Bill’s Founder Bill Collison Talks About Fresh, Farming And His Famous Namesake Restaurant Chain At London’s Foodservice Forum

Collison, a grower by first profession, is the founder of Bill’s, a greengrocer that over the past two decades has evolved into a wildly popular 80-plus-unit casual dining chain. It’s signature, and key to success, is serving cutting-edge British dishes all rooted in fresh seasonal produce.

London Foodservice Forum Panelist, Reynolds Executive Development Chef Diane Camp Provides Insights On The Plant-based Movement And The Opportunities For Distributors To Convey Menu Ideas To Their Customers

Produce shippers are particularly poor at selling to foodservice. They are used to retail, where items are just put out for sale, not foodservice, where the hardest part of the sale is helping a restaurant see that it actually should have dishes that include one’s produce item on the menu. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out how Reynold’s Executive Development Chef, Diane Camp, thought about issues such as this and what her message will be on her panel in London.

Reynolds Organises Plant-based Street-food-focused Restaurant Tour For London Produce Show

Attendees will visit HOP Vietnamese, Biff’s Jack Shack, Farmer J, Old Spitalfields Market and more on the bespoke tour hosted by foodservice expert Andy Weir from Reynolds.

London Produce Show Ambassador, Chef Amanda Freitag, Promotes US Culinary Trends And Spreads The Message On Eating, Exploring And Experimenting With More Fruits and Vegetables

As part of her involvement in The Culinary Diplomacy Project, Amanda is heading to the UK to share a taste of American culture and cuisine. Whilst in London, she has the honour of being the 2019 Show Ambassador at The London Produce Show and Conference. We asked Gill McShane, contributing editor for sister publication ProduceBusinessUK.com, to speak with Amanda to understand how she might influence and inspire the fresh fruit and vegetable trade representatives attending the event on June 5-7, 2019.

ICA’s Maria Wieloch Headlines Educational Seminar At London Produce Show; Talks About Halloween, Easter And How To Lift Produce Consumption

Maria Wieloch has graced many of our events with her presence. When we heard she would join us at The London Produce Show and Conference, we asked Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to get a sneak preview of her presentation’s focus this year.