We didn't think it was possible but now The Garden Cafe in Hale is offering an even more nutritious meal choice thanks to Loving Foods’ fermented Sauerkraut and Kimchi, which have now been added to their new autumn menu. The Garden is a wonderful organic cafe in the heart of the leafy village of Hale, South Manchester. Serving Earth-friendly food, the Garden offers a delicious selection of healthy organic dishes focused on using local, seasonal produce. For years, fermented foods have been used by different cultures all around the world, from Sauerkraut in Germany, to Kimchi in Korea, and everything in...
The team at Loving Foods are excited to announce that we've just received the results of our latest hygiene inspection and we've been awarded the highest score of 5 out of 5. We were visited last week for a three hour assessment by our local Environmental Health Officer, who undertook a rigorous inspection of all aspects of our business. Our production kitchen, cleanliness, food hygiene & safety procedures and our management policies were all scrutinised in full before the FSA awarded us with our rating. This is great recognition and approval from the authorities regarding the time, effort and care...
As our first batch comes off the production line, here are some pictures of the finished products with their new bottles and labels. We have two sauerkrauts and kimchis and three different flavours of jun. Kombucha to follow soon!
Today is a big day for Loving Foods as the building is going up! This is where the magic will happen! We're erecting a 20ft x 8ft purpose-built shed, with fixed plumbing, electrics and drainage. We have 2 x 300 litre tanks for Kombucha and Jun, 2 x 200 litre tanks for Sauerkraut and Kimchi and we've just purchased a massive 450 litre tanks which we'll use for whatever is the most popular. On top of that, we have all kinds of specialist equipment including an industrial food processor, hand-made 100 litre kettle, bottle labelling machine, CO2 bottle filling machine...
