STOP PRESS...The Big Green Pesto Machine... We are pleased to announce our acquisition of The Big Green Pesto Machine which will become our new brand for an exciting new range of high quality Tapenades, Pestos and Olive Oils, along with fresh marinated olives. The range will be available soon in both food service and retail. Watch this space!
Award success… Our 15ml Chilli, Lime and Lemongrass Dressing won the Innovation Award (packaging & new product development) at the Excellence in Food and Drink Awards 2006 that took place at the Dorchester Hotel in early December. The above picture shows a very proud Clive Barker (centre) picking up the award from Mark Lewis, editor, Caterer and Hotelkeeper and Andy Kemp, Group Sales director, 3663.
The 12ml bottle is BACK!... After extensive trials and testing on flights, we’re proud to announce that our super 12ml glass bottle can again go worldwide. Previously limited to the home market due to the use of natural cork stoppers, we can now offer the same products for the same prices using the new composite stoppers ruling out any chance of seepage or leaks. Call us to discuss our range of single serve vinaigrettes, dressings and oils. 12ml range picture
We’ve moved!.. From 28th December 2006, B&DFL will be re-located to shiny new premises… 25,000 sq ft that we’ve designed to suit our needs entirely. Please note that phone and fax numbers will remain unchanged. For full address details please click here.
BA fly the Voyager… BA is the first airline to use the new B&DFL ‘Voyager’ bottle on their Club brand. The specially developed 15ml single serve bottle is perfect for the quality serving tray used in Club class. BA will be using them from June 2006. See the 15ml range
Working towards that BIG order!… B&DFL working with Airline Caterers to ‘feed the 600’ over three classes in the world’s largest aircraft yet – The Airbus A380. Are we going to see the world’s first true ‘brasserie in the sky’ with customers using it for a drink and a feed and then back to their seats? We hope so and are working with those who also do.
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B&DFL go to Frankfurt… South African Airways use the new 15ml portion bottle on all flights from Frankfurt to South Africa – in and out bound.
More products into Waitrose… B&DFL launch a Honey and Soy sauce in conjunction with McCrae Seafoods to compliment a Waitrose oriental Salmon dish. Champagne Vinaigrette to accompany a crab and oyster dish next!
Winter 2006
IFE‘ 07 … B&DFL once again to exhibit at IFE 2007 (18th – 21st March 07 at London ExCeL), once again on stand cooking & tasting available. Free tickets available to B&DFL clients from Feb 2007, call or email us for yours! www.ife.co.uk
Ready for quality and convenience! … The new Ready range is now available. Created to offer top quality consistent products in super-convenient kitchen safe bottles, the range has been extended beyond the original Ready Glazes to encompass Dressings, Oils and Coulis. See the Ready Range
Chefs in Kitchens with Glazed Expressions… Range of Ready Glazes launched under B&DFL Cuisine Naturelle Professional brand, developed by Chefs for Chefs in 450ml easy squeeze bottles with variable flow nozzles for ‘no messin’ plate decorating as well as standard pouring caps for all those other applications this range has found itself doing – during trials with Compass Group we have seen them ‘on ice creams, on salads, for sauce finishing, as dressings on salads as well as sorting out the decorating of banquet starters for plus 5000 covers at one time! Flexible or what, and if you find another use for them we will send you a case free to play with and a case of wine to get those ‘glazed expressions’ even more glazed! Please see product page for Glazes for more information.
Major Italian Restaurant Group takes B&DFL Soups… B&DFL soups pour into 160 top classes nationwide Italian Restaurants. Newly developed for autumn and winter are: Smoked Bacon and Yellow Split Pea Soup, New Potato & Vegetable, Italian Spiced Sausage and Bacon, Apple & Rosemary, Asparagus & Gruyere, Chick Pea & Wild Mushroom, Cauliflower & Walnut, Plum Tomato & Blue Cheese, to name but a few. If you would like B&DFL soups on your menu, please call.
B&DFL Waitrose Launch in partnership with Leading Scottish Quality Manufacturer Castle Maclennan Foods… Now to be found in every Waitrose store are 3 selections of high quality sliced terrines made by Castle Maclennan, each with a 12ml bottle of ‘drizzle’ made by B&DFL. View image Outselling budgets this fine range of home entertaining starter ‘kits’ are set to be taken to new levels. Watch this space for more ‘in Waitrose’ news.
B&DFL on the menu in The UK’s largest Pub Operator ‘Spirit Group’ … Sticky BBQ Relish, Pineapple & Cracked Black Pepper Chutney and the all new ‘Smoked Chilli Jam’ enter the world of Spirit in the Chef & Brewer and Heritage brands.
New Trading Agreement with 3663 to supply major brewer – Youngs… Ties cemented with 3663 to carry a full range of chutneys and sauces in Youngs own label jars for distribution throughout the Youngs estate, giving individual houses a complete meal accompaniment range from one supplier with their own label and using their own beers as supplemental ingredients. Marvellous.
B&DFL grow into 2 more units with lots more shiny kit… Starting out our life with one unit in early 2000, B&DFL have just acquired numbers 5th and 6th units – one of these to take a new shiny 50 pallet freezer. Also moving into the kitchens is yet another tilting kettle – this time 500ltrs capacity to our own design – very shiny! Our policy of reinvestment continues a pace.
Ethical Trading Policy, now in place at B&DFL … In addition to reinvestment in premises and kit, B&DFL also believes in investment in its ethics and people and has now published an Ethical Trading Policy. This is published on the site, please hit the B&DFL Ethics icon on the main menu to access.
B&DFL Staff Turnover makes zero percent again this year … B&DFL are proud of its staff and hope they are proud of B&DFL, staff turnover is a measure of ‘happy people’ working well with ‘happy managers’ and yet again B&DFL is pleased to shout from the roof tops; a zero staff turnover in the last year.
St Hubert Foods… B&DFL cement ties with St Hubert Foods – an extensive range of B&DFL products now included in St Hubert catalogue.
Qantas Airlines… B&DFL successfully adds Herb Vinaigrette to Qantas Airlines flights from LHR.
B&DFL adds to American Airlines Menus… Mango and Maple Syrup Compote successfully added to American Airlines Menus out of both LHR and JFK, giving breakfast pancakes in the air the ‘B&DFL twist’.
BA Club World and First maintains high quality with B&DFL range… British Airways confirms continued high use of B&DFL products in both Club and First Cabins with the use of such products as: Apricot and Ginger Compote, Kumquat Compote and Red Onion Marmalade. Complimenting these with a new range of First Raid The Larder concept products and Club Class individual dressing glass corked bottles.
B&DFL & Cathay Pacific out of Schiphol… Cathay Pacific confirms use of a full range of dressings, relishes and compotes from its Schiphol euro hub and means B&DFL now direct deliver to Amsterdam in larger quantities than ever before, current Amsterdam clients include The Meridian Hotel and de Bijenkopft.
Fuller, Smith & Turner Pubs… B&DFL have finalised the supply of a full range of Chutneys, Salsa and Relishes into all Fuller, Smith & Turner Pubs. Distribution was hoped to via a major Food Service company but negotiations fell at the first post due to unworkable terms and conditions offered by the very major Food Service distributor. Not to let this stand in the way of the desire of Fullers to have the products in all of their units at a realistic price point B&DFL Ltd promptly tied up a national agreement for delivery direct with Business Post (FedEx Uk) and gave Fullers a next day service at all their 250 plus pubs. A solution that is working superbly and can easily be rolled out to other ambient product clients.
New trading agreement… struck for both Northern and Southern Ireland agreed with market sector leader: Musgrave, owners of Bugdens in the UK.
Aussie Barbies get a UK treat… B&DFL strikes new trading agreement with The ISM Group in Sydney, Australia and launches 7 stick pack sachet flavours on the Australian market. A Range of Chutney and Salsas will follow.
Eurostar… Yellow Beetroot Chutney launched on Eurostar in conjunction with Compass Group’s Circadia operator.
Virgin Trains… Rail Gourmet to use once again B&DFL Ltd dressings this winter on Virgin First Class.
