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Wanted: Super KPs

Winterhalter launches Kitchen Porter of the Year 2016 – with £10,000 in prizes to be wonIs your KP a super hero of the kitchen? Leading dishwasher specialist Winterhalter is on the hunt to find the best kitchen porter in the UK. The winner will be crowned KP of the Year 2016 and, along with the glory (and the trophy), will receive £1,000 cash plus a celebratory dinner for friends and family. On top of that, the winner’s establishment will get a Winterhalter warewasher worth up to £8,000. Two runners up will each win £250 cash, plus a trophy. In fact, every single KP who is nominated for

Host Milan: Winterhalter wins the SMART Label Award 2015

PT ClimatePlus passthrough warewasher convinces judges of prestigious award.See Winterhalter at Host 2015, Pavillion 9, Stand D11 F11, Fiera Milano, October 23rd – 27th Winterhalter, the specialist warewashing manufacturer, has won a “SMART Label Award” for its new PT ClimatePlus passthrough warewasher.  The SMART Label is awarded in the run up to Host, Milan, the foodservice equipment industry’s leading international trade show. For Host 2015, nine winners were chosen from 146 entrants.  The SMART Label is awarded to highly innovative products that stand out from the crowd for their

What is a kitchen porter?

Winterhalter calls on businesses to celebrate their kitchen portersThe third annual Kitchen Porter of the Year awards are in full swing, and while the response from the industry has been better than ever before, Winterhalter is trying to encourage more entries from a wider range of businesses. The Kitchen Porter of the Year competition was launched in 2013 in order to celebrate the work of these overlooked heroes of the professional kitchen. Since then many chefs and managers have nominated their porters, proud of their hard work and keen to show appreciation for their dedication to the

National KP Day: Winterhalter donates £500 to Springboard

Kitchen brigades across the country join in the photo fun, tweeting to raise money for charityThe first National KP Day saw lots of chefs and their brigades getting involved in celebrating the work of the kitchen porter – and raising money for charity.  June 22 was the day and Winterhalter, the warewashing specialist, offered to donate £1 to catering industry charity Springboard for every picture of a KP tweeted with the hashtag #kpday.  The Grand Hotel Eastbourne were amongst those who had a lot of fun with the event, posting photos including one of a teddy bear in goggles about to

Diary date - 22 June: National KP Day

#kpday“Helping caterers shine and customers dine!” Celebrate the role of kitchen porters and help raise £1,000 for the Springboard Charity On June 22 2015, the catering industry will be able to celebrate the people whose work makes kitchens tick across the UK: kitchen porters.  The day is also an opportunity to raise up to £1,000 for Springboard, the charity that helps disadvantaged people find work in the catering industry.  KPs are the people who clean the kitchen, clear the clutter and help prepare food.  They fix, mend, slice, dice… in short, they do the work – often dirty – that

Kitchen Porter of the Year 2015 – the search is on

Winterhalter offers serious prizes; PLUS: every KP nominated is a winner!Does your KP go the extra mile?  Or have that extra something?  Then it’s time to nominate them for the KP of the Year competition.  This year the prizes are huge – they include £1,000 cash for the winner, plus a brand new Winterhalter dish- or glasswasher for the winner’s establishment, worth up to £8,000.  For more information visit www.kpoftheyear.com The KP of the Year is all about celebrating the contribution that kitchen porters make to the foodservice industry.  “Ask any chef how they’d get by without a KP

Double, double – no toil, no trouble

Winterhalter’s PT Series just got better – new rack system doubles capacity to halve operating costsWinterhalter’s PT Series passthrough warewashers are the market leaders when it comes to cleaning results, speed and efficiency. Now, Winterhalter has developed a double-rack system for the PT Series allowing two racks of dirty items to be washed simultaneously. This doubles the wash capacity and halves the operating costs, while ensuring the brilliant cleaning results expected of a Winterhalter wash. The three-part double-rack system consists of a special cup rack, a plate rack and

See the very latest brilliant, fast, clever, cost-saving warewashing with Winterhalter

Winterhalter showcases the new PT ClimatePlus at Casual Dining 2015, 25 – 26 February,Stand M536, The BDC, London Speed, running costs and quality are watchwords of the casual dining sector and Winterhalter addresses them all when it unveils the new PT ClimatePlus warewasher on stand M536 at Casual Dining 2015. This new warewasher cuts energy consumption by over 50%, achieves superb wash results and actually cools the kitchen climate. Winterhalter’s PT Series warewashers have already impressed the market when it comes to cleaning results, speed and economy. Now, with the newly

Winterhalter helps clean Channel Island’s Banjo

Cost effective warewasher delivers big savingsLocated in a lavishly renovated former Victorian gentleman’s club next to St. Helier’s historic food market, Banjo is a European-style grand brasserie with two restaurants and a bar along with space for private dining, events and four hotel rooms. With design cues coming from some of the most stylish restaurants and bars from around the world, and with room for 380 people at each service, the foodservice needs to be right first time, every time. “This is why we chose Winterhalter warewashers,” says Robert Jones, director of Jersey Pottery

New award celebrates family businesses in the catering industry

Winterhalter sponsors Commercial Catering Family Business of the YearFamily businesses are the backbone of the catering industry.  They not only run restaurants, pubs, groups and venues up and down the country, but also make up many of the suppliers of food, equipment and services on which the industry depends.  They share a passion and commitment for their industry and use their family nature and values to drive successful businesses.  Now there’s an award to recognise the contribution these family businesses make.  The Commercial Catering Family Business of the Year is a new addition

The Hummingbird Bakery’s Cupcake Clean Up

American bakery’s Winterhalter Bistro washes cups, plates and glasses, all at onceWhen it comes to cupcakes, The Hummingbird Bakery wrote the book, literally.  It’s the longest-established American-style bakery in the UK, with six outlets, all in Greater London.  The Hummingbird Bakery was the first company to bring American cupcakes to British consumers and founder Tarek Malouf has written three cookbooks, the most recent of which resides in the hardback non-fiction chart.  It sells in the region of 1.25 million cupcakes a year – not to mention all the other popular cakes and desserts made,

Stop press: C&C managing director loved mopping floors!

KP of the Year competition triggers memories of the kitchen porter years…The KP of the Year competition, sponsored by Winterhalter, is all about celebrating the contribution that kitchen porters make to the hospitality industry. Lots of top chefs and foodservice operators started out as KPs – and there are plenty of captains of industry throughout the catering sector who began their working life scrubbing floors and washing dishes. Take Peter Kitchin, managing director of C&C Catering Equipment, the multi-award winning specialist kitchen contractors. He recalls his KP jobs, as a teenage

KP of the year: £10,000 in prizes up for grabs!

KP of the year: £10,000 in prizes up for grabs! What makes a great KP?  Winterhalter is looking for the Kitchen Porter of the Year and for 2014 there are £10,000-worth of prizes up for grabs.  The winning KP gets £1,000 cash and a celebratory dinner for up to 12 guests, while his venue’s kitchen gets a new Winterhalter warewasher, worth over £8,000.  Top chefs are supporting the competition.  Marcus Wareing says, “We all know that the KP is probably one of the most important people in the kitchen and sometimes they get overlooked.  I think it is great that they’re getting recognised

Sharkey & Kinkead are KPs for a day to promote KP of the Year

Vision and Winterhalter managing directors go back to the kitchen floor to launch 2014 competitionTo promote the 2014 Kitchen Porter of the Year competition, Winterhalter managing director Stephen Kinkead persuaded Jack Sharkey, chair of CEDA and managing director of Vision Commercial Kitchens, to join him for a shift as a KP in one of London’s busiest restaurants, at Fortnum and Mason.  There’s a video of their exploits on YouTube, but Jack’s plaintive cry halfway through his lunchtime ordeal, “When do we get a break?” will bring a tear to the eye of even the hardest-hearted foodservice

Who is the 2014 KP of the Year?

Award looks to celebrate kitchen porters from every sector of the catering marketCash prize of £1,000 for the winner – plus a new Winterhalter warewasher for their establishment The search is on for the Kitchen Porter of the Year 2014 and once again the competition, which is the brainchild of warewashing specialist Winterhalter UK, is being backed by some of the industry’s top chefs.  According to Michel Roux Jr., “Kitchen porters are worth their weight in gold. This idea of having a Kitchen Porter of the Year is absolutely fantastic.”  Meanwhile Marcus Wareing says, “It’s great to see

Michelin Starring Role for Winterhalter

Historic Yorke Arms in Nidderdale gets latest Winterhalter technologyThe Yorke Arms is an historic 18th century coaching house and shooting lodge sited in Yorkshire’s beautiful Nidderdale near Harrogate. With stylish accommodation and a Michelin-starred restaurant led by top female chef Frances Atkins, the Yorke Arms is a popular destination with locals and tourists alike. Presentation is paramount in the top class restaurant at The Yorke Arms. The glasses need to be sparkling and the cutlery and tableware looking fresh and new at all times. The Yorke Arms is renowned for its timeless,

Warewasher Wizard of Oz: Brett Duffy joins Winterhalter

Warewasher Wizard of Oz: Brett Duffy joins Winterhalter One of the UK’s most experienced foodservice warewasher professionals, Brett Duffy CFSP, has joined Winterhalter UK as Business Development Manager. His responsibilities include helping key distributors develop their business, especially with their premium customers. A warewasher man through and through, Brett has extensive experience both in the UK and Australia. Before taking up his new role he was Commercial Manager for Winterhalter’s sister company, Classeq Ltd, which he joined in July 2012. Previously he had spent seven

Winterhalter spotlights latest warewashing technology at Casual Dining 2014

Sustainable and super-fastStand U531, BDC London 26-27 February Clever technology means the latest warewasher from market leader Winterhalter is faster and saves energy compared to conventional models. Yet it delivers the best ever cleaning results. The new PT Series pass through machine will be on stand U531 at Casual Dining, where visitors will be able to check out its advanced features. Speedy turnaround is of the essence in the causal dining sector. The PT Series has an energy control system that speeds up the washing process, increasing rack capacity per hour by 28% and reducing

Winterhalter’s new PT Series warewashers offer schools a fast, exceptionally clean wash while keeping costs down

Brilliant warewashers go to schoolA recent poll collated by the Children’s Food Trust shows that school meal take-up in England is on the rise for the fourth year in a row*. The knock on effect of this is that there is escalating pressure on the warewashing side of the catering operation to cope with increased throughput while keeping costs down. Winterhalter’s new PT Series passthrough warewashers tick all the boxes for money conscious school catering managers. The machines are energy efficient, fast, clean, with low water consumption, and easy to use – plus, the machine and the

The new Winterhalter PT-XL passthrough warewasher takes on big dishes

Passing through: big, fast, energy efficient warewashingWinterhalter’s all-new PT range of passthrough warewashers has raised warewashing to new heights of brilliance. The machines are more energy efficient, faster, with more cleaning power and easier to use. Now, with the introduction of the largest in the range, the PT-XL, Winterhalter has made this superior warewashing technology available for sites that regularly wash large dishes up to GN-2/1 tray size. Designed to minimise energy consumption but maximise cleaning power, the PT-XL features a flexible energy system, which makes use

BIM! – it’s in the bag, with Winterhalter

BIM! – it’s in the bag, with Winterhalter Winterhalter has made BIM models of all its products, which are available for free to consultants, designers and operators.  Fully compatible with standard BIM software packages, the Winterhalter models include all relevant data to make the specifier’s life easier.  Winterhalter is working with FCSI, CESA and CEDA to determine industry standards for BIM in the future.  “Moving over to BIM will ultimately make everyone’s life easier – but right now it’s a steep learning curve for the industry,” says Paul Crowley, marketing manager of

Winterhalter has massive impact on efficiency at two Michelin star venue

Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms:700 plates, 800 glasses, one dishwasher and one glasswasher The two Michelin star Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in Nottingham celebrates modern British cuisine with seasonal produce from around the UK. The tasting menu format means that, while the restaurant only has around 45 covers, up to 700 plates can be used during each service. That’s a whole lot of washing up and, says Sat Bains, it needs to be turned round fast. However, space is limited and the restaurant has just one pass through dishwasher and one undercounter glasswasher. “We use Winterhalter

Step Forward, Bartek Malek: Kitchen Porter of the Year 2013

KP wins prizes worth over £12,500 in awards conceived and sponsored by WinterhalterBartek Malek of the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge is the 2013 Kitchen Porter of the year. The award, conceived and sponsored by Winterhalter, is designed to celebrate the huge, often overlooked contribution that KPs make to the foodservice industry. As KP of the Year Bartek has won £500 cash and an unforgettable experience – a night out with five colleagues at the chef’s table in a Michelin Star restaurant. Plus, for his workplace, he’s won a brand new Winterhalter pass-through warewasher

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