British BBQ Team turn up the heat

The Best of British BBQ team are heading out far and wide to represent the UK's al fresco cooking skills.

The team are sponsored by British Pepper & Spice and won Best International Team at the World Champion Barbecue competition in Tennessee, USA last year.

The UK team, combining a blend of culinary skills includes, Captain Mathew Shropshall, NPD development chef and university college lecturer, Ben Bartlett, Food Development Manager at Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises and meat industry ambassador Viv Harvey.

The team will be using the British Pepper & Spice 'Millstone' brand throughout the season whilst competing in various events throughout the USA and Canada.

Ian Kelland, Marketing & Sales Director, British Pepper & Spice said: "We are delighted to be the single platinum sponsor of The Best of British BBQ Team for 2008. We have a very talented team and know that in using our herbs and spices they will have the best ingredients for their world beating recipes."

Team captain Mathew Shropshall adds: "We are delighted to be representing our country in the forthcoming BBQ events, in particular, Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, known as the 'al fresco' Olympics."

Words: Clare Riley

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