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Industry puts all its weight behind diplomas for 2009

Kitchen skillsThe Government's new diplomas for 14- to 19-year olds, heralded as the potential solution to the industry's staffing crisis, have received overwhelming support from schools and colleges.
Posted: 03 April 2008 | 12:00

Michelin-starred Sat Bains and Steve Munkley headline Pace conference

Sat BainsMichelin-starred chef Sat Bains and Steve Munkley, the renowned executive chef at The Royal Garden Hotel in London, will take centre stage at this year’s Professional Association of Catering Education (Pace) conference.
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 15:15

It's time to restore British food culture

John Williams, chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts, says that British Tourism Week, which runs until 18 March, is an ideal opportunity to celebrate British regional cooking
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:05

Diplomas will help tackle skills crisis

studying in the libraryCaterer´s Hotelier of the Year Michael Gray has praised the Government's new diplomas for 14-19 year olds, heralding them as the potential solution to the industry's staffing crisis.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 10:25

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

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