Once confined to takeaways and burger bars, today the longtime foodservice mainstay is today an essential component of the pub, club, bistro and café menu, and even upmarket restaurants are getting into the act. Burgers present a great opportunity for chefs to showcase their creativity through adding all manner of inventive ingredients, encased within a variety of stylish buns far fremoved from the simple presentation of the old days.

There seems to be no stopping the rise of the once-humble burger. No longer relegated to the staple of the ‘greasy spoon’ takeaway, today burgers have hit gourmet status and become a must-have on menus across the spectrum of foodservice. And the innovation is set to continue as chefs get more and more creative with their burger builds and choice of toppings. We spoke to several to get a taste of the latest trends.