In This Issue
Cowells, Langlands, Burleydam and Barton Grange are the toast of the north in GCA awards
Professionalism is causing a shift from the sheds
Full results from GCA North East Regional Awards 2015
North West GCA Awards reults in full
The Midlands GCA results are in
Haskins scoop a 1,2,3 at the South Thames Regional Awards
Full results from North Thames GCA Regional Awards
The Old Railway Line are on the fast track
Squires Hersham and Haskins Roundstone are tops in South Thames GCA
Sunshine and Burston are best in North Thames GCA
Planters and Webbs win main GCA Midlands regional awards
Wales & West Best Centre winners are The Old Railway Line and Monkton Elm
Mr F's new POS reassures grow-your-own novices
The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales gold winners to be presented at spoga+gafa
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Garden Centre Manager - Small Chain - Staffordshire
Assistant Manager - Independent Garden Centre - Surrey
Horticultural Buyer – Full time
Nursery - Production - Grower Manager - Cambridgeshire
Interior Landscaping Regional Manager - East of England
Restaurant Manager - Lincolnshire
Briers recognised with a special accolade for their #glovie campaign
Homebase boss to speak at HTA Garden Futures Conference
Growing media sales continue to be healthy
Wyevale Nurseries moves with the times with new website
Pots of sales in the Bestsellers chart
Cordless garden equipment free from high street price pressures
Potatoes for Christmas are bestsellers again
Alton, Old Railway Line, Klondyke and Haskins win Greatest Fundraising Awards
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
New Wyevale Botanic Kitchen concept delivers 'the garden on a plate'
Catering Tip of the Week: Taking your food offer to the next level
Situations Vacant
Garden Centre Manager - Small Chain - Staffordshire
£28k to £32k per annum
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Assistant Manager - Independent Garden Centre - Surrey
£30k - £38k per annum
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Horticultural Buyer – Full time
Salary dependent on experience.
 
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Nursery - Production - Grower Manager - Cambridgeshire
Salary Dependant on Experience
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Interior Landscaping Regional Manager - East of England
£28k -£30k per annum
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Restaurant Manager - Lincolnshire
 
We are looking for a resourceful Restaurant Manager to join us as we plan to re-invent our restaurant...
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Catering Tip of the Week: Taking your food offer to the next level
Top advice from Garden Centre and Catering Consultant Doug Stewart


This is not just any sandwich…

This is a sandwich we have been working on with clients.

  • First of all take a freshly baked Ciabatta Roll, still warm from the oven.
  • Fill it with slowly cooked, buttery, moist pulled pork.
  • Add a side of BBQ sauce in a small jug.
  • For colour and texture add a fresh garden salad, served in an iceberg leaf, dressed with a homemade raspberry vinaigrette.
  • Finally add a portion of skin-on fries and serve in a wooden seedtray.

The humble sandwich has been transformed. Clever presentation and a bundling of salad and fries have lifted the price point as this is now a main meal replacement.

The customer feedback has been incredibly positive.

So, the big question this week, do your customers find your sandwich offer innovative and exciting?

Doug Stewart can be contacted at www.waringstewartassociates.co.uk

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