Booker, the UK’s leading food and drink wholesaler, has launched its brand new Festive Menu Guide for 2009. The new guide includes an impressive selection of starters, main courses, desserts and a cheeseboard as well as two buffet options at £1 and £2 per plate.
The menu guide clearly shows the cost per serving on all the dishes so caterers and licensees can set their prices with confidence. For example, a three course Christmas menu of soup and a roll, turkey with all the trimmings and mini Christmas pudding with brandy sauce has a cost price to the caterer of only £2.37. This means if a caterer sells this menu at £12.95 it will provide them £10.85 cash profit.
“Booker is committed to choice up, prices down and better service,” said Ron Hickey, Sales Director - Catering. “Christmas is a busy time for caterers and licensees and we hope this guide will help them offer great quality meals, with the reassurance of knowing the exact price they are paying for the ingredients, in these cost conscious times.”
As well as menus, as this is also the buffet season for caterers, two great quality buffet selections are also highlighted including a standard or premium option. The standard buffet has a low plate price of just £1 per person and consists of 10 tasty items including mini chicken satay, vegetable samosa, quiche lorraine, sausage roll and savoury egg. The premium buffet has a plate price of £2 and includes more premium items such as lamb kofta kebab, butterfly king prawns, buffet pork pie and chicken wings. As well as the excellent food offering, the guide also details some of the great tableware and decorations available to create a fantastic party atmosphere.
“Great quality food at low cost prices is more important than ever this year,” said Ron Hickey. “All the festive foods taste delicious and aim to offer quality meals which provide significant profits for our customers. This festive menu guide is full of ideas to help caterers have a successful and a more profitable Christmas season.”
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Notes to Editors
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- The festive guide is available form all 173 Booker branches
- All General Managers and Catering Development Managers will be happy to discuss the Festive Guide
Meal | Detail | Approx. cost per serving |
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STARTERS |
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Breaded mushrooms & garlic dip |
Chef’s Larder garlic breaded mushrooms served with a generous helping of Chef’s Larder garlic mayonnaise |
80p |
Soup with petit pain |
A range of Knorr classic soups - all served with French mill petit pain and Lichfields butter portion |
31p |
Chef’s Larder chicken liver Pâté with salad and Melba toast |
Chef’s Larder chicken liver pate with cream & cognac served with Buitoni Melba toast on a garnish of Florette crispy salad with Lichfields butter portion. Chef’s Larder Duck & Orange pate alternative available |
£1.17 |
Traditional prawn cocktail garnished with a fresh, sliced lemon |
Chef’s Larder North Atlantic prawns with Chef’s Larder cocktail sauce served on a bed of Florette crispy salad with a slice of lemon |
£1.01 |
MAIN COURSES |
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Roast turkey with traditional trimmings |
Turkey butterfly breasts in Chef’s Larder chicken gravy accompanied by potatoes, pigs in blankets, stuffing balls, fresh brussel sprouts, baton carrots and parsnips, completed by Chef’s Larder cranberry sauce |
£1.35 |
Roasted ribeye of beef with Yorkshire pudding and traditional vegetables |
Rib eye of beef in Chef’s Larder meat gravy with potatoes, fresh parsnips, brussel sprouts and baton carrots served with Yorkshire pudding and Chef’s Larder creamed horseradish |
£1.58 |
Salmon fillet on a bed of spinach with a mixed selection of vegetables |
Chef’s Larder Scottish salmon fillet with Hollandaise sauce on a bed of Chef’s Larder chopped spinach served with potatoes, fresh baton carrots and cauliflower and broccoli florets |
£2.48 |
Apricot and goat’s cheese nut roast with a selection of vegetables |
Apricot and goat’s cheese nut roast with potatoes, fresh brussel sprouts, parsnips and baton carrots completed with Chef’s Larder cranberry sauce |
£2.87 |
DESSERTS |
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Mini Christmas pudding with brandy sauce |
Chef’s Larder mini Christmas pudding served with delicious MacPhie brandy sauce |
71p |
Raspberry and sherry trifle |
Delicious Sidoli raspberry and sherry trifle |
£1.03 |
Chocolate yule log |
Delicious Ministry of Cake yule log served with a generous helping of Chef’s Larder whipping cream |
£1.08 |
Apple pie with custard |
Chef’s Larder apple lattice pie with custard |
61p |
Cheese board |
Cheese selection from the Chef’s Larder range: brie, stilton and premium mature cheddar cheese, served with Chef’s Larder biscuits and Lichfields butter portion |
£1.13 |
BUFFET |
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Standard Buffet (10) |
Chef’s Larder Mini chicken satay mixed pack, MV Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings, Chef’s Larder buffet sausage roll, Chef’s Larder buffet savoury eggs, quiche lorraine, Danepak bacon and cheese straws, Tsingtao vegetable spring rolls, Tsingtao vegetable samosa, Great Texas cheese and tomato pizza, Jus Rol cheddapuffs |
£1.00 |
Premium Buffet (10) |
Chef’s Larder buffet pork pies, Chef’s Larder chicken satay, MV Hot & Spicy chicken wings, lamb kofta kebab, , cheese & onion quiche, Lyons butterfly King Prawns, Young’s plaice goujons, mixed canapés – choice of meat or vegetable, Great Texas pepperoni pizza, Thai chicken kebab. |
£2.00 |
DRESSINGS & DIPS |
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Pack Size |
Pack cost |
Per serving |
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Chef’s Larder garlic mayonnaise |
2.5 litre
72 servings |
£4.99 |
7p |
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Chef’s Larder barbecue sauce |
1 litre
83 servings |
£1.59 |
2p |
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Chef’s Larder sweet chilli dipping sauce |
1 litre
83 servings |
£1.59 |
2p |
AFTER DINNER/HOT BEVERAGES |
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Tea & Coffee
Mince pies
After dinner mints |
Lichfields Fairtrade gourmet beans or
Lichfields Fairtrade filter coffee or
Lichfileds Fairtrade English breakfast tea accompanied by mince pies and Chef’s Larder chocolate mint crisps |
21p per serving |
CRACKERS, PARTYWARE & DISPOSABLE TABLEWARE |
Pack Size |
Price |
Price each |
Crackers standard |
40 x 9.75” |
£6.49 |
16p |
Crackers standard |
50 x 11 “ |
£ 8.49 |
17p |
Crackers midrange |
50 x 12.5” |
£12.99 |
26p |
Crackers luxury |
50 x 12.5” |
£19.99 |
40p |
Party poppers |
72 |
£2.99 |
4p |
Multi colour rocket balloons |
100 |
£2.49 |
2p |
Holly Berries range 90cm embossed table cover |
10 |
£5.49 |
55p |
Holly Berries range Place mats |
100 |
£4.29 |
43p |
Holly Berries range 33cm 2ply napkin |
200 |
£2.99 |
1.5p |
Holly Berries range 25m paper banquet roll |
1 |
£6.49 |
- |
Yule Bell range 40cm 3ply napkin – red or green |
50 |
£2.99 |
6p |
Yule Bell range high table table cover – red or green |
10 |
£6.99 |
70p |
Christmas Baubles range 40cm 3ply napkin – cream |
50 |
£2.99 |
6p |
Christmas Baubles range 25cm 2ply napkin – black |
200 |
£2.99 |
1.5p |
Christmas Baubles range high table cover – cream |
10 |
£6.99 |
70p |