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Sodexo makes senior appointment to education division

Sonja RoweSodexo has announced the appointment of Sonja Rowe to the role of senior business development manager for its education division. Rowe returns to Sodexo from Avenance, where she held the role of national sales manager for education. She will be responsible for the growth ...
Posted: 12 October 2009 | 11:04

Sodexo - Sprinboard award winner 2009

Sodexo Springboard's Awards for Excellence celebrate what a great place the hospitality industry is to work. The 2009 awards, held at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London,...
Posted: 09 October 2009 | 17:59

Cucina wins three school meals contracts worth total of £5m

Cucina wins three school meals contracts worth total of £5mContract caterer Cucina has been awarded three new school meals contracts worth more than £5m in total turnover.The company, which launched three years ago, has picked up three-year deals at The Basildon Academy in Essex, Beaumont School in ...
Posted: 09 October 2009 | 11:20

Eden Foodservice picks up £12m school meals contract

Eden Foodservice picks up £12m school meals contractEden Foodservice has been awarded a three-year contract worth £12m by Hammersmith & Fulham Council to provide school meals across the London borough.Under the agreement, commencing at the beginning of November, Eden will provide a range of catering services to more than 14,000 pupils at more than 50 schools within the area.
Posted: 09 October 2009 | 10:40

BHA has “lost credibility” with the Government, claims union

BHA has “lost credibility” with the Government, claims unionThe Unite union has launched an extraordinary attack on the British Hospitality Association (BHA), claiming the industry body has “lost credibility” with the Government following the debate over new tips legislation.
Posted: 09 October 2009 | 07:00

Sodexo expands school dinner contracts with Harris Federation

SodexoSodexo has secured four further contracts with the school academy grouping the Harris Federation, along with retaining three, in a three-year contract worth in excess of £4.5million. The contract, which started in September and employs 70 members of staff, will see Sodexo providing ...
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 17:00

Managerial jobs to go as Aramark gets 'leaner'

Andrew Main: crafting a leaner support organisationContract catering giant Aramark is set to make sweeping staff cuts across the company's management in a bid to be "leaner", Caterer has learnt. Industry sources say that the news was broken to staff via an e‑mail sent to its senior management detailing the plan that could see up to 50 ...
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 16:00

Restaurants at Work owner buys caterer Jill Bartlett

Restaurants at WorkThe Bright Futures Group (BFG) has purchased London-based caterer Jill Bartlett & Company in a deal worth around £700,000. The deal is the first for holding company BFG, which owns the Restaurants at Work catering company, since it floated on the PLUS Market in 2009.
Posted: 07 October 2009 | 08:00

Caterers benefit from ‘stealth spending’ on corporate hospitality

Big show-off hospitality events are out of favour - but clients are spending in smaller waysCorporate hospitality is booming despite the recession, claims a corporate cookery venue. Venturi’s Table has released results showing an uptake in its services since the economic downturn, a surge it attributes to “a new 'undercover' approach to corporate hospitality.”
Posted: 06 October 2009 | 14:37

Caterer Dine wins contract to run the Mansion in Leeds' Roundhay Park

The Mansion at RoundhayCatering firm Dine has won the contract to operate Yorkshire’s Mansion property in Roundhay Park, Leeds. The Mansion reopened last month following a major restoration, renovation and refurbishment project undertaken by Leeds City Council and Dine and architects Plumtree Mee.
Posted: 06 October 2009 | 09:00

Kudos Hospitality opens Coffee Republic franchise in Bournemouth

Bournemouth International CentreContract caterer Kudos Hospitality has opened a Coffee Republic outlet at the Bournemouth International Centre just months after the coffee chain went into administration. Administrators KPMG announced in July that it hoped to sell some of the company’s profitable franchises ...
Posted: 06 October 2009 | 08:00

Chef recruitment - to the stove and beyond

Corin Earland, senior head chef at Peach Pub's AlmanackIt's creative, it's fashionable - and it even seems to be recession-proof. So, put your career on the right track by becoming a chef. Rosalind Mullen reports.
Posted: 02 October 2009 | 11:15

Pabulum wins four-year school meals deal in Hampshire

Pabulum logoContract caterer Pabulum has won another education deal, with the contract to provide catering services at Calthorpe School in Fleet, Hampshire. The ethical caterer, which recently scored a hat trick of education contracts, has been awarded the four-year deal worth £75,000 annually.
Posted: 29 September 2009 | 11:53

Currency movements will add £120m to annual operating profit at Compass

Compass GroupCompass Group has benefited from cost cuts, new contract wins and the weak pound, the company said in a trading update today. The world’s largest caterer said that, despite the impact of the recession on its business and industry (B&I), and its sports and leisure divisions...
Posted: 29 September 2009 | 11:06

Compass nails £100m, 15-year contract with Welsh Rugby Union

The Millennium Stadium in CardiffCompass Group’s UK and Ireland division has renegotiated a 15-year deal with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Group to cater for the Millennium Stadium worth around £100m. The partnership includes a five-year extension to the original deal, which Compass signed when the stadium ...
Posted: 28 September 2009 | 12:38

BaxterStorey to source all meat from UK in sector first

BaxterStorey's John Bennett checks out some British pigletsBaxterStorey has become the first contract catering company in the UK to begin using meat sourced entirely from within Britain.For the last three years the caterer has ensured that all the lamb, beef, pork and poultry it prepares and serves carries appropriate Quality Assured certification ...
Posted: 28 September 2009 | 09:00

Accent wins £300,000-a-year contract with Which?

Accent CateringAccent Catering has a three-year contract at the consumer group Which? in a deal worth £300,000 per annum. The contract will see the caterer provide services for 450 employees as well as hospitality for visitors to the site. Gordon Haggarty, managing director at Accent Catering ...
Posted: 24 September 2009 | 16:00

Eden wins £1.5m of school catering contracts in Hampshire

Brighton Hill Community CollegeEden Foodservice has secured more than £1.5m of education work in the form of three new Hampshire school contracts. Under the four-year contracts, Eden will provide a range of catering services for students, staff, visitors and community users at Brighton Hill Community College, Portchester ...
Posted: 23 September 2009 | 16:54

Rupinder Gill joins Sodexo as dietician for UK and Ireland

Rupinder GillFood and facilities management firm Sodexo has appointed Rupinder Gill as dietician for its UK and Ireland business. Gill will provide nutrition and dietetics advice across Sodexo’s education, healthcare, corporate services and defence sectors. Wan Mak, head of nutrition and dietetics...
Posted: 23 September 2009 | 16:17

Compass to use only British beef from October

From October, Compass will source all its beef from BritainCompass Group has announced that from October all of its fresh beef will be sourced from Britain. The contract caterer purchases more than 2,000 tonnes of fresh beef every year, spending in the region of £6m annually. Chris Ling, meat buyer at Compass, said: “The purchasing team is ...
Posted: 23 September 2009 | 09:00

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