WHAT’S NEW & INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Product updates Along with our weekly Bulletins, Club Mirror showcases brand news, industry insights and latest products to hit the club market, all aimed at boosting club business. Classic sausage roll voted king of the Platinum Jubilee street party With June’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations seeing one of the biggest ‘street party’ weekends in years, 67% of Brits were looking for a return of retroclassics dishes, according to a survey of over 1000 UK adults*, with the humble sausage roll coming in as their favourite street party choice. The full list included: • • • • • • • • • •
Sausage roll (32%) Pizza (28%) Finger sandwiches (20%) Chicken Wings (19.3%) Chicken Goujons (16.6%) Cake (16.1%) Mini Sausages (16.0%) Crisps (15.5%) Scotch Eggs (13.3%) Cheese and Pineapple (12.5%)
Although having become popular in the past few years, olives and hummus came at the bottom of the list of most-wanted snacks - in fact, only a third of Brits said they liked to see more modern dishes at these events. When asked what plates they would like to see making a comeback, 31% said they missed the classic Vol-au-vents and a quarter (25%) wanted to see a retro trifle in the centre of the street party table. Other long-forgotten treats Brits wanted to see back at their parties included Black Forest
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Gateau (24%), Battenberg Cake (23%) and savoury classics like Prawn Cocktail (21%). * Source: SPAR UK
Campbell Brothers brand rolls out nationwide The Campbell Brothers brand, established for 120 years as a supplier to the catering and hospitality sector, is being rolled out nationwide. The change means that London-based Henson Meats, also part of the Bidfresh network of fresh produce suppliers, will trade as Campbell Brothers from the start of July 2022. “Operating as a single, national brand, with consistency in product sourcing, codes and pricing means that Campbell Brothers can support the broad range of menu styles that catering operators now offer,” said Neil McCole, UK Sales Director for Campbell Brothers. “From bespoke burgers for the barbecue, to beef dry-aged in our salt wall chamber, prime steaks and deli specialities including our renowned Henson’s salt beef, the combined Campbell Brothers business offers the industry’s broadest range of both prime cuts and prepared products.” The business already supplies over 2000 chefs and operators nationwide. • campbellbrothers.co.uk
