
International Salon Culinaire Reveals 2026 Best in Class Winners
The International Salon Culinaire unveiled its 2026 Best in Class winners during Food, Drink & Hospitality Week at Excel London. The three‑day event featured live theatre, static displays, skills challenges and introduced a new street‑food competition where chefs cooked from mobile kitchens. SuJo, Ro Vietnamese and The Little Sri Lankan each captured Best in Class and People’s Choice honors, while the Craft Guild of Chefs and Compass Group secured multiple top awards across categories.

FoodOp Raises £4.4m to Bring AI to Professional Kitchens Still Running on Paper and Spreadsheets
FoodOp, a SaaS co‑pilot for professional chefs, secured £4.4 million in funding led by MK Capital to accelerate its international rollout in the UK and US. The platform, used daily by over 2,000 chefs in more than 700 kitchens, combines an...