The Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) announced the winner of the 2018 ACE Robyns Award, which is sponsored by Troika, at its annual summer party held on board Sodexo’s Bateaux London on Wednesday 18th July. James Pike, Green & Fortune’s General Manager at Sea Containers House was declared the overall winner in front of over 200 hospitality guests. James … [Read more...]
Culinary Chief joins the NEC’s Catering Arm
Leading event and venue caterer, Amadeus, has appointed a new catering General Manager for the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Kane Bridgman brings with him over 40 years’ experience within the foodservice industry, having previously worked in the contract catering, corporate hospitality and education catering sectors among others. A specialist in retail catering, Kane has … [Read more...]
Record number graduate from Elior’s Chef School
18 aspiring chefs have graduated from Elior’s award-winning Chef School; the nine-month training programme which gives people in non-culinary roles the skills and confidence they need to start their careers as chefs. The 2018 class were awarded their certificates after catering for 50 guests attending the graduation lunch at Coventry College, Henley Campus. The lunch – which … [Read more...]
CH&CO and The Prince’s Trust help young people ‘Get into Hospitality’
CH&CO joined forces with The Prince’s Trust to give eight young people a helping hand towards a career in hospitality through the Get into Hospitality with CH&CO programme. The programme provides unemployed young people, aged 16-30, with the opportunity to gain skills and experience in the hospitality sector, and support to secure further training and … [Read more...]
Gather & Gather announces Barista of the Year 2018
This morning, Gather & Gather, Mitie’s catering business, has announced the winner of Barista of the Year 2018 is Roxana Birca from London. Roxana beat stiff competition as eight Gather & Gather regional winners from across the UK and Ireland vied to win the coveted Barista of the Year title in the finals held at the iconic Shard building on 10 July 2018. Celebrating … [Read more...]