National College for High Speed Rail kitchen porter, David Gadsby has been named the country’s top KP by foodservice provider BaxterStorey. David, who has worked for the UK’s national college of High Speed Rail in Doncaster for around a year, keeps the kitchen on campus running smoothly as the culinary team serve staff and students every day, was named as the company’s … [Read more...]
Night owls and early birds account for 83% of growth in Britain’s sluggish foodservice market
How many times do British people visit food or beverage outlets between midnight and 7am each year? The answer is 257 million for the year ending (YE) May 2018 according to figures released today by global information company The NPD Group. That’s a small proportion of Britain’s eat-out or out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry, which registered more than 11.3 billion visits … [Read more...]
Elior soars with new food and drink offer at aerospace giant Airbus
The food and drink contract across the Airbus estate has been awarded to the leading contract caterer Elior UK for 5 years. The contract will see Elior cater for some 14,000 staff and guests at 20 outlets across 5 sites: Broughton (near Chester), Filton (near Bristol), Newport, Portsmouth, and Stevenage. Elior has made substantial investment to improve the look and feel of … [Read more...]
Migration should not be political football, says UKHospitality
UKHospitality has welcomed the publication of the Home Affairs Committee’s report on future migration and has reiterated its call for decisive Government action on a future immigration policy. The trade association has also emphasised that the UK’s future immigration policy should operate in the interests of the UK economy, rather than as a politically-driven … [Read more...]
Marc Hardiman appointed Executive Chef of the Kaleidoscope Collection
The Kaleidoscope Collection – currently comprising No.15 Great Pulteney, The County Hotel, Bath and a third property due to be revealed in the coming days – has announced the appointment of Marc Hardiman as Executive Chef of the group, who joined in June this year. The 36-year-old brings a wealth of experience from revered properties at home and abroad to the Bath-based … [Read more...]