By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo Corporate Services has announced from 1 June Alex Kristall will become managing director for the Good Eating Company in the UK & Ireland, as part of investment plans to grow the business and its footprint globally. The Good Eating Company was founded in 1999 and over the last two decades has … [Read more...]
Record numbers graduate from BaxterStorey Chef Academy
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BaxterStorey has celebrated the highest number of graduates from its Chef Academy this year, with 66 chefs completing their courses. Set up 16 years ago to develop the skills of BaxterStorey’s chef teams, the Chef Academy has trained more than 500 chefs since its inception. Following the company’s significant … [Read more...]
BM achieves top marks for carbon reduction
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BM HQ has been accredited by Planet Mark for its carbon reduction efforts for the fourth year in a row. Certified by Planet Mark and based on the emissions at its headquarters as well as support team travel and paper usage, BM achieved a 47.5% carbon reduction based on turnover. The business achieved an 8.1% … [Read more...]
Social Pantry announces Non-Executive Chairman appointment
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Social Pantry has announced the appointment of a new Non-Executive Chairman, James Spragg, who will work closely with CEO and Founder, Alex Head, to accelerate the growth of the business, whilst maintaining its core values across sustainability and ex-offender hiring. The new appointment comes as Social … [Read more...]
In Good Company launched by Company of Cooks
By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Company of Cooks has announced the launch of ‘In Good Company’, an event series that sees guest chefs, restaurateurs and producers preparing and cooking one-off menus in some truly incredible venues, harnessing the ingredients and capturing the spirit of the summer season. Starting in May and culminating in late … [Read more...]
Young people want workplaces that focus on wellbeing, sustainability, and digital adoption
By Angela Green: Young people want workplaces that focus on wellbeing, sustainability, and digital adoption. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Younger generations of workers across the UK are calling for enhanced wellbeing, sustainable and digital workplace practices more than any other working-age demographic. They are willing to look at alternative employers if … [Read more...]
Compass redistributes 257,000 meals worth of surplus food
By Angela Green: Compass redistributes 257,000 meals worth of surplus food. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced that over the past year it has diverted 109 tonnes of food, the equivalent of around 257,000 meals, to organisations and charities. Working with FareShare since 2014, Compass has saved an estimated 977,884 … [Read more...]
Mark Kempson joins BM as consultant chef
By Angela Green: Mark Kempson joins BM as consultant chef. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BM Caterers has recruited Mark Kempson, head chef of Michelin-starred Kitchen W8 in London, to support the business in a consultant chef capacity. Kempson, who has been at the helm of the Kensington restaurant for 14 of his 26 years in the industry, will support the … [Read more...]
The Royal Society of Chemistry appoint new Head Chef
By Angela Green: The Royal Society of Chemistry appoint new Head Chef. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services The Royal Society of Chemistry at Burlington House has appointed Josh Lindeberg as Head Chef. Lindeberg joins the venue’s in-house Houston & Hawkes team of culinary experts with a mission to create innovative, sustainable, and memorable … [Read more...]
Caterer honoured for 40 years of service to school catering
By Angela Green: Caterer honoured for 40 years of service to school catering. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Lorraine Burgess, Operations Manager at Chartwells, the UK’s leading school and education catering company, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the industry, by being awarded with the business’ Long Service award, at a … [Read more...]
Baristas graduate with Company of Cooks, Gather & Gather and Vacherin
By Angela Green: Baristas graduate with Company of Cooks, Gather & Gather and Vacherin. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Company of Cooks, Gather & Gather and Vacherin, together with social enterprise Well Grounded, have celebrated the achievements of 11 graduate baristas who have successfully completed an eight-week Specialty Barista Traineeship and … [Read more...]
Sodexo equalise important life moments
By Angela Green: Sodexo equalise important life moments. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced it is equalising and enhancing its maternity, adoption, and paternity paid leave benefits for its salaried and frontline employees to provide time, flexibility, and financial support for important life moments. These changes are part … [Read more...]
BM adds more sustainable organic coffee option
By Angela Green: BM adds more sustainable organic coffee option. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BM Caterers has added its first organic coffee option to its Perkee range, Santo coffee, in addition to that sourced from the Soppexcca coffee cooperative in Nicaragua. As well as Brazilian government certification, Santo coffeehas USDA and Demeter biodynamic … [Read more...]
New catering contract at Goldsmiths to ensure carbon neutral menus by 2025
By Angela Green, Content Executive: New catering contract at Goldsmiths to ensure carbon neutral menus by 2025. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BaxterStorey have launched a new catering offer at Goldsmiths, University of London. Working in partnership to provide students and staff at the south London campus with a healthy and sustainable offering, the … [Read more...]
Compass publishes ethnicity pay gap report
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Compass publishes ethnicity pay gap report. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Compass Group UK has published its first ethnicity pay gap report, as part of a combined gender and ethnic minority pay gap report. Compass employs approximately 45,000 people across the UK and the report covers all UK entities including Compass … [Read more...]
