Talking food with Bidfood

For this episode, we’re talking to contract caterers about how they’re having to adapt in the short term and long term to rebuild and grow in a much changed landscape. Our guests Paul Brown, Business Development Controller for Bidfood, Alex Briggs, Head of Catering for Mitie, and Samantha Davis, Head of Operational Procurement for CH&Co, provide us with their take so far and give us a taste of...

With the government now setting up a roadmap for opening after this lockdown, attention turns to how foodservice can adapt and get ready for what will hopefully be a boom in the summer for the industry. Based on the latest insights into the market and the new upcoming rules, we’ve collated our 6 predictions for what will happen this summer. To discuss this subject, we are joined by Justine Hopkins...

For this episode we are continuing with support for your business in this 3 rd lockdown by talking about ideas for generating revenue. To discuss this, we are joined by Elio Elia, who is a Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager for Chopstix Group. In the interview, we go through what they have done to capitalise on revenue opportunities over the last few months, including how they’ve expanded into...

In this episode Joe Angliss is joined by Emily Lowery, our Social Media Manager, to discuss how powerful social media is as a marketing tool in foodservice. In a time like this as we endure another lockdown, it is a really important time to use social media to drum up attention and keep customers engaged with your business. During the episode, Joe and Emily discuss 5 top tips for a successful soci...

As well as looking to improve the health of the world we live in, we are also trying improve our own health by considering different diets that offer optimal wellbeing and virus protection. This mind-set has developed and grown rapidly since the outbreak of Covid-19 as consumers saw this as an opportunity to get fit and healthy. To digest how this will impact foodservice, Joe Angliss is joined by...

Consumers are becoming more health and safety conscious, assessing not only the virus risks of eating and drinking out, but also the choices and content found on menus. Dishes need to meet a range of growing dietary requirements; we want our food to be made with love and care, and to be delivered in the same way. Safety is a top priority impacting on everything from production and ordering, throug...

Home-dining has become a staple aspect of our lives over the last few months. Couple that with the move towards nostalgic and classical dishes, our food has become all about comfort eating. The food for the soul trend suggests that warming, familiar dishes will continue to headline home menus, with interesting, uplifting upgrades expected at our favourite dining-out venues when we eat out or bring...

In the new age of transparency, there’s nowhere to hide irresponsible practices or eye-watering air miles. Consumers, now more than ever, are looking to support low-impact and local businesses, as well as brands and producers that align with their values on diversity and equality. To break down the developments in consumer behaviour for “careful consumption”, Joe Angliss is joined by Bidfood’s Hea...

Wider social trends continue to reveal the shifts in consumer attitudes, behaviours and lifestyles, showing how economic, social and sustainable influences are changing how we think, how we make decisions and how we act. To understand how these five wider social trends are going to influence food service for 2021, Joe Angliss is joined by Lucy Pedrick who heads up Bidfood’s Insight team, and also...

Without being able to get together or to share food and drinks with others, we’re seeking out new ways to enjoy a treat, and to lift ourselves and those immediately around us out of the monotony of isolation or restrictions. The nation has been experimenting with new recipes, techniques and flavours, always wanting our food and drink to be top quality.  We’re seeing home-baked sweet or savoury del...

For this episode, Catherine Hinchcliff, our Head of Corporate Marketing is our guest host to discuss the very latest on Brexit and how it will impact our market. During the episode she talks with James Bielby, CEO of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, along with Bidfood’s Jim Gouldie, Supply Chain Director, and Tim Adams, Director of Corporate Sales and Marketing, about what the food and dr...

In this episode Joe Angliss is joined by co-host Vicky Tripp, Campaign Manager for Bidfood to discuss all things Christmas...

Consumers are becoming more knowledgeable and want to know as much as possible about the food chain. We no longer want mass produced food, we want food that is made with love and care, for us and the environment.