Food service
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A team of chefs from the House of Commons took gold medal in La Parade des Chefs on the first day of Hotelympia 2010. Working in the glass-enclosed kitchens of La Parade and preparing a meal for 100 paid-for covers, the team, which consisted of Nick Wort, Luke Fouracre, Daniel Terry, David Bush,...
Posted: 01 March 2010 | 14:17
Malnutrition may have contributed to the deaths of nearly 50,000 patients each year in NHS hospitals, according to a study commissioned by government ministers. The figure is substantially higher than numbers reported previously. Ministers said last May that 239 patients had died...
Posted: 26 February 2010 | 16:27
Independent contract caterer Restaurants at Work has secured a two-year deal with the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. The £200,000 per year contract will see the Epsom-based caterer run the Chamber’s staff café and provide hospitality meals and buffets for thousands of delegates ...
Posted: 15 February 2010 | 11:58
Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, is among the senior hospitality industry figures to voice their support for Caterer's School Meals Matter campaign. Cotton said he strongly supports the principles of the campaign, which calls on the post-election Government...
Posted: 12 February 2010 | 13:00
Primary school children are choosing healthier lunches following the introduction of mandatory standards for school food, according to a new report by the School Food Trust (SFT). A national study carried out by the SFT found that the lunches taken by pupils in 2009 were healthier than those of children four years earlier,
Posted: 11 February 2010 | 12:12
Last week, we launched our School Meals Matter campaign in association with the Local Authority Caterers Association. Its aims are to call on the new government to commit to continued funding of school meals; and to galvanise hospitality operators to help ensure a pipeline of future customers and recruits by alerting school children to the pleasures of nutritious food and cooking.
Posted: 11 February 2010 | 10:03
Elior UK has extended its business relationship with bookseller Waterstone's with a new 10-year deal worth in the region of £10m.The new contract sees the launch of the 5th View Seafood Bar, following a refurbishment project to extend the hospitality space, with Elior's consultant chef, Anton Edelmann...
Posted: 04 February 2010 | 12:45
Chef and food campaigner Rob Rees has been appointed as the new chair of the School Food Trust (SFT), taking over from Prue Leith who is retiring after three years in the role. Rees, who took over the two-year post on Monday, said he knew he wanted the job as soon as he heard that Leith...
Posted: 01 February 2010 | 17:31
Host, the independent contract caterer run by entrepreneur Jerry Brand, has won three new contracts with a total value in excess of £3m. The first of two new education wins is a five-year deal at Box Hill School in Dorking, Surrey which sees Host take over the £450,000 a year contract ...
Posted: 28 January 2010 | 17:33
Hertfordshire Catering has signed up the Saracens rugby union team to help convert more school children to the benefits of having a school meal. The St. Albans team is collaborating with Hertfordshire county council’s school meals provider for 12 days of competitions aimed at encouraging...
Posted: 25 January 2010 | 13:18
Baguette Express, the Scottish-owned sandwich chain, expects to open around 50 new stores in and around London over the next three to four years after signing a “master franchise” deal with one of its franchisees. Robin and Billy Stenhouse, who founded the chain in 1999, have sold ...
Posted: 17 November 2009 | 07:00
Roast dinner followed by sponge pudding with custard is the nation’s favourite school meal, research has revealed. The online poll of 3,000 people was conducted by the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) to mark today’s launch of the 2009 National School Meals Week (NSMW).
Posted: 09 November 2009 | 14:04
Beverley Baker, head of commercial services at Surrey County Council, is chairman of the Local Authority Caterers' Association (LACA), which is organising National School Meals Week next week. She talked to Janie Stamford.
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 10:31
Nutritional standards became mandatory in secondary schools this September and the end of the Government's transitional funding is fast approaching (March 2011). So where does this leave school caterers post-Jamie Oliver's 2005 crusade?
Posted: 05 November 2009 | 15:43
The Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) has been accepted by the Government as a Change4Life partner, with immediate effect. The Change4Life initiative is sponsored by the Department of Health and revolves around encouraging the general public to adopt healthier lifestyles by eating better and exercising more.
Posted: 22 October 2009 | 10:50
Domino's Pizza expects to exceed expectations for the full financial year after boosting sales by more than 10% in the third quarter. The pizza takeaway chain saw like-for-like sales rise by 10.8% in the 13 weeks to September 27 as marketing campaigns, including its sponsorship of ITV show ...
Posted: 01 October 2009 | 14:33
Roast has become the latest restaurant to team up with British Airways (BA) in a deal that sees the London eatery create the menus on the airline’s newly-launched all-business long-haul route to New York. Roast head cook Lawrence Keogh will join chefs including Shaun Hill, Michel Roux Jnr ...
Posted: 29 September 2009 | 12:40
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Michelin reviewers move into social networking in USA; Christian hoteliers charged for offending Muslim guests; IHG officially launches $1b Holiday Inn makeover; and more...
Posted: 21 September 2009 | 10:30
Starbucks is to ditch its policy of standardised outlets, the Telegraph reports today. Darcy Willson-Rymer, Starbucks' UK and Ireland managing director, admitted the company had made a mistake by homogenizing its brand. He said: "I think we tried to put a bit too much process into the stores.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 17:29
Try some of these ideas for getting reluctant young people and children to change their eating habits at school. Janet Harmer reports.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 15:01
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