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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.

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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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Front cover of Lunch Lessons guide

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

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

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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100 Calorie Snacks

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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Bisto Mother's Day and Easter Guide for Pub Chefs

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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McDougalls Cocoa Powder Recipe Book

McDougalls Cocoa Powder Recipe Book

The new McDougalls Reduced Fat Cocoa Powder has been a huge hit with school caterers and chefs. This guide was created to help inspire school chefs with a wide range of chocolate desserts.

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Bisto Christmas Guide for Pub Chefs

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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Father's Day guide

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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Healthy Eating in Scotland

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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Love British Food Guide

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

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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Platinum Jubilee

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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Christmas Festive Feast

Christmas Festive Feast

The preparation of Christmas food is an important part of the festive season. Our recipe guide will help you to deliver the perfect festive feast.

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Care Home Brochure

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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Return to School Guide June 2020

Return to School Guide June 2020

As pupils prepared to go back to school after the lockdowns we created a range of recipes to help school caterers and chefs serve up dishes in a variety of situations. From grab and go options to dishes which could easily be prepared in advance.

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