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PFR attends NRA and Commercial Kitchen Show 2019

It’s been a busy time for PFR recently, as our team have attended not one, but two industry exhibitions in the past few months. Back in May, our team jetted off across the pond to Chicago where we visited the NRA, National Restaurant Association, which took place at...

New cocktail and mixology equipment from Barfly

For all of your cocktail-making needs and mixology equipment, look no further than Barfly Mixology Gear by Mercer for high quality barware essentials and accessories that will look great on any bar. Represented in the UK by PFR, the Barfly range of equipment is...

Baselite represented by PFR in the UK

At PFR, we’re known for working with the best in commercial catering equipment manufacturers to offer an extensive range of products to our customers, and one of these manufacturers is Baselite Corporation. Baselite provides a wide selection of food warming lamps for...

THE GROWTH IN ‘FREE-FROM’ FOOD – A CURSE OR A BLESSING?

Estimated at £718 million in 2017, the UK free-from market has more than doubled in size since 2012. This growth is set to continue, with Mintel predicting sales to be up to a billion in 2022. Concerns about climate change, the environment and animal welfare, along...

Revol’s new ‘Crumpled Cups’ celebrate sustainability

Innovative and unique, Revol’s Froissès Cups have become iconic additions to restaurant tabletop presentations. Styled as used plastic cups, Froissès Cups (known as ‘Crumpled Cups’ in the UK) represent Revol’s quirky design flair and commitment to sustainable...

Revol Porcelaine introduces the ‘Caractère’ restaurant tabletop collection

Especially created for their 250th anniversary and designed by celebrated French interior architect and designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, the new range of restaurant tabletop porcelain perfectly blends 250 years of manufacturing experience with meticulous...

Ginspiration: make the most of the gin boom

Saturday 6th June has been classified as 'National Gin Day' on social media. This has prompted PFR to take a look at the UK gin marketplace and suggest some easy ways for pub, bar and restaurant operators to capitalise on the trend. The huge success of gin is a...

Summer Lights, a Team PFR curated collection of tabletop, buffet ware and bar supplies

As dining and drinking move outdoors, we have brought together some of our light equipment favourites to help operators and chefs to match their presentation with 2018 summer trends. This year natural materials and organic shapes are favoured, with monotone neutrals,...

New decorative lighting collection launched in the UK

Following the popularity and growth of Baselite Food Warming lamps in restaurants and bars, manufacturers’ representative group PFR is launching a collection of Baselite decorative lighting fixtures and shades.

CED (Catering Equipment Design) launches new grab ‘n’ go merchandiser

CED’s Money Maker chilled merchandisers are designed to offer an environmentally friendly solution to high volume grab ‘n’ go snack and drink retailers. Find out more and download price list.

Brighton’s zero waste restaurant, SILO, uses Unox green energy ovens.

Douglas is passionate about caring for the environment and as Unox ovens are produced using solar energy they were an obvious choice.

London Italian café Festa Sul Prato owner Martin Hoenle talks about Precision Refrigeration

Martin discusses the benefits Precision Refrigeration has brought to the restaurant and its unique space.

Read how UNOX keeps at the forefront of innovation and technology

Enrico Franzolin, his daughter Chiara Franzolin and son-in-law Nicola Michelon talk to Michael Jones of Foodservice Consultant magazine about keeping it simple.

UNOX and Black Star Pastry

PHILOSOPHY OF BLACK STAR PASTRY. In 2008 Christopher Thé opened his own boutique patisserie Black Star Pastry, located in Sydney, which has flourished and garnered critical praise locally and internationally. Black Star Pastry is about real food. It works the old...

Baselite lights the way for London restaurant and coffee bar

World class law firm, Simmons & Simmons, located in the iconic City Point Building in 1 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2, has updated its look with Baselite FW500 copper heat lamps.

Popular beach restaurant delighted with the impact new Precision Refrigeration is having

Andy Norfolk of Little Duffy worked closely with Kandie Harrison of Precision to select and agree on the equipment required, which would include a number of bespoke and customised units.

CED equips British Car Auction’s restaurant at new Perry Barr site

Blending effortlessly within the restaurant’s candy stripe colour blocks of lime, tangerine and matt white, another classic CED servery makes itself at home – a high octane refuelling station undertaken for one of the UK’s most prolific kitchen consultants.

“What an incredible display of craftwork! Welcome….Mercer Culinary”.

With the recent launch of the Mercer Culinary range into the UK after much success in North America we asked up and coming chef Johnny Prince, for his verdict on the collection. Johnny who has worked in establishments including; Hix Soho, Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons...

Precision at Franco Manca

The Thetford based company, Precision Refrigeration, take pride in meeting the requirements of their customers, customizing units so they perform at their best all year round. Take a look and hear all for yourself.

Cuppone Produces Best Bar Naan Results

The LLKP30 Pizza Press is typically used to produce perfectly uniform pizza bases, but has also proved itself highly adaptable, having been introduced as the ideal piece of kit for the creation of ‘Naanwiches’, by Uxbridge street food pop-up and healthier eating champion, Naked Naan.

Come and meet Team PFR at the Catering Equipment Expo 2018

With new light equipment products from American Metalcraft, Barfly by Mercer, Mealplak, Mercer Culinary, Revol Porcelaine and Baselite, PFR Stand UH29 is THE place to visit at the Restaurant Show!

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Date: March 5 - 8, 2018 Location: Excel, London PFR stand no. 2130