Contract caterer Graysons has unveiled more former Compass executives as part of its team and the origin of its company name.
With a slightly heavy heart I have to reveal that Wendy Richard is not a shareholder nor is Graysons a homage to the late, great John Inman a fellow star of Are You Being Served?
The hit BBC show was set in the fictional Grace Brothers department store and is the reason for this slightly laboured joke.
In fact Graysons financial backer former Compass chairman Sir Francis Mackay says the name, or a derivative of, was a City Livery catering brand from the days of Grand Metropolitan.
It effectively disappeared when Rank Group bought Mecca Leisure in 1990.
Still, if indie band the Fratellis can name themselves after a family of thugs from eighties kids’ film the Goonies here’s hoping The A Team is still in the offing for the contract catering industry.
I can see it now: “Accused of a catering crime you didn’t commit? Maybe you can contact The A-Team*”
*Note: We also provide a full range of soft facilities management services.
I pity the fool….
