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British stocks and sauces manufacturer, Essential Cuisine, have announced their pledge to eliminate black plastic from their range by Spring 2022. With 21 products, including best seller Premier Veal Jus, currently in black plastic, the pledge will see a projected removal of over 10 tonnes of the hard-to-recycle material. It is estimated that the UK sends more than one million tonnes of black plastics to landfill every year – largely because most Material Recycling Facilities (MRF’s) view them as contaminants which are expensive to recycle.*

Serving good quality food provides a sound foundation for your wider Food for Life work and the creation of a positive food culture in your school. Meeting the food quality criteria allows you to reassure pupils, parents, carers and the wider community that you are serving food that is sustainably sourced and traceable as well as being nutritious and fresh...

We’re excited to get back into the swing of events, meeting and interacting with you face to face! We have some new products for you to taste as well as share the many ways we can support you and your working kitchen . Come and see our team in blue at any of the following events...

A slurp of coffee, half a slice of toast, perhaps a banana shoved in a coat pocket for later… then, out the door! That’s what a weekend breakfast was like for many busy people until about 18 months ago. More often than not, a leisurely brekkie was lost to the chaos of everyday life. That all changed with the onset of the pandemic. As the nation spent months cooped up at home, Brits suddenly had more time to spend on their morning meal...