In 2011, Mayfair was taken off the Monopoly board and replaced by Kensington Palace Gardens by the game’s makers, Hasbro. As you may have seen in our recent blogs, Flemings Hotel has launched a campaign to restore Mayfair to its rightful place. The campaign reached new heights this week as a London MP has backed [...]
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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Knorr’s new Italian Create More Concentrated Sauces are ‘ridiculously versatile’. From fresh soups and sauces to pizza toppings and Focaccia bread, all chefs need to do is add water, fresh ingredients and their own inspiration to create great-tasting dishes. To celebrate the launch, Unilever Food Solutions has teamed [...]
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The search is on for Britain’s best roast dinner – the ultimate roast dinner served out of home which stands head and shoulders above the rest. Back for a second year as part of British Roast Dinner Week, sponsored by Knorr Gravy and supported by Colman’s, the competition is open to all UK operators serving [...]
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The Which? Future of Food Report was launched last week looking at what consumers think about food production.  Coming at an apt time following the horsemeat scandal, the report addresses how a new approach to the way food issues are handled within government is needed to give consumers a higher priority. They suggest this is [...]
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The word on the street is that Mayfair is missing. Yes that’s right, in 2011 Mayfair was taken off the Monopoly board and replaced by usurper Kensington Palace Gardens in a move made by the game’s makers, Hasbro. But, Flemings Hotel wants to right this wrong and reinstate Mayfair to its rightful place next to [...]
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We love a challenge here at William Murray. And coming up with ideas that are ‘ridiculously versatile’ is what we do. So Knorr’s latest campaign is right up our street. Knorr is challenging chefs to come up with ridiculously versatile uses for its new range of Italian Create More Concentrated Sauces in a campaign to [...]
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The William Murray team is celebrating some great news today – we’ve made the shortlist for The Croydon Business Awards 2013.   The Awards, sponsored by Barclays, recognise and celebrate the most dynamic and innovative businesses in the area.   Keep your fingers crossed for us and we’ll see if we walk away as winners [...]
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The reaction to the press regulation deal has been an interesting read today.  All the major newspaper groups have responded to the Royal Charter on Self Regulation of the Press, published yesterday in response to the findings of The Leveson Report.   The Press has responded with mixed opinions. The Sun sensationally compared the changes [...]
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We love our coffee in the office and last week two of the team jumped at the chance to learn basic barista skills on United Coffee’s Licence to Work in Coffee Service training. The Academy of Food and Wine Service backed course, the first accredited barista training in the UK, covered all the essential skills [...]
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The most recent BBC Food & Drink programme served to remind me about the divisions in our society when it comes to food. We all know someone to whom food has become something of a status symbol, with restaurants and cuisines regularly brandished as proof of superiority. Do we really need another niche foodie TV [...]
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