Contract catering
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Last week's Hospitality Action Ball raised £100,000 to help those who have worked or are working in the hospitality industry, in times of crisis. Hundreds of guests were welcomed to the Nine Kings Suite at the Lancaster in London on Friday 21 October, alongside top chefs including John Campbell, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Brian Turner and Silvena Rowe.
Posted: 24 October 2011 | 12:49
Contract catering group Compass UK and Ireland has bought cleaning firm Integrated Cleaning Management (ICM) for an undisclosed sum. Ian Sarson, group...
Posted: 24 October 2011 | 11:10
Branding isn't just for big business. Creating the right brand identity is essential for smaller operators, too. John Porter looks at how it's done
Posted: 24 October 2011 | 10:52
One in five people in England are classed as disabled, but many tourism businesses fail to attract them by inadequately promoting their accessibility credentials. Elly Earls investigates the simple steps operators need to follow to produce a comprehensive access statement and capitalise on this growing market
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 17:56
Prestige Scotland has won a five-year contract extension at Blair Castle, the home of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl. As part of the seven-figure deal, the dedicated Scottish catering division of Sodexo Prestige will provide catering at the castle's 120-cover restaurant as well as corporate events.
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 17:32
Compass Group has announced a management reshuffle that sees the expansion of the executive team and a new job for Jason Leek. Andy Barry, managing director of Eurest Services Foodservice, Steve Davies, managing director of support services, and Keith Francis, managing director of VSG, are all joining the UK executive team this month.
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 15:15
It's easy to identify the problems in fish purchasing, but not so easy to find sustainable solutions, says Richard Muir, owner of Café Fish in Edinburgh
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 12:57
London contractor Bite Catering recently hosted a round table discussion about the industry's take on sustainability. Janie Stamford listened in to the hospitality heavyweights that gathered to join the debate
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 11:45
The Wiggly Worm, a charity that uses food projects to help and rehabilitate vulnerable and disadvantaged people, is seeking a new head chef and trainer for its bistro at the National Star College in Cheltenham. The bistro is a new social enterprise partnership project.
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 10:29
Trade bodies from across the hospitality industry have united to oppose proposals from music licensing company PPL to institute fees increases in its Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff. They said the proposed increases for the tariff were "excessive" and unfounded.
Posted: 19 October 2011 | 17:05
The British Culinary Federation (BCF) is inviting chefs from around the UK to enter its 2012 Chef of the Year competition. The event, which has become a showcase for the UK’s finest culinary skills, is offering a share of £4,000 prize money,
Posted: 19 October 2011 | 16:44
One in seven care home residents are not being given enough to eat and drink, according to new figures released by the Care Quality Commission. The...
Posted: 19 October 2011 | 13:11
Elior's stadia business Azure has scored a £13m signing at Salford City Stadium, which opens next year. The 10-year contract will see Azure provide match-day and non-match-day event catering for up to 1,000 delegates at Manchester's newest conference and events venue.
Posted: 18 October 2011 | 15:33
Caterer Kudos has made its first move into the hotel sector, with an £8m food and venue-management contract at Aldermaston Manor hotel in Berkshire. Kudos will deliver a range of services as part of the five-year deal at the hotel, including conference and banqueting, restaurant.
Posted: 18 October 2011 | 11:23
Seasoned Events has been awarded a three-year banqueting and catering contract with Thames Luxury Charters (TLC) worth nearly £3m. The events division of Crown Group provide the hospitality services aboard its fleet of four luxury charter boats, moored at Butler's Wharf by Tower Bridge.
Posted: 17 October 2011 | 16:13
Marco Pierre White has drawn up plans to improve the UK's school dinners, but following discussions with Education Secretary Michael Gove, the ideas have been shelved. The former-Michelin-starred-chef turned Bernard Matthews spokesman met with Gove last year.
Posted: 17 October 2011 | 11:00
Scottish firms could save up to £2b by cutting waste and resource use and £64m could be saved by cutting food waste in the hospitality sector alone, according to Zero Waste Scotland, which last week welcomed new proposals by the Scottish Government to increase recycling collections from businesses.
Posted: 17 October 2011 | 10:35
Food for Thought, a not-for-profit caterer owned by 17 Merseyside schools, has been awarded the Soil Association's Silver Food for Life Catering Mark for...
Posted: 17 October 2011 | 10:33
Caterer Sodexo has offered free school meals to more than 2,000 reception pupils as part of a strategy to encourage take-up. Children from Bromley,...
Posted: 17 October 2011 | 10:27
On 24 October Caterer and Hotelkeeper, in association with Unilever Food Solutions, will host an online debate to discuss food waste and what can be done to minimise it. We will examine the extent of the food waste problem.
Posted: 14 October 2011 | 13:01
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