Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers has announced the winners of its ‘Women Who Inspire’ awards. Now in its third year, the awards were launched in recognition of the 100th anniversary of women being given the right to vote and, this year, a fresh cohort of 10 Bartlett Mitchell women were identified as worthy recipients. The awards aim to … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale announce new workplace catering contract
Wilson Vale has announced a new catering contract at Blythe Valley Park in Solihull. The contract sees a team of four Wilson Vale staff now provides a breakfast, lunch and hospitality to 600 people in the multi-tenanted building, which is home to a variety of businesses including Cooper Parry, GKN Aerospace and Taylor Wimpey. The building underwent a £5 million refurbishment … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Simon Esner
From entering the world of hospitality and catering at the tender age of 14 as a kitchen porter, to becoming a director and shareholder of one of our industry’s biggest names, Westbury Street Holdings, is quite some journey. I sat down with Simon Esner last week to gain insights into that journey and some of the lessons learned along the way. When you meet Simon one thing is … [Read more...]
Southampton Football Club announce agreement in principle with Gather & Gather
Southampton Football Club has announced reaching an agreement in principle with Gather & Gather to enter into a new catering and events partnership. Gather & Gather, which launched in 2013, was recently acquired by CH&CO, a specialist catering and hospitality company that holds a Royal Warrant for the provision of catering services to Her Majesty The Queen and works … [Read more...]
UK travel catering business acquired by SATS Singapore
Monty's Bakehouse, a UK foodservice company in packaged catering for the travel sector, has been acquired by SATS, a group based in Singapore, in a deal valued at circa £27 million. Monty's Bakehouse is based in Surrey and works in travel markets across the world with offices in the United Arab Emirates and manufacturing sites in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. SATS and … [Read more...]