Scottish Chefs Conference

Lochgreen House Hotel 11th Novebmer 2006

Sponsors, Supporters & Links

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All-Clad

  All-cad Metal Crafters
http://www.all-clad.com/

All - Clad Metyalcrafters LLC
Originally designed to meet the demands of professional chefs, All-Clad continues to be the undisputed choice in four-star kitchens throughout the world. Exquisite lines. Impeccable balance. Meticulous hand-finishing. Construction warranted to last a lifetime.

Braehead
  Braehead Foods
http://www.braeheadfoods.co.uk/

Braehead Foods Ltd is a leading purveyor of game and speciality foods,
supplying high quality produce to top chefs and restaurants throughout the UK and abroad.
Managing Director Craig Stevenson takes pride in Braehead's traceability system that provides detailed information on all game and venison - literally from field to fork.
The company carries a wide range of goods including flours, cooking wines, spices, fresh herbs, Belgian chocolate, cheese and poultry. Braehead is also sole distributor of Gressingham Duck in Scotland.

Brakes
  Brakes Foodservice Solutions
http://www.brake.co.uk/

Brakes Manufacturing
The home of great food and fresh ideas. Whatever you're looking for; exclusive ingredients, healthier menus, innovative ways to better your business, or maybe just the basics, Brakes deliver. We offer unparalleled experience of caterers' needs, a passion for service and thousands of products at your fingertips.
A major producer of recipe dishes, puddings and desserts with a strength in product development and innovation, both in the Brakes brand and bespoke for major caterers.

Cacaco Barry
  Cacao Barry
http://www.cacaobarry.com/en

Cacao Barry has been producing high-quality chocolate for artisans and chefs around the world since 1842. Created by Charles Barry in Meulan (France) Cacao Barry has, over these 160 years expertise, built up a solid reputation based on excellence, taste and innovation. With a strong presence on the continents of Europe, Asia and North America, Cacao Barry is the world leader in the high-quality chocolate sector.

Clifton Food Range
  Clifton Food Range
http://www.cliftonfoodrange.com/

The Clifton Food Range
The Clifton Food Range has been developed and manufactured by Nickel-Electro. A family firm based in the South West of England, Nickel-Electro is a brand leader in temperature control laboratory and science equipment.
This expertise in producing equipment which guarantees accurate temperature control is now available for use in professional kitchens. Slow cooking at low temperatures has had a significant impact on the restaurant industry. More and more professional cooks who have tested this approach have become converted by the results - sublime textures and enhanced flavours. Nickel-Electro has adapted it’s scientific application water baths to develop the Clifton Food Range, which offer users unparalleled specific temperature control to produce consistently perfect results.

Alchemy
  Churchill
http://www.churchillchina.com
Churchill
ALCHEMY Fine china for Professionals
Alchemy offers exquisite whiteness with the aesthetics of Bone China but with the added strength and durability of a vitrified product. A premium product, designed from the outset to enhance presentation with both innovation and functionality in mind. Unique features include a glazed foot on all plates and dishes and rolled edges for exceptional durability and chip resistance, with multi functional items and stackability offering practicality and cost savings.
Delice de France
  Delice de France
www.delicedefrance.co.uk
Delice de France, the leading supplier of part and fully baked frozen bakery products, was founded in 1985 and had one vision - to supply the best quality authentic bakery products to the UK Foodservice market. This vision continues today and with its French Heritage, Delice de France selects only the finest products from a variety of French provinces as well as many from other European regions.


Falcon Food Services

  Falcon Foods
http://www.falconfoodservice.com

Falcon Food service Equipment have a strong tradition of having a close working involvement with chefs. The Stirling technical development and manufacturing base of Falcon is regularly visited by Scottish chefs who want hands-on working in the Falcon development kitchen of equipment before selecting what prime cooking equipment to buy. Falcon's development chef Neil Roseweir is known throughout Scotland for his no-nonsense opinions on how to get the best from all prime cooking equipment.

 

Grahams's Family Dairies
http://www.grahamsfamilydairy.com

Graham's Family Dairies

Graham’s, the family dairy, was established in 1939 but has grown to become Scotland’s largest independent dairy company. Now operated by the third generation of the Graham family, the Bridge of Allan-based dairy supplies a comprehensive range of Scottish dairy products to Scotland’s hotels, restaurants and bars, as well as all sectors of the retail trade. With a network of distribution depots in Fife, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Angus, Graham’s delivers seven days a week to customers across the heart of Scotland.

QMS


 

Quality Meat Scotland
http://www.qmscotland.co.uk/

QMS
QMS’s core function is to work with the Scottish red meat industry to improve its efficiency and profitability and to maximise its contribution to Scotland's economy.

R H Morton
 

R H Morton & Co.
http://www.rhmorton.com

RH Morton & Co
RH Morton & Co serve the Catering industry from Award Winning Chefs with top Restaurants, to Hotels, Café Bars, Hospitals, Care Homes, Churches, Charity and Voluntary organizations, University and College Refectories, Retail Shops, Industrial Canteens, Bed & Breakfasts and the upmarket Domestic sector with Catering, Refrigeration, Bar & Laundry Equipment.


Robot Coupe
  Robot Coupe UK Ltd
http://www.robotcoupe.co.uk

Robot Coupe UK Ltd are world leaders in professional food preparation equipment. They have been trading for over 30 years in the UK and are the respected industry brand, offering a wider range of products than you may imagine. Robot Coupe pride themselves on quality and despite being originally known for food processors now boast a full range of veg preparation machines, blender/mixers, stick blenders, automatic sieves and ice cream machines. Your local Robot Coupe representative is only too happy to help you decide which machines are right for you and offers a free, no obligation demonstration to help.

Russums
 

Russums
http://www.russums.co.uk

Russums
Russums are a leading supplier of clothing, knives, equipment and books to the catering and hospitality industry. All our products are intended for use in a commercial environment and are of a quality level demanded by professionals and serious cooks. Those of leading suppliers complement our own products, and our in-house embroidery team ensures that we can quickly offer personalised garments to order.

Sodexho
  Sodexho
http://www.sodexho.co.uk/

Sodexho

Good food is at the heart of our business, we are committed to really understanding the needs of the people we serve. Whether this is providing nutritionally balanced meals for school children or low salt meals for patients in hospital, the general welfare of our customers is central to all our activities.

Unilever Food Solutions 
  Unilever Foodsolutions
http://www.unileverfoodsolutions.co.uk/

Unilever foodsolutions
Unilever Foodsolutions is much more then just a food manufacturer. We are also committed to adding value to the catering industry, sponsoring key industry events including National Chef of the Year supported by KNORR, the Acorn Awards and the British Hospitality Association’s Food Service Management survey.

Xpress Recruitment
 

Xpress Recruitment
http://www.xpressrecruitment.com/

Xpress Recruitment
We are specialists in hospitality, retail & sales recruitment. Xpress was established to provide clients and candidates with strong recruitment guidance and direction delivered in a prompt, efficient and personalized manner.

Rougie
  http://www.foie-gras-rougie.com/
Rougie
By constantly perfecting its working methods and receipts, the brand has become the genuine emblem of French taste. Its foie gras and truffles are appreciated on all the most prestigious tables around the world.

Rougié is today to be found in all the grand hotels, leading restaurants, luxury shop and airlines of 120 countries on all 5 continents.

City & Guilds
  http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk/
City & Guilds

City & Guilds offers learners over 500 qualifications in 28 industry areas – so that they can learn skills that equip them to fulfil their career ambitions or enrich lerners leisure time.

We recognise that traditional qualifications are not always appropriate to business environments. We have developed a programme to validate in-house training schemes.

We aim to develop a workplace culture that reflects our values and, as part of this, we have put together a range of initiatives to help employees who would like to support charitable community projects.

Mitchells Chickens
  http://www.mitchellschickens.com/
Mitchells
Based in the village of Letham in Angus Mitchells have produced quality chicken products for more than 100 years. Trade techniques and skills have been passed down through four generations of family ownership and today the firm remains in the ownership of brothers Joe, Steve and Mike Mitchell. Our chickens are reared on Scottish farms and processed in our state of the art, 100 000 ft EC approved processing facility.
UK Thermomix   http://www.ukthermomix.com/

One Thermomix with One Bowl and One Blade can do all this:

Thermomix is a super fast food blender and processor that also weighs, cooks, simmers and steams!

  • Thermomix weighs - with built-in electronic scales
  • Thermomix grates - nuts, cheese, chocolate, parmesan
  • Thermomix mills - rice, grains and pulses to flour
  • Thermomix purées - vegetables, fruits, baby food
  • Thermomix grinds - coffee beans, sugar to icing sugar, wet or dry spices
  • Thermomix blends - soups, smoothies, milkshakes and sauces
  • Thermomix cooks, boils & simmers - soups, sauces, preserves, pulses, complete meals
  • Thermomix steams - vegetables, meat, fish, fruits, rice, pasta
  • Thermomix crushes - ice, cocktails, ice creams, sorbet
  • Thermomix whisks - egg whites, cappuccino-style foam on soups and milk, zabaglione
  • Thermomix emulsifies - salad dressings, mayonnaise, batters, cream
  • Thermomix kneads - bread dough, pizza dough, pasta dough, pastry, scones
  • Thermomix chops & minces - nuts, herbs, vegetables, salads, meats
  • Thermomix heats baby food to 37oC
  • Thermomix holds chocolate at 37oC

......and after all this add some water and washing up liquid and Thermomix cleans itself!


Links

Demonstrators

2007

James Campbell
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/london/

James Petrie
http://www.fatduck.co.uk/

Steven Doherty
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/

Jason Atherton
http://www.gordonramsay.com/maze/

Craig Sandle
http://www.thebalmoralhotel.com/

2006

Andrew Fairlie: Fairlies Restaurant, Gleneagles
http://www.gleneagles.com/

Martin Wishart: Restaurant Martin Wishart
http://www.martin-wishart.co.uk/

Tom Kitchin: The Kitchin
http://www.thekitchin.com/

William Curley: Pastry Chef Extraordinaire
http://www.williamcurley.co.uk/

The Full Range Ltd
http://www.georgemcivor.com/

Costley & Costley hotels
http://www.costley-hotels.co.uk/

Website by Central Webs
http://www.centralwebs.co.uk/

George Mcivor
Conference host