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FSB: ‘Come On Party Poopers’

The Office Party

Restaurants are likely to be hit this Christmas with figures from the Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) claiming that one in five companies has cancelled its festive bash this year, taking about £350m out of the £1 billion party market.

The FPB, a coalition of small businesses, has said that chef and caterer members face bankruptcy, and their position will be aggravated as more and more business cut the Christmas Party budget.

“To combat this situation, we have launched a Say Thank You At Christmas campaign to bring back the office party,” said FPB chief executive Phil Orford.

“Staff Christmas Parties are about the recognition and appreciation of workers, not indulging fat cats.

“These events are a valuable way of saying ‘thank you’ to employees for their hard work during this turbulent time. In turn, good employee engagement delivers bottom-line results.”

→ continue reading: Catering News – December 09

Last chance to get your hands on some great chefs equipment. We’ve had over 200 items from our chefs utensils, cookware and pastry sections at reduced prices for a few weeks now… but they finish at the end of the month!

We’ve got everything from these Bourgeat Frying Pans at just £14.45 each, to Colour Coded Chopping boards for just £3.19!

There’s much more including; mixing bowls, cake tins, baking trays and roasting dishes.

Christmas is a busy time in the kitchens, make sure you have all the equipment to cope with the mayhem!

Sirman Vortex 530 Stick Blender

Unleashed from the UK’s leading catering equipment wholesaler, Alliance Online is the roaring new Ciclone and Vortex range from Sirman. These powerful, light weight and easy to use stick blenders have all the ingredients required to take your kitchen by storm!

The Ciclone and Vortex stick blenders are aimed directly at professional chefs and caterers and are available in both standard and heavy duty versions. Both blenders consist of sturdy and lightweight Fiberglass ABS bodies making them lightweight and easy to handle yet strong enough to take the daily punishment of a busy kitchen. They consist of 1 motor and 1 stick; and offer a quick utensil changeover system for maximum efficiency.

In addition, the detachable shafts are interchangeable giving you greater flexibility for preparing small and larger batches of food.The Stainless steel stem and knifes are easy to clean and both are fitted with splash guards to help reduce spillage. They feature safety on/off together with 2 controls to avoid accidental starts and come complete with fan assisted cooling to prevent overheating.

Sirman has been a leader in the professional catering equipment sector for over 30 years. The range is now universally recognised as a name that stands for quality, safety and professional expertise”

Ciclone and Vortex are currently available to buy now at Alliance Online.

Sirman Stick Blenders – Buy Online!

A couple of weeks ago we announced we had made the short list for the ‘Best Equipment Supplier’ in the Caterersearch Web Awards.

Well the results came back today and we are delighted to announced that we have scooped the award for the 2nd year running! Our website was commended for its “effective shop that will drive sales”.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for our website, it’s the perfect end to a great year here at Alliance Online. Here’s to 2010! Cheers!