Great Food Merchandising

It's not the first time we have featured Gail's Artisan Bakery and we're pretty sure it won't be the last! For anybody wanting tips not just on great produce but also fantastic merchandising techniques you need to get down to a Gail's

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Beer Blankets - The Wheatsheaf, Borough Market

The Wheatsheaf in Borough Market have thought about everything in their new makeover - from blankets to keep customers warm on cooler nights

to their Twitter address promoted on the old 'blanket bike' in the new courtyard.

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The Crystal Cafe

The Crystal is London's newest landmark building and the world's first centre dedicated to improving knowledge of urban sustainability. The below 'food calendar' identifying seasonal foods is one of the smaller ways that their visitor cafe, the Crystal Cafe applies and educates the principles of sustainability.

 And below cake table....

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Customer Locators - Caravan Kings Cross

In those restaurants and cafes where you order at the counter and your food and drink is prepared and  brought to your table, there needs to be a way to identify where you are sitting. Caravan in Kings Cross have a similar approach to locate those customers waiting at the bar for their table to be prepared - with large numbered bags of flour!

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Barbican Foodhall

It's only so quiet because it was a sunny day and everyone was outside eating al fresco. The Barbican Foodhall:

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Coffee Bar - Pram Admission

Spotted outside The London Coffee Festival.

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Have the big coffee chains changed our taste in coffee?

BBC News - Have the big coffee chains changed our taste in coffee?

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The London Coffee Festival - Chimney Cake

Spotted at the London Coffee Festival - Chimney Cake. Created with pastry ribbon wound around a wooden cylinder and baked on a spit. Sweet and delicious!!

See www.chimneycakeuk.com

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Hotel Du Vin - BBQ & Oyster Bar

It's a great addition to the Hotel du Vin setting in York.

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Visitor Catering - Supporting the Attraction

It's the small details that go a long way to support the overall visitor attraction and catering has the ability to play its part. The below train biscuits - a simple yet effective example at York's National Railway Museum visitor restaurant.

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