Central Foods expands its KaterVeg! vegan range for fast food operators

Veganuary ideas… as Central Foods expands its KaterVeg! vegan range for fast food operators

Frozen food distributor Central Foods has introduced a new selection of vegan products to its KaterVeg! range to help fast food operators satisfy the increasing demand for plant-based options.

The KaterVeg! vegan quarterpounder, KaterVeg! vegan sausage and KaterVeg! vegan meatballs are all made with seasoned textured soya protein and are ideal for customers looking for vegan-friendly take-out or dine-in items.

Gordon Lauder, managing director of Central Foods, said: “Our KaterVeg! range of products has been growing steadily, as demand rises from consumers for meat-free options. We’re excited to be adding to the range with these three delicious products that taste great and are simple and convenient to prepare and serve.

“They are perfect for fast food operators who are looking for new ideas to serve to their vegan and meat-reducing customers as part of Veganuary and beyond.”

Help your bottom line: pimp up the KaterVeg! vegan burger by popping in a gourmet bun with crunchy salad and customers will be willing to pay a premium any time of day or serve the KaterVeg! vegan sausage in a bread muffin or bap, for a tasty, meatfree breakfast or lunch item.

For a substantial sandwich that will appeal to your plant-based customers or those customers who are looking for a tasty alternative to meat, pack a sub roll with KaterVeg! vegan meatballs and serve with a sauce and crunchy salad, or simply serve on their own with chips and sauce for a quick and easy eat-in or takeaway meat-free meal.

The new KaterVeg! soya-based vegan range joins the KaterVeg! vegetable-based vegan fast food range that includes nuggets, sausages, spicy beanburgers, the famous Flamin’ Inferno burgers and – not forgetting – the temptingly tasty 6” vegan sausage rolls that flew off the shelves when they were launched in time for Veganuary at the start of this year!

“Veganuary is growing in popularity – more than one million people have taken the pledge to ‘eat vegan’ in January since the meat-free event was launched seven years ago and many more take part unofficially – and we’re pleased to be supporting fast food operators by supplying a range of popular vegan-friendly products for their menus,” added Gordon Lauder.

“Veganuary is a great time to introduce new meat-free products to any fast food outlet, so we’d urge operators looking to boost their meat-free offering to take a look at the KaterVeg! range, including these tasty new products which we’ve just launched.”

Central Foods is one of the UK’s leading frozen food distributors, supplying a great selection of products for the fast food sector. Browse the range here www. centralfoods.co.uk

Frozen food distributor Central Foods teams up with The White Rabbit Pizza Company to offer vegan and gluten-free pizza bases for food service

One of the UK’s leading frozen food distributors, Central Foods, is launching a new range of vegan and gluten-free pizza bases for the food service sector after teaming up with the award-winning White Rabbit Pizza Company.

The deal marks the debut of the successful White Rabbit Pizza Company brand into the frozen food service sector and comes just in time for Veganuary 2021.

Central Foods is supplying the 10-inch and 12-inch versions of White Rabbit’s outrageously tasty vegan and gluten-free raised crust, stone-baked pizza bases – known as nudies.

The partnership means that food service sector professionals can now buy the delicious pizza bases – giving them the opportunity to add their own toppings to create authentic free-from pizzas to serve in their venues.

Founded by Nick Croft-Simon and Matteo Ferrari, who previously worked together at The White Rabbit Pub in Oxford, the White Rabbit already produces a range of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free pizzas to the retail sector, which are available in outlets including Waitrose, Booths, Sainsbury’s, Planet Organic and Wholefoods.

Gordon Lauder, MD of frozen food distributor Central Foods, said: “The White Rabbit Pizza Company has an outstanding reputation for making amazing pizzas, and we are excited to be able to offer their stone-baked pizza bases to the food service sector.

“Being vegan and gluten-free, the pizza bases are suitable for customers with dietary requirements but will be equally as popular with all diners. Offering items that suit two different dietary requirements – vegan and gluten-free – helps to avoid menu proliferation and makes it easier for food service professionals, which is especially important in the challenging times we currently find ourselves operating in.

“We are very pleased to be supporting The White Rabbit Pizza Company with their launch into the frozen food service sector. It means that wholesalers and caterers throughout the UK can work their own special magic on the

pizza bases to ensure everyone is able to enjoy one of life’s simple pleasures…authentic pizzas.”

Matteo and Nick were both working at The White Rabbit Pub – Matteo in the kitchen and Nick in the bar – when they came up with the idea of gluten-free, vegan pizzas after spotting that a number of diners were missing out due to their dietary requirements.

Matteo said: “Since founding The White Rabbit in 2015,

the business has grown rapidly, and we’re chuffed to be partnering with Central Foods in the food service sector.

“Traditionally, pizza is an inclusive meal to be shared by all, and we wanted to carry this into our ethos as a brand: ultimately, the idea was to have people of all diets around the same dinner table eating the same meal, whether they’re coeliac, vegan or an eater of everything. Our partnership with Central Foods will help us to continue to achieve this aim.”

Northamptonshire-based Central Foods supplies hundreds of different lines into foodservice, ranging from vegan, vegetarian and free-from items, meat products, bakery items and canapés through to buffet products, desserts and puddings. It currently sells to more than 240 independent wholesalers, as well as larger national and regional wholesalers, and foodservice caterers across the entire foodservice industry including schools, universities, pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, leisure centres, garden centres, cafés, care homes and many other outlets.

Visit http://www.centralfoods.co.uk for more information