Houston & Hawkes have announced David Steel is to join their senior team as director of food. Houston & Hawkes was founded by catering industry ‘names’ Simon Houston and Dave Hawkes in 2019 and provide catering and hospitality services to businesses across London and the South East.Steel joining the team will help Houston & Hawkes further develop food concepts, … [Read more...]
Bradford Council seeks operator to manage 500 seat food and beverage court
Bradford Council is calling for expressions of interest from companies interested in running the food court in its new multi million Darley Street Market. The authority is seeking a highly skilled operator who can manage the £21m project’s 500 seat food and beverage court.The successful operator will take an active role in delivering a high quality independent food and … [Read more...]
Eventist Group restructures senior team to focus on new acquisitions
Eventist Group has appointed Glen Sutton as managing director and founder Tim Stevens has become group CEO. The new structure recognises Eventist Group’s acquisition strategy as it continues to look for appropriate complementary acquisitions in the hospitality and live events sector.Sutton was a director at Rhubarb for four years and spent three years as managing director … [Read more...]
New hospital kitchen greeted with high praise from Prue Leith and Matt Hancock
Prue Leith and Matt Hancock attended the launch of a new £3m patient catering facility in West Sussex last week hosted by leading facilities management consultancy, Neller Davies. The event, held at St Richard’s Hospital, marked the official opening of a central production kitchen (CPK), which serves 3,000 meals every day across all Western Sussex Hospitals sites.The unit … [Read more...]
Eventist Group announce acquisition of Alison Price & Company
Eventist Group have today announced the acquisition of event dining business, Alison Price & Company Alison Price & Company. The fine dining specialist boasts over 40 accreditations at landmark venues across London and the UK.As with all Eventist Group brands, Alison Price & Company will remain entirely independent of the other businesses within the group, and … [Read more...]
CH&CO announce new COO and wider growth restructuring
Independent catering and hospitality business, CH&CO, has announced an operational restructure, including a series of senior level promotions, to strengthen the leadership team as it enters its next phase of growth.The progressive move follows a successful 2019 that delivered a strong financial performance, driven by organic growth and the integration of Gather & … [Read more...]
Contact awarded for hospitality and catering services at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
RA Venues has secured the contract to provide hospitality and catering services at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. The appointment will see the Royal Armouries Museum become the latest addition to the RA group’s portfolio of leading cultural and heritage destinations.Situated at Leeds Dock, the waterside venue and events space plays host to a range of exhibitions, … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey Awards recognise people and teams’ achievements
BaxterStorey has recognised the dedication of its teams at the company’s fourth annual BaxterStorey Awards, held at the Institute of Directors, London last Thursday. The awards celebrated the talented teams and individuals who go above and beyond every day.Created in 2016 to recognise exceptional talent within the UK’s largest independent hospitality organisation, the … [Read more...]
CH&CO launch Grow With Us Apprenticeship Academy
To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2020, CH&CO has launched the CH&CO Grow With Us Apprenticeship Academy, confirming the company’s commitment to the development of new and existing team members. The inclusive approach to apprenticeships supports employees from apprentice to board level, enabling them to grow within the diverse business across its wide range of … [Read more...]
eve showcases immersive dining experience at RSA House
Last night, event creating digital platform eve hosted 40 corporate event bookers at the debut ‘Dine with eve’ experience in The Vaults at RSA House, just above Embankment. Becci Thomson, head of business development said of the launch event: “we are truly excited to be launching eve’s new immersive dining concept to the events industry. This idea takes the dining … [Read more...]
Dublin Airport award new 10 year €40-50m per annum catering contract
SSP Group has announced securing a new 10-year contract at Dublin Airport by bringing the best of Ireland’s local food scene to the airport. The deal will see SSP trade 24 units at the airport, and once the investment programme has been completed, is expected to contribute approximately €40-50m revenue per annum by 2023.Mobilisation of the units commenced earlier this … [Read more...]
£110 billion wealth provider brings all catering provision into one new contract
Sodexo has announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract with Quilter, a leading provider of advice, investments and wealth management in the UK and internationally. The contract which starts in March 2020 will see Sodexo deliver a range of services including food and hospitality services.The contract initially covers 26 Quilter sites in the UK and Ireland and … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell launches digital training platform
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, is digitalising its entire training programme in order to support its planned future growth. Pear Training, it’s new state of the art Learning Management System (LMS), has been developed to inspire and efficiently deliver nationally recognised qualifications and mandatory training to Bartlett Mitchell’s … [Read more...]
SSP announce details of latest acquisition in Germany
SSP Group has this morning announced its plan to acquire the Station Food GmbH travel catering business from DB Station&Service AG, a subsidiary of Germany’s national railway company Deutsche Bahn AG (DB). Under the deal, SSP will take over full operations of Station Food. The transaction is still subject to approval by the relevant authorities.The acquisition of … [Read more...]
