Welcome to our Menu Planning Calendar where you will find a list of key dates for the many catering-related celebrations and national food and health awareness days throughout the year.

To help you to plan and organise for these busy 'foodie' events, create your own themed menus or simply calculate your increased buying needs you will find information and bonus, free downloads alongside each date.

National Chip Week

20th February – 26th February

There are some great recipes you can try out for traditional and home made chips for a mixture of fun and tastiness. Have a look at our Lamb Weston and McCain range from rustic to shoe string style of chips.

FairTrade Fortnight 2012

27th February – 11th March

Take a step for fairtrade in 2012...

The Fairtrade Foundation are encouraging everyone to take a step for fairtrade in 2012. They are promoting to your customers so ensure you stock fairtrade products...available from dbc foodservice

It can be a simple step...
Like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger step, like asking everyone in your office to do it too.

You’ll be joining thousands of others
All over the UK when you take a step for Fairtrade. Make it as inventive, daring, funny or messy as you like. Every step counts for millions of farmers, workers and their communities in developing countries who urgently need a better deal from trade.

Take a step for Fairtrade in 2012 begins with Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February - 11 March 2012.

Veggie Month

1st March – 31st March

Treat your vegetarian customers to some exciting meat-free meals with our range of Quorn meat products, vegetable alternatives and meat-free ready meals.