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Young Chef Young Waiter winners 2006

Chef Neil Borthwick and waiter Joseph Durrant have been crowned Young Chef and Young Waiter respectively for 2006.
Posted: 12 October 2006 | 00:00

People 1st and Springboard launch consultation on new hospitality industry diplomas

chefs studyingPeople 1st and Springboard have launched a consultation to find out what form new hospitality diplomas in hospitality and catering should take.
Posted: 10 October 2006 | 11:05

Bring back chefs' exams

I read with interest your book review last week on Advanced Practical Cookery (fourth edition) and especially the final comments relating to "an industrial platform with measurement" as a standard for the future (Caterer, 28 September, page 15).
Posted: 05 October 2006 | 00:00

Springboard's Buddy Day - try a job for size

Springboard's Buddy Day will soon be hitting the streets across the country and we're busy signing people up everywhere to get involved in trying out a job in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sectors.
Posted: 05 October 2006 | 00:00

Andrew Main

Andrew MainAndrew Main is the chief executive of Aramark UK, which is the third largest contract caterer in the UK with an estimated turnover of £360m, more than 1,100 contracts and in excess of 12,500 staff.
Posted: 25 September 2006 | 13:30

Record year at Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards

Cooking at Craft Guild of ChefsA record number of entrants achieved graduate status in this year’s Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards.
Posted: 18 September 2006 | 18:17

Gordon Ramsay Scholar finalists announced

Last year's winner, Alex ThainThe organisers of the Gordon Ramsay Scholar 2006 competition have announced the finalists for this year’s College Scholar Award.
Posted: 01 September 2006 | 12:29

Parents 'a threat' to healthy eating in schools

Parents and fast-food outlets pose the biggest threat to healthy eating in schools, experts have warned.
Posted: 31 August 2006 | 00:00

Surrey can compete with 'big three'

I was most interested in your two recent articles on hotel management education (Caterer, 10 August page 22 and 17 August, page 52).
Posted: 31 August 2006 | 00:00

Chefs compete again for Ramsay Scholarship

Jamie RafteryFour chefs who vied for the Gordon Ramsay Scholar Award in 2005 have once again made it through to the competition’s final stages.
Posted: 24 August 2006 | 13:22

School caterers fear losses with guidelines

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Caterers fear they will lose cash in secondary schools when the Government's nutritional guidelines kick in next month.
Posted: 24 August 2006 | 13:00

Doubled student fees fuel recruitment fears

Tuition fees for students sitting hospitality degrees could double this September, fuelling fears that recruitment of home-grown graduates into the sector will become even harder.
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 10:02

Work placements: A place of importance

Funding changes are making work placements more expensive for students. But, as Ben Walker reports, there are many reasons why they're vital to everyone
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 00:00

Education: Hotel schools

Hotel school now covers a wide remit that includes financial strategy, property development and restaurant management. Dan Bignold looks at what tomorrow's managers are being taught at the world's top education centres
Posted: 10 August 2006 | 00:00

The value of work experience

After recent correspondence on both CatererSearch.com and in Caterer (18 May) from catering companies and universities about the number of students planning a career with contract caterers, I thought I would tell you about my experience.
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 00:00

Entry quality the best ever

I continually read, both in your Letters pages and other places, the moans and groans from the doom-and-gloom merchants about the quality of young people entering our industry.
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 00:00

Free training course for school caterers

dinner ladiesA new free training course has been launched to help school caterers improve their craft skills and meet this September's new nutritional guidelines.
Posted: 20 July 2006 | 15:56

Primary schools unable to prepare hot food... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Good news for Benjy’s; Whitbread pubs sale price may drop; Big profits for Loch Fyne; England smoking ban guidelines due this week and more...
Posted: 17 July 2006 | 10:23

Pupils from Shetland Island school to compete in FutureChef

pupils cookingNearly 50 pupils from the Shetland Islands in Scotland will be competing in Springboard’s annual FutureChef competition for the first time, thanks to financial contributions from Shetland Enterprise (SE).
Posted: 10 July 2006 | 15:33

New college-based qualifications for chefs out soon

studying chefsCollege-based NVQ qualifications are failing to provide the hospitality and catering sectors with the skills required by both bosses and employees, warns People 1st.
Posted: 04 July 2006 | 17:00

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