We are celebrating 100 years of Ambrosia with a new Ambrosia Desserts Guide to help chefs delight their customers with classic dishes. Our Executive Chef, Mark Rigby, has selected ten of his favourite Ambrosia recipes to feature in the guide, which will showcase the versatility of the iconic brand. Since 1917, Ambrosia has been produced in Lifton, among the rolling…
We are delighted to announce that our Dysphagia Chef of the Year competition has been shortlisted for the Campaign of the Year category at this year’s FDF Awards. The initiative saw care caterers develop recipes suitable for a dysphagia sufferer and five finalists competed in a cook-off in front of a live audience. Supported by industry experts who judged the…
We are delighted to announce that pupils from Chapter House Preparatory School have been crowned the 2017 McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year. The team from York, baked its way to the top spot with its Queen Ethelburga’s Mess, impressing judges with their exceptional team work and a deliciously tasting recipe. Lara Haigh and Jack Bennett, both aged nine,…
We are delighted to announce that Pamela Maclean, Alison Carmody and Vicky Mogford from foodservice distributor Bidfood, have been crowned the winning team of the McDougalls Wholesaler Baking Team of the Year competition. The final took place on 27th June at the Premier Foods head office in St. Albans, where teams went head to head in a live cook-off. The…
We are pleased to announce the five shortlisted schools for our McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition. Achieving top scores in the preliminary judging, congratulations go to the following schools who will now compete in a live final at LACA – The Main Event on Thursday, 6th July: Chapter House Preparatory School (York); Cranbrook CEP School (Kent); Mendip Green Primary…
We are delighted to be extending our iconic Bisto portfolio with four new, easy to use, sauces – Curry, Parsley, Béchamel and Cheese. Available in a ‘granule’ format, a first for sauce mixes in the foodservice industry, our range has been introduced to the channel following insight into the most popular dishes on UK menus. Our new Bisto sauces provide…
To help operators capitalise on the growing food to go trend, we are launching our iconic Angel Delight in new ready-to-eat pots. This format offers a convenient solution whilst still providing the delicious taste and bubbly texture that fans associate with Angel Delight. Made with fresh milk, no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, the desserts are the first ready-to-eat, aerated,…
At this year’s HCA Forum, we will be launching our brand new Hospital Solutions Guide. It will unveil brand new research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Premier Foods, which looks at patient, staff and visitor catering preferences in hospitals. We’ve used this research to help create new recipe solutions for hospital caterers such as our Crustless Quiche, Butternut Squash…
We are excited to announce the launch of the new Ambrosia Frozen Custard 100ml pots which have been introduced to the foodservice channel to help operators capitalise on the popularity of the American trend for frozen custard. The new tubs are perfect as an on the go treat for the travel and leisure industries and come complete with a spoon…
We are pleased to announce that we have joined the Soil Association’s prestigious Food for Life Supplier Scheme. This means caterers awarded The Food for Life Catering Mark, or looking to achieve the Mark, can purchase some of the UK’s biggest brand names, including McDougalls, Paxo and Ambrosia, with the knowledge and reassurance that they meet Food for Life Catering Mark entry…