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Insight from Lumina Intelligence reveals the UK’s eating out market value is projected to reach £108.7 billion by 2028, with growth settling at around 2.4% annually. Consumer motivations are also evolving, with meals centred around relaxation and socialising driving increased visits to cafés, coffee shops and sandwich outlets. Affordability, convenience and continued menu innovation are all helping these channels thrive.
For cafés, keeping menus fresh doesn’t require a complete overhaul. Familiar dishes remain popular but consumers expect quality ingredients, so look at tweaking with interesting flavours and small touches to make everyday meals feel special. Cheese is always hard-working, adding flavour and value across breakfast, lunch and all-day dining. From hot wraps and jacket potatoes to burgers, loaded fries and artisan pizzas, it provides an easy way to elevate dishes.
British provenance is also a priority, with many diners interested in where ingredients come from and how they’re produced. Heritage products such as Clawson Farms Blue Stilton® are finding a place well beyond the traditional cheeseboard. With more than 100 years of British cheesemaking expertise, Clawson Farms has developed formats ideal for busy operators. And highlighting British sourcing within menu descriptions is one effective way to reinforce those credentials.
DEEP FLAVOUR
Blue Stilton® is being used in more adventurous ways than ever before – its rich umami character complements everything from burgers and pizzas to loaded nachos, giving operators an easy route to premiumisation. Convenient formats include Artisan Blue Stilton Crumb and Artisan Blue Stilton Burger Melts working with contemporary casual dining favourites, while benefitting from consistent performance, quick preparation and the flexibility to use one premium ingredient across multiple dishes.
Developed specifically for professional kitchens, the Clawson Farms Professionals Range has been created to save time while delivering consistent results. Alongside precision-sliced formats, it includes the rich, creamy Artisan Blue Stilton® Crumb and the mellow, full-flavoured Artisan Shropshire Blue Crumb, eliminating the need for manual crumbling, supporting accurate portion control and reducing waste. Ideal for adding depth to sauces, soups and pasta dishes, or creating standout pizzas and loaded fries, the crumb is available in convenient 500g resealable pouches, as well as 1kg and 10kg packs for higher-volume catering.
The range also includes Burger Melts – precision-cut slices of hand-graded, hand-turned Artisan Blue Stilton or Artisan Shropshire Blue, designed to provide even coverage and reliable melting for burgers, toasties and bagels.
For bolder flavours, try Caribbean Blazer® Cheddar with Scotch Bonnet Chilli Relish and Smoky Jack – a Monterey Jack & BBQ cheese blend. For cheeseboards, sharing platters and festive menus, single wedge portions of Artisan Blue Stilton or Artisan Shropshire Blue are also available.
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