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As the UK’s largest independent wholesaler to the catering and hospitality industry, our expert product consultants have been working with restaurants, hotels and bars of all size for many years. We have compiled this catering knowledgebase to consolidate all the most common issues, trends and advice into one easily-digestible format. This free and impartial advice gives you insight into all the necessary choices when setting up your new catering business or purchasing the latest catering equipment.
Like most catering establishments you probably serve ice with your drinks. Unless you purchase fresh bagged ice on the regular, you’ll use an ice machine to produce and store ice. However, are you aware of the potentially harmful bacteria and Coliform that you may be adding to your ice?
Just a few years ago blast chilling was a process that was almost entirely limited to large-scale food production plants and larger commercial kitchens found in hotels.
However, with many new ‘entry-level’ commercial blast chillers entering the market over the last five years that are aimed at small scale production, this technology is easily accessible to smaller commercial kitchens and independent establishments.
Having the right chefs knife for the task at hand can make food preparation easier. But with so many different types of chefs knife available on the UK market, choosing the right kind of knife can be a challenge. To help you with your buyers’ journey, we’ve put a simple guide together to help you find the right type of knife.
With average expenditure ranging from £600 to over £4000, buying a new commercial coffee machine is typically the most expensive piece individual item of catering equipment an independent coffee shop or café may purchase.
