FOODforTHOUGHT
FOODforTHOUGHT
1Life & RISE Coffee Day
Fáilte Ireland Roadshow Presentation
addictive behaviour through awareness, education and therapy, and to combat the associated shame and stigma. Their services comprise 10-week non-residential and 5-day residential therapeutic Family Programmes with a team of Restaurants all over the country took part in the Coffee experienced counsellors. Their programmes help families Day which was sponsored by Java Republic and Avonunderstand the nature of addiction, teach self-help mechamore. €2 was charged for a cup of coffee, with all of the proceeds nisms and they provide group counselling services. These services are available to people from all communities throughgoing directly to the partnering charities. out the island of Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland’s presentation on ‘Trends, Supports, Food Costs & Efficiencies’ at our Roadshows proved so informative and interesting for our attendees that we thought we’d share some of the best bits here!
The Restaurants Association of Ireland Benevolent Fund held its first ever Coffee Day on Friday, October 5th in aid of 1Life and The RISE Foundation.
A huge thank you to all who supported the 1Life & RISE Coffee Day, especially the sponsors, participating restaurants and anyone who donated money to these two worthy causes.
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When planning your menu, always allow for 4% waste and 9% VAT
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Pricing formula: Dish price ÷ Food Cost % x 100 = Selling Price (+VAT)
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Surround Costs eg Bread Rolls, butter portion, sauce/ jam sachets, milk could be costing you up to €5000 a year if not taken into consideration
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Old, halogen light bulbs are both a heater and a light- 80% of energy used is going to waste!
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Operating 2 Bain Marie's (9KWhr) for 16hrs each day costs €4000 a year
Diarmuid Cawley of Fallon & Byrne, Dublin and in 3rd place was Andrejz Dasiak of the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone. The competition has a high profile in the hospitality industry and competitions like this one raise the profile of the Guild amongst wine professionals and drinks suppliers. The Irish Guild of Sommeliers and the Restaurants Association is now in it’s 3rd year of partnership are delighted to announce the dates for their next Sommelier Certificate Course.
Best Sommelier in Ireland Competition 2012 1Life is Irelands only 24 hour Suicide Prevention and Intervention Helpline (1800 247 100, www.1life.ie). The service is manned by fully qualified professional counsellors and therapists who work with callers in their most challenging times of crisis. Over 500 people die by suicide every year in Ireland, and unfortunately, these figures show no signs of dropping soon. No state funding is provided for this service, which relies solely on public support for continued operations. Money raised through their partnership with the Restaurants Association of Ireland goes directly to provision of services from their 24 hour Helpline Centre. Approximately 3,000 calls and text messages are handled monthly, a figure which is steadily increasing in the current economic climate.
The Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club, Dublin was the venue for the selection tests for a great sommelier professional competition, namely that of Ireland’s Best Sommelier. Twelve candidates competed in the various selection tests designed by the Irish Guild of Sommeliers competitions committee headed by Guild President Mary O’ Callaghan. The competition required candidates to test their product knowledge, as well as demonstrate their ability to serve correctly. Those along with other practical tests were carried out in a mock-up restaurant scenario. From the extensive questionnaire and wine analysis in the morning session the three candidates for the finals were selected. The winner of the Best Sommelier in Ireland 2012 was Julie Dupouy, Laurent Caubet Wine Importers who will represent Ireland at the World Sommelier Competitions in Japan in 2013. IN 2nd place was
The RISE Foundation (www.therisefoundation.ie) is a registered charity founded in 2008 by the well-known singer Frances Black. The focus is on the families of those with addictive behaviour (alcohol, drugs, gambling, food or sex addiction etc.) and not the person in addiction themselves. RISE stands for Recovery In a Safe Environment and their mission is to support families impacted by a loved ones Restaurants Association of Ireland
Restaurants Association of Ireland
Official Sponsor of
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11 Bridge Court – Citygate - St. Augustine Street - Dublin 8 - Registered Company No. 56224 P: 353 (01) 677 9901 F: 353 (01) 671 8414 E: info@rai.ie
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Patrons:
11 Bridge Court – Citygate - St. Augustine Street - Dublin 8 - Registered Company No. 56224 P: 353 (01) 677 9901 F: 353 (01) 671 8414 E: info@rai.ie
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Patrons:
See www.rai.ie for further details