The final takes place on February 16th at Mark Hix’s Tramshed restaurant and the three foodservice finalists were selected by a panel of judges: Gregg Wallace, BBC’s Masterchef presenter; Danny Kin
The change is part of the company's strategic repositioning after it spun off from its former parent company, The Manitowoc Company, in March 2016.
Taking place in June at the NEC in Birmingham, 100 exhibitors will showcase cooking equipment, refrigeration, ventilation and storage.
The competition saw eight of the company’s best baristas shortlisted to four in the final who were tasked with a speed trial, followed by a 20 minute challenge to create four single espressos, four
The event will see over sixty of the industry’s leading figures, including Harry Murray, of Lucknam Park, Zoe Jenkins of Coworth Park, and Craig Bancroft of Northcote Leisure Group, take up the rol
Gail Bridgeman, campaign & studio controller at Bidvest Foodservice, said: “When designing and choosing dishes for our summer range, current food trends and innovations were front of mind.
The scheme, which is being run in partnership with recycling company Simply Cups, aims to tackle the seven million coffee cups that are thrown away each day across the UK with less than 1% of these
Price inflation on food and non-alcoholic drinks sits at 1.8% for December compared to the equivalent figure of -1.1% from Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The Southern heats for both competitions will be held at Paintworks on the 14th and 15th February respectively, allowing talented baristas to showcase their skills.
Damon will be responsible for the company’s business development in the UK and for strengthening the distribution network nationwide.