Fare of London, a contract and event caterer with a focus on British food, has seen revenues in 2016 increase significantly on last year’s record-breaking year for the catering firm. Compared with the same period in the previous financial year, Fare of London, the events arm of PCC Ltd., which was acquired by Harbour & Jones (H&J) in December 2015, has recorded a 12% … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey’s new training tool sees sales soar
Following the success of Butter Wouldn’t Melt, Phill Skinazi and Annie Herriott from BaxterStorey’s food development team have created The Modern Baker, a recipe book celebrating the best of baking in the 21st century. The book has been introduced to chefs as a new training tool and the offering has seen sales increase by as much as 30% at some BaxterStorey cafes and … [Read more...]
Responsible Business Week 2016; new Sodexo CR report
At the start of Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Week, Sodexo has released its 2016 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The report tracks Sodexo’s progress against a series of measures relating to environment, local communities, nutrition, health and wellbeing and the workplace. The report shows that Sodexo has made strong progress in the area of … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell reclaim their title at ACE Quiz Night
On Tuesday 12th April 2016 for the third year running, The Association of Catering Excellence was at Lloyd’s London for the popular annual Quiz Night, a firm favourite in the ACE calendar with 37 teams and over 200 people from the catering industry taking part. It’s been 3 years since Bartlett Mitchell won the ACE Quiz Night, although they came close last year in second place. … [Read more...]
ACE Robyn Awards 2016
The ACE Robyns Award has been created by the ACE committee in memory of Robyn Jones OBE, founder of CH&Co, who sadly died in September 2015. Robyn was known for her tireless work in the mentoring, training and development of young talent. These new awards will put the spotlight on the next generation of the industry, something Robyn was always at the forefront … [Read more...]