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Events caterers hit by Christmas party cancellations

Christmas dinnerEvents caterers have been hit by a glut of Christmas party cancellations as corporate clients attempt to avoid the public relations nightmare of being seen to celebrate after making redundancies.
Posted: 04 December 2008 | 07:00

Events catering - All partied out

Party waiter (photo by Action Press/Rex Features)With the collapse of the financial system no one really feels like throwing a Christmas party this year, and nor can they afford one. Tom Vaughan looks at the knock-on effect this will have on the country's events caterers, many of whose bottom lines have relied on the banks' expense-account shindigs
Posted: 03 December 2008 | 18:48

Cater Link extends school dinner contract in Camden

Cater Link logoCater Link, a stable mate of contract caterer BaxterStorey, has won a two-year £5.4m extension on its school meals contract with the London Borough of Camden.
Posted: 03 December 2008 | 11:16

King’s College Hospital’s catering and soft services contract to be re-tendered

Kings college hospitalThe £17m-a-year catering and soft services contract at one of London’s largest teaching hospitals is to be re-tendered, Caterersearch has learnt.
Posted: 03 December 2008 | 08:30

Vacherin reveals plans for first public restaurant at Whitechapel Gallery

Whitechapel GalleryLondon contract caterer Vacherin has revealed details of its first public restaurant project as part of a new contract with the East End’s Whitechapel Gallery.
Posted: 02 December 2008 | 10:31

Compass Group partners with Cancer Research

Ian El-MokademCompass Group has entered into a two-year partnership with charity Cancer Research.
Posted: 02 December 2008 | 09:48

Fosters Event Catering retains contract at Oxford Town Hall

Oxford Town Hall Events and concessions caterer Fosters Event Catering has retained a three-year contract worth more than £1.5m in total turnover to provide services at Oxford Town Hall.
Posted: 01 December 2008 | 14:17

Compass catering manager is 2009 Acorn Scholar

Simone Sylvestre with Michael CainesSimone Sylvestre, catering manager with Compass Group’s fine dining division Restaurant Associates, has been named as the Acorn Scholar 2009.
Posted: 27 November 2008 | 12:40

Compass Group sees full-year profits rise by nearly 30%

Richard Cousins: delighted with Compass' progressCompass Group today revealed it has had “another excellent year” with full-year profit across the operation up by almost 30%.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 12:25

Business and industry market in decline as caterers and clients look to costs

Contract catering The business and industry (B&I) contract catering sector is in decline as caterers ditch unprofitable contracts and clients look to make cost savings ahead of a UK recession, according to a new report.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 08:00

Olive Catering Services wins Heinz deal

Olive Catering ServicesMidlands firm Olive Catering Services has ventured south for the first time with a £1.75m deal to feed staff at food manufacturer Heinz’s head office in Hayes, Middlesex.
Posted: 25 November 2008 | 12:20

Aramark loses out to Booker and DHL on prison contract

Contract caterer Aramark has lost a lucrative prison shop contract worth an estimated £40m in annual turnover to a consortium involving wholesaler Booker, Caterer has learnt.
Posted: 20 November 2008 | 09:00

Interview with Ian El-Mokadem of Compass UK

Ian El-Mokadem Criticised for being a food service novice when he arrived at Compass in 2005, Ian El-Mokadem has turned around an ailing company, moving it into profit growth. His success has been based on the three Rs: restructure, refocus, research. So what does the future hold for the UK and Ireland arm of the world's biggest contract caterer? Mark Lewis grills the man they call "Elmo"
Posted: 20 November 2008 | 00:00

Compass Group appoints ex-Sodexo man to lead ESS Defence

ESS logoCompass Group support services provider ESS Defence has been reinforced with the arrival of a new business director to lead the division.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 12:48

Sodexo nets £38m deal with Newcastle United Football Club

Sodexo has landed a five-year catering deal with Premiership football club Newcastle United, worth £38m in total turnover.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 09:00

Lynn McClelland leaves Elior after only 13 months

Lynn McClellandLynn McClelland, managing director of Elior’s Contracts division, has left the caterer after just 13 months in the role, following a structural review of the business, Caterer can reveal.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 08:30

The Knowledge: Spotlight on Cucina

Stephen QuinnOur regular profile series takes a look at the hospitality companies behind the headlines, This week we focus on education caterer Cucina
Posted: 13 November 2008 | 07:30

Harrow High Schools contract out to tender

Luton Cultural Services TrustA multi-site school meals contract in north-west London and a central library deal are two of the latest contracts out to tender, live on Caterersearch.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 16:27

School caterer Cucina hits targets

CucinaSchool caterer Cucina has achieved its target of profitability two years on from launching its first contract at Southfields School for Girls in Kettering, Northamptonshire.
Posted: 10 November 2008 | 08:00

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceTwo wrongs don't make a right. After all, an 18% cut in funding and a 40% reduction in staff numbers at VisitBritain (VB) ahead of the London Olympics seems strange to say the least.
Posted: 07 November 2008 | 16:46

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