A young chef at BaxterStorey, the UK’s largest independent work place catering company, has been announced as the first apprentice to have a recipe feature in the prestigious Great British Cookbook. Created to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospitality Action, the Great British Cookbook is supported by some of the UK’s most renowned chefs and has showcased … [Read more...]
TUCO appoints SRA to deliver its sustainability programme
Catering in UK universities and colleges has taken another major step forward with the announcement of the largest official sector-backed sustainability programme. The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) has confirmed that it is to build on the success of the first year of its relationship with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and launch a co-branded … [Read more...]
Seasonal produce and recipe: the view from the Kudos kitchen
H&C News is pleased to introduce Kudos Head Chef Richard Webb, who summarises below some of the challenges of event catering, the use of local, seasonal produce – and a delicious recipe for strawberry sorbet. The daily challenge Whether it's your first time or you've been working for years, cooking for several hundred people can be quite daunting. From start to … [Read more...]
Compass brews new partnership with Kettering General Hospital
Compass Group UK & Ireland has successfully secured a new 10-year contract to deliver retail, food and beverage offers at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in a ten year deal worth an estimated £1.3 million revenue per year. As part of the new contract improvements have been made to the current retail outlets by updating offers with a Costa, whilst also … [Read more...]
1 in 4 hospital meals thrown in bin
New research published today by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food shows that at least in 1 every 4 hospital meals (26%) served to patients in NHS hospitals are thrown in the bin, a figure higher than previously recognised. This means: More than 30 million NHS patient meals (30,558,964) are thrown in the bin each year Each hospital trust throws away an average of … [Read more...]