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School Feast launches today

school kids eatingThe Government’s latest attempt to transform the standard of school food officially launched today at a ceremony in London.
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 12:00

Hospitality is undecided on Gordon Ramsay's plans for catering academy

Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay's plans to launch a catering academy in the UK have been met with a mixed response from the hospitality industry.
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 09:00

Take work experience seriously

Francis YoungHoteliers should take work experience seriously, says Francis Young, proprietor of the Pear Tree at Purton hotel in Wiltshire, in the second of our series of opinions from the Master Innholders
Posted: 31 January 2008 | 00:00

Gordon Ramsay to launch UK chef academy

Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay is planning to set up a catering academy in the UK to combat what he sees as the poor standard of catering colleges.
Posted: 28 January 2008 | 07:00

Get 'em while they're young

Nick VadisThe industry needs to capture the interest of schoolchildren and invest in training if it wants to recruit and retain skilled people, according to Nick Vadis, Compass Group UK & Ireland executive chef and chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 00:00

Compulsory cooking classes will need extra funding

children cookingGovernment plans to make cooking a compulsory school subject for 11 to 14 year olds across England will not be successful without extra funding, experts have warned.
Posted: 23 January 2008 | 17:17

Compass brings Junior Chefs Academy front-of-house

young chefCompass Group’s lauded Junior Chefs Academy programme has been extended to cover front-of-house.
Posted: 02 January 2008 | 16:22

Toque d’Or returns to Hotelympia

This year sees the return of student catering competition Nestlé Toque d’Or to the show.
Posted: 14 December 2007 | 17:31

Discounted coaching open to London hospitality bosses

The Wolseley is a Walk on Waves Coaching clientHospitality directors are being offered the chance to snap up heavily subsidised one-to-one coaching with a London based company.
Posted: 27 November 2007 | 12:25

Network of training centres launched to support school cooks

School FEAST logoThe School Food Trust (SFT) has revealed the first in what it hopes will become a national network of training centres tasked with improving the skills of school cooks.
Posted: 20 November 2007 | 12:41

Brian Turner and AAIM to open pub and catering school in Somerset

Slab House InnBrian Turner and Stuart Le Gassick, one of the founding directors of investment fund AAIM, are to launch a new food-led pub and catering school in the South-west.
Posted: 30 October 2007 | 07:00

BII takes drinking message to schools

The pub industry is going back to school as it steps up efforts to counter claims that it is contributing to the UK's binge-drinking culture.
Posted: 11 October 2007 | 09:00

Absolute Taste Scholarship winner revealed

Glen SharmanSeventeen-year-old Glen Sharman has won the Absolute Taste Scholarship to train at The Tante Marie School of Cookery for a Cordon Bleu Diploma worth £15,000.
Posted: 10 October 2007 | 11:01

Training and education: How its done in Switzerland

As the debate about UK hospitality colleges continues to rage, we look at industry operators who are contributing to the practical teaching of students and find out how it's done in Switzerland. Jessica Twentyman reports
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 00:00

Craft Guild of Chefs unveil Graduate Award winners

The Craft Guild of Chefs logoThe Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the winners of its Graduate Awards 2007.
Posted: 12 September 2007 | 16:20

Marco Pierre White to be new patron at Hoxton Apprentice

Marco Pierre WhiteMarco Pierre White is in talks to become the new patron of the Hoxton Apprentice, Caterer has learnt.
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 17:05

Colleges in plea to hospitality firms

catering collegeCollege leaders have urged hospitality operators to play a more active role in helping catering students to prevent "raw talent going to waste".
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 15:00

Travelodge boss criticises use of Manuel to represent hospitality

waiter setting tableThe chief executive of Travelodge has criticised People 1st for using the Fawlty Towers character Manuel to represent the hospitality workforce in a new report on skills.
Posted: 06 September 2007 | 10:00

Look after graduate recruits and they’ll look after you

Jeff RossDeveloping and implementing an effective hotel recruitment strategy is all very well, but how many organisations actually seriously focus upon employee retention, which is arguably the most important component? asks Jeff Ross, managing director of Hospitality Graduate Recruitment.
Posted: 15 August 2007 | 10:24

People 1st submits skills business plan

chefs in the kitchenPeople 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, has submitted its business plan for a National Skills Academy.
Posted: 13 August 2007 | 10:45

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30th August 2008