Food & Drink

Research released as part of Food Safety Week 4-10 July has shown 64 percent of people in the South West have unnecessarily thrown food away in the past month.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are urging the public in the South West to face their “freezer fear” to tackle the issue of food waste.

FSA’s research showed that 33 percent of people interviewed said it is dangerous to freeze cooked meat, and 41 percent believe food becomes unsafe to eat while in the freezer.

The most common reason that was found for throwing away food was that if it is past it’s ‘use by’...

This summer, Devon-based artisan hand-cooked potato crisps company, Burts Chips, is determined to get Brits enjoying their favourite crunchy snack in sandwich form. The Ultimate Crisp Sandwich campaign is encouraging foodies to get creative and liven up dull lunchtimes by enjoying some delicious crisp sandwiches. Burts has partnered with TV chef Dean Edwards, who shares South West roots, to create recipes using Burts’ core range or eight bold flavours. The recipes range from a variation of a Sunday roast, the Beef Yorkie, to a spicy Firecracker Lobster Prawn Cocktail, and are all available...

The Venus Company is delighted to announce Barry George as the new executive chef for their two cafés at Blackpool Sands and The Shops at Dartington. Barry, who has over 23 years’ catering experience, joins The Venus Company from the Hive Beach Café in Dorset.

From Friday 1st July, Barry will be implementing exciting new changes to The Venus Café at Blackpool Sands’ evening dining offering.

On his appointment, Barry says: “I am thrilled to be joining The Venus Company. I have always admired their passion for sourcing outstanding, local, sustainable produce and am really...

The Chunk of Devon team celebrated the companies 10th anniversary on Friday 17th. Welcomed aboard the Pride of Exmouth, by the crew from Stuart Line Cruises , on a sunny June evening they were all dressed to kill for a casino/James Bond style party. Pretty much the whole team were able to be there with their partners.

Chunk of Devon had a few tricky times in the early days and even featured on the TV programme 'Businesses in Crisis' with Sir Gerry Robinson back in 2009. That's all behind them now.

Chunk is a busy growing company - supplying their pies, pasties, pork pies...