The Content Hub

At ECatering, we know what it takes to run a commercial kitchen – because we’ve been there ourselves. We created The Content Hub to share insights, advice, and inspiration tailored for the catering industry.

Here, you'll find practical tips, equipment guides, energy-saving strategies, and real-world solutions designed to help your kitchen run smarter, not harder. Whether you're running a restaurant, café, or catering business, this is your go-to space for expert-led content that actually understands your world.

The Pub Operator's Guide to the 2026 World Cup: Equipment, Strategy & Survival Tactics

The Pub Operator's Guide to the 2026 World Cup:...

The Pub Operator's Guide to the 2026 World Cup:...

I've been stood in enough cellars at 8.45pm with the kick-off ten minutes away to know exactly what a pub feels like when the kit can't keep up. The glasswasher's...

The Pub Operator's Guide to the 2026 World Cup:...

The Pub Operator's Guide to the 2026 World Cup:...

I've been stood in enough cellars at 8.45pm with the kick-off ten minutes away to know exactly what a pub feels like when the kit can't keep up. The glasswasher's...

How to Choose a Commercial Fridge: A Buyer's Guide for UK Caterers

How to Choose a Commercial Fridge: A Buyer's Gu...

How to Choose a Commercial Fridge: A Buyer's Gu...

It's 7:42pm on a Friday. The line is two deep, the pass is calling for table nine, and I (Andrew Pickersgill, MD at eCatering) open the undercounter fridge on the...

How to Choose a Commercial Fridge: A Buyer's Gu...

How to Choose a Commercial Fridge: A Buyer's Gu...

It's 7:42pm on a Friday. The line is two deep, the pass is calling for table nine, and I (Andrew Pickersgill, MD at eCatering) open the undercounter fridge on the...

Best Catering Equipment for a Food Truck: Recommendations from 30+ Years in UK Catering

Best Catering Equipment for a Food Truck: Recom...

Best Catering Equipment for a Food Truck: Recom...

Saturday. Six in the morning. Bristol Harbourside. The inverter is humming, the LPG manifold has just been signed off by a Gas Safe engineer the afternoon before, and there are...

Best Catering Equipment for a Food Truck: Recom...

Best Catering Equipment for a Food Truck: Recom...

Saturday. Six in the morning. Bristol Harbourside. The inverter is humming, the LPG manifold has just been signed off by a Gas Safe engineer the afternoon before, and there are...

How to Choose a Commercial Freezer: A Buyer's Guide for UK Caterers

How to Choose a Commercial Freezer: A Buyer's G...

How to Choose a Commercial Freezer: A Buyer's G...

I've been selling catering kit for more than thirty years, and if there's one bit of equipment that gets chosen badly more often than any other, it's the commercial freezer....

How to Choose a Commercial Freezer: A Buyer's G...

How to Choose a Commercial Freezer: A Buyer's G...

I've been selling catering kit for more than thirty years, and if there's one bit of equipment that gets chosen badly more often than any other, it's the commercial freezer....

Best Catering Equipment for a New Takeaway: Recommendations from 30+ Years in UK Catering

Best Catering Equipment for a New Takeaway: Rec...

Best Catering Equipment for a New Takeaway: Rec...

Picture this. A bloke in Bolton - or Birmingham, or anywhere in between - has just signed a five-year lease on an empty shell unit off the high street. Bare...

Best Catering Equipment for a New Takeaway: Rec...

Best Catering Equipment for a New Takeaway: Rec...

Picture this. A bloke in Bolton - or Birmingham, or anywhere in between - has just signed a five-year lease on an empty shell unit off the high street. Bare...

How to Choose a Commercial Fryer: A Buyer's Guide for UK Caterers

How to Choose a Commercial Fryer: A Buyer's Gui...

How to Choose a Commercial Fryer: A Buyer's Gui...

I've been kitting out UK kitchens for more than thirty years, and I'll say this: more operators get burned by the wrong commercial fryer than any other bit of kit...

How to Choose a Commercial Fryer: A Buyer's Gui...

How to Choose a Commercial Fryer: A Buyer's Gui...

I've been kitting out UK kitchens for more than thirty years, and I'll say this: more operators get burned by the wrong commercial fryer than any other bit of kit...

Best Oven for a Pizza Restaurant: Recommendations from 30+ Years in UK Catering

Best Oven for a Pizza Restaurant: Recommendatio...

Best Oven for a Pizza Restaurant: Recommendatio...

In 30+ years selling kit to UK pizzerias, we've watched more operators buy the wrong pizza oven than any other piece of equipment. Fryers, they mostly get right. Fridges, fine....

Best Oven for a Pizza Restaurant: Recommendatio...

Best Oven for a Pizza Restaurant: Recommendatio...

In 30+ years selling kit to UK pizzerias, we've watched more operators buy the wrong pizza oven than any other piece of equipment. Fryers, they mostly get right. Fridges, fine....

Best Catering Equipment for a Startup Café: Recommendations from 30+ Years in UK Catering

Best Catering Equipment for a Startup Café: Rec...

Best Catering Equipment for a Startup Café: Rec...

Picture it. You've just been handed the keys to an empty shell on a high street somewhere - Leeds, Brighton, maybe Glasgow. The floor's bare concrete. There's a single pendant...

Best Catering Equipment for a Startup Café: Rec...

Best Catering Equipment for a Startup Café: Rec...

Picture it. You've just been handed the keys to an empty shell on a high street somewhere - Leeds, Brighton, maybe Glasgow. The floor's bare concrete. There's a single pendant...

How to Choose a Commercial Oven: A Buyer's Guide for UK Caterers

How to Choose a Commercial Oven: A Buyer's Guid...

How to Choose a Commercial Oven: A Buyer's Guid...

Your commercial oven is the single most important piece of kit in the kitchen. Get it right and everything flows - covers go out on time, food quality stays consistent,...

How to Choose a Commercial Oven: A Buyer's Guid...

How to Choose a Commercial Oven: A Buyer's Guid...

Your commercial oven is the single most important piece of kit in the kitchen. Get it right and everything flows - covers go out on time, food quality stays consistent,...

How to Choose a Commercial Dishwasher: A Buyer's Guide for UK Caterers

How to Choose a Commercial Dishwasher: A Buyer'...

How to Choose a Commercial Dishwasher: A Buyer'...

The commercial dishwasher is the piece of kit most operators underestimate - right up until service hits and they've got a pile-up at the sink. After 30+ years supplying UK...

How to Choose a Commercial Dishwasher: A Buyer'...

How to Choose a Commercial Dishwasher: A Buyer'...

The commercial dishwasher is the piece of kit most operators underestimate - right up until service hits and they've got a pile-up at the sink. After 30+ years supplying UK...

How to Set Up a Commercial Kitchen on a Budget

How to Set Up a Commercial Kitchen on a Budget

How to Set Up a Commercial Kitchen on a Budget

Setting up a commercial kitchen is expensive. There's no way to dress that up. Even a modest cafe kitchen costs £20,000–£40,000 to equip, and a mid-sized restaurant kitchen can run...

How to Set Up a Commercial Kitchen on a Budget

How to Set Up a Commercial Kitchen on a Budget

Setting up a commercial kitchen is expensive. There's no way to dress that up. Even a modest cafe kitchen costs £20,000–£40,000 to equip, and a mid-sized restaurant kitchen can run...

Combi Oven vs Convection Oven: Which Should You Buy?

Combi Oven vs Convection Oven: Which Should You...

Combi Oven vs Convection Oven: Which Should You...

This is the single most common oven question we hear from operators fitting out a commercial kitchen: should I buy a combi oven or a convection oven? The price gap...

Combi Oven vs Convection Oven: Which Should You...

Combi Oven vs Convection Oven: Which Should You...

This is the single most common oven question we hear from operators fitting out a commercial kitchen: should I buy a combi oven or a convection oven? The price gap...