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63% of your customers would be likely to buy coffee as part of a meal deal.¹

Myles Hopper, founder of the Mindful Chef, provides a lowdown on running a healthy food business, his mission to make healthy eating easy, and advice on how caterers can make ‘better’ menus a reality.

As a former Executive Sous Chef at The Ritz London, The Fat Duck in Bray, and Chef de Partie at Ramsay’s Royal Hospital Road, acclaimed Austrian chef Andrej Prokes is no stranger to success.

Jamaica Patty Co. first opened its doors in March 2014 and is home to business woman, Theresa Roberts, and renowned Caribbean chef, Collin Brown.

Linda Lee put Korean food on the map with her first restaurant, Koba.  A few years later, and with another restaurant (Nizuni) under her belt, Lee has found new success with her ‘On The Bab’ concept.

It sometimes might not be easy getting kids to eat their greens or finish their carrots. But with the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) now in full swing, the demand to provide delicious meals is greater than ever. 

Brothers Thom and James Elliot quit their jobs to embark on a pilgrimage across Italy to discover the true art of pizza making. Travelling in a three wheeled pizza van with a top speed of 20 miles-per-hour, their mission was to find the ultimate pizza recipe.  The pilgrimage took 6 weeks, covered 4500km and included a stint working in a Neapolitan pizzeria, but the effort was worth it…

For 2016 School Chef of the Year, Kath Breckon, cooking delicious meals that children will enjoy and educating them about the importance of food, is her lifeblood.  An advocator of inviting pupils into the kitchen and getting them interested in how their food is made and where it comes from, Kath certainly thrives in the school kitchen… but how would she fare in a competition environment?. 

Omar Allibhoy is a Spanish celebrity chef. Trained by Ferran Adria from the legendary El Bulli, he came to the UK in 2008.  His first stop was to put El Pirata de Tapas on the culinary map where he was noticed by Gordon Ramsey who refers to Omar as ‘the Antonio Banderas of cooking’.

With Brazilian food currently going down a storm in the capital, Jamie Barber and David Ponte, founders of the award winning Cabana Brazilian Barbecue restaurant brand, tell us about the highs and lows of running a thriving business and what inspires them…

Austin Latimer is one of the co-founders of The Fine Burger Company.  Founded in 2003 with his business partner Robert Tame, the business has transformed from a restaurant brand to a highly innovative, multi-dimensional company, whose clients include many of the UK’s highest profile events: London 2012, Glastonbury and The Ashes. In addition, the business operates a central London restaurant at London’s 02 plus a number of ‘grab and go’ kiosks at major stations and exhibition spaces.