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A shot glass is a shot glass, right? Not necessarily! With so many options available, there is a lot to consider before you decide on the perfect shot glass for you and your business. How many choices can there be? When you're buying wholesale shot glasses for your business, there are lots of ways to go. Depending on your needs...

Starting a new catering company can be an exciting yet daunting time. Whilst there is plenty of specialist and high tech equipment that comes with serving certain types of cuisine, there remains a core of must-have equipment that's needed in every commercial kitchen. Scales Weighing scales are the kind of must-have essential item that frequently gets overlooked when it comes...

With Christmas fast approaching, restaurants will be knuckling down to plan their Christmas menus, events and celebrations. Christmas should be the most lucrative time of the year for hospitality and catering businesses so you need to ensure you are prepared as much as possible for the festive season. Here are a few tips to help you make the most out...

Professional kitchens are busy places, and the last thing that you need is an equipment breakdown in the middle of service. So clearly choosing a quality supplier for your catering equipment is important, but that quality needs to be expressed in every aspect of your supplier's performance. These include some aspects that you may not be aware of, but which...

With Christmas and New Year just around the corner now, many people will be busy planning celebrations that may well involve a bottle or two of champagne. While much emphasis is often placed on the quality of the beverage itself (including its age and brand), we may forget to consider the cooler or bucket it will be kept in. This...

Providing customers with clean glasses is essential for any catering business. Therefore, it's important that you choose the correct commercial glass washer to meet your company's needs. If you're unsure about what you're after, we've compiled this handy guide to glass washers and their uses. Differences between commercial and domestic washers As they run on shorter cycles, commercial washers have...

Microwaves are indispensable in any commercial kitchen. They are essential for reheating frozen or chilled food, which is the mainstay of pub, takeaway, cafe and hotel catering. Since the early 1970s, their affordability and functionality has made them an essential appliance which has revolutionised how we cook, not only at home, but in professional catering environments. Microwave only ovens Microwave...

Nutmeg Cream is a welcome new addition to our Stonecast colour palette. The natural shade has been applied to a complete and beautiful range of nineteen items. The neutral colour is a subtle but perfect choice for showcasing fresh food ingredients to stunning effect. Churchill stonecast collections are hand painted and then hand finished with a fine speckle and rustic...

There are so many sophisticated, innovative and stylish kitchen utensils on the market now (and we aren’t complaining!), but sometimes it’s a relief to find a cute and quirky kitchen accessory hidden away ready for use when you really need it. For example, egg cups. More specifically, little egg cup pails- they’re rustic, original and adorable. When you’re really craving...

We have had a fantastic first day at Imbibe Live. The atmosphere was buzzing, with business men and women from all sectors of hospitality browsing round the exciting and diverse array of stands. Our stand was a great success, with our glassware ranges taking centre stage. If you missed the  free tasters, engaging seminars and a chance to see our...