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New Director Team at Grunwerg 04/05/2022

I. Grunwerg Ltd Unveil New Look Management Team

I Grunwerg Ltd is the sole UK distributor of the popular Global Knives brand and an award-winning supplier of Housewares and Catering Products. Recently we have made several new director appointments in order to fuel the company’s plans for ambitious growth. The new look management team was formed on the 29th April and brings to an end the leadership of Charles and David Grunwerg, who stepped down in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Benjamin Grunwerg is promoted to Managing Director having worked within the business for 13 years. Ben will provide... Read More

Roux Scholarship finalist Jonathan with Alain Roux and Michel Roux 21/04/2022
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Jonathan Ferguson – Crowned 38th Roux Scholar

Huge congratulations to Jonathan Ferguson for winning the Roux Scholarship 2022. The 25-year-old junior sous chef from The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant in Crieff, Scotland, beat five other finalists in a highly challenging final cook-off held at Westminster Kingsway College, London, on Monday 11th April 2022. Jonathan said “I’m happy, really happy. I freaked out a bit when presented with the dish we had to cook, but two minutes into it, I settled down really quickly. I had done something similar to this technique but with vegetables, never with protein. I... Read More

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Learn to cook with Global Knives at ‘Sauce by The Langham’

Learn to cook using GLOBAL KNIVES with some of London’s finest chefs including Michel Roux Jnr. at Sauce by The Langham. Master your knife skills in premium classes, which cover everything from creating British classics, inspired by The Afternoon Tea course with Andrew Gravett.  All classes take place in the Langham dream kitchen with the very best equipment and the most stylish setting.            “We have some of the most innovative and dynamic minds here within The Langham’s restaurants and bars, which makes our jobs engaging... Read More

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Oli Williamson crowned 2020/21 Roux Scholar

Congratulations to Oli Williamson who has won the 2020/21 Roux Scholarship! The 30-year-old Sous Chef from The Fat Duck, Bray, beat five other finalists in a fiercely contested final held at Westminster Kingsway College, London, on Monday 25th October, after the competition was postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was the first time the Roux Scholarship has convened since the passing of its founders Michel Roux OBE and Albert Roux OBE KFO and, in memory of their fathers, Alain Roux and Michel Roux Jr asked the chefs to... Read More

Top 5 Global Christmas Gifts for a Budding Chef

GLOBAL Classic GS-3 Cook’s Knife Earlier this year, Which? Magazine tested out 10 popular chef’s knives from various brands and the GS-3 was one of just two chef’s knives to come out on top with the distinguished ‘Which? Best Buy’ status. The GS-3 Cook’s Knife is a medium sized chef’s knife that will perform any task you can think of in the kitchen. The GS-3 is great for chopping small to medium vegetables, meat and fish, and it can also be used to finely chop herbs or peel garlic. Whatever... Read More

Welcome to our site (re-design)

Welcome to our new look online store! If you’re a regular visitor, you may have noticed things looking a bit different – we’ve undergone a slight redesign, and we hope you like the results. After a few weeks of hard work, we finally have a newly designed website that we think you’ll find easier to use, more helpful, and with some very handy new features. Why not take a few minutes to explore the site. The site has been developed with our users in mind, and we’ve added some new... Read More

Welcome to our blog

Welcome to our new blog, which will keep you up to date with the latest news and views from Knives from Japan. You will also be able to view details on our competitions, special offers and much, much more. If you are an avid Facebook fan or like to keep up to date on Twitter, why not become a fan of our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.

All hands on deck

Its been a busy few weeks in the office preparing for the launch of our new website, but we’re now very pleased to reveal to you the final product! The new site is full of features to make online shopping an enjoyable experience for all our customers, and we hope you agree. We will be updating the site, and our new blog, on a regular basis – so please keep taking a look to see whats new. You’ll be able to view the newest additions to our site easily, by... Read More

Welcome to our new site

We are very pleased to announce the launch of our brand new eCommerce site, and also our new blog, which will be updated regularly to keep you up to date with the latest news and special offers.  Our new site has been developed with our customers in mind, and as a result of this you’ll find an easy to use website with effective search facilities and an efficient checkout process.  We really hope you enjoy having a look around the new site – we will be constantly adding new products... Read More