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NAO sees savings in catering procurement

Contract caterers could save schools, hospitals and defence services £30m a year if they didn't conceal bulk discounts, a study by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 00:00

Serve better food or get out of the road

In response to the news article "Motorway giants in fight to change 'outdated' laws" (Caterer, 30 March, page 8), I was amused by what RoadChef chief executive Martin Grant said: "Outdated and unreasonable constraints prevent motorway service areas from providing services that meet modern customer requirements."
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 00:00

Lynn Hawdon named School Chef of the Year

Waltzing TV chef James Martin looks on as Lynn Hawdon cooks her way to the Local Authority Caterers Association 2006 School Chef of the Year title.
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 00:00

Two join in Initial Style Conferences restructure

Initial Style Conferences (ISC) has recruited two senior hotel figures as part of a shake-up and repositioning of the company following last autumn's takeover..
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 00:00

Contract caterer Sodexho reviewing education strategy in UK

Sodexho logoSodexho is undertaking a major review of its education strategy in the UK, according to group chief executive Michel Landel.
Posted: 05 April 2006 | 12:12

Bracknell Forest Council receives no bids for school meals contract

school dinner ladiesBracknell Forest Council in Berkshire has received no bids for its school meals contract next year.
Posted: 04 April 2006 | 17:28

Signature Restaurants, BaxterStorey and Pret A Manger all placed in the latest Sunday Times Profit Track 100 report

The Ivy, LondonSignature Restaurants, sandwich shop operator Pret A Manger and contract caterer BaxterStorey, are the UK’s fastest growing private catering companies, according to the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Posted: 04 April 2006 | 11:52

School PFI contracts 'should exclude meals'

Catering deals should be written out of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school contracts, according to leading industry figures.
Posted: 03 April 2006 | 12:53

Event caterers launch business partnership

Five event caterers have joined forces to launch a partnership called Moveable Feast.
Posted: 03 April 2006 | 12:52

Motorway giants in fight to change 'outdated' laws

Moto roadsideRoadside groups have stepped up their fight to change laws which campaigners say leave motorway service areas "stuck in a time warp".
Posted: 31 March 2006 | 12:24

Compass faces second US lawsuit

Compass logoCompass Group faces its second US lawsuit relating to allegations of bribery and corruption in the awarding of United Nations peacekeeping contracts.
Posted: 30 March 2006 | 14:22

Alpha admits European fraud may cost £2.5m

Alpha Airports logoAlpha Airports has admitted that it has lost up to £2.5m as part of a European-wide fraud.
Posted: 30 March 2006 | 11:46

Kitchen boost for hospital

Children at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital can now learn to cook under the direction of professional chefs in a new kitchen funded by the Academy of Culinary Arts.
Posted: 30 March 2006 | 00:00

Former Compass boss Peter Aldrich joins ISS

Peter AldrichPeter Aldrich, former chief executive of business and industry at Compass Group UK and Ireland, has joined Danish facilities management company ISS.
Posted: 29 March 2006 | 10:24

£1b price tag for Travelodge... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Travelodge's price tag likely to be £1b; Luxury Irish hotel has planning permission refused; Whitbread to buy club for rich and famous; Scottish hotels threaten to sack staff who smell of smoke...
Posted: 27 March 2006 | 10:35

Richard Cousins to head up Compass Group

Compass GroupRichard Cousins, the former boss of plasterboard company BPB, is the new chief executive of Compass Group.
Posted: 24 March 2006 | 10:32

Food service briefing

A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering industry including: Charlton House bosses get £610k pay cheque last year; Dish wins London venue contract; Eurest adds Wynyard Park, Brakes and Vauxhall to its books; Baylis Logistics signs Mitie Catering
Posted: 23 March 2006 | 11:08

Carole Cole, from Letheby & Christopher's caterers

Carole ColeCarole Cole has been running Letheby & Christopher's catering for the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse for the past 20 years. She talks to Emily Manson about the challenge of feeding more than a quarter of a million customers in four days
Posted: 23 March 2006 | 00:00

Catering contracts go under the microscope

Consultants and benchmarking companies are increasingly being asked to scrutinise the financial details of contracts because of the bad publicity surrounding Compass Group, industry figures have warned.
Posted: 20 March 2006 | 10:49

Chef sued... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Chef sued over false endorsement; Luminar faces takeover bid; Secret enforcers to patrol Scottish pubs; Parkdean Holidays agrees takeover; Scottish chef high in suicide levels...
Posted: 20 March 2006 | 10:43

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