In addition to his full time job helping to support West Cumbria’s young chefs, catering tutor Alistair Bulloch visits the county’s Haverigg prison twice a week to teach the inmates. Bulloch, who has over 13 years’ experience in the catering industry, now runs a regular course with prisoners who work in Haverigg’s renowned smokery. Speaking [...]

Founded in 1996, Mondial Elite continued the traditions of high-quality professional refrigeration equipment, started by Mondial Frigor and Franger Frigor in the 1950s. Joining forces with Framec in 2006, the Mondial Group was formed. The mission statement of the Italian manufacturer is to become the “reference” company in the refrigeration market, utilising a combination of [...]

As debate continues to surround nutrition in the educational system, Wrexham County Borough Council has implemented seven healthy eating projects in primary and secondary schools across the county. The projects plan to encourage children to choose to eat healthy food at school and participate in the Change4Life Campaign. Collaboration between the Healthy Schools Team, Community [...]

Classeq offers a range of dishwashers, glass washers and ice machines including Duo, Eco, Hydro and Ice which are ideal for the catering business. The Classeq front loading dishwasher DUO500 and 750 models are equipped with 400 or 500 mm2 baskets and have a double skimmed unit, rinse booster pump and drainage pump. The DUO750/WS [...]

Serve over counters are an excellent addition to any café, food shop, or even restaurant. They provide an ideal opportunity to display food and goods to customers which they might otherwise not have seen, boosting impulse purchases, thereby increasing sales and total turnover. They are available in a variety of sizes; so whether you are [...]

Founded in 1901, by Hans Gram, as a machine manufacturer and electrical installation firm, the company was subsequently joined by his brother, Aage. By 1908, Gram had begun the development of refrigeration equipment, but mass production was not introduced until 1960. Throughout the next two decades, additional companies developed in England, Finland, France, Germany, Norway [...]

News of a new £9 million development at a north-west college has been welcomed by catering companies, who have recommended that further increases in funding be rolled out at educational centres across the country. It is hoped that the move at Carlisle College will succeed in training a new generation of kitchen and catering staff [...]

A contact grill is the perfect indoor cooking accessory for any kitchen. They are ideal for people who enjoy that grilled taste but want the ease and safety of not having to use an open flame to obtain it. What is perhaps best about a contact grill is the variety of products available and their [...]

As discussed previously we are  trying to bring you the best products and deals for the summer period. Following our breakthrough price on the Gastroline SD-200 ice cream display freezer as discussed in the “here comes the summer” blog entry, we have some fantastic new barbecues for you! The Crown Verity range of barbecues have been designed with the commercial caterer [...]

Types Types of commercial refrigeration include refrigerated display units, typically found in convenience stores allowing customers to view products without opening doors. Chest freezers are used by many food outlets, offering the convenience of reaching into the compartment to choose the required product(s). Such products are available in smaller sizes, used as bottle coolers, predominantly [...]