Charities
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The high-profile death of a former Jamie Oliver chef has prompted a renewed effort to combat the stigma surrounding depression within the restaurant and catering industry. Dave Ahern, head chef at Ben's Canteen in south London, is to stage a charity dinner...
Posted: 10 February 2012 | 10:33
Hospitality Action is calling on its physically fit supporters to take part in a cycle ride from London to Paris this summer as the charity endeavours to raise £20,000 for those in need. Travelling between two of the world's most fascinating cities, participants will leave London on 29 June.
Posted: 23 January 2012 | 18:19
Charities Hospitality Action and Springboard UK have together secured renowened chefs John Campbell, Jason Atherton and William Curley to cook at a gala dinner as part of their fundraising effort at Hotelympia 2012, the Big Event.
Posted: 11 January 2012 | 10:00
The BaxterStorey Foundation charity has been renamed the WSH Foundation to enable all businesses within the catering group to contribute funds. Established in 2009 to channel BaxterStorey's charitable fundraising, the Foundation supports local schools in establishing kitchen gardens, and donations are regularly made to other charities...
Posted: 10 January 2012 | 11:12
Catering consultant Vic Laws and hotelier Willy Bauer are among the hospitality stars to be named in the New Year's Honours list awarded by The Queen for 2012. Laws, founder of AVL Consultancy, has been made an MBE for his services to the UK hospitality sector. His industry career began...
Posted: 31 December 2011 | 14:11
Christmas is a fabulous time for the hospitality industry, but it's also a time for reflection. Shelter from the Storm charity founders Louie Salvoni and Sheila Scott tell Lisa Jenkins how hospitality apprenticeships are getting the homeless back on their feet
Posted: 23 December 2011 | 11:34
Ashley Palmer-Watts' deep fried mince pies have helped raise nearly £10,000 for the Mince Pie Project, in support of Action Against Hunger and the Jamie Oliver Foundation. The executive chef at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal was among a stellar cast of 36 chefs...
Posted: 19 December 2011 | 13:45
The line-up for next year's Who's Cooking Dinner charity event to help raise money for the cure of leukaemia and other blood cancers has been announced, featuring 20 of London's top chefs with 15 Michelin stars between them...
Posted: 25 November 2011 | 10:33
There are still tickets available to see Michel Roux Jnr host an evening at Roux at Parliament Square to help raise funds for industry charity Hospitality Action. The two-Michelin-starred chef has created a special menu for the event at his second London restaurant...
Posted: 28 October 2011 | 16:57
Last week's Hospitality Action Ball raised £100,000 to help those who have worked or are working in the hospitality industry, in times of crisis. Hundreds of guests were welcomed to the Nine Kings Suite at the Lancaster in London on Friday 21 October, alongside top chefs including John Campbell, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Brian Turner and Silvena Rowe.
Posted: 24 October 2011 | 12:49
The Wiggly Worm, a charity that uses food projects to help and rehabilitate vulnerable and disadvantaged people, is seeking a new head chef and trainer for its bistro at the National Star College in Cheltenham. The bistro is a new social enterprise partnership project.
Posted: 21 October 2011 | 10:29
Last month, chefs from around the world united for a tour to fight against hunger in South Africa spearheaded by the South African Chefs Association and the World Association of Chefs Societies. Gareth Johns, chef-proprietor at the Wynnstay hotel, Machynlleth, describes his experience of the trip
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 15:24
Charity Action Against Hunger has teamed up with restaurant bookings website Toptable to run a celebrity chef auction as part of its Love Food Give Food...
Posted: 30 September 2011 | 11:34
A two-night stay at the Hilton Amsterdam is just one of several top prizes available in the £20 prize draw at this this year's Hospitality Action Ball. The...
Posted: 27 September 2011 | 17:56
There's still time to book a table for one of the hospitality industry's biggest fundraising events of the year, the Hospitality Action Ball. Welcomed with...
Posted: 21 September 2011 | 10:47
Café operators and caterers are invited to bid for a new opportunity with London-based charity Thames Reach. The charity, which helps homeless and vulnerable people in the capital, is in the process of developing an Employment Academy in Southwark, which will help people back to work.
Posted: 26 August 2011 | 17:35
The School Food Trust has made six new appointments as it prepares to complete its move into the third sector. Experts in health, local government and marketing have taken up seats on the board as the trust sets out to continue its work as a charity.
Posted: 10 August 2011 | 17:15
Four top chefs from the South-west have teamed up to prepare dishes at Hospitality Action's second annual polo day. Hywel Jones of Lucknam Park, Sam Moody of Bath Priory, Michael Croft of Calcot Manor and Martin Burge of Whatley Manor will be creating a three-course lunch for attendees at Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire on Sunday 11 September.
Posted: 02 August 2011 | 11:01
Eleven young chefs are set to compete for a trip to an international restaurant of their choice at a dinner in aid of industry charity Hospitality Action this October. The Visionary Dining Chef of the Year competition is to take place at Lakes Hotel School at Kendal College on 20 October.
Posted: 01 August 2011 | 10:33
Nearly 100 runners from the world of hospitality, sport and business have raised more than £20,000 for Galvin's Chance today in the third annual Mayfair Park and Tower Race. They gathered at 8am to complete a 4km circuit of the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park followed by a run up 475 stairs to the Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows restaurant on the 28th floor of Hilton Park Lane.
Posted: 08 July 2011 | 16:28
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