July is designated ice cream month, a ritual started in the USA (where else?) in 1994 by President Reagan and quickly adopted by the International Ice Cream Association (yes, there really is such an Organisation) To be honest, we don’t care who started it, we just love ice cream. And it seems we are not alone. Last year, we spent almost £1b on ice cream (that’s about 9 litres per person) in the UK alone,

Introducing the video cooler from Catertherm. A free standing or counter-top commercial fridge that displays a video advertising message, complete with optional sound, without blocking the products on view. Thanks to innovation in technology, point of sales marketing has become hugely popular in recent years. Where previously, customers were faced with a single static branded message, today the use of video now brings the whole message alive with movement and (optional) sound. You only have

  Anyone visiting Asia will no doubt have experienced the excitement of ‘street theatre’ catering. A trend that that been steadily growing in the UK The Japanese concept of ‘hibachi’ cooking or ‘Front cooking’ has been popular with Western diners since the mid-60’s, when the first Benihana restaurant opened in New York. Until then, the concept of chefs taking Centre stage and cooking food in front of the customers was largely unheard of and even

There’s a lot of factors to consider when it comes to designing a hotel buffet counter. Below we’re outlining all the questions you need to ask yourself, to design the work top that’s right for you. Service Operation: At which food service will the buffet counter be used? If you are going to be using the buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner, you will need to consider how much space is needed for the hot

Car Park As a frequent business traveller, often arriving at hotels in a car, I find it extremely useful when the hotel has a car park on site. Alternatively, it is good to know where the nearest affordable car park is. This information would be great at time of booking the hotel. Simple and effective check in After a usually long drive or day of meetings, I like to be able to check in to