Prestige Hospitality, the company behind the successful London 2012 Olympic Games and Rugby World Cup 2015 Official Hospitality programmes, has been appointed by UEFA as the exclusives ales agent in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for UEFA EURO 2016 in France. The London-based sports hospitality and travel company is one of the leading hospitalitybusinesses in the UK, … [Read more...]
Eurest fuels new Partnership with Volkswagen Group UK
Workplace foodservice experts, Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has secured a new contract with Volkswagen Group UK to provide catering services to a number of Volkswagen Group, Bentley and Porsche UK offices. £1.3m investment The five-year contract will see Eurest investing over £1.3m into Porsche, Volkswagen Group and Bentley facilities to revitalise, … [Read more...]
Leading County Chef joins Creed Foodservice
Rob Owen, formerly executive chef of Gloucestershire-based Wesley House Limited, owners of The Royal Oak at Gretton, 2 Rosette restaurant and wine bar, Wesley House in Winchcombe and the Wesley House outside catering brand has joined Creed Foodservice as its new Development Chef. With more than 16 years’ hospitality experience, latterly in Gloucestershire hotels and … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey baristas in the UK Barista Championships semi-final
Three employees from BaxterStorey, the UK’s leading independent food service specialist, have been named among the Top 20 baristas in the UK and been selected to compete in the semi-final of the UK Barista Championship 2015 next week. BaxterStorey is the only foodservice catering company to compete in the finals. Café Manager at BaxterStorey, Don Altizo, will compete … [Read more...]
Lessons in Social Media for hospitality businesses
H&C News’ recent Social Media Benchmarking Report (email us for a copy) was accompanied by a Round Table meeting at citizenM Bankside in London, and discussion with attendees from all areas of hospitality. The delegates shared a common responsibility for social media activity in their organisations – large and small – as well as a passion to drive the development and … [Read more...]