Street food enthusiasts and culinary connoisseurs alike gathered in the heart of London on the 10th of October for the much-anticipated 2023 StrEATfood Awards. Hosted by the energetic DJ BBQ, the event took place at the Big Penny Social, promising a day of fierce competition and delectable creations.
The Cateys is known in the industry as the Oscars of the hospitality world, and I was hugely honoured to be invited this year to it’s 40th anniversary event. As a leading food and drink agency with over 36 years in foodservice and hospitality we have been proud to work with a number of Catey’s award winners and sponsors over the years. This year they really pushed the boat out to mark this momentous milestone for the awards with a special Ruby Catey awarded to Raymond Blanc who spoke on the importance of coming together to make hospitality a destination career choice.
World Gin Day falls on the 10th of June this year, and here at jellybean we’ve gathered some our beans’ favourite gin-dulgent drinks to give you some inspiration for this boozy day.
Cheers!
It is fair to say the foodservice industry is one in which you can pretty much guarantee you will be well-fed and industry awards are no exception. So there can’t be a tougher gig for a brigade of chefs than the Craft Guild of Chef Awards. Talk about a tough crowd! The crème de la crème of the chef world eating your food – eek! So, it’s a big ‘hats-off!’ to the team at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge as the menu they served up at this year’s Craft Guild of Chef Awards was truly fit for the best chefs in the industry (good job really).
As April drew to a close, the UK Food & Drink Shows, comprising National Convenience Show, Farm Shop & Deli Show, Food & Drink Expo and Foodex Manufacturing Solutions returned to the NEC, Birmingham. As the leading integrated foodservice and retail PR & marketing agency, jellybean was in attendance, not only to see the latest product innovations and hear from the luminaries lined up to speak at the shows’ stellar seminar programme, but also in a professional capacity, supporting the brilliant William Reed events team with the show press office.
