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SUPPORT THE BRITISH FROZEN FOOD FEDERATION AND ATTEND THIS YEAR’S FROZEN FOOD BUSINESS CONFERENCE

Posted on March 18, 2021January 9, 2026 by Neesha Ramsingh-Cleary

Start your working day listening to industry leading speakers and find out the latest information coming from the Frozen Food industry. This year we have taken our annual Business Conference online and broken the programme down into 5 themed sessions which will run from 9am – 11am each morning from the 19^th – 23^rd April. We will also be announcing the category winners of our 2020 Frozen Food Awards.

Topics covered include Retail, Economy, Trends and Export, Foodservice and Sustainability. Click here for the full line up of speakers and to book your tickets for individual days or for the full week.

We are delighted to be partnering with Dawn Foods to offer the first 100 delegates to book a week ticket a goody box of 5 delicious treats that can be enjoyed at home whilst you attend the conference.

For enquiries please contact:

Charley Price, Events Manager

Tel: 01400 283091

Email: charleyprice@bfff.co.uk

THE BEST NEW BAKERY FOODSERVICE PRODUCT SPONSORED BY XPO LOGISTICS

Posted on March 18, 2021January 9, 2026 by Neesha Ramsingh-Cleary

Welcome to the announcement for the Best New Bakery Foodservice Product in the 2020 – 2021 British Frozen Food Awards sponsored by XPO Logistics.

The First Shortlisted Company

Congratulations to the Eton Mess Loaf Cake from the Premium Selection range at Bidfood. Our judging panels thought; the cake was appealing on the eye, great taste and lovely moist sponge.

Bidfood commented; “As avid supporters of the BFFF, Bidfood are honoured to have shortlisted for the Best New Bakery Product with our Eton Mess Loaf Cake. We wish the best of luck to all entrants and look forward to the results announcement.”

The Second Shortlisted Company

Congratulations to the 6 inch Unbaked British Pulled Pork and Bramley Apple Lattice Sausage Roll from Brakes. Our judging panels thought the product; it was an excellent product, delicious, innovative and extremely tasty.

Brakes commented; “We always look forward to the BFFF Frozen Food Awards and we’re delighted to see Brakes products across such a wide array of categories shortlisted. We’re passionate about food and this is a fantastic endorsement of the innovation and quality of our frozen range. This is even more meaningful at a time when many of our customers are taking a fresh look at frozen, as a solution for the market unpredictability that has resulted from the Coronavirus pandemic.”

The Third Shortlisted Company

Congratulations to the 6 inch Unbaked British Pork Lattice Sausage Roll with Caramelised Onions from Brakes. Our judging panels thought the product had; excellent balanced taste, great look and is highly innovative.

The Fourth Shortlisted Company

Congratulations to the La Boulangerie 10 inch part baked sourdough baguettes from Brakes. Our judging panels thought the product had; a lovely ‘oaty’ flavour coming through, excellent texture and good taste.

Congratulations to all our shortlisted companies and commiseration to the rest of the category product entries. The BFFF look forward to announcing more category shortlists, they will be released once a week until end of March 2021.

Thank you to our Category Sponsor XPO Logistics

BFFF SPECIALIST INTEREST GROUP (SIG) ON SUSTAINABILITY

Posted on March 17, 2021January 9, 2026 by Neesha Ramsingh-Cleary

Introduction

At last year’s Business Conference, we announced the launch of a Specialist Interest Group (SIG) on Sustainability. Unfortunately, the workload of the Federation in dealing with the pandemic and the end of the Brexit transition period resulted in us having to delay the launch of this group.

We now feel we have the resources to facilitate the creation of this SIG. Indeed, we feel that one of the consequences of the pandemic is a renewed focus on the sustainability topic.

Why Create the SIG for Sustainability?

It is clear that the way we look at the sustainability agenda today is different to five years ago. It is inevitable that the agenda will change and develop over the coming five years, and therefore it is vital that we help members to understand the narrative and focus as it evolves.

Also, we would like to find ways to help smaller members take part in the debate and process. This could cover how members deal with water stress, coping with the possible introduction of food waste or carbon footprint reporting as examples.

Policy

The United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) form the basis of many of the targets adopted by Governments and companies, not just in the UK but globally.

We would therefore like to develop BFFF policy and guidance to assist members in working towards these SDGs. It is only by taking a collaborative approach that the UK will reach its net zero targets by 2050.

Climate Balance

The frozen food industry is a heavy user of energy, from the freezing process, storage, transport, and the display of product in retail stores or as an end user. However, the industry is very efficient in the use of this energy and the way we produce product. Normally, production in frozen utilises longer production runs with very efficient use of natural resources, including dealing with the waste and/or by products in a cost-efficient way.

One of the key benefits our industry can promote is helping both consumers and professional kitchens in reducing food waste.

Consumers often ask what they can do to reduce emissions. One very simple and practical way is to convince them that by simply purchasing more frozen food, will help them to reduce their food waste. Additionally, there is evidence that by doing this it will also save them money.

We therefore need, as an industry, to promote the concept of the Climate Balance. To do this, we need to bring the industry together to work and develop this concept.

Invitation

We already have a list of interested companies and we will be reaching out to them to plan a kick-off meeting at the end of April/early May.

We also invite any member who wishes to be part of this initiative to send their details to Siobhan O’Callaghan.

Rite Hite Loading Dock Safety

Posted on March 17, 2021January 9, 2026 by Natasha Hickmans

At our recent Health and Safety Expert Group meeting we were joined by RiteHite. Rite-Hite is a world leader in the manufacture, sale, and service of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, HVLS fans, industrial curtain walls, and more – all designed to improve safety, security, productivity, energy savings, and environmental control.

From the USA Walt Swietlik gave a live demonstration with products that can make loading bays safer for everyone. Gerwin Jensen and Natasha Hickmans were also on hand to answer any questions the group had.

To view the video please click here Part 1 Part 2

For further information please visit www.ritehite.com

ADBA CALLS FOR URGENT FUNDING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO IMPLEMENT SEPARATE FOOD WASTE COLLECTIONS BY 2023

Posted on March 16, 2021 by

Separate food waste collections will become mandatory in England from 2023.
Local Authorities need to put structure in place now to be ready by 2023.
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) calls for funding to be provided without delay to make this possible.

In its annual monitoring report, published last week, the National Infrastructure Commission reiterated its recommendation – first made in its 2018 National Infrastructure Assessment – to “enable separate food waste collection for households and business for biogas production“. In 2017, the UK Government made separate food waste collection mandatory in England by 2023 as part of its Resources and Waste Management Strategy.

However, there are no plans for the Government to financially support Local Authorities (LAs) to implement this directive before 2023 – by which time it will be too late to meet the deadline.

“Local Authorities are in the process of putting their waste management contracts in place now for the years to come, and they need government funding NOW to be able to implement separate food waste collections by 2023.“, explains Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).

“In England, 50% of local councils are currently collecting food waste separately or as part of their green waste collection. However, still some 2.3Mt of household-produced food waste goes to either landfill or sewer, where it emits harmful methane gas as it breaks down. This food waste could generate up to 2.7TWh of energy if it were taken to an AD plant. But lack of funding is preventing LAs from putting the infrastructure in place to collect this food waste, and being able to do so, as required by Government, by 2023. We cannot afford any delays if the UK is to meet its Net Zero targets by 2050 and hope this funding will feature in this week’s Budget announcement.”

For further information, contact:
Jocelyne Bia, Senior Communications Consultant
email: Jocelyne.bia@adbioresources.org ; tel: 00 44 7910 878510

STREET FOOD PARTY WITH THE PERFECT INDULGENT PARTNERSHIP – GERMAN SAUSAGE AND BRITISH CHIPS!

Posted on March 16, 2021 by

Lamb Weston teams up with The Sausage Man to inspire operators with innovative, celebratory dishes for the coming summer months. And Chef Philli Armitage-Mattin, Master Chef the Professionals 2020 Finalist, has joined the two companies to help kick-off the collaboration in style!

Joy is in the air as people across the land anticipate letting loose and whooping it up after lockdown is lifted. So, there’s no better time to share our exciting news – we at Lamb Weston are beyond chuffed to announce our exciting new partnership with The Sausage Man! Their premium quality range fits perfectly with Lamb Weston, reflecting our own high standards. They bring the best from award winning butchers in Germany, with a huge sausage range including delicious bratwurst, beef, pork and turkey sausages, paprika sausages, frankfurters and even vegan hot dogs.

Street Food, outdoor eating, delivery and fusion cuisine will all play a big role for operators reopening in 2021 so how can pubs, restaurants and food truck owners surprise their guests easily with tantalising new recipes?

Lamb Weston and The Sausage Man have the solution – and who better than Chef Philli to cook up some of the yummiest, most irresistible and instagrammable recipes to celebrate the partnership.

Think German food fused with exciting flavours. One typically traditional German dish is currywurst and fries, packed full of spice. So why not go crazy for katsu with Philli’s katsu curry with crispy currywurst and togarashi fries, using Lamb Weston Hot2Home or Stealth fries?

“How can you improve upon sausage and mash or a hot dog with fries? Chef Philli has dreamed up some super creative, highly flavoursome recipes for us such as Korean kogo – sausage and fries on a stick – that is so Instagrammable consumers and operators will love it!” says Andrea Deutschmanek, Lamb Weston’s International Marketing Lead, Northern Europe. “We gave her the freedom to create these dishes and she stunned us with strong and bold flavours that will wow!”

“Being a chef is about being passionate and creative. It’s about being an artist. We use simple foods and turn them into beautiful creations. Just like Lamb Weston’s products, The Sausage Man’s products are perfect for this!” says Chef Philli.

“When designing dishes today we have access to a larder of worldwide ingredients. This gives you the ultimate creativity. Along with that, it’s important to make dishes colourful and Instagramable. People want their food be beautiful on the plate. The camera eats first.

“I’ve created some simple sausage-based dishes with Lamb Weston and The Sausage Man, fused with flavours from around the world, that both look and taste fantastic. I hope keen cooks will take these ideas and build on them.

“My passion is creating delicious dishes that you crave and simplifying them so that the recipes are easy to make for everyone. I love Asian cuisine, and have really enjoyed experimenting to find the best ways to fuse Asian flavours with these traditional German favourites.”

Joshua Grocott, Marketing Director for The Sausage Man, said: “Chef Philli delivered some extraordinary dishes, completely reimagining ‘sausage and chips’ as a concept. Using Lamb Weston’s Dukes of Chippingdom, Proper British Chips, and our authentic German sausages as a starting point, Chef Philli tied in complimentary flavours from around the world to develop tasty plates that please the eye as well as the tastebuds. This menu is easy to recreate, especially with Chef Philli’s step-by-step videos, and every recipe looks and tastes fantastic!” Cooking with Chef Philli – Episode 1: The Korean Kogo – YouTube

Street Food party with a perfect indulgent partnership | Lamb Weston / Meijer

For more innovative ideas, recipes and potato inspiration, head over to www.lambweston.eu/uk, call 0800 963962 or email us at salesUK@lambweston.eu

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We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities to BFFF members across our events throughout the year, with flexible packages that can be tailored to suit your business objectives.

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