Levy Restaurants UK, the sports, leisure and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has extended its contract at the Henley Festival for the next five years. Compass has delivered fine dining, restaurant and bar service to Henley Festival since 1994 and this new deal - worth an estimated £4 million - will see Levy Restaurants provide hospitality, food and … [Read more...]
Carillion and Elior team up at Barts Health
Leading support service provider Carillion has entered a five year partnership with contract catering company Elior to take retail catering to a new level for visitors and staff at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s hospitals. The new partnership brings together Elior’s exciting and fresh approach to retail catering with Carillion’s experience of providing services in … [Read more...]
Care Cook of the Year 2014 National Finalists
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the 12 talented care chefs that will compete in the National Final of the Care Cook of the Year 2014 competition and have their sights firmly on the prize of being declared the Best Care Cook in the UK. Two chefs from each of the six NACC regions triumphed during the exciting regional cook-offs, impressing the … [Read more...]
Smart Live to transform Gleneagles Equestrian Centre for Ryder Cup guests
Smart Live has been confirmed as production partner for the Ryder Cup Travel Services Guest Events at The 2014 Ryder Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, and will be delivering a series of large-scale parties for up to 2000 guests each night on behalf of Ryder Cup Travel Services. Having previously produced the LOCOG Wrap Party for 5500 LOCOG staff after the … [Read more...]
School kitchens need improvements for free meals
The BBC reports that more than 2,700 schools in England will need to improve kitchens to provide free meals for infant school children, according to new figures they have obtained. Apparently, the work required ranges from a new microwave or dishwasher to a full refurbishment, but not all schools have yet been assessed, so the figure may rise. Deputy Prime Minister Nick … [Read more...]