Menu Ideas

Roll call for Great Sausage Roll Off 2015

12-Jan-2015 By Jo Bruce

The competitors in the Great Sausage Roll Off 2015 have been announced.

Menu ideas

Seven ideas for chips

12-Jan-2015 By Sheila McWattie

National Chip Week is taking place from 16 to 23 February. Sheila McWattie looks at seven ways for driving chip sales

My pub: Annie's Burger Shack & Freehouse, Nottingham

02-Jan-2015 By Sheila McWattie

American Annie Spaziano tells Sheila McWattie about the challenges and rewards of taking on her own Burger Shack & Freehouse in Nottingham’s Lace Market

Pub chefs offer up recipes for charity cookbook

23-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A host of leading pub chefs have contributed to a new book of recipes put together to raise money for charity.

NEW PRODUCT

JM Posner unveils oil-free chip fryer

20-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A chip fryer that doesn’t use a single drop of oil has been launched in the UK.

NEW PRODUCT

JJ introduces chunkier-sized Super Crisp Chips

19-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

JJ Food Service has launched a chunkier version of its Super Crisp chips with pubs and restaurants in mind.

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Heart shaped pasta introduced

14-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

CQS introduces heart-shaped pasta for Valentine’s Day

British fry-ups pitched against US steaks in new O’Neills breakfast menu

08-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Mitchells & Butlers is offering customers a choice between British and American dishes on a new breakfast menu across its 49-strong O’Neills estate.

‘Chorizon’ named best banger in Wadworth sausage competition

24-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A sausage made with chorizo, coriander and Horizon ale has been named best banger in an annual competition organised by Wadworth.

Thatchers to offer cider and food pairing winter recipes

18-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Thatchers Cider has created a set of cider and food pairing recipe cards for winter.

Fuller’s Great Sausage Roll Off to return in January

17-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Fuller’s has announced that its Great Sausage Roll Off will return for a third year in January.

Spaghetti bollock-naise anyone? Pubs embrace 'I'm A Celebrity' spirit

17-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Licensees are getting into the jungle spirit with bushtucker trials following the launch of ITV's latest season of the long-running reality show, 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'.

Ethics of 2000 calorie Hungry Horse ‘Man v Food’ style burger questioned by nutritionist

10-Nov-2014 By James Evison

A double-donut burger launched by pub-restaurant chain Hungry Horse that contains 1966 calories has resulted in a nutritionist claiming the family brand ‘have no conscience’.

Fuller's King of the Fryer crowned

03-Nov-2014 By Chloe Hay

The Pilot pub in Chiswick, London has been named the winner of The Great Fuller’s Chip Off.

Revolution promises 'hell fire' with new popping candy burger

20-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

New Inventive Bar Company’s Revolution brand has launched a menu that features a burger with popping candy.

EVENTS

Ways to celebrate British Sausage Week

16-Oct-2014 By Sheila McWattie

From messing with mash to customer cook-offs, Pub Food looks at five ways pubs can make the most of British Sausage Week (3 to 9 November).

PRODUCT NEWS

CQS unveils new Garofalo pasta for children and babies

09-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Italian supplier Continental Quattro Stagioni (CQS) has introduced a new pasta range for children and babies.

PRODUCT NEWS

MacKnight brings salmon-based burgers, sausages and bacon to foodservice

09-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Producer MacKnight is launching a range of salmon-based burgers, sausages and bacon to the foodservice sector.

Menu inspiration

British Sausage Week: It's time to fly the flag for the Great British Banger

25-Sep-2014 By Pub Food

British Sausage Week is approaching fast so Pub Food takes a look at how publicans can make the most of it — and that’s not a porky.

NEW PRODUCT

JJ Food Service meets gluten-free demand with new chips

25-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

JJ Food Service has introduced a range of gluten-free chips to meet the “significant increase in demand” for gluten-free products.

Ex-England rugby legend Phil Vickery to back British Sausage Week

11-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A rugby star turned celebrity chef is putting his support behind the Great British banger this autumn.

Burgers remain nation’s favourite dish despite peak in popularity

21-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Burgers are still the nation’s number one dish although their popularity has peaked, according to research carried out by foodservice consultancy Horizons.

Pub chefs triumph in Great British Menu 2014

06-Jun-2014 By Jo Bruce

Two pub chefs are among four national winners of BBC Two’s Great British Menu 2014.

Two pub chefs in this week's Great British Menu national final

02-Jun-2014 By Jo Bruce

Two pub chefs are among nine chefs competing in the national finals of BBC Two’s Great British Menu 2014 starting tonight.

Menu ideas

From scratch and batch: Burgers

22-May-2014 By PMA food team

PubFood's focus on ideas for pub favourites -whether you are making them from scratch or buying in. Below we look ideas for burgers.

Timothy Taylor's create French beer sausages to celebrate Tour de France

14-May-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Yorkshire based brewery and pub company Timothy Taylor’s are launching a new French beer infused sausage to celebrate this year’s Tour de France, which sets off from Leeds on Saturday 5 July.

Honky Tonk introduces Dessurger dessert burger

31-Mar-2014 By Jo Bruce

Honky Tonk sites in Clapham and Chelsea, London, are to feature a dessert burger on their Easter menu.

BrewDog launches 'ID required' burger

20-Feb-2014 By Jo Bruce

A new burger being introduced to menus at BrewDog venues and London chain Honest Burgers has so much craft beer in the recipe, customers will need to prove their age before ordering.

Crown in Bedfordshire takes Best Pub Chips title

18-Feb-2014 By Lesley Foottit

The Crown pub in Henlow, Bedfordshire has won a top Choice Chip Awards accolade for the second year running.

National Chip Week: is it cheaper to buy in or make chips from scratch?

17-Feb-2014 By Ali Carter

As National Chip Week hits (17 to 23 February) Ali Carter investigates whether it is cheaper for pub chefs to make their own chips or buy in frozen readymade products

Greene King's Belhaven wins pub fish and chips accolade

13-Feb-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Belhaven Pubs has been named the Best Foodservice Outlet Serving Fish and Chips at the National Fish and Chips awards ceremony.

EBLEX hunts for England's Best Burger

07-Feb-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Pub chefs are invited to enter EBLEX’s England’s Best Burger Challenge 2014.

Ben's Canteen wins Fuller's Great Sausage Roll Off

04-Feb-2014 By Lesley Foottit

An All Day Breakfast Sausage Roll with a Bloody Mary shot won Fuller’s Great Sausage Roll Off competition.

Fuller's Great Sausage Roll Off back for second year tonight

28-Jan-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Fuller’s Great Sausage Roll Off is back for the second time at the Red Lion in Barnes, Surrey.

BUSINESS BOOSTER

National Chip Week: 7 ways for serving and presenting pub chips

17-Jan-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Sheila McWattie looks at seven ways for serving and presenting pub chips in the run up to National Chip Week (17-23 February).

Pubs get involved in British Sausage Week

07-Nov-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Pubs have been getting on board with British Sausage Week (4 to 10 November).

Ever So Sensible's Castle pub to specialise in fish and chips

01-Nov-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Ever So Sensible Restaurants has formed a partnership with Castle Rock Brewery at its Nottingham Castle pub.

FSA reverses statement over Whitbread burgers

11-Apr-2013 By Jordan Chamberlain

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has  reversed its statement that a burger served through Whitbread pubs contained horse DNA above the 1% threshold.

Makro withdraws selected frozen burgers after horse meat scare

17-Jan-2013 By John Harrington

Makro, the wholesaler that supplies the pub and restaurant industry, says it has taken a number of frozen beefburger products off its shelves in response to current concerns about horse meat in burgers.

Sausage top poll of Britons' favourite dinners

08-Nov-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Sausages are Britain’s single most popular choice for dinner, according to the first annual Great British Sausage report.

Nottinghamshire pub wins Best Burger title from 3663 and Heinz

13-Aug-2012 By Lesley Foottit

A Nottinghamshire pub has earned the title of selling Britain’s Best Burger in a competition run by foodserive supplier 3663 and Heinz.

Lancashire's Fence Gate Inn wins category in EBLEX's Best Burger Challenge

29-May-2012 By Lesley Foottit

The Fence Gate Inn in Lancashire has won the Independent category of EBLEX’s Burger Challenge.

Bottomless chips at Beefeater

25-Nov-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Whitbread’s Beefeater brand has introduced ‘bottomless chips’ on the menu across all sites.

BPEX Foodservice Sausage of the Year 2011 winners

26-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A traditional pork and sage sausage has been named overall BPEX Foodservice Sausage of the Year 2011, while a Lancashire pub took the prize for Best Pub Pork Sausage.

One pub makes it to BPEX best sausage final

10-Oct-2011 By Lesley Foottit

BPEX has narrowed the search for the Best Pub Pork Sausage to just three finalists as part of the BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year 2011.

The euro: a recipe for mayhem

22-Jul-2011 By Tim Martin

History has shown that adopting the euro would have been a disaster, argues JD Wetherspoon's chairman, Tim Martin.

Gastropub chefs go head-to-head in Great British Menu

31-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Two gastropub chefs — Tom Kerridge and Andrew Pern — are competing in the final of BBC Two's Great British Menu this week.

Pubs roll out Royal Wedding menus

11-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Licensees and managed pubs are running a range of food offers to drive trade around the Royal Wedding. Marstons Inns & Taverns is running a...

Three pub chefs to star in BBC's Great British Menu

04-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Three gastropub chefs are competing in the new series of the BBC's Great British Menu, which starts tonight.

Purity brews up menus for restaurateurs

10-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

Purity, the Warwickshire-based brewery, is collaborating with local restaurateurs to produce beer menus that match the food offerings. So far, the...