With standards of service and hospitality product knowledge continuing to be a priority in the hospitality and events industry, UK events caterer and restaurateur Searcys has taken a lead with the introduction of a new School of Service.The school is built on over 170 years of hospitality experience and includes three training modules - the Searcys customer journey, School … [Read more...]
Derbyshire School Catering Service celebrates Food for Life schools
Children in Derbyshire are making healthier eating choices thanks to Food for Life Served Here and Derbyshire County Council’s School Catering Service. Soil Association’s Food for Life Served Here programme has been working with school caterers across Derbyshire, supporting them to provide healthy school meals, great lunchtimes and food education that has a positive impact on … [Read more...]
Senior management promotions announced at Bartlett Mitchell
Bartlett Mitchell has made three significant promotions to support the company’s sustainable business growth. Angus Brydon and Antony Prentice have both been made divisional managing directors at the business, reporting to Francois Gautreaux, who has been promoted to the role of UK managing director.The promotions come amid a prolonged period of positive growth for BM as a … [Read more...]
SSP Group report year end showing robust global growth
SSP Group, the operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has announced its financial results for the year ended 30 September 2019.Underlying operating profit of £221.1m: up 12.1% at constant currency, and 13.3% at actual exchange rates. Revenue of £2,794.6m: up 7.8% at constant currency, and 9.0% at actual exchange rates. Strong net … [Read more...]
SSP Group take over full operations of Red Rock’s F&B business at Australian airports
SSP Group, operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has entered into an agreement to acquire 14 food & beverage units from Australian hospitality company Red Rock. SSP will take over full operations of Red Rock’s F&B business at Perth Airport, marking its first entry into that location, and the majority of its F&B business at Melbourne … [Read more...]
Vegan wines add to joined up vegan dining at Seasoned
Wines are sometimes not vegan friendly as wine is clarified through the process of ‘fining’, when fining agents are introduced it makes the wine unsuitable for vegans.Young wines are hazy and contain tiny molecules; when left for long enough they will clear by themselves, but producers have traditionally used aids to help the process along which involves adding the fining … [Read more...]
The Brighton Centre removes beef from menus as an issue of moral responsibility
The Brighton Centre, in conjunction with their catering partner KUDOS, has announced that it will remove beef products from its menus from January 1st, 2020.This announcement follows similar we have reported on this year, most notably University of Cambridge’s removal of beef and lamb from menus and reporting higher profits as a direct consequence.Brighton Centre’s … [Read more...]
SSP expanding brand outlets at London’s Euston Station
SSP Group is opening two new brand outlets, Tortilla and Starbucks at London’s Euston Station in early December. The new Tortilla unit will be the brand’s first in a travel location.Tortilla is the UK’s largest fast casual Mexican restaurant chain, launched by two Californians in 2007 after a four-year search across London to find the burritos and tacos they’d experienced … [Read more...]
CEO of SSP delighted with opening of new outlet at Gatwick Airport
SSP Group who operate of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has announced it has teamed up with Cornwall-based Warrens Bakery to open a new outlet at Gatwick Airport.The new Warrens Bakery, which will open at the airport’s North Terminal in early November will seat 138 people, with ample space for individual customers as well as families and large … [Read more...]
Aramark announce new five-year education catering contract win
Aramark has been awarded a five-year catering contract with Writtle University College, the new contract win will see the relaunch of the University College’s main restaurant.Set in the Essex countryside, Writtle provides further and higher education programs, as well as apprenticeships and short courses. On a steady journey of growth, Writtle was awarded university college … [Read more...]
London’s best street food traders partner with Kew Gardens for 40 days of Christmas catering
The UK’s leading street food organisation, KERB, has partnered with Kew Gardens for their annual winter trail, heading up the food and drink over the 40-day event with their incredible line-up of London’s best street food traders.In its 7th year, Kew Gardens’ winter trail takes place from 20th November 2019 to 5th January 2020 and is one of London’s most popular Christmas … [Read more...]
It’s not just vegans choosing vegan dining
Veganism continues to be highlighted as a benefit to promoting sustainable food best practice and for its health benefits. This lifestyle choice seems set to continue to expand, but Seasoned have found that it isn’t just those that follow an exclusively vegan diet that are selecting vegan dishes.Seasoned have as a consequence of this significantly increased the vegan … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell and The Clink Charity enter a new coffee and training partnership
Bartlett Mitchell has announced a new partnership with The Clink Charity to supply its premium coffee brand Perkee and deliver barista skills for prisoners undertaking its training programmes. As part of the collaboration, Bartlett Mitchell will roll out its sustainable Fairtrade Perkee coffee offer across The Clink’s four restaurants and their Manchester café.In addition … [Read more...]
#morethanjustameal a life-enhancing social message
The NACC are launching a social media campaign to spotlight the life-enhancing value of Meals on Wheels #morethanjustameal. For Meals on Wheels Week 2019 (4-8 November), the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) will be using social media to spotlight the many essential, life-enhancing roles the Meals on Wheels service plays in communities across the UK.Through … [Read more...]
