Staff and service users at the Russia Lane Day Centre and Lunch Club in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, were joined by a very special guest yesterday. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited the popular community hub to meet with its regulars and learn more about the value it brings to their lives.Her Royal Highness also visited Tower Hamlets’ Meals On … [Read more...]
CH&CO apprentice chefs excel at industry events alongside chef mentors
Throughout November, CH&CO’s apprentice chefs showcased their talents and the skills and confidence they have developed with the CH&CO Chefs Academy at three high-profile industry events, with outstanding results.The up-and-coming chefs developed, created and cooked first class menus for the Craft Guild of Chefs Business Partners lunch, the Learning Curve Charity … [Read more...]
Catering assistant named in BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world
Sam Ross a catering assistant with Down’s syndrome has been included in the BBC 100 Women 2018 list, naming the most inspiring and influential women around the world this year.Thirty-year-old Sam Ross, who has worked with BaxterStorey at City of Glasgow College since 2016, has been included on the list of leaders, trailblazers and everyday heroes, ranging from 15-94 in … [Read more...]
Elior and Urban Rajah spice up school meals with Indian Street Food Range
Elior UK and Ivor Peters (the TV chef and spice expert better known as the Urban Rajah) have launched their sizzling new range, Urban Rajah Indian Street Kitchen, in 120 Taylor Shaw secondary schools and colleges across the UK.Only previously available in B&I & universities, the Urban Rajah Indian Street Kitchen range offers a unique blend of nutritious, delicious … [Read more...]
Hospitality specialist makes new appointment in the South West
Leading hospitality specialist, BaxterStorey, has appointed Mack Allan as Regional Managing Director for the South West and Wales as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the growing region. BaxterStorey already has a significant Client base in the area, including Burges Salmon, ONS and Nationwide.Since taking on his new role, Mack has already overseen the opening of … [Read more...]
Gather & Gather launches ‘Camino’, from bean to bin sustainable coffee
Gather & Gather has launched an exclusive coffee for workplace consumers, ‘Camino’, developed to ensure a focus on sustainability from bean to bin.Camino represents Gather & Gather’s commitment to forging ‘upstream’ supplier relationships that impact positively on the growers and the communities in which they live and work. Sourced from small plantations in the … [Read more...]
Sodexo wins ‘Partnership of the Year’ at prestigious HSJ Awards
Sodexo has won Partnership of the Year at the 2018 HSJ Awards for its collaboration with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.The HSJ Awards celebrated the outstanding contributions of staff and organisations to the healthcare sector. Sodexo’s award recognised the partnership between Sodexo and the estates and facilities team at University Hospitals of North … [Read more...]
Eventist Group purchases London luxury caterer Zafferano
Eventist Group is delighted to announce its acquisition of luxury brand Zafferano. This award-winning party and event caterer is renowned throughout London’s premium corporate, private event and wedding market. Zafferano boasts over forty of the capital’s landmark venues within its client portfolio, as well as producing elegant and aspirational private parties throughout … [Read more...]
Compass plans stockpiling contingency in a no-deal Brexit scenario
The world's biggest catering company Compass has said it could change its menus and use alternative ingredients as it announced contingency plans were in place for a no-deal Brexit scenario.Compass also has concerns over the impact on thousands of EU nationals in its British workforce. The UK business is only 10% of the group’s worldwide business but chief executive Dominic … [Read more...]
Searcys appointed to revisit their roots in The Treehouse
British restaurant and catering company, Searcys has been appointed as the official caterer for The Alnwick Garden and The Treehouse, both situated on the grounds of the ancestral home of the Duke of Northumberland in Alnwick, Northumberland.A true homecoming for Searcys, 1837 was the year the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland employed their new confectioner and pastry … [Read more...]
Principals by CH&CO strengthens operations team with two key appointments
Principals by CH&CO has made two key appointments to its operations team, reflecting its strong growth.Colin Wills and Verity Butcher have joined the team in the roles of operations director for secondary schools and operations manager for London primary schools, respectively, as the specialist state school caterer welcomed 16 new schools to its portfolio for the … [Read more...]
Moving Venue adds Magazine London to catering roster
Award-winning catering company Moving Venue has been announced as exclusive caterer for Magazine London, an innovative new event space located in the heart of the Greenwich Peninsula set to launch in summer 2019.With a remit that includes all aspects of the venue’s catering - from producing high-end three-course menus to creating canapés for over 3,000 guests at the same … [Read more...]
Seasoned serves Armistice Day marking one hundred years of remembrance
Leading London event caterer, Seasoned, served as exclusive hospitality caterer for 10,000 people commemorating the Armistice Day centenary. The commencement of the Nation’s Thank You procession was witnessed on Sunday 11th November, whereby people who were selected through a public ballot, joined a procession past the Cenotaph, paying their respects to British and … [Read more...]
Carringtons Catering celebrates world cities day at Liverpool conference
Carringtons Catering championed Liverpool with a locally sourced menu for the United Nation’s World Cities Day conference, which recently came to the city for the first time.The award-winning caterers offered hundreds of international delegates a true taste of the region at the global conference and dinner with a three-course meal to celebrate the city’s urbanisation and … [Read more...]
