Multi-award winning caterer, Amadeus has appointed Catherine Schofield as General Manager for Regional Venues. The newly created role has been introduced to manage the caterer’s growing portfolio of regional venue catering contracts, including: Library of Birmingham, Cadbury World, Dudley Zoo, Stratford Riverside, and Camden – Amadeus first fixed site catering contract in London.
As part of the new role Catherine will oversee operations at each venue, managing profit and loss, customer service and staffing. Before joining Amadeus, Catherine worked for Dunelm for eight years as Coffee Shop Area Manager, during which time she managed 51 sites across the North of the UK. Her extensive retail experience, which includes working for a number of blue chip companies like Pets at Home, will be put to good use in her new role overseeing customer service and contributing to the commercial success of Amadeus’ clients.
Supporting ambitious growth plans
Robert Housden, Operations Director for Amadeus said, “We have introduced the role of General Manager for Regional Venues to support our ambitious growth plans. Having already secured a number of high profile catering contracts over the past twelve months, worth in excess of £26m, we aim to continue to add to our portfolio. Catherine will help to ensure that we are operating efficiently and that customer service remains at the same high standard that Amadeus prides itself on, across all of our regional venues.”
Commenting on her recent appointment, Catherine said; “It’s a really exciting time for Amadeus having established itself in the food sector of the retail industry in recent years, and I am delighted to be involved. I am particularly looking forward to working with my teams to come up with new and exciting ways to operate each venue.”