The Staff Canteen is the number one website of choice for chefs as revealed by our survey

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Over 400 people responded to a recent survey by The Staff Canteen about which publications and websites are their go-to for hospitality industry news, features and information.

We had responses from students to Michelin star chefs, food and beverage managers, unit managers and lecturers. They all took 10 minutes from their busy schedule to answer a range of questions that highlighted that The Staff Canteen is to chefs what MumsNet is to parents. 

The survey revealed that more chefs visit the The Staff Canteen daily than all our competitors combined.

Nearly seven out of ten of our chef audience are key decision makers with purchasing power across a range of products and services from crockery to wine, from back to front of house. 

Our audience has widened with increases in the casual dining, health care and education sectors.

The most popular areas of the site remain as features, news and recipes. More people now view us on a smartphone or tablet than on a desktop with 25% of our audience now engaging with us on Chef +  our single biggest growth area with over 15,000 downloads since its launch in May this year.

With less than half our audience reading print regularly, The Staff Canteen offers a 24/7, 365 day opportunity to reach the biggest and most influential chef network in the market today. Add in 200,000 social followers, 1,000,000 minutes of video watched on YouTube every month, TSC-Live events and Networking lunches and we can create bespoke solutions tailored to your objectives timescales and budget - plus we deliver a measurable and strong return on investment.

 

In these challenging times…

The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall  – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.

Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.

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The Staff Canteen

The Staff Canteen

Editor 21st October 2016

The Staff Canteen is the number one website of choice for chefs as revealed by our survey