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...]
Accor hotels Northern Europe sign 14 new hotels
Despite a challenging first half of the year for the global hospitality industry, Accor’s strength in Northern Europe has been confirmed with the announcement of 14 new hotel signings. These include four in the UK and Ireland, six in Belgium and four in the Netherlands. The new signings will collectively add well over 2,000 rooms to Accor’s portfolio in 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...]
Workplace Foodservice Covid-19: The Maslow Effect
We’ve recently been engaging with caterers, consultant peers, foodservice suppliers and workplace client organisations and have been repeatedly asked to provide a forecast of what foodservice in the workplace will look like moving forward. We believe we will further see continued ‘Maslow Effect’ and have accordingly applied the thoughts of Abraham Maslow to foodservice in the … [Read more...]
Greene King welcoming 150 young people into apprenticeships now
Greene King is encouraging young people to apply for apprenticeships as they receive their A Level results, with 150 live vacancies currently available and plans to increase that number over the coming weeks. Apprenticeships can provide an alternative route for school leavers who may not want to go to university and can lead to rewarding and fulfilling careers. Greene … [Read more...]