Contract catering
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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
Alex McCrindle, chief executive officer of contract caterer Lindley Group, has unexpectedly passed away, aged 63. One of the founding members of the Lindley Catering management buy-in team, McCrindle joined forces with Paul Biffen, sales and marketing director...
Posted: 09 November 2009 | 08:00
Graham Eveleigh is the training and development director at contract caterer BaxterStorey.
Posted: 06 November 2009 | 10:59
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
Contract caterer Company of Cooks has signed a deal worth £52m with London’s Royal Opera House to oversee the iconic venue’s food and beverage operation. The caterer has won the contract, previously held by Searcy’s for ten years, following a tender process led by Royal Opera House ...
Posted: 05 November 2009 | 14:17
Contract caterer BaxterStorey has entered a new five-year contract with Barclays Bank which will see the group extend its catering operation to all non-branch offices within Barclays nationwide. As part of the contract, BaxterStorey will deliver services to 24,000 employees at 18 locations ...
Posted: 04 November 2009 | 10:00
Lindley Group has revealed the full extent of the violence its catering staff faced when an angry mob of football fans ran riot during a match between Barnsley and Manchester United last week. Jan Framp, northern area manager for Lindley, which has catered at Barnsley’s Oakwell stadium since 1999,
Posted: 04 November 2009 | 07:00
Independent contract caterer Catering Academy has won a five-year contract worth £1.3m to cater at Merthyr Tydfil College in South Wales. Under the terms of the deal, Catering Academy will provide daily catering and hospitality services from 8am to 8pm for the 4,000 students.
Posted: 02 November 2009 | 08:00
Avenance City & Corporate, a UK division of contract caterer Elior, has been awarded Hospitality Assured accreditation by the Institute of Hospitality. Hospitality Assured is the service sector standard that provides the framework for businesses to create a service culture that benefits customers and supports ...
Posted: 29 October 2009 | 15:45
Mark Wright is the regional executive chef for the Compass Stadia Division.
Posted: 29 October 2009 | 15:11
Event caterer Heathcotes Outside has won the contract to provide hospitality at two British Cycling events at Manchester’s Velodrome, home of the national cycling centre. Under the terms of the deal, Heathcotes Outside staff ...
Posted: 26 October 2009 | 08:00
Fine-dining caterer ISS Eaton has partnered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) to open new on-site restaurant One Moorgate Place. The contemporary dining venue, based in the heart of the City at Chartered Accountants' Hall in Moorgate Place,
Posted: 23 October 2009 | 15:14
Accent Catering has scored a £250,000, three year contract to provide school lunches for pupils and staff at Deanesfield Primary School. All existing staff at the Middlesex site will transfer under TUPE regulations to Accent and be provided with additional training.
Posted: 22 October 2009 | 13:00
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
NSMW is the biggest national healthy eating awareness week about school meals in Britain. It takes place from 9 to 13 November 2009 with the support of the School Food Trust. It encourages everyone to "Get Involved" in promoting healthy school dinners in Primary and Secondary Schools.
Posted: 21 October 2009 | 16:39
Local authority caterers in England are increasing their commitment to the Government’s Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI), research has found.
According to the latest annual survey carried out on behalf of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), 86% of local authority caterers include sustainability in their food supply contracts (up from 78% in 2008).
Posted: 21 October 2009 | 07:00
Compass Group’s SO Deli brand, part of fine-dining division Restaurant Associates, has been recognised at the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) Food Industry Awards 2009. The brand was “highly recommended” in the General Mills Award for the Consumer Understanding category. The overall winner was Birds Eye for its ‘Simply Bake to Perfection’ range.
Posted: 20 October 2009 | 15:47
Sodexo has scooped a five-year deal with global firm Patheon to provide catering and hospitality services to its 600 employees at its Swindon plant. The UK contract is part of a global deal which sees Sodexo providing catering and hospitality at five other Patheon sties around the world...
Posted: 19 October 2009 | 07:00
Ethical caterer Gold & Brown has been forced into administration after only a year of trading when a drop in sales over the summer meant the business was no longer sustainable.Co-founder Andrea Walwyn told Caterer that Gold & Brown had become “a victim of the times”.
Posted: 14 October 2009 | 11:17
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