By Angela Green: Compass Xcelerate opening of new regional community skills and learning hubs. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced the launch of Xcelerate, its new regional community skills and learning hubs for training and excellence. These first in class training facilities will be provided in partnership with its … [Read more...]
Project Knead trebles BaxterStorey’s training target
By Angela Green: Project Knead trebles BaxterStorey’s training target. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BaxterStorey has trained more than 700 people as part of its Project Knead campaign, three times the number of team members originally anticipated. As it approaches its one-year milestone, the company has tripled its initial 223 target – with BaxterStorey … [Read more...]
Gather & Gather unveils refreshed brand proposition to mark 10-year milestone
By Angela Green: Gather & Gather unveils refreshed brand proposition to mark 10-year milestone. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Gather & Gather is celebrating its tenth birthday! To mark the milestone, it’s refreshed its brand proposition to celebrate the remarkable Gather & Gather journey to date and define its vision and goals for the next … [Read more...]
Regenerative farm helps feed Brighton & Hove Albion fans more sustainably
By Angela Green: Regenerative farm helps feed Brighton & Hove Albion fans more sustainably. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services With the new Premier League season well underway, Brighton & Hove Albion fans are being fed a lot more sustainably, as food waste from the American Express Stadium has started to be sent to a regenerative farm in West Sussex … [Read more...]
SSP launch Café Local at fifteen stations
By Angela Greene: SSP launch Café Local at fifteen stations. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services SSP has launched a new travel-focused café and retail store concept called Café Local, which has been developed for UK regional rail stations. The first fifteen Café Local stores have opened at stations around the country, including Fratton, Exeter, Reading, Dover … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey’s Fuel pledges to support street food vendors from white paper findings
By Angela Green: BaxterStorey pledges to support street food vendors following white paper findings. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Fuel, BaxterStorey’s street food agency, has set in place minimum spend guarantees, cancellation policies and increased minimum cost per head expectations for all vendors. The move follows the findings of a report it … [Read more...]
BM raises almost £50,000 for Ukraine
By Angela Green: BM raises almost £50,000 for Ukraine. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BM has raised almost £50,000 in aid of the Order of St George’s work in Ukraine through a second fundraising dinner. The Golden Hearts Gala Dinner, held at Hogan Lovells in London, saw people from across the sector come together to help raise much needed funds … [Read more...]
SSP adopt AI for seamless food to go at Oslo and Dublin Airports
By Angela Green: SSP adopt AI for seamless food to go at Oslo and Dublin Airports. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services SSP Group has opened two frictionless, checkout-free stores at Oslo Airport and Dublin Airport. The new units allow customers to choose and pay for their items completely seamlessly, providing much sought-after speed and convenience in the busy … [Read more...]
SSP appoint Chief People Officer of 40,000 colleagues across 36 countries
By Angela Green: SSP appoint Chief People Officer of 40,000 colleagues across 36 countries. By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services SSP Group has announced the appointment of Ann-marie Murphy as Chief People Officer, taking up her new role early next year. Murphy joins from The Gym Group plc, one of the UK’s fastest growing gym operators, … [Read more...]
Eurest announces contract win with the UK’s leading science and innovation campus
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Eurest has announced winning a new contract with Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in South Oxfordshire. This partnership is poised to bring transformative changes to the campus’s food and beverage offerings as part of Harwell’s ambitious expansion and amenities plans. Harwell, the UK’s leading science and … [Read more...]
Restaurant Associates appoints new Culinary Director
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Restaurant Associates has announced the appointment of Adam Thomason as its Culinary Director, who previously worked in Restaurant Associates and the wider Compass Group. Thomason has achieved Master of Culinary Arts and he is currently Captain of the England Culinary Team. Commenting on his appointment Matt … [Read more...]
Searcys announces new Executive Chef for Restaurants
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Searcys has appointed its new Executive Chef for Restaurants, Thomas Piat, who brings a wealth of experience from working in kitchens across the world. Piat brings his rich classical and international culinary expertise to the company’s growing portfolio of brasseries and Champagne bars. Having graduated with … [Read more...]
Sean Haley reflects on Sodexo’s FY23 business performance
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo UK & Ireland has recorded another year of strong performance, continuing to grow sustainably, and delivering tangible social impact into the communities where we work and serve. Despite the challenging economic and social backdrop, we saw strong business growth during FY23, with more valued clients in … [Read more...]
Grazing secures £8 million of new business in 12 months
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Grazing, the delivered-in office and venue catering specialists, has announced that it has won £8 million worth of new contracts in the last 12 months. The contracts range from one-to-three-year deals with clients across the tech, financial, drinks, and legal sectors. Notable names include the UK-based arm … [Read more...]
BM creates role focused on team development and diversity
By Angela Green: Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Dorianne Casey has been appointed to a newly created role at foodservice firm BM focused on learning and development as well as equality, diversity and inclusion. Casey has taken on the role having been with BM since 2019 in an operational support capacity. Her tasks will include overseeing BM’s … [Read more...]
