Two employees of Aramark Northern Europe have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the company at Aramark’s third annual Star of Excellence Awards in Dallas. Allison Buchanan, Director of Operations UK and Chef Derek Reilly, Culinary Director, Ireland were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the company in the areas of serving with passion and … [Read more...]
Riverford Field Kitchen lands 5-star organic food rating
Devon’s Riverford Field Kitchen has secured five stars in the Soil Association’s Organic Served Here scheme – as the popular Devon restaurant boasts a menu using 100% organic ingredients. The Riverford Field Kitchen has its roots in an organic vegetable box scheme started by farmer Guy Watson in 1987. What started as a local delivery to 30 friends in Devon has grown to the … [Read more...]
Whitbread announce two summer openings for Cookhouse and Pub
Whitbread, has announced two new Cookhouse and Pub openings in St Columb, Cornwall and Northwich, Cheshire bringing the current portfolio to eight across the UK. Both opened this month on former Brewer’s Fayre sites, after a successful trial of the brand in Oldbury, Holystone, Ripley and Kilmarnock. Two further Cookhouse and Pub’s opened in Premier Inn hotels in Bridlington … [Read more...]
M launches M-indful Days
Introduced to improve mental wellbeing and help counter the chronic staff shortage that the hospitality industry in London continues to face, multi award-winning M restaurant group has announced a new scheme whereby each full-time employee will be gifted four fully paid working days a year to be used in a variety of ways. Staff and managers may use the days in whichever way … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Thomas Kochs
Thomas Kochs is managing director of Corinthia Hotel London. The German-born hotelier trained with the Steinberger Hotel Group in Germany before taking up the role of banqueting operations manager at the Hyatt Carlton Tower in London in 2000. He joined the Berkeley hotel in 2005, then moved to The Connaught in 2007 as hotel manager. Two years' later Thomas moved to Claridge's … [Read more...]