ARAMARK has scooped a wide-ranging services contract with the University of Bedfordshire. Operating across two campuses, in Bedford and Luton, ARAMARK will provide a food court, Costa coffee outlets, summer school services, hospitality and vending at each site. The three-year contract, with scope to extend for a further two, began in April 2013 and is valued at around … [Read more...]
James Martin goes racing at Ascot this September
We’ve enjoyed watching him from the comfort of our homes, cooking a variety of culinary delights. Now, much loved TV celebrity chef James Martin will be at Ascot on Saturday 7 September for the Festival of Food and Wine Raceday where he will not only create a menu for one of the racecourse’s premier restaurants, but also take part in an exclusive cooking … [Read more...]
UK universities’ new fast-track to MSC certified fish on their menus
The University Caterers Organisation, TUCO, has teamed up with the Marine Stewardship Council to offer its members a fast-track way to put MSC certified fish on their menus. The new system will make MSC certification simpler, quicker and less expensive for members, many of whom want to serve fish that is demonstrably sustainable. The TUCO Ltd Group Certification initiative … [Read more...]
Sodexo to introduce the SUBWAY® brand to its retail offer
The SUBWAY® brand has been chosen as a partner organisation for Sodexo at sites with large volumes of customers, who value a variety of food outlets, including high street brands, such as universities, hospitals and military bases. Sodexo has already opened SUBWAY® franchises at Brunel University in London and Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. It will open another at … [Read more...]
Levy Restaurants’ menagerie of tasty treats at Bristol Zoo Gardens’
Levy Restaurants, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has won a new four year hospitality contract with the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society for the Wild Place Project, Britain’s newest wildlife conservation attraction. Under this deal, it will provide visitors with a menagerie of tasty treats at the park’s eatery. Expecting 100,000 guests The … [Read more...]