Great British Pub Food Awards

Aviko

Supporting All Day Dining

As a European market leader in potato menu solutions, Aviko are the potato experts. Dedicated to the foodservice market in the UK, Aviko offer a comprehensive range of both chilled and frozen quality potato products tailored to the specific needs of the pub market. From classics such as chips, mash, hash browns and wedges, to more innovative options such as Steam & Fresh, or Creamy Gratins, Aviko have your menu covered throughout the day. That's why Aviko makes the perfect potato partner for your pub and are proud to sponsor the All Day Dining Award at the Great British Pub Food Awards 2011.

For more information call 01442 239 536 or visit www.aviko.co.uk

Bar Foods

Supporting Branded Pub Company of the Year  

BAR Foods is once again proud to be sponsoring Branded Pub Company of the Year Category at The Great British Pub Food Awards 2011. Bar Foods are dedicated to supplying the UK's pub food market with quality sauce and recipe solutions.

We are Foodservice experts in the manufacture of sauces, soups and recipe dish products and work closely with our customers to transform their menus on a daily basis. Creativity is at the heart of our business and with 4 top development chefs supported by a great kitchen team we have the expertise to give innovative flair to any pub menu.

We offer Chef Seasonal soup boxes, award winning pates & ready meals and a myriad of sauces & dressings such as bourbon & pomegranate, woodland mushroom & lobster butter to name a few! We also have a range of fantastic risottos, pie fillings and accompaniments such as cous cous and chutneys to add that extra special touch to pub food menus.

We have a dedicated team who work tirelessly to ensure the service we give our customers is the best in the industry. We are fully aware of customer's menu requirements and work daily with their development teams to ensure their menu success by twisting classic favourites to minimise menu fatigue.

For further information please visit our website or contact our development team on 01495 202 100 email: sales@barfoods.com

Birra Moretti

Supporting Italian Food Pub of the Year

Birra Moretti is a premium Italian beer, part of Heineken UK's world lager portfolio. First brewed in 1859, only the finest ingredients are used to make Birra Moretti, including a blend of high quality hops which give it a unique aroma and enhance its well balanced bitterness. The lager, at 4.6% ABV, has a very fine texture, fragrance of barley malt and delicate honey tone. These characteristics mean that Birra Moretti is an ideal accompaniment or enhancement to a number of classic Italian dishes, such as risottos and pasta, white meat main courses and delicately flavoured cheese.

In Italy, Birra Moretti has a long association of working with top Italian cookery schools and chefs, leading to the creation of recipes in which beer is an ingredient and not just a drink to accompany a dish. This year Birra Moretti has teamed up with leading Italian restaurateurs Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi as the faces of Birra Moretti in the UK. With its unique heritage and taste Birra Moretti offers the chance for customers in pubs to experience the essence of Italy in the UK, both by cooking with the brand and offering it as an accompaniment to Italian dishes.

Booker

Supporting Pub Chef of the Year

Booker is the UK's leading food and drink wholesaler with 172 branches nationwide.  The company's commitment to it's customers is choice up, prices down and better service to help caterers run a successful business. 

An example of choice is the exclusive Booker Basics range of value products, which includes bacon, tuna flakes and plastic cutlery, this range offers low prices every day on key ingredients and disposables.  Booker also offer season long low prices on a selection of fresh meat and produce, as well as locked down prices on fresh milk and bread.  Customers also have the ease and convenience of ordering and paying via the Booker's website, this allows them to free up more time to operate their business.  Booker is also the UK's largest catering butcher and is happy to cut and prepare any order to the exact requirements of the customer to either pick up from their local branch or have their complete order delivered.

Contact:

Tel: +44 (0)1933 371000
Fax: +44 (0)1933 371010
Email: info@bookergroup.com

Brakes

Supporting Pub Company-Unbranded

The Brakes Group has been successfully serving the foodservice market for over 50 years. The group comprises a family of specialist businesses that can deliver everything the caterer needs.

Customers rely on Brakes to provide a vast range of quality products and services that are constantly updated with new and fresh ideas, all designed specifically for foodservice.

Every product comes with the assurance of complete traceability throughout the supply chain and an unquestionable integrity in its sourcing or manufacture.

Brakes provide a professional and friendly regional service, supported by a national network of depots which ensure an exceptional and individual service to every customers.

The Brakes Group is committed to reducing its environmental impact and in line with their ISO 14001 accreditation have developed a policy of continuous improvement, pushing the boundaries of environmental management within the business.

Customer Service 0845 6069090

Budweiser Budvar

Supporting Young Pub Chef of the Year 

In one particular instalment of the television program "The Great British Menu" two of the celebrity chefs judging the event were filmed chewing over the contestants' chances in a break in the proceedings whilst drinking bottles of Budweiser Budvar. This was not product placement- honest- but a real piece of classic Cinema Verite.

So young chefs, a quick way to acquiring an image of celebrity, and the professional gravitas that goes with it, is to be seen, in you rest period of course, with a bottle of  Budvar.  The Budvar you see says it all for you - it shows you have excellent taste in beer, that you know all about matching food with beer, in short that you are cool, you are the future.

Of course it's necessary to know something about this great iconic beer because you have to be able to make insightful observations about everything and anything if you want celeb chef status.

All you have to say is that Budvar is a world classic lager conditioned beer. Whole hops, water from an ice-age lake under the brewery, Moravian barley malt and yeast that has been going for 115years are brought together in a natural lagering cycle of not less than 90 days to create this ultimate lager. You can then pronounce that it goes with almost any food because the Czechs have always regarded fine beer as part of the fine food experience, unlike us poor old Brits who have only just rediscovered the idea.

Knowing all this won't win you the title of Young Chef of the Year however but being seen with the bottle of Budvar will leave no doubt in anybody's mind that you are culinary royalty.

Game-to-Eat

Supporting Game 

Game-to-Eat, the campaign which has been putting British wild game on the map - and the menu - for 10 years, sponsors the Game category of the Great British Pub Food Awards for the seventh year running.   Pubs often lead the way in food styles and game is a key seasonal feature on the menu.

Game-to-Eat is dedicated to increasing the enjoyment of British game.  It is wild, natural and free range and if you're looking for something low in fat and cholesterol, game is a delicious and healthy alternative to many other red meats.

Game-to-Eat is rolling out a catering programme to inspire young chefs and caterers. 

For further information visit

Gourmet Classic

Supporting Meat

Gourmet Classic is the UK's leading supplier of alcoholic coooking ingredients.

We strive to be the first choice for chefs whenever quality alcoholic ingredients are required to add an extra dimension to contemporary and traditional recipes.

Our commitment is to supply coopoking wine the is 30% better value than the bottled equivalent.

Over a decade ago, we pioneered a way of producing alcoholic cooking ingredients that ensures superb quality while helping to keep costs low.

Our growing range now includes cooking wines, eaux de vies , spirits, fortified wines and new liqeurs. Brilliant with seafood.

Find recipes, news and inspiration at our website.

Jus-Rol

Supporting Pub Pie Champion

Jus-Rol Professional^TM  - Your Partner in Pastry

The range of pastry from Jus-Rol Professional provides caterers with a mouth-watering variety of products from versatile ingredient pastry, ideal as a base for your own creativity, to carefully formulated filled pastry products - ready to bake in minutes and perfect for many meal occasions. Frozen for consistency, the melt-in-the-mouth pastry range delivers the ultimate in convenience for you whilst delivering variety and incomparable taste to your customers. Visit www.jusrolprofessional.co.uk/ to find out more!

Don't forget British Pie Week (7^th-13^th March 2011)! Once again we are celebrating this wonderful Great British dish! From perfect puff pastry lids to scrumptions shortcrust encasings, make sure your pies are perfectly finished with the delicious range of       Jus-Rol pastry. Visit www.britishpieweek.co.uk/ for delicious recipe inspiration and to find out how pies can help you increase sales!

Knorr Pataks

Supporting Curry

KNORR Patak's Indian sauces and pastes provide a convenient solution to making authentic and delicious Indian dishes with no fuss. The recipes are made with quality herbs and spices, which meet chef needs for authenticity, consistency and ease, enabling them to shave valuable minutes off cooking times without compromising on the overall taste.

KNORR Patak's offers reliable, high quality culinary sauces and pastes that enable chefs to deliver inspiring dishes from different Indian regions. Made to authentic recipes using a blend of traditional Indian herbs and spices known only to the Patak family, the KNORR Patak's sauces and pastes put a whole host of authentic Indian dishes within reach of any chef.

For more information on KNORR visit: www.knorrpataks.co.uk or contact the Unilever Foodsolutions Careline on 0800 783 3728.

For further press information please contact: Sarita Sawhney William Murray Communications T: 0208 256 1360 E: sarita@williammurray.co.uk

Lamb Weston

Supporting Steak Pub of the Year 2011

Known worldwide for quality, consistency and innovation, Lamb Weston is one of the World's largest frozen potato-product and appetiser producers.

The Company manufacture the Red Tractor standard Britain's Pride brand, a range that comprises Honey Roast Parsnips, premium Roast Potatoes and Chips.  All Britain's Pride products are produced, transported and packed in the UK according to Red Tractor standards and made using only the finest, best of British ingredients that have been grown and selected by British farmers on British soil.

In addition, Lamb Weston also manufactures Sweet Potato Fries, which are the ideal choice for health-conscious consumers and a great product for caterers looking to boost their profit!  With a similar appearance to potato fries, Lamb Weston Sweet Potato Fries are made using specially selected, carefully grown, orange-flesh sweet potatoes - a superfood and one of the most nutritious vegetables.  Their naturally sweet flavour, tender texture and satisfyingly crisp bite makes them the perfect addition to everyday menus, and their straight cut and longer length offer a greater yield (up to 25%!) and increased plate coverage, which means that more servings can be provided per case compared to ordinary potato fries.

Other brands in the Lamb Weston portfolio include Private Reserve and Twisters and CrissCuts.  All are ‘made with professional pride' and ensure that there is a product to suit every menu, every operation and any occasion. 

To find out more, please contact Lamb Weston on 0800 963 962

Maggi

Supporting Roast Dish Cook Off Award

Maggi stands for creating good food moments, spanning a broad portfolio of culinary aids that bring out the best in fresh and natural ingredients which help you put more flavour into every dish.

We know that every day in your kitchen will bring its fair share of challenges. Whether the economic outlook means you're trying to encourage people into your pub instead of them sticking to home cooked meals, or your facing stiff competition from the high street, you need a helping hand.

Maggi's range of gravies, sauces, bouillons, soups and seasonings help chefs to reconcile their culinary ambition with their everyday operational realities.

Oliver Harvey

Described by its creators as "Quintessentially British", the Oliver Harvey collection of tailored chefswear has been developed to appeal to young, aspiring chefs, who want the very best in style, comfort and durability. An Oliver Harvey chefswear garment is quite simply everything you would expect from a British designer: meticulously designed, to cope with the rigours of a hectic kitchen; carefully crafted from the latest textiles and fabrics; and finished to the highest standards to ensure both longevity and value. Combine this with contemporary styling normally seen on the catwalk and you will understand why "Quintessentially British" is positively right. Using only the finest materials and comprising jackets (from entry level to executive), trousers, and both waist and bib aprons, the Oliver Harvey range is without doubt the most exciting launch in the chefswear market for many years.

Plus Food

Supporting Food Concept of the Year

As an experienced supplier to the sector, Plusfood recognises the unique challenges that pub operators face.  We understand that consistently high quality, security of supply throughout the chain and a willingness to adapt and innovate are crucial to building a successful partnership with our pub customers. It's not just about having a wide range of products, it's about having the right products - those that bring added value through their versatility or offer a genuine point of difference via their flavour profile. Above all it's about responding to the specific needs of each and every customer and that is where our position as part of one of the world's top ten food businesses, Brasil Foods, sets us apart. This global backing allied to in-house NPD, manufacturing and distribution allows us to work closely with our business partners to identify and develop new tastes, flavours and concepts. It is these key factors along with our comprehensive quality assurance programme - incorporating Total Quality Management (TQM), ISO9001, ISO14001, HACCP, Efsis and IFS Higher level - that have established us as the preferred choice of some of the world's leading foodservice companies

Santa Maria

Supporting Seafood Dish of the Year 2011

Santa Maria is an international, multi-million pound brand that was introduced to the foodservice sector in the UK and Ireland in 2010 by their subsidiary Discovery Foods, a well established food manufacturing company famous for its range of Mexican and Tex Mex products.

Santa Maria is already a well-established foodservice brand in other parts of Europe, where they are famous for their ranges of herbs, spices and flavours from around the world including Mexican.

Most recently, two new ranges from Discovery were launched into the foodservice sector: Santa Maria Extra Fine Selection of Spice Grinders and more. by Santa Maria.

Designed for the professional kitchen, the new Extra Fine Selection of Spices comprises seven practical spice mills that are easy to use and hand-selected for their exceptionally fine flavours.

The new more. by Santa Maria assortment offers a selection of seven more daring, modern and refined spices with exciting flavour combinations to suit a variety of cuisines.

Tilda

Supporting Team 

Tilda is proud to sponsor the Team of the Year Award at this year's Great British Pub Food Awards.

Tilda's Basmati rice is perfect for pub chefs, not only due to its quality, value for money and versatility, but also because of Tilda's unique relationship with the farmers that grow this legendary rice. Throughout its success, Tilda has never forgotten the farming communities, which it recognises as key to achieving the quality that Tilda rice is celebrated for.

Through Tilda's growing investment and commitment to Basmati rice and to those that grow it, pub chefs can rely on a product that is superior in quality and consistency. The Tilda Basmati range is deliciously versatile and has fantastic yield in every bag and is also available in a number of frozen formats. Chefs can be assured that by using Tilda Basmati rice, they are not only delivering fantastic taste and quality to their customers but supporting the growers too.

Tilda prides itself on its community values and is delighted to take this opportunity to acknowledge and reward excellence in the industry.

For further information please visit our website.