The Edinburgh Tattie-oo! What’s Cooking? 2022 – We sample Babylon! By Austen Dack
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fter a 2-year hiatus What’s Cooking? 2022 returned and was batter than ever! Over 70 exhibitors turned up to The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh recently to showcase their products and services to Henry Colbecks customers and the Fish & Chip Industry as a whole. Customers attending What’s Cooking? 2022 where treated to a range on food samples, entertainment and advice from industry leaders during the daylong event as well as it being a great opportunity for networking and support. My favourite had to be the gigantic but incredibly tasty Big Als burger prepared for me by the Kepak team on their impressive food to go stand. The team were demonstrating that by adding new profitable items to your menu you can attract new customers. Suppliers for packaging, oils & fats, frozen at sea fish, equipment, frying ranges and frozen foods flocked in from across the UK and Europe to attend the Edinburgh trade show. The event was well attended by
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customers from both Scotland and England as well as attracting interest from potential new customers and suppliers. Here at Chippy Chat & Isle of Ely Produce, we were once again out in force this time sampling the new Agrico chipping variety Babylon to the thousands who turned out on the day. We were ably assisted by The Real Fresh Chip Co who can supply fresh pre-cut chips to shops across Scotland. Real Fresh were frying Babylon pre cut samples all day and the reaction from the event was very good indeed! Calum Richardson owner at the Bay,Stonehaven said “The Real Fresh Chip Co definitely puts the customer first. It’s great to have a supplier that listens, wants to improve and give advice. Having chips prepared for us this way gives the business more flexibility and more storage. With the volume that we were going through space was becoming a serious issue. We tried Babylon with them today and they
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