Catering Companies
The latest news and updates on catering companies, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Jun- 2018 -1 June
UKHospitality calls for fairness and transparency for employers and employees
Trade association UKHospitality has called on the government to ensure that employment in the UK is “fair, transparent and flexible for both employers and employees”. Responding to a series of consultations in the wake of the Taylor Review into modern working, UKHospitality has made a series of recommendations to provide…
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1 June
Catering company Wilson Vale sees record turnover
Catering company Wilson Vale has announced record turnover for the year ending 31 December 2017, rising £5.3m compared with the previous year. The company also confirmed pre-tax profits rose from £2m to £2.4m during the same period. The company won several new contracts over the last financial year, and currently…
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May- 2018 -31 May
COTA offshore caterers to get 2% pay rise
Offshore caterers are to get a pay rise of nearly 2% and new bonuses after months of strikes as trade unions Unite and RMT accept a pay offer from the Caterers Offshore Trade Association (COTA). COTA represents six companies with over 2,500 employees collectively. The pay increase will be backdated…
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29 May
Aberdeen Hilton staff ‘falsifying’ food safety records and changing food labels
Aberdeen City Council health inspectors have said kitchen staff at Aberdeen’s DoubleTree by Hilton hotel were “falsifying food records and re-labelling foods to extend their shelf life”. Upon their discovery the inspectors ordered the destruction of almost 100 food items and demanded that three items were removed from the menu.…
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24 May
Atalian Servest makes double acquisition
Atalian Servest has announced that it has made a double acquisition, both The Unique Catering Company and Thermotech. The company’s first acquisitions since the merger between Atalian and Servest will see its portfolio strengthened in both the contract catering sector and under the Arthur Mckay group with the acquisition of…
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23 May
Report highlights ‘generous salaries’ on offer for chefs in the hotel industry
A new report benchmarking salaries in the hotel industry has revealed that nine out of 10 of the lowest grade roles offer salaries 10%-20% above the minimum wage. The report also found that general managers earn the highest average salaries within the hotel industry, with head chefs earning the second…
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14 May
Supplier says paper straws outsell plastic for the first time
Catering supplier Stephensons has reported a steady rise in sales of paper straws along with a steady decline in sales of plastic straws, and paper has outsold plastic for the first time. Data provided by the catering supplier has shown that sales of plastic straws sat at over 8,000 units…
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9 May
Restaurants left to starve as door-to-door service bites
The UK restaurant industry is under grave threat from the growing trend of customers wanting food delivered to their door according to new research. A study by consultants Duff & Phelps found demand for food delivered to customers’ homes has grown 10 times faster than takeaway. Examples include food delivery…
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9 May
Feast It predicts 600% growth as it prepares for expansion
Feast It, London-based street food caterers, has predicted growth of 600% by next year as it prepares for national expansion. The expansion comes off the back of a £680,000 investment, including support from John Ayton, co-founder of Links of London, Brown’s restaurants founder Jeremy Mogford, David Abramovich founder of cafe…
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8 May
Caskade Caterers secures £29.4m funding for UK Taco Bell plans
Caskade Caterers has secured a £29.4m funding package from HSBC to fund plans to roll out American classic fast food chain Taco Bell across the UK. The HSBC package is made up of a £13m loan, £10m revolving credit facility, and a £6.4m commercial mortgage. The package will help with…
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