Contract catering
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Prestige London, Sodexo's fine dining, catering and hospitality provider in the capital, has appointed Mark Parfait to the role of head of food operations. Parfait is expected to focus on craft development and food operations across all Prestige London sites.
Posted: 03 October 2011 | 12:33
The minimum wage rose from £5.93 per hour to £6.08 on Saturday, an increase of 2.5%. The minimum wage is decided each year by the Low Pay Committee (LPC). It was introduced in 1999 at £3.60 an hour for adults.
Posted: 03 October 2011 | 10:57
Lindsay Tocher has been promoted to the role of chief operating officer for contract caterer Sodexo's Global Offshore and Marine business.
Posted: 03 October 2011 | 10:54
On 1 July, the Irish government announced a slash in the VAT rate for hospitality and tourism businesses from 13.5% to 9% in an effort to give the struggling sector a much-needed boost. Two-and-a-half months on, hoteliers and restaurateurs are cautiously positive about the 4.5% reduction, as Elly Earls discovers
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 14:26
Lindley Heritage has scooped a five-year contract extension at Malvern Theatres worth £4m. The partnership was originally formed in 2005 with the current five-year deal due for review in 2013. But three years in, the West Midlands arts centre has taken the decision to extend the catering agreement to a full 10-year contract.
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 12:28
Next week, about 1,000 young people will congregate in London to undergo four days of gruelling competition in which their skills and stamina will be tested to the full. Janet Harmer reports on the hospitality industry's involvement in WorldSkills London 2011
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 12:00
The name of Caterer and Hotelkeeper's website has changed to www.catererandhotelkeeper.com as from today. The move is in response to audience feedback telling us that with more pressure on your time, you want to locate advice and support in the most efficient way possible.
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 17:25
Sodexo has won two new contracts in Northern Ireland with a combined value of £2.1m, following the award of the ISO 9001 quality management accreditation to the company. The food and facilities management provider is the first in Northern Ireland to be given the accreditation for the entire business.
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 16:31
The Government is set to scrap or simplify 60 regulations governing the food and hospitality industry, following feedback from the industry. Tourism minister John Penrose (announced the move today after the public and businesses made 600 comments as part of the Government's Red Tape Challenge.
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 10:20
Compass is expected to see a decline of around 1% in its organic revenue in the UK and Ireland for its full financial year, which ends at the end of September. The company said in a trading update this morning that while new business remained solid and retention rates were improving, difficult economic conditions were resulting in a "modest contraction" in like-for-like volumes.
Posted: 29 September 2011 | 09:52
There is strong evidence for a reduction to 5% VAT for hospitality in a move which could create as many as 310,000 jobs, raise additional tax revenue and reduce VAT fraud
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 16:42
Westbury Street Holdings (WSH) has launched a new training initiative to develop leaders across its five businesses. Designed to support internal promotions, the Leadership Journey was officially launched last week to the group's 100 operations managers from BaxterStorey, Benugo, Caterlink, Holroyd Howe and Portico.
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 15:54
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... Award-winning baker Dan Lepard shares his secrets for the perfect pub food... Get ready for Christmas...
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 15:35
Luke Johnson, the former Pizza Express and Channel 4 chairman, has acquired a majority stake in Yes Dining, marking his first foray into the contract catering...
Posted: 28 September 2011 | 15:23
The five-year contracts at Highdown School and Sixth Form in Reading; Leigh Technology Academy in Dartford; Longfields Academy, Wilmington Academy, and special school Milestone Academy, all in Kent; and a three-year deal at Stockley Academy in Middlesex, gives Cucina access to almost 7,000 new customers.
Posted: 27 September 2011 | 11:37
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls yesterday raised the possibility of a temporary cut to VAT to help boost the UK economy. Balls stopped short of making a concrete pledge on the issue and there were few details on what shape such a cut should take.
Posted: 27 September 2011 | 11:25
Healthy eating choices have been hampered by the recession, according to research by contract catering group Westbury Street Holdings (WSH). Almost a quarter of parents surveyed (22%) said that the recession had reduced their ability to make healthy eating choices for their child.
Posted: 27 September 2011 | 11:15
Jasper's Corporate Catering has broadened its national reach with the planned opening of new franchises in Derby and Manchester. Founded in Birmingham...
Posted: 26 September 2011 | 17:09
Elior's chief executive Tim Hammond has announced plans to rebrand the UK arm of the business under one name. He told an audience of contract catering...
Posted: 26 September 2011 | 15:36
Independent contract caterer Bartlett Mitchell has appointed Jeni Edwards as sales director. Edwards joins the boutique operator from Holroyd Howe,...
Posted: 26 September 2011 | 14:03
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