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06/09/2017

lunch! attracts all the big names to ExCeL

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Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S Food, Pret A Manger, Greggs, Costa Coffee, Caffѐ Nero, Co-op, WH Smiths, Waitrose, Starbucks, EAT., LEON, McDonald’s, and Compass Group – some of the UK’s biggest food-to-go specialists, caterers, and retailers, are among thousands of companies preparing to visit lunch! 2017 later this month, on 21-22 September. Trade visitor pre-registrations are tracking ahead for its 10th anniversary edition, with just over two weeks until doors open at the show’s new home of London ExCeL. lunch! annually attracts over 6,000 attendees – all looking to satisfy the nation’s growing appetite for a high quality, and good value, food-to-go […]

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22/08/2017

Triple chocolate tinker cookies recipe by Honeybuns Bakery

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Written by Emma goss-Custard, from Honeybuns gluten-free baking book: These chocolatey cookies have achieved cult status among our loyal fans and customers.  This is a slightly adapted version of the ones we make in our bakery. Triple chocolate tinkers makes: 12 cookies health: gluten-free cook: 15 minutes store: 7 days in airtight container. Freeze well compost: eggshell 150 g/5½ oz gluten-free oat flour 125 g/4½ oz/generous ½ cup butter, chilled and cubed 115g/4 oz/generous ½ cup granulated sugar 115g/4 oz/scant 1½ cups gluten-free oats 1 egg 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 100 g/3½ oz dark chocolate, chopped 100 […]

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14/08/2017

Pret, Tim Hortons, Tortilla, & Harris + Hoole confirmed for lunch! 2017

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lunch! has unveiled its next raft of big name Keynotes for 2017.  Will Cole, head of UK marketing at Pret a Manger, and Neil Littler, chief marketing officer at Tim Hortons – Canada’s biggest coffee chain, are among the speakers now confirmed to appear at the show, over 21-22 September at London ExCeL. With continued growth in the availability (and demand) for vegetarian and vegan options across the food-to-go market, Cole will be sharing insights from Pret’s ‘veggie journey’so far – revealing how a market-leading approach to vegetarian food has continued to drive innovation for this well-established brand. “I’m excited […]

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07/08/2017

Online orders to overtake telephone orders

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Written by Order on Chef: Within the next decade, cafés, from multi-location chains to independent artisan coffee shops, will see online ordering outstrip phone ordering, as owners become switched on to the benefits of going digital. Consumers increasingly outsource parts of their lives to online services – everything from doing the weekly shop, to banking to organising the dog groomers, and of course, ordering food. In fact, a recent study by the interactive Advertising Bureau found that two-thirds of media-savvy mobile users regularly place online food orders via their smartphone or tablet, with over half downloading restaurant-specific apps. As well […]

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31/07/2017

Let your product speak for itself

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Branding, packaging and generally how a product looks is important. Here at Mr Lee’s Noodles we pride ourselves on having the best brand image and packaging we can, but something else we’ve found whilst pitching our product to potential stockists and catering firms is that often it’s best to let the product just speak for itself, and to forget the packaging altogether. When showing off our noodles to potentials, we’ve found instead of serving them in the cups they’re supplied in, to put together something a little more special: We serve our noodles in a noodle bowl alongside a Chinese […]

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