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Just like the wider catering industry, cost sector food services are all about efficiency, safety, quality, and consistency. However, cost sector catering faces a number of challenges which aren’t prevalent in other large catering settings, from hitting targets set by external sources to meeting strict nutritional guidelines, such as the NHS...

We're proud to have been awarded the "Committed To Employer Wellbeing At Work Award". Matt Ellis from East Sussex Council presented it to Lucy, our HR Director, who has been working hard with her team, Jimmy & Ronnie, to improve both physical and mental well-being in the workplace. Why is wellbeing at work important? We spend a huge ...

Autumn is here and with it comes an abundance of fabulous seasonal products that make for the most delicious of culinary delights. But why stop at food? Mitchell & Cooper, creators of the iconic Bonzer cocktail equipment line, a firm favourite of mixologists all over the world, would like to share their top tips on bringing an autumnal vibe ...

Press Release Start:---When you see a red knob in the kitchen, you know it’s a Bonzer can opener, the market leader in professional tin openers, and has been for nearly a century.  From the 1st July 2023 every Bonzer can opener will come with a Lifetime Warranty. This will make UK chefs very happy indeed.    Brave ...

The nation’s best-known TV barman, Merlin Griffiths, is shaking things in 2023 by releasing his very own premium cocktail kit in partnership with Bonzer Barware. He is on a mission to ‘Get the nation shaking’ from the comfort of their homes and is launching a campaign alongside the release of his cocktail kit which encourages ...

Crab a piece of this!To see is to believe. There is no better way of demonstrating the value of a Crustastun than to see it in action, so our Project Director, Kat Cooper and The Chefs’ Forum team headed off to Brixham to put it to the test. Chef Jolly and local chef Canon Vas from the Berry Head Hotel joined them. Mitchell & Cooper ...

Nemox on track for zero environmental impact by 2022Nemox the market leading Gelato batch freezer manufacturer aims to become one of the first Gelato machine manufacturer in the world to comply with the European regulation “F-GAS” 517/2014 and only use ecological refrigerant gases, with an impact on the environment practically ...

Everyone knows that the Bonzer brand name is synonymous with quality, efficiency and above all durability, but even we were a little surprised to hear that one of our signature Bonzer Can Opener products had spent the last 70 years stranded in the Antarctic! The story of this castaway can opener first came to our attention when we received a ...

Let’s rewind back in time to 1795 when French Military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, offered a substantial prize for anyone who could invent a preservation method that would enable the army’s food to stay fresher for longer. In the early 1800s, an inventor named Peter Durand stepped up to the challenge and invented the world’s ...

Top Devon Chefs Hooked on Fabulous Fresh Fish, HotmixPro and Crustastun at Dart Fresh Foodservice!  On Tuesday (27) April 2021, Dart Fresh Foodservice in Exeter played host to a series of socially distanced, Covid-safe, cookery demos to showcase their top quality, fresh, local fish and seafood as chefs prepare to reopen their restaurants. &...

A time is coming when the humane dispatch of live shellfish, among other things, is going to be part of a legal requirement - the animal health act. If you serve shellfish and you buy it in live then you need to start to consider how you are going to do that. Crustastun has the answer!  A case in point is crab and lobster. Plunging live ...

The Easy Jigger is a measure designed for use when making cocktails, primarily in the home but also by professional bartenders. It has a unique design and attributes not previously seen in such a measure. Making consistently delicious cocktails is as easy as accurately measuring ingredients according to tried and tested recipes. We set out to ...