Starting a Catering Business from Home

Starting a catering business from home is an excellent idea if you love cooking or you have an entrepreneurial spirit. With minimal costs or overheads, it’s easy to get started and provides a great way to generate an income from your passion.

Here are the steps you’ll need to take if you want to launch your new venture, find your niche, stick to the rules and achieve succes...

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Prepare More Food for Your Restaurant with First Food Machinery

Creating an outstanding culinary experience for your guests should be your priority as a restaurant owner or manager. By using food preparation machinery, you can help ensure you’re preparing delicious meals that satisfy their taste buds and keep them coming back for more.

But it’s not only your guests who will benefit. Food machinery can also help boost your efficiency so ...

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FSA Revises Vacuum-Packed Meat Shelf Life

In 2020, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced changes to the shelf life guidelines for vacuum and modified atmosphere packed chilled beef, lamb and pork.

Businesses are now able to apply a shelf life of 13 days according to their existing food safety management procedures. This provides additional flexibility to businesses and customers, whilst protecting the environme...

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Are Vacuum Sealers Eco Friendly?

Food waste is a growing concern for scientists, environments and governments across the globe due to the massive impact it has on the planet.

According to the UN Food Index Report 2021; “The fact that substantial amounts of food are produced but not eaten by humans has substantial negative impacts: environmentally, socially and economically. Estimates suggest that 8-10% of ...

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Rethinking the Way You Store Food

Storing your food effectively is essential if you want to keep enjoying your food for longer.

By learning a few new tips and tricks, you could save money, prevent illness and make your foods last for longer. It’s especially important if you grow your own produce or are living off-grid and want to benefit from the fruits of your labour all year round.

There are three tried-...

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5 Food Trends We Recommend

Some food trends come and go. Others remain popular, inspiring us all to broaden our pallets, view our culinary choices with new eyes or even take a whole new approach to the eating experience.

Over the past year or so of the pandemic, the emphasis has fallen on making healthier food choices so we can boost our immune systems and protect our bodies. We’ve become more aware ...

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