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Our foodservice team has a wealth of culinary knowledge that they share with chefs across all sectors of hospitality. We have created recipe and advice guides to support chefs and caterers in making delicious dishes using our products. These resources are all free and available for chefs to access or download at the click of a button so you can use them time and time again.
Unwrapping Festive Flavour
Unwrapping Festive Flavour: Trends, Traditions and Touches is designed to help operators tap into the motivations, behaviours and expectations that shape how consumers choose to dine out during the Christmas period. Almost one in five of our respondents plan to eat out on Christmas Day alone – and many more looking to celebrate in the lead-up to the 25th – the opportunities are clear. But so are the expectations.
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Lunch lessons: Making school meals smarter
We are proud to be playing a part in the mission to bring exciting and highly nutritious dishes to the school menu. As school food continues to evolve in line with national health objectives, we’re committed to supporting caterers with practical, trusted brands that meet rising expectations around taste, nutrition, and inclusivity – without compromising on efficiency in the kitchen.
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Futureproof: Supporting evolving tastes and nutritional needs of an ageing population
Our range of Homepride and Sharwood’s sauces are more than just versatile, they provide a source of fibre and vitamins C and D, making them a simple yet effective way for care sector caterers to enhance everyday meals with nutritional benefits.
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The Perfect Christmas Party Guide
Christmas parties are a popular and busy time for the hospitality industry. To help chefs with new ideas we have created a festive party guide packed with recipes and insight.
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Christmas cocktails
If you are looking to offer some Christmas Cocktails, make sure you check out this guide. It has got everything from Amaretto Sours to a Banana Split Mocktail.
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Care Home Brochure
This guide reflects on the importance of good nutrition in supporting the health and wellbeing of our ageing population.
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Bisto Christmas Guide for Pub Chefs
This Christmas guide is full of ideas and menu inspiration to help pub operators maximise the huge opportunity the festive season presents. From Christmas parties and lunch on the big day itself, to Twixmas* and celebratory New Year meals, the right food and drink menus, combined with outstanding service creates an excellent overall experience, and provides an opportunity to drive, not just strong Christmas sales, but more footfall all year round from impressed customers.
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100 Calorie Snacks
The Change4Life campaign was launched to encourage parents to look for 100 calorie snacks, and limit it to two snacks per day. Many school caterers are also following this guidance and have come to us for break time snack inspiration.
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McDougalls Delicious Pancake Recipes
Pancake Day is always a popular day and our team have been inspiring chefs with some new and delicious recipe ideas.
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Healthy Eating in Scotland
The Healthy Eating in Schools guide is aligned to the Scottish government's move to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Scotland.
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Bisto Mother’s Day and Easter Guide for Pub Chefs
From Mother’s Day and Easter Sunday roasts to profit driving events and activities across these celebratory weekends, with the right food and drink menus and spot-on service to give an excellent overall experience, your pub will be set for success.
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Platinum Jubilee
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022 is set to be a weekend packed full of celebration as we look back on her long and successful reign. To help care chefs create themed menus that their residents will love our chefs have been working hard behind the scenes to make new dishes which are fit for a right Royal party.
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Desserts Through The Decades
This guide will take you on a nostalgic journey through the decades of the 20th century. All recipes have been created using our trusted dessert brands, McDougalls, Ambrosia, Bird’s and Angel Delight.
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Christmas Recipe Guide
From hints and tips for preparing the Christmas turkey to a host of new festive recipes, this guide was created to help chefs in all sectors during 2020, when this season looked a little different.
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Father’s Day guide
This guide is full of inspiration, tips and recipes and has been designed to help publicans and pub chefs maximise the Father’s Day weekend trading opportunity.
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Love British Food Guide
This year’s British Food Fortnight is set to be the biggest and most popular yet and offers a great opportunity to celebrate the Great British Pub. This Guide is full of tips and menu inspiration to help pub operators maximise the big opportunity brought by this national celebration of the diverse and delicious food Britain produces.
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Education Recipe Guide
We understand the important role that school caterers play in putting children on the right path to a healthy lifestyle and we are proud to continue our collaborative work with our education customers. This recipe guide focuses on three areas that school caterers have asked us for recipe inspiration and advice on. These are Breakfast Clubs, Food For Life and Reducing Sugar Content.
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