Edgbaston Stadium, the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and its official caterer Levy Restaurants UK has bought a new dimension to Birmingham’s burgeoning culinary scene with the launch of a new fine dining restaurant, ‘Elegant Eat’. Elegant Eat will host a bi-monthly series of events to reinforce the culinary excellence and tradition at Edgbaston. Under the … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale co-founders are honoured in business listing
Andrew Wilson and Carolyne Vale, co-founders of independent catering company, Wilson Vale, have appeared in THE FANTASTIC 50, a listing of the leading self-made business people in the Midlands, compiled and published by Insider business magazine. The couple, who established Wilson Vale in 2002 on £50K capital and went on to grow a £23 million business employing 700 people, … [Read more...]
Conference Aston leads the way with introduction of Living Wage
One of Birmingham’s leading academic conferencing venues, Conference Aston, is amongst the first in its industry to introduce the Living Wage across its hospitality team. From 1st August, service staff within the organisation will receive a minimum of £8.25 per hour, greater than the government’s national minimum wage of £7.20 per hour. The introduction of the Living Wage … [Read more...]
Vacherin retains leading sustainability rating
Specialist London caterer, Vacherin, has retained its Three-Star Food Made Good rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) - having improved its score compared with last year’s assessment. Vacherin earned it for the first time at its first attempt last year, and sits in the top 15% of all SRA London members. Known in the hospitality industry as the ‘Michelin … [Read more...]
“Edible” Gardener appointed to grow produce for The Botanic’s food outlets
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has announced the appointment of Ben Dell as their new Market Gardener for the Edible Garden. This newly created, position is funded by Prestige Venues & Events, the venue’s hospitality and catering partner. Ben, who has worked at RBGE for close to ten years and helped set up the Edible Garden project, will oversee the … [Read more...]