Breakspear Park has today announced the appointment of The Balanced Food Co. to provide catering services across its multi-tenanted site. The two-year deal will see the company provide an artisanal cafe, offering both full-service catering and grab and go options. Post lockdown, full restaurant service will commence for the building’s 1,300 inhabitants. The contract comes … [Read more...]
Children’s Minister calls on Chartwells/Compass Group CEO to explain food parcels debacle
The images yesterday of food parcels going to the poorest of school children entitled to free school meals while schools are in lockdown were shocking to say the least. What is equally shocking is leading foodservice provider, Chartwells, part of Compass Group that supplied the food parcel, in a statement of supposed apology, seems to view the contents of the image above as … [Read more...]
British Citizen Award recognises 6,000 Sodexo workplace team members
Almost 6,000 Sodexo employees have received a British Citizen Award in recognition of their efforts in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Faulkner, Founder of The British Citizen Award, recognised the Sodexo team saying: “Thanks to this special group of people and others like them up and down the country, the lights stayed on, the nation stayed fed, the … [Read more...]
An open letter from the UK catering industry backing: Minister for Hospitality
There’s no denying that the hospitality sector has been one of the hardest hit throughout the pandemic, and as many businesses continue to struggle during this crisis, we will never have a greater opportunity to make a stand. This year, in particular, we have seen many examples of disjointed thinking surrounding this industry. Several of the challenges may have been … [Read more...]
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals unveil new staff and visitor catering services
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has officially unveiled new staff and visitor catering services, as part of a move to offer a long-term food solutions across its Chertsey and Ashford, Middlesex sites. The services, which include a staff restaurant and three cafes, have been launched across the Trust, giving staff and visitors access to safe, modern and … [Read more...]
Call on council leaders urging funding to feed older people’s health
As local authorities decide their budgets ahead of spring 2021, local people, campaigners, and academics have written to councillors to urge them to invest in underfunded vital food services for older people. A group of professionals and campaigners, including the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), has written to England’s council leaders to urge them to invest in … [Read more...]
gategroup completes acquisition of LSG European catering operations from Lufthansa
Despite turbulence in the travel sector, gategroup has announced the completion of the acquisition of the European operations of LSG Group from Lufthansa. The completed acquisition comprises LSG’s inflight catering operations in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain as well as the global equipment business trading under the SPIRIANT brand. It also … [Read more...]
Sodexo acquires Fooditude
Sodexo has today announced acquiring the London-based delivered-in office food services provider Fooditude through taking a majority shareholding. This represents a significant milestone for Sodexo in offsite food production and food delivery, allowing the business to grow new digital-enabled and consumer-focused food services to support its mission to keep its … [Read more...]
Research by Sodexo to support people with disabilities
In celebration of International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December 2020, Sodexo has published a report of the findings of a survey into the lived experience of employees and customers with disabilities. The report, ‘A day without explanation: the future of disability inclusion?’, is the result of a survey carried out by Sodexo and PurpleSpace, the professional … [Read more...]
Sodexo introduce new approach to people-centred workplaces
Sodexo’s Vital Spaces has brought together the company’s diverse expertise to provide employers with a new approach to help them transform their workplaces through a connected, people-centric approach. The workplace of today is not just about the physical boundaries of an office, but also the employee experience wherever and whenever teams are working. Recent research from … [Read more...]
Oxford follows Cambridge and other Universities in removing beef from campus menus
The London School of Economics Students’ Union earlier this year passed a motion to ‘ban beef’ from all menus on campus. Last year, Goldsmiths University also removed beef from all of their menus. The University of Cambridge has successfully removed all beef and all lamb from their menus and replaced the carnivorous options with plant-based ones. The move also … [Read more...]
WSH acquires Bartlett Mitchell
Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), the company behind a number of foodservice brands operating in the UK and Europe, has acquired Bartlett Mitchell, a leading UK-based boutique caterer. The national and local restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a material impact on the workplace catering sector. WSH offers a robust proposition, creating a sustainable … [Read more...]
Sodexo announces new five year university contract
Sodexo has announced its partnership with Solent University, Southampton has been substantially extended following a competitive re-tender of the catering and hospitality services contract. Sodexo has secured the new five-year contract which will see a complete transformation of the University’s current catering provision. The new contract sees Sodexo’s team working with the … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell aligns diversity, inclusion and equality with Black History Month
Bartlett Mitchell has today announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening its commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality. Launched to coincide with Black History Month, the company has committed to the values outlined in the ‘Business In the Community Race at Work’ charter. Bartlett Mitchell Black History Month The charter offers a strategic framework for … [Read more...]
Sodexo university concierge services launched supporting students now
Sodexo university concierge services, Circles, has been launched at two university campuses as part of its Residential Living programme. Designed to give students a helping hand, the launch is timely following a new survey from Sodexo which underlines how students are finding it hard to adjust to life during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research, conducted in partnership with … [Read more...]
Houston & Hawkes win new five-year catering and hospitality contract
Independent caterer, Houston & Hawkes, has won a five-year catering and hospitality contract at Belmont House, Uxbridge. The boutique caterer has been appointed to provide café, hospitality and free issue services for up to 800 customers at The Belmont Building in Uxbridge, a multi-tenanted office building owned by Aviva Investors. Houston & Hawkes will be … [Read more...]
Oxford Brookes University selects Co-op and Gather & Gather as latest franchisee
Gather & Gather, part of CH&CO is set to open its first retail shop as a Co-op franchisee at Oxford Brookes University. The Headington Campus Co-op of Oxford Brookes University will be one of the largest Co-op’s stores at a UK university, providing 21 new job opportunities for hospitality workers that have been laid-off by Covid-19, as well as for students … [Read more...]
