News : school catering

Improving working practices in the school kitchen
When schools are planning a new build or a kitchen refurbishment it is an ideal opportunity to look at new cooking technology and how it can improve working practices. The latest FRIMA VarioCooking Center Multificiency 211 combines all the functions of a fryer, griddle, bratt pan, kettle, titling pan and pressure cooker in one unit. This means it takes up far...

“Dedicated commitment” secures Wales LACA Supplier of Year Award
British manufacturer E & R Moffat has won the Welsh Region LACA Supplier of the Year Award 2013.

Moffat has developed a portfolio of catering equipment specifically for schools, including regen ovens, both static and mobile, and the Versicarte range of food servery units. However, the award looks at the ‘total package’ and Moffat’s pre- and...

Rational offers combi steamer demonstrations for school caterers
The need to reduce running costs combined and the demand for healthier, better tasting menus have led many schools to consider investing in combi steamers. Their energy efficiency and ability to reduce shrinkage, so that schools get more portions per kilo of raw food, can make a real difference to the budget.

Now Rational, the market leader in...

Healthier foods, lower running costs
The increasing focus on healthier school meals combined with tough budgets has led many school meals providers to ask their equipment suppliers for help finding a solution. Rational says the latest combi steamer technology offers school caterers the ideal cooking solution: healthier foods combined with lower running costs.

“While lower running costs and healthier foods are...

Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 11 – 13 July 2012
FRIMA’s new hi tech VarioCooking Center Multificiency combines all the functions of a fryer, griddle, bratt pan, kettle, titling pan and pressure cooker in one unit. Not only that but it’s three times as fast, and uses 40 per cent less energy, than conventional cooking appliances.

The new Multificiency VarioCooking Control touch pad gives chefs more choices and...

Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 11 – 13 July 2012
Moffat will show a range of Versicarte mobile food servery units at the LACA 2012 show, including the all-new Deli Display.

Versicarte is a modular system of trolleys that caterers can use to create a complete food servery area. Butted together they form a straight or angular service counter, while stand alone units can create a free-flow self-service environment....

Less water, same high performance
When big institutions such as hospitals, universities and large schools are looking to make savings and boost their environmental credentials water consumption can come under scrutiny. Traditionally warewashing has been a big consumer of water, especially in the rinse cycle, but Winterhalter’s latest MTR Series warewashers have an optimised rinse system that lowers fresh water...

Deli Display helps school caterers take on the High Street
Moffat has extended its popular Versicarte range of mobile food servery counters with the launch of Deli Display versions.

Versicarte is a modular system of trolleys that caterers can use to create a complete food servery area. Butted together they form a straight or angular service counter, while stand alone units can create a free-flow self-service...

True Cool for School
When Little Plumstead School in Norfolk was selecting the refrigeration for its new kitchen two key buying criteria were critical: capacity and longevity. “That’s why we went for True,” says Daniel Ridd, project manager with Peachman, the company that installed the kitchen. “Their wide range of model sizes gave us maximum flexibility in terms of capacity. At the same time, they are known...