Sept 2011 - Issue 6 - National Federation of Fish Friers

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THE fish friers REVIEW News Outdoor bred pig meat upgrades sausages Snowbird foods is re-launching its top selling Gourmet range of sausages exclusively using outdoor bred, single source pig meat to guarantee high quality, absolute consistency and total traceability. MD Phillip Paul watches the first run It is the first time such a scheme has been undertaken in the UK by a manufacturer of fully cooked and frozen sausages and the London-based company, part of the VION Food Group, has teamed up with leading pig farmers to deliver a major improvement to the quality of its award winning products. A specific breed of pig raised on Red Tractor Farm Assured holdings has been selected for this unique operation because it delivers high meat yield, improved quality, total traceability, absolute consistency – and just the right amount of fat to enable Snowbird to make the perfect sausage. The company has also upgraded its specification to require a significantly greater quantity of shoulder meat in the recipe. “As sector leader in the market for fully cooked and frozen sausages, we are really excited by this move to embrace the whole food chain, with pig farmers more deeply involved in the whole process of making higher quality sausages and customers welcoming the move,” said Snowbird managing director, Philip Paul. “We have worked for years to deliver the quality of products our customers want so it was a natural extension of this work to involve suppliers and they are excited to have the opportunity to be involved as our quality partners,” he added. Welcoming this move, BPex Foodservice trade sector manager, Tony Goodger, said: “more and more foodservice businesses are looking to buy pork and pork products that come from assured pigs. By purchasing assured pork products caterers can be confident that the meat used has come from pigs that have been sourced from independently audited farms that meet high animal welfare conditions and offer the reassurance of full traceability”. To celebrate the launch, Snowbird has developed a Traditional Lincolnshire recipe as the new flagship product for its award-winning Gourmet range of sausages which is available exclusively to caterers and ready meal manufacturers. Cumberland, Pork, Pork & Leek, Olde English Pork, Pork & Mustard, Pork and Ale and other recipes are also available. With meat content in excess of 75%, the Traditional Lincolnshire Gourmet Sausages have an exciting blend of herbs and spices which include sage, parsley and ground white pepper and are in natural casings. Fully cooked to a golden brown and frozen at the factory stage, they are ready to heat (or simply defrost) from frozen and meet all Food Standards Authority 2012 requirements for low fat and low salt. Snowbird Gourmet sausages are available in weights from 12.5g to upwards of 150g. The standard link is 60g. Issue 6 September 2011 X-TRACT DUCT CLEANING Wales & West England Too many companies send untrained, ill-equipped men to clean your ducting. Get the job done right first time. Call us, we specialise in the cleaning of frying range ducts, working to European Standards and are trained by A.E.M.E. Our technicians can offer a complete solution to all types of ducting from underground to blocked systems. We provide photos and a full report for your insurance company. For a no obligation quote please call 01646 686 172 or 07891 097 957 5
THE fish friers REVIEW 6 News HMRC tackles London’s fast food VAT dodgers A new taskforce to tackle VAT abuse in London’s fast food outlets was announced today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC has identified that there is a problem with some fast food outlets deliberately falsifying their records and mis-declaring their true sales levels in order to avoid paying the correct taxes. Mike Wells, HMRC's Director of Risk and Intelligence, said: “This taskforce will come down hard on fast food outlets that have chosen to break the rules and evade the taxes they should be paying. Honest businesses have absolutely nothing to worry about. “This taskforce comes hard on the heels of one launched last month targeting the restaurant sector in London. If you deliberately seek to evade tax HMRC can and will track you down, and you’ll face not only a heavy fine, but possibly a criminal prosecution as well.” This is the 4th taskforce launched by HMRC since May 2011. HMRC is planning a further nine taskforces in 2011/12, with more to follow in 2012/13. The taskforces come as a result of the Government’s £900m spending review investment to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and fraud from 2011/12, which aims to raise an additional £7bn each year by 2014/15. If you are aware of someone who is evading their taxes you can tell us via the Tax Evasion Hotline by phone on 0800 788 887 or by post full details can be found at www.hmrc.gov.uk Issue 6 September 2011 AG Barr sponsors national fish and chip award category AG Barr, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of soft drinks has announced sponsorship of a category at the National Fish & Chip Awards 2012. AG Barr joins a consortium of sponsors for the national Independent Takeaway Fish & Chip Shop of the Year category. The prestigious award ceremony, now in its 24th year, celebrates the great British tradition that is fish and chips and rewards outstanding businesses across a variety of categories. As part of its ongoing support to the fish and chip shop sector, AG Barr has created a new role within the company. Steve Vickers has been appointed Business Development Manager for the sector as part of the company’s commitment to developing the category. Steve comments: “It’s an honour to be associated with the National Fish & Chip Shop Awards. AG Barr’s range features soft drinks naturally associated with fish & chip shops, including IRN-BRU and Barr, so we’re delighted to be working with Seafish to honour the best independent takeaways out there! “The sponsorship highlights AG Barr’s commitment to supporting and developing the fish & chip shop sector,” concludes Steve. Top UK chippy has gone all out to make sure its customers are happy Colmans Fish and Chips in Ocean Road, South Shields, has extended the restaurant to allow seating for up to 40 per cent more customers. The new part of the restaurant was officially opened by South Shields MP David Miliband recently. Owner Richard Ord said: “It was fantastic having David come along to open the extension. He’s a regular customer of ours, so it was great that he could be here. We decided to extend the restaurant after getting feedback from our customers. What they think is of paramount importance to us, so we give every customer a feedback form, and listen to what they’ve got to say”. “One of their main gripes was that they couldn’t have a glass of wine with their meal, and that there wasn’t enough room to sit. So we’ve added in a bar and more seats and we can now have up to 100 people in at a time.” Richard continues, “South Shields is fast becoming one of the biggest tourist destinations on the east coast, thanks in part to the council’s free events. So this is our way of giving something back to our loyal customers. The extension has been open for a couple of weeks, but was officially launched at the ceremony”. Mr Ord added: “The feedback we’ve had so far has been fantastic. The response from customers has been great. FLORIGO FL ORIGO - a arguably rguably tthe he b bbest est ffrying rying ranges iin n tthe h e wworld... orld. . . ...our . . . o o u r warranties w a r r a n t i e s p pprove r o v e it! i t ! our reliability r eliability wwe’ll e’ ll ggive ive yyou: ou: ••5 •5 5 y year e a r p pan a n wwarranty a rr a n t ty ••3 3 y year ear pparts arts wwarranty ar r ranty 01527 592 000 www.fryingsolutions.co.uk www .fryingsolutions.co .fryingsolutions.co.uk
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