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Falcon is the market-leading UK manufacturer of professional cooking equipment. With a company history going back nearly 200 years, Falcon now supplies operators throughout the catering industry, exporting around the globe. Its comprehensive product portfolio is backed by award-winning customer support

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“The chef’s best friend”: Falcon raises the induction range bar

F900 induction range combines sustainability, robust performance, looks and manufacturing excellenceFalcon’s new induction range combines sustainability and great looks with the company’s reputation for robust performance and manufacturing excellence. The latest addition to the acclaimed F900 series, it is available in two versions, offering a choice of four 3.5kW zones (model number I91104) or four 5kW zones (model number I91105), mounted over a 2/1 gastronorm oven. “This is an induction range for the most demanding of kitchens,” says Shaune Hall, product development chef at Falcon. “It

Seafield scores a birdie with Falcon

Falcon’s F900 range helps popular luxury hotel stay above parLocated in the idyllic countryside of County Wexford and overlooking the Irish Sea, the Seafield Golf & Spa Hotel is one of the best hotels in Ireland. Visitors can enjoy a choice of spa treatments, a round of golf or explore the beautiful countryside. With a range of dining options available for guests, the hotel serves an average of 1,200 covers every week. During the summer it can reach a peak of 600 every Saturday. Recently the hotel expanded its main restaurant to cope with demand, to provide space for 170 diners in

Falcon staff raise £4700 to CHAS

British manufacturer continues to support children’s hospice charitySince 1996 Falcon Foodservice has been supporting the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), a charity that supports children with life-shortening conditions and their families. Recently the company presented the charity with a cheque for £4,700, which takes the total amount Falcon has raised for the charity to over £40,000. The money was raised by donations from Falcon staff, who give a certain amount from their salaries every month. “I’m very proud of the way Falcon staff have put their hands in their

Restaurant Show Stop Press - Falcon F900 meets Dominator Plus

Falcon’s two ranges dominate their respective classes – compare them on stand CE35 Restaurant Show 2016, London Olympia, 3 – 5 OctoberOne year on from the F900 launch, Falcon will show a mix of the latest models from this innovative series of high performance catering appliances at the Restaurant Show, on stand CE35 in the Catering Equipment Expo.  Visitors will be able to see the F900 units alongside several models from Falcon’s popular Dominator Plus range.   Falcon will also show its compact combi oven, the FCC 10X, which offers all the benefits of a full size combi, including 400

Falcon’s new laser is at the cutting edge of catering equipment manufacturing

Powerful new laser cutting technology offers significant improvements in productionFalcon Foodservice has invested in a powerful new laser machine, as part of the company’s ongoing investment in its manufacturing plant. This is a significant advance compared to Falcon’s previous laser, and will dramatically increase the speed of manufacture of its product line, as well as enhancing the cut quality, design flexibility and overall responsiveness to customers.. The Salvagnini L5 is a computer-controlled fibre laser, using special optical fibre to carry the beam. It allows for a more compact

Neil Roseweir hangs up wooden spoon

Falcon development chef retires after 53 years in the foodservice industryNeil Roseweir is one of the best known and liked chefs in foodservice.  Having graduated from catering college in Glasgow in the 1963, Neil cut his teeth in kitchens across the industry, from hotels, restaurants and industrial catering to airline catering and bulk food production.  In 1992 he joined Falcon as development chef and has been with the company ever since.  In 2015 the Master Chefs of Great Britain awarded him a Peter Jukes Memorial Fellowship – a rare honour that underlines the esteem the industry has for

Shaune Hall joins Falcon Foodservice as Development Chef

New appointment will help Falcon to enhance customer serviceFalcon Foodservice has announced that Shaune Hall will be joining the company as Development Chef, taking over from Neil Roseweir, who is retiring. Born and raised in South Africa, Shaune has many years of experience in the industry. Most recently he has been Head Chef Trainer at Forth Valley College in Stirling, where he was responsible for work-based apprenticeship programmes as well as managing the operations of the college's catering unit. Before that he worked at some of the best restaurants in Scotland, South Africa and

The Rise of the Grill

Falcon’s F900 Rise and Fall Grill combines great performance and efficiencyFalcon’s latest product offering is the F900 Rise and Fall Grill (model E600). Part of Falcon’s new F900 Series, it combines functionality with built-in energy and cost savings. The F900 Rise and Fall Grill is very energy efficient as it uses automatic plate sensing technology to only activate the heat source when the tray is placed into the unit, just like induction. The grill’s powerful infrared elements ensure instant heat-up and precise temperature control, which also saves energy, as well as time. Even

Commercial Kitchen, The Catering Equipment Show, 7-8 June 2016, NEC Birmingham

Stop Press: Falcon’s F900 flies in to Commercial Kitchen ShowAward-winning cookline featured on Nelson’s Catering stand Visitors to the Commercial Kitchen Show will have the chance to see an award-winning cookline in the shape of the Falcon F900. A F900 suite is to be on display on the Nelson’s Catering stand, number G36. Designed and manufactured in Britain, the F900 only launched late last year yet is already winning plaudits around the globe. “F900 cooklines have been installed and are working well in kitchens from Guernsey to the Gulf, and this is an ideal platform to further

Caledonian University Puts Heart into Campus Catering

Super Caley’s Falcon Kit and Williams Fridges Sort ItWith 17,000 students, catering at Glasgow’s Caledonian University is a huge operation. The brand new main restaurant is part of a major rebuild, The Heart of the Campus project. “It’s called The Heart partly because it’s right in the middle of the campus,” says head of catering, Frank McCabe, “but also because it’s built round leafy courtyards where customers can relax in the fresh air – and because it’s designed to inspire social gatherings.” At the heart of any catering operation is the kitchen – and the heart of The Heart is built

Busy Izzy’s ‘shiny shiny’ F900 cooking appliances excel in ‘really, really busy’ bistro

Jam Jar restaurant helps Falcon perfect new prime cooking SeriesIf you’re lucky enough to be in Bridge of Allan, Stirling, then the place to go is Jam Jar. This contemporary café restaurant, open from 8am till 10pm, is, in the words of head chef Izzy Kerr, “really, really busy.” They serve up to 2,500 covers a week and Izzy describes the food as “modern British bistro,” but there are distinctive and popular flourishes. For example, Jam Jar’s latest version of a steak sandwichis based on braised beef brisket cooked in its own liquor, and it goes down a storm. As this is Stirling it’s also

Falcon and Williams provide theatrical flourish for Salon Culinaire

Top British manufacturers supply equipment for live cookery competition at this year’s HotelympiaFalcon Foodservice and Williams Refrigeration will be supplying equipment for Hotelympia’s International Salon Culinaire competition this year. Salon Culinaire is the largest and most prestigious chef competition programme in the UK. This year’s contest features 80 classes within four categories, and once again celebrates the skills of the UK’s hospitality industry. For more than ten years, the organisers of the Live Theatre competition have chosen equipment from Falcon and Williams. These

Falcon F900 Series Making its Debut at Gulfood 2016

First chance for Gulf region to see Falcon’s new product rangeFor Falcon Foodservice Gulfood is always an eagerly anticipated and extremely important event in the calendar. This year’s event is even more important as it provides the perfect platform to display the new F900 Series of equipment at a major exhibition for the first time. The F900 Series is designed to combine form and function, providing chefs with a range of stylish, versatile and practical cooking equipment that offers flexibility, capacity and functionality to any kitchen. One of the key features of the F900 Series is

Falcon’s Range is the best a chef can get – for the fourth year running

9,500 chefs vote Falcon the Chef’s Choice Range for 2016More than 9,500 chefs from independent and multiple restaurants voted in the 2016 Chef’s Choice Awards – and for the fourth year running, they gave the gong for Best Range to Falcon.  “It’s a great accolade, especially when you consider the competition we’re up against,” says Falcon’s marketing manager, Barry Hill.   “We are a British manufacturer with a 200 year history – so we’re all the more proud to maintain the highest quality of engineering, manufacturing and design, and to deliver the best a chef can get.”  Falcon

Get up close with the F900 at Hotelympia 2016

First chance for hospitality industry to experience Falcon’s exciting new cooking appliance SeriesStand 3530, Hotelympia, London ExCel 29th February – 3rd March 2016 The Falcon stand, 3530, at Hotelympia 2016 marks the first opportunity for the industry to get up close with the brand new F900 Series. The F900 is the first major launch from UK manufacturer Falcon in nearly twenty years and despite only just being released, it’s already creating a buzz in the UK industry. It is the first British-built series in this category of cooking appliances, which has been dominated by European

Falcon picks up the heavy award

UK distributors vote Falcon their favourite heavy equipment supplierFalcon has won Catering Insight’s Heavy Equipment Supplier of the Year award for 2015. The award is voted for by distributors and reflects the high regard in which Falcon is held by its business partners across the UK.   Announcing the award, Catering Insight editor Clare Nicholls said: “The winner is a company that has broadened its portfolio this year and the investment it has made has ticked all the boxes for efficiency, running costs and durability.” Voters are asked to base their judgement for the award on both

Master Chefs of Great Britain award Falcon’s Neil Roseweir top accolade

At the 2015 Master Chefs of Great Britain lunch, held on 19 October at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh, the Association awarded a Peter Jukes Memorial Fellowship to Neil Roseweir, development chef at Falcon Foodservice Equipment.  Peter Jukes Memorial Fellowships are rarely awarded, and when they are, they tend to go to restaurant chefs.  Judges said: “This award is given to chefs who have demonstrated their ability to remain at the very top of their profession, whether that be in the restaurant world or the hospitality industry as a whole.”  Neil has been with Falcon for 24 years,

Falcon F900 receives enthusiastic reception at Dubai Launch

British manufacturer’s new catering equipment Series is just the job for Middle East kitchen design9 November 2015, the British Embassy, Dubai Falcon Foodservice Equipment launched its new F900 Series of commercial catering appliances to the Middle East market at a special event at the British Embassy in Dubai on November 9th 2015.  The launch was hosted by HM Deputy Consul General Ian Gibbons and attended by leading foodservice operators, consultants and equipment suppliers in the region.  Falcon export manager Robert Purves opened proceedings, followed by Ian Gibbons who welcomed

Falcon’s new F900 Range: the fast, forceful four burner

Latest Falcon Range combines great looks with rugged construction and superior performanceFalcon’s latest product offering is the gas-powered F900 four burner Range.  Part of the new F900 series, and available with a choice of burner sizes, it combines rugged performance with good looks, making it ideal for busy catering kitchens, whether back or front of house.  The standard unit’s hob has four 9.5kW twin flame burners, ensuring fast heat up times.  Falcon also offers 4.2kW burners as an alternative.  The Range can be configured with a mix of the two burners, to suit customer

What the industry thinks of the Falcon 900

Huge potential for innovative, British-manufactured cooking appliance rangeFalcon recently launched its F900 series, a comprehensive selection of 900mm-wide catering equipment capable of being linked together virtually seamlessly via the innovative Dynamic Link System. This allows chefs to create their ideal cookline, combining the flexibility of modular systems with the looks and hygiene benefits of one-piece island suites. The first major launch from the UK manufacturer in nearly twenty years, the F900 series has already been creating excitement in the UK industry – the more so since,

Falcon F900: Setting the Standard for Professional Catering Equipment

Form meets function in new Series of high performance, practical, cost-efficient catering equipmentFalcon’s new F900 Series is designed to set the standard in professional catering equipment, by delivering what the market-leading manufacturer describes as ‘the perfect combination of form and function.’  On one level all the products in the range deliver the practical, robust and reliable performance that the industry expects from a Falcon product, on the other the F900 Series features elegant, distinctive styling making it ideal for modern kitchens.   The F900 Series comprises a

New figures show 52% gas saving possible with the Synergy 900 Grill

More grilling – less gasActive Food Systems has released results from new tests that show that the Synergy 900 Grill consumes a staggering 52% less gas than conventional grills – over 12% less than originally thought. A figure which, with today’s ever escalating gas prices, can’t be ignored by operators looking to cut costs and up their green credentials. The Synergy 900 Grill combines a new energy-saving gas burner system, that operates at a very hot temperature, with a special ceramic base design that focuses heat on the food being cooked. Together these features ensure that the grill

Synergy Grill cuts costs and improves quality at The Horseshoe Inn

Griller tactics!Richard Kennedy took over The Horseshoe Inn at Offord D’Arcy, Cambridgeshire, six years ago and has steadily been building up its reputation for serving good food ever since. An accomplished chef, Richard sources all his ingredients from East Anglian farmers and butchers. Serving anything from 70 to 180 covers, the restaurant, known locally as ‘The Shoe’, uses the new Synergy 900 grill for all its steaks, burgers, sausages and other grilled dishes. “We were involved in testing the pre-production model of the Synergy grill,” says Richard. “We liked it so much that we

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