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Charlton House wins five-year £8.5m Law Society contract

Charlton HouseContract caterer Charlton House has won a five-year £8.5m contract to feed public and staff at the Law Society’s headquarters in London’s Chancery Lane.
Posted: 12 March 2007 | 12:30

Aramark secures East-Anglia defence contract worth £58.4m

Aramark logoFood service company Aramark has secured a seven year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth £58.4m.
Posted: 12 March 2007 | 10:15

Scottish restaurant chain up for sale - 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: Glasgow pledges hospitality value in Commonwealth Games bid; Prince Charles blames gastropubs for decline in pub darts and more...
Posted: 12 March 2007 | 09:26

NHS Trusts must be more hard headed with contract caterers

hospital catereringNHS Trusts must be more “hard headed” in their negotiations with contract caterers, an influential group of MPs has urged.
Posted: 09 March 2007 | 12:38

Crown Group wins a £50m deal for 75 leisure centres

contract caterersContract caterer Crown Group has set up a new division to target the sports and leisure market after winning a £50m deal to run the catering at 75 leisure centres across the UK.
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 08:30

William Baxter and Alastair Storey on the making of a marvellous merger

William Baxter (l) and Alastair Storey (r)When Alastair Storey and William Baxter combined their catering companies industry insiders predicted an uneasy ride, but now, after two years, they are enjoying phenomenal growth. Ben Walker reports
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 00:00

Kingston upon Hull's school meals scheme earns reprieve

Supporters of Kingston upon Hull's pioneering healthy free school meals service have welcomed its 11th-hour reprieve, but have attacked the continuing uncertainty around the scheme's long-term status.
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 00:00

Hopkinson jobs saved as Duchy buys assets

Boutique contract caterer Duchy Catering has purchased the business and assets of Hopkinson Catering, safeguarding 700 jobs.
Posted: 08 March 2007 | 00:00

Michel Roux Jr extends contract with Restaurant Associates

Michel Roux JrMichel Roux Jr has extended his contract with Compass Group’s fine dining division Restaurant Associates for another year.
Posted: 06 March 2007 | 10:00

Kingston upon Hull's free school meals service avoids the axe

school dinnersKingston upon Hull’s groundbreaking free-school meals service has won an eleventh hour reprieve, avoiding the axe for now.
Posted: 05 March 2007 | 15:09

Food service faces new challenges and opportunities

David FieldDavid Field, managing director, Nestlé FoodServices shares his thoughts on the changes predicted in the 2007 UK Food and Service Management Survey, which the company sponsored for the first time this year.
Posted: 05 March 2007 | 10:20

RoadChef MSAs sold for £425m - 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: JD Wetherspoon get £7m rise in utility charges; Struggling VisitScotland.com gets new chairman
Posted: 05 March 2007 | 09:43

Duchy Catering buys Hopkinson Catering

Duchy CateringDuchy Catering has purchased Hopkinson Catering after the latter was placed into administration last week.
Posted: 05 March 2007 | 08:00

Texas Pacific Group sells remaining stake in Gate Gourmet

Gate GourmetPrivate equity firm Texas Pacific Group has reportedly sold its remaining stake in airline caterer Gate Gourmet to investment bank Merrill Lynch.
Posted: 02 March 2007 | 13:12

Mike Sunley, managing director at Lexington Catering

Mike Sunley, managing director at Lexington CateringWhen Lexington Catering catered for the opening of Cancer Research's Cambridge Research Institute in the presence of the Queen last month, the meal had to be cooked in a field. Managing director Mike Sunley talks to Amanda Afiya
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 00:00

Personality counts at Harbour & Jones

Upmarket caterer Harbour & Jones places great importance on training its staff in food knowledge and professional techniques, but, when recruiting, it looks for enthusiasm and social skills first. Ben Walker reports
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 00:00

Union anger at Kingston upon Hull school meal cuts

The GMB union has added its weight to demands for Kingston upon Hull City Council to reverse plans to scrap free school meals.
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 00:00

School Food Trust in lottery cash plea to fund kids' cookery clubs

The School Food Trust (SFT) has made a bid for National Lottery funding to pay for a network of cookery clubs that it hopes will change schoolchildren's attitudes to food.
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 00:00

Food service has major role to play in social issues, says BHA head

Food service operators have a central role to play in tackling the issues of the day: obesity, corporate responsibility and the environment, according to the head of the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
Posted: 01 March 2007 | 00:00

Acclaim Food wins ShockWaves NME Awards contract

Kasabian will be at the NME Awards 2007Contract caterer Acclaim Food has won the contract for the ShockWaves NME awards 2007, worth around £35,000.
Posted: 27 February 2007 | 14:45

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