A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market.
FEM’s Vollrath food delivery bag range includes pizza bags, tower bags, catering bags and food delivery backpacks. All bags have a moisture-resistant, 8mm-thick foil lining and thick poly batting insulation. Velcro closing flaps and zipped lids provide extra insulation, with heat pads and portable batteries available on some models.
Price From £105 for a medium catering bag
www.fem.co.uk
The new mobile Hand Sanitisation Station from Brewfitt has been developed in partnership with Holchem and KeyKeg. It requires no power and can deliver up to 7,500 doses of alcohol-free antibacterial solution between keg changes.
Price £673.99 for the unit; 20 litres of solution with CO2 canister, £131.22; 30 litres with canister, £172.65
Honteri is a seasoning that recreates the sweet and umami flavour of mirin but contains less than 1% alcohol. Mizkan, the brand owner of Honteri, is offering chefs free samples and a downloadable recipe book.
Price From £30 for 18 litres
www.honteri-mirin.com
Langley Design Matting Solutions has released two products to help operators reopen safely. Crossgrip Line Covid-19 is a two-layer walkway mat with colour-delineated stand zones, which contours to any surface and is easily cleaned. Flexipath Covid-19 is a single-tier, lightweight walkway mat with stand zones in alternating colour blocks.
Prices Crossgrip Line: 24m x 45cm, £620.89; 12m x 45cm, £325.96. Flexipath: 60cm wide, £507.99; 91cm, wide £760.62
Amenity Warehouse has launched a ‘Safe Distance’ signage range. With a choice of six colour options, the range has been designed to meet the specific needs of hospitality businesses.
Price Lift signs, £8.74 for a pack of 10; table/seat not in use signs, £3.58 for a pack of 10 stickers
www.amenitywarehouse.com
Williams’ WTBC70 blast chiller cabinet is capable of chilling up to 70kg of food in a single batch and can accept both Rational or Lainox GN1/1 combi oven trolleys, as used in standard 20-grid models.
Price £15,400
www.williams-refrigeration.co.uk
Rapscallion Soda has expanded its craft drinks portfolio with a seasonal range, using ingredients sourced from local farms. Flavours include ‘S_01 Rhubarb – sour face pull’, which is created with fruit from McDonald Farm in Arbroath.
Price £2.67 per 250ml can, £32 for a pack of 12
www.rapscallionsoda.com
Swifty is a payment and loyalty app developed by Heineken UK in collaboration with ‘The Only Way Togo’, which allows customers to view menus, order and pay at the table and book in advance. Heineken and Star Pubs & Bars customers can get their first four months of Swifty Lite free, to support pubs through reopening.
Price From £24 a month
www.swifty-app.co.uk/business