As you walk along Ascot High Street on a race day you can sense that something special lies ahead, on the morning of Saturday 20th February we knew there was. The Royal Ascot Fine Dining Lunch. It was a bright sunny morning and the sun set the scene perfectly as we walked into Ascot Racecourse around the parade ring and into the concourse. Lunch was being held in the … [Read more...]
Leading Hotel Group Rewards Award-Winning Chefs
One of the UK’s leading independent hotel groups has rewarded four of its Highland chefs for their outstanding culinary achievements. Macdonald Drumossie Hotel sous chef David Macdonald was recently crowned 2015 Young Highland Chef of the Year and, in recognition of his achievement, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts founder and executive chairman Donald Macdonald recently … [Read more...]
Mount Charles bolsters senior team with new Director of Catering
Key appointment as catering division targets growth of 20% in 2016 The Mount Charles Group, Ireland’s largest indigenous food service and business outsourcing company, has announced the appointment of Leann Duffy as Group Director of Catering. Leann joins the company from Marks & Spencer Plc, where she spent 3.5 years in various roles including Head of Hospitality … [Read more...]
The Earl of Wessex visits Dine Contract Catering’s headquarters for DofE Diamond Challenge
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visited entrepreneurial operator, Dine Contract Catering’s headquarters in Warrington on 23rd February, to witness local young people take on a Challenge to mark the 60th Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE). Teams of pupils from three local schools that run the DofE as well as apprentices from Dine Contract Catering and … [Read more...]
Seasoned secures place on approved suppliers list at the V&A Museum
Events caterer, Seasoned, has earned its place on the V&A Museum’s approved suppliers list for another year and a half. Managing Partner of Seasoned, Colin Sayers, commented: “We are so happy to have re-secured our preferred suppliers agreement with this amazing venue. “To have had such a successful working relationship with a venue as beautiful as this one is a great … [Read more...]