TOGETHER BINDS US THAT INGREDIENT FOOD ISTHE 5 023616 476309 We’re here RANGETHE COUNTRY GROUP MAGAZINE FOR CATERERS for you THE COOKS CALENDAR June 1/ World Milk Day 7/ National Fish & Chip Day www.neoda.org.uk/national-fish-chip-day/ 13/ World Gin Day www.worldginday.com “Continuous effort – not strength or Forintelligence – is the keystarters... to unlocking our potential.” Wise words from Winston 15/ National Beer Day Churchill, the man the nation looked to www.beerdaybritain.co.uk get us out of a most terrible crisis. Whilst we might be fighting a battle of a different Father’s Day kind, the increased feeling of community spirit 21/ and the ethos that ‘we are all in this together’ is very much reminiscent of the wartime era. National Picnic Week For all the chaos, despair and uncertainty the 22 - 28/ coronavirus pandemic has inflicted upon the world, there have also been many positives. National Cream Tea Day Never before (and probably never again in our 26/ www.creamteasociety.co.uk/national-cream- lifetime) will we have the time to reflect on the way we live our lives and run our businesses; tea-day to press the reset button and re-build, perhaps in a completely different format. There’s a lot of talk in the media about adjusting to our ‘new normal’, and we’re all still coming to terms with that prospect. Foodservice July has been hit hard, but this whole experience has demonstrated just how well the industry can adapt and come back fighting. 1 - 31/ National Ice Cream Month Our front cover reflects this wartime sentiment of solidarity and follows on from the 75th anniversary of VE Day last month and the heroic 1 - 31/ Picnic Month efforts of 100-year-old Captain Tom Moore raising millions for the NHS. World Chocolate Day We hope this issue of Stir it up will provide you 7/ with strength, support and the advice you need to move forwards. On page 19 we have tips Great British Pea Week on looking after your mental health during the 6 - 12/ COVID-19 crisis, plus advice on how to combat www.peas.org separation anxiety for care home residents on page 15. National Mojito Day Keep creating a stir! 11/ National Hot Editor 22/ Janine Nelson Dog Day HERE ARE LOTS 30/ Cheesecake OF FOOD AND DRINK Day CELEBRATION DAYS TO INSPIRE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. 21 Pot Category Melting 34 Focus NEWS ADVICE INSPIRATION TRENDS 05 Health & Welfare 09 05 Readers’ Lives 15 Eat the Season Plate Arrivals Strengthening family bonds Courgettes Slovenia 07 17 We’re Here For You Championing the nation’s 12-13 29 A message from Coral Rose, care caterers News From Country Range MCA managing director of the A more values-led Country Range Group 19 31 future Hospitality On the Range 11 Looking after your Tiramisu 34-35 Customer Profile mental health Melting Pot Military precision 37 Good health 21-23 The Art of Plating 27 Category Focus Smoked eel macaroni, 48 Education Small is beautiful pickled chicory, artichoke Dickson’s Diary Top of the class and almond sauce Covid-19: The aftermath 25 33 Advice From the Experts 39 49 Food & Industry News Every interaction matters Five Ways to Use Raise the Bar Chick peas Fat chance! 41 28 The Country Club The Green Gauge 45-47 51 Focus on food waste Leading Lights Food for Thought 43 Marianne Lumb Inspirational plates for The Marketplace June menus OUR EDITORIAL PARTNERS... 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