The UK's Food Standards Agency has released a second set of test results from the industry revealing 99% of products sampled proved negative for traces of horse DNA. The FSA's results, published Friday afternoon (22 February), confirmed ...
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Irish catering supplier Rangelands Foods is recalling more than 9000 frozen burgers as they contain significant levels of horse meat, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). This move comes after testing conducted by ...
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Catering packaging and labelling manufacturer Planglow is launching a deli-style range at The Hospitality Show Product details: Label and packaging provider Planglow has launched a new compostable collection – Gastro - which ...
The FriFri Vortech, a new, high-efficiency gas fryer for caterers, is to be displayed in the UK for the first time at The Hospitality Show next week. The FriFri Vortech high-efficiency fryer is being displayed in the UK for the first time ...
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In the first part of our week of product news stories featuring products set to launch next week at The Hospitality Show in Birmingham, we introduce readers to the Clifton Foodfuge, a centrifuge for chefs, which will launch later this month ...
Chefs can now hit their target GP and instantly work out menu prices with the new free GP Calculator App from buying specialists Lynx Purchasing. The Luynx Purchasing GP Calculator App can quickly find the correct price to charge on the ...
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German cooking technology manufacturer MKN has introduced an improved version of its Salamander energy-saving cooking unit to the UK. var ...
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Charcoal oven manufacturer INKA has revamped its range of ovens with a complete redesign, the addition of a number of new cooking features, and a move to UK manufacturing to improve lead time for customers. Product details: INKA ...
At the end of June 2012, Wrap launched the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement with the broad aim of reducing food and associated packaging waste. But what does this mean for the foodservice packaging sector and what steps can be taken to ...
The UK government said today (10 July) there needs to be "a culture change" in the food industry to ensure the country can produce food sustainably amid "soaring" population growth. UK farming minister Jim Paice called on all in the ...
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It's a place to rest,and reflect on an otherwise busy and demanding life.And each detail helps us get there.In this story,a musician comes home after a rootless stint on the road after a long time traveling away from the family home in the ...
UK wholesaler Booker has said it is on course to meet its full-year expectations after making a "good start" to its new financial year. The wholesale retailer said total sales rose 1.7% in the 12 weeks to 22 June, with tobacco weighing on ...
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UK food wholesaler Booker is set to buy the local cash-and-carry assets of German retail giant Metro Group. Booker said today (30 May) it had agreed a cash-and-shares deal that values Metro's Makro UK arm at GBP139.7m. As part of the ...
Booker has said Makro's performance in the second quarter was "challenging" as the firm booked an increase in group sales. Sales in the 12 weeks to 14 September 2012 climbed 4.3% and 3.3% in the first 24 weeks of the year. The wholesale ...
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MKN has introduced new technology into its HansDampf Compact and Junior model ovens which will enable chefs to do away with extraction hoods above ovens in their kitchens. The HoodIn technology installed in MKN's new ovens means ...
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