Carve out more profit for your pub

PubChef has teamed up with Bernard Matthews Foodservice to offer one lucky licensee the chance to win everything they need to set up a successful carvery offer at their pub. Read on to find out how…

Winning format​

Comedian Al Murray, the Pub Landlord, describes the carvery as "the Rolls Royce of pub dining", and the customise-your-own-food concept has proved a winning formula for many licensees and pubco operators. Companies including Mitchells & Butlers, Orchid, Marston's Inns & Taverns and Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company all see the carvery as a growth format and thousands of independent pubs are enhancing their offer and sales through the addition of a carvery.

Roasts account for 20% of sales in UK pubs, with sales of roast carvery dishes soaring over the past two years.

The carvery offers licensees the flexibility to serve a high volume of covers more quickly and easily with a smaller number of staff.

For customers the attractions are the great value for money offered and the ability to customise their own meals.

PubChef's carvery competition, in partnership with Bernard Matthews Foodservice, offers one lucky licensee the chance to win all they need to run a successful carvery offer. The prize includes a Victor carvery unit, worth £3,000, which includes one carvery pad, one tiled insert and two containers with lids, in either a beech or stainless-steel finish.

The unit, which is on wheels, making it easy for you to offer a carvery just on certain days of the week, measures 1,285mm x 670mm x 900mm. The winner will also get a three-month supply of Bernard Matthews Foodservice products suitable for your pub's new carvery offer.

• Download an entry form here​

Duncan Marsh, general manager for Bernard Matthews Foodservice, said: "We are pleased to sponsor the PubChef carvery competition as we are keen to push turkey to the forefront of caterers minds when they think of carveries and not just for Christmas. Unknown to many, turkey is high in protein and the breast has the lowest saturated fat of any mainstream meat. Exactly what you need to create a tasty and profitable carvery that satisfies today's more health-conscious pub diner."

All pub caterers need to do to enter the competition is complete the entry form opposite with details on why you think a carvery offer will work for your pub, how you would market your offer and details of your current Sunday food offer.

Bootiful carvery idea​

Products available to our carvery competition winner are from the Bernard Matthews Foodservice Golden Norfolk turkey range. Turkey is one of the most popular meats on a carvery. It is high in protein with the turkey breast low in fat, which makes it is an ideal option for today's more health-conscious pub diner.

Bernard Matthews Foodservice offers a range of turkey products that are easy to prepare, cook and serve with excellent plate coverage.

All products within the Golden Norfolk range are free from hydrogenated fats, artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. Provenance is also important to customers and the Bernard Matthews Foodservice Golden Norfolk range of products offer 100% British turkey for ultimate peace of mind, which is a fantastic selling point on your carvery menu.

Products in the Golden Norfolk range that are ideal for carveries include the Golden Norfolk single turkey breast lobe.

The product is pure, boneless British turkey breast. This means no waste for a more efficient commercial kitchen. Easy to cook and carve, from either frozen or defrosted, it is the perfect way for smaller outlets to incorporate British turkey on a carvery. The Golden Norfolk turkey breast saddle is also easy to cook and carve. The product, with skin on, can be roasted in its bag to retain flavour and moisture, from either frozen or defrosted.

The brand's 9kg turkey top looks mouth-wateringly good as a carvery centrepiece and is the perfect way to incorporate British turkey, while bringing a real sense of theatre to

the carvery dining experience.

• Download an entry form here​

• For more information on products suitable for your pub's carvery visit www.bernardmatthewsfoodservice.co.uk and www.victoronline.co.uk​