in London on Thursday 25th April, our Foodservice customer controller, Mark Taylor was announced as the winner of the Public Sector Award. It was an amazing evening with the biggest names in foodservice there to celebrate a fabulous industry. Joining Mark in the shortlist was Dale Wild from Birmingham City…
On the 11th April the Premier Foods Foodservice team made the trip to the stunning Celtic Manor Resort in Newport for the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) annual leadership and development forum. It was organised by the Welsh branch of the HCA and sponsored by Marvel. What an amazing event they created. The theme of this year’s event was evolution and…
Research completed by Premier Foods Foodservice revealed that 39% of consumers like to see traditional dishes on a menu whilst 29% are seeking new and modern choices. You need to make sure you are meeting the demands of diners by adding as much variety as possible to your menus. This month we’ve been exploring what caterers should be considering when…
Over the last few days, the team at Cost Sector Catering have been revealing the shortlist for its annual awards ceremony. We’ve seen some incredible names on the list already, recognising what a fantastic industry we work in. However, this morning there was a big surprise for one of our dedicated team members. Mark Taylor, who is our foodservice customer…