Business and industry caterer Houston & Hawkes has become a Living Wage Employer following accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation. As a Living Wage Employer, Houston & Hawkes has committed to paying the real Living Wage to all of its team members. The Living Wage Foundation fundamentally acknowledges that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay, and the … [Read more...]
Food Service Circle launched
More than 20 leading foodservice businesses and individuals have joined forces enabling for Food Service Circle to be launched, a platform aiming to offer support to those affected by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 crisis. With reduced building occupancy a major concern for businesses, approximately 20% of the workforce are expected to be made redundant or face … [Read more...]
Return to the workplace: the foodservice caterers and consultants views
As many parts of the hospitality industry are busy adjusting to reopening and seeing varying levels of footfall return, workplaces are still largely unoccupied as people continue to work from home. Websites, social media channels, TV stations and newspapers are all reporting on people not returning to work and as a consequence cities, towns, high streets and side … [Read more...]
Face masks mandatory, and robots doing the cleaning at University of Leeds
University of Leeds has made it mandatory to wear a face mask or covering in all Great Food at Leeds catering outlets. It has also begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public spaces. The robots combine navigation, computer vision and artificial intelligence to identify objects that need regular cleaning such as seating, bike stands and … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell in Sedex ethical trading first
Bartlett Mitchell has become the first independent caterer to commit to Sedex ethical trading - joining thousands of businesses which have pledged to share data to help improve working conditions in global supply chains. As part of the move, BM will join one of the largest collaborative platforms in the world for buyers, suppliers and auditors to store, share and report on … [Read more...]