BM Caterers has been awarded a prestigious Silver Medal by EcoVadis, recognising the company’s continued commitment to sustainability, ethical business practices and responsible operations. The independent assessment saw BM Caterers achieve a score of 75 points, marking an improvement on last year’s performance and placing the business in the top 10% of companies assessed … [Read more...]
Baxterstorey Extends British Airways Partnership To 2035 And Appoints Kirsty Hurst-Worth to Lead UK Lounge Operations
BaxterStorey has announced the strengthening of its partnership with British Airways through a new agreement extending to 2035, alongside the appointment of Kirsty Hurst-Worth as regional director for its British Airways lounges business. Under the renewed agreement, BaxterStorey will continue delivering food and beverage, housekeeping and hospitality services across … [Read more...]
Juniper Partners With Ample and Streetbox to Rescue Wonky Veg
Juniper Ventures has partnered with Ample and StreetBox to help rescue perfectly good vegetables that may otherwise go to waste because they do not meet standard supermarket specifications. The partnership will see surplus and irregular-shaped produce, often known as wonky veg, redirected into Juniper’s school food operations, helping to reduce waste while giving children … [Read more...]
Asma Khan To Chair Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation’s New Community Advisory Board
Asma Khan, patron of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, will chair a new Community Advisory Board strengthening the Foundation’s commitment to delivering meaningful impact for local communities across the UK and Ireland. As the Foundation’s first patron, Asma has inspired Sodexo colleagues to support projects tackling the root causes of food insecurity, including skills … [Read more...]
Accent Catering Invests in People-Oriented Commercial Growth
Accent Catering has appointed Antony Prentice as commercial director to support sales, client relationships and strategic development of the business. The former MD of BM Caterers brings over 30 years of experience within the hospitality sector, having worked for BM Caterers for 15 years in operational and directorship roles. Prior to that, he had held positions with many … [Read more...]
Connect Catering Appoints Nico Prinsloo as Commercial Director
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club Connect Catering has appointed Nico Prinsloo as Commercial Director as the independent contract caterer continues to strengthen its senior leadership team and support further growth across its education, business & industry and care sectors. Nico joins the business with more than 25 years’ experience across … [Read more...]
One Retail Launches Taco Bell in Birmingham New Street Station
One Retail, the specialist retail sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has opened Taco Bell’s first railway station location in Birmingham New Street, on 27 May. The globally recognised Mexican-inspired quick-service restaurant is located at the station’s main entrance directly opposite the Bull Ring shopping centre. It will welcome guests daily between 11am to 11pm … [Read more...]
Thomas Franks named in The Sunday Times UK Top Ten Best Places to Work for fourth consecutive year
Thomas Franks has been named among The Sunday Times UK Top Ten Best Places to Work for the fourth consecutive year, reinforcing the family-owned catering business’s reputation for investing in its people and workplace culture. The business was recognised in the Very Big Places to Work category, for organisations employing more than 2,000 people, and also received … [Read more...]
Edinburgh Airport Opens Giraffe Casual Dining
TRGC, a leading UK travel hub hospitality operator, is pleased to announce the opening of a new Giraffe restaurant at Edinburgh Airport, marking a significant expansion of the brand within TRGC’s growing travel portfolio. Located airside within the airport terminal, the new 179-cover restaurant will strengthen the airport’s casual dining concept, providing passengers with … [Read more...]
Sodexo Chefs Assemble in Paris for Global Workshop at Prestigious Lenôtre Culinary School
Sodexo’s global culinary academy welcomed 15 chefs from eight countries to the prestigious Lenôtre institute in Paris for a two-day culinary workshop to develop skills, share insight and strengthen brand-led delivery across the business. The workshop forms part of Sodexo’s continued commitment to investing in its people and elevating culinary capability across its global … [Read more...]
BM Barista Champion Wins Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Colombia
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club Calvin Calaguio, a BM barista from a London-based law firm, takes top prize at the 2026 BM Barista Championship, impressing judges with a standout pineapple piña colada signature drink. BM Caterers has crowned Calvin Calaguio, barista at a prestigious London law firm, as champion of the 2026 BM Barista Championship … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale Strengthens Food Service Nutrition with The Gut Health Clinic
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club Wilson Vale is working with The Gut Health Clinic, a team of specialist dietitians, to bring evidence-led gut health insight into our food and nutrition offer for clients. The Gut Health Clinic was founded by registered dietitian and gut health scientist Dr Megan Rossi (PhD, RD) and brings together a team of … [Read more...]
Lexington Catering Promotes Steven Snowdon to Culinary Director
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club Leading business and industry (B&I) contract caterer Lexington Catering has promoted Steven Snowdon to culinary director, strengthening its senior culinary leadership team as the business evolves its food offer across B&I, hospitality and events. In his new role, Snowdon will lead culinary strategy across … [Read more...]
John Lewis Unveils New Hospitality Brand ‘Platter John Lewis’
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club John Lewis is unveiling its new own-brand café and restaurant concept, Platter John Lewis, as part of a multi-million pound investment in its in-store dining experience. This new concept will replace the long-standing The Place To Eat brand across 32 cafés, with the first refurbished spaces reopening from this … [Read more...]
Elior at Work awarded five-year catering and hospitality contract at Paisley Town Hall
Catering News is sponsored by The Kitchen Porters Club Elior at Work, regional B&I catering brand of Elior UK, has been appointed as catering and hospitality partner to Paisley Town Hall, securing a five‑year contract valued at approximately £4 million to deliver bars, hospitality and event catering services at the landmark venue. The new partnership will focus on … [Read more...]
