The Wine & Spirit Education Trust and the Institute of Hospitality have announced signing an agreement to jointly manage the Academy of Food & Wine Service with immediate effect. Within the new partnership, WSET will manage the beverage and sommelier-related elements of the AFWS, while IOH will continue to manage all activities related to restaurant management and … [Read more...]
Labour Party Conference embraces vegan catering
Kudos Catering are this week during the Labour Party Conference delivering a wide-ranging menu to over 13,000 attendees with a Vegan Street Café. The Kudos team have put together a range of offers that seeks to accommodate the diverse audience in attendance during this five-day event. In addition to the traditional menu and for the very first time, a Vegan Street … [Read more...]
Gary Vaynerchuk, setting the H&C Social Agenda 2019
H&C Social has taken place every year since 2014, where a group of like minded social media practitioners sit down to discuss social media and the hospitality industry. In the run up to this year’s event, as always, we are building the agenda from social media engagement. One agenda item being considered is - Are we still early adopters? H&C News’ first foray … [Read more...]
Atherton and Sheppard pick up top honours at AA awards
Jason Atherton and Robin Sheppard picked up the top honours at the AA Hospitality Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night. Atherton was named ‘Chef’s chef of the year’ for the development of his 18-strong The Social Company brand, and Sheppard was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his commitment to the hospitality industry over the last 50 … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell commits to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has today published its latest CSER report, announcing that it will align its sustainability activity to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Every year, the company sets measurable objectives to ensure continuous improvements in its sustainability performance, charted in its annual CSER report … [Read more...]