The prestigious De Vere Group – owners of the highly successful De Vere Village Urban Resorts - has recently chosen world-renowned Cuppone pizza ovens to grace the kitchens of several of its Village sites as part of an exciting new food concept for the group.
Supplied by Linda Lewis Kitchens - the sole UK agent for Cuppone – via leading North West distributor, Vision Commercial Kitchens, the heavy-duty gas Cuppone ovens and a range of other pizza equipment were specifically chosen to support ‘Vinny and Vito’ - a new and innovative Italian menu concept that has been rolled out to bring authentic Italian food to De Vere Village menus.
Installed at a variety of locations including Cardiff, Swansea, Ashton-under-Lynne and Bury, and with more to follow, the Cuppone pizza ovens not only meet the logistical needs of the De Vere kitchens, they save energy and consistently produce the highest quality pizza.
Head Chef at De Vere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts, Keith Shearer, explains: “We wanted to embark on a more informal dining concept with a traditional Italian origin to meet the needs of our leisure customers, and Cuppone twin-stacked gas ovens were the obvious choice. Producing fantastic results time after time, we are very satisfied with these pizza ovens and are already looking to introduce them into more of our kitchens.”
The Cuppone twin-stacked gas pizza oven is made to the highest specification with a stainless steel front, simple interlocking flues for easy stacking and a special 3cm thick refractory stone surface for cooking the pizza. These sites also use the Cuppone Dough Mixer, also exclusively available from Linda Lewis Kitchens, as well as a pizza former roller from Firmar in Italy.
Linda Lewis Kitchens, in partnership with Vision Commercial Kitchens, will also be providing the pizza ovens and pizza equipment for other De Vere Village Urban Resorts in the near future, including the Leeds North and Leeds South sites, as well as Warrington and Solihull. Plans are also in place to supply some of De Vere’s new hotels with the Cuppone Evolution electric oven for a front of house wow factor.
Linda Lewis, Managing Director at Linda Lewis Kitchens says of the project: “Our pizza ovens offer the best value for money on the market, providing leading hospitality names such as De Vere with years of reliable service. We are delighted to have provided the pizza ovens and equipment for the new De Vere Village menu concept in conjunction with Vision Commercial Kitchens, and we look forward to bringing authentic tasting Italian pizza to even more De Vere Village and Hotel restaurants very soon.”
With 25 locations across the UK, De Vere Village Urban Resorts attract thousands of leisure and corporate customers each year. Equipped with fitness centres and spa facilities, as well as everything for the needs of business customers, De Vere Village sites also boast some of the best hospitality menus in the UK.