Lexington
Coverage of catering strategy, workplace dining, and F&B innovation at a premium contract caterer serving corporate, education, and events clients across the UK. This section explores service models, sustainability initiatives, leadership updates, culinary development, and partnerships, offering insight for hospitality professionals focused on contract catering, employee experience, and quality-led foodservice delivery.
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Jul- 2023 -21 JulyNews
Akwaaba wins Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition
Ghana-inspired cuisine Akwaaba has won the final stage of Lexington’s Casual Dining Competition. The winning team will see their concept introduced across the business and will also enjoy a British artisan cheese makers tour, hosted by Patrick Spinazza from The Cheese Geek. Akwaaba will also have the opportunity to create…
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Mar- 2023 -16 MarchCatering Companies
Lexington Catering announces partnership with Pact Coffee
Lexington catering has announced a new partnership with Pact Coffee aiming to promote gender equality. The project will enable offices across the Lexington business to contribute directly to the development of coffee growing communities across nine countries through Pact’s direct-trade supply chain model. Pact and Lexington’s collaboration will focus primarily…
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Feb- 2023 -2 FebruaryNews
Lexington wins Hurlingham School catering contract
Independent school caterer, Lexington Independents, has announced it has won the contract to provide the catering services for Hurlingham School’s preparatory and nursery schools based in Putney, London. A team of fifteen Lexington Independent employees – including two head chefs – will be serving up food for the children, aged…
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Dec- 2022 -1 DecemberBusiness
Lexington Catering partners with food platform Sessions
Lexington Catering has announced a partnership with food platform Sessions, which collaborates with chefs to deliver “diverse” flavours, techniques and cuisines. This partnership will allow Lexington clients to access a stable of independent food brands. The brands available include a variety of food choices ranging from sustainably sourced burgers, homemade…
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Jan- 2022 -4 JanuaryCatering Companies
Lexington appoints new managing director
Lexington has appointed Matt Wood as its new managing director to lead the business into its next phase of growth, effective from 5 January 2022. He will replace Julia Edmonds who has been promoted to corporate business development director at Elior, and is also non-executive chair for Lexington. In his…
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Nov- 2021 -17 NovemberBusiness
Lexington launches delivery service expansion
Caterer company Lexington has announced it has launched LexUnboxed, a service to provide deliveries to businesses across London. The new LexUnboxed service delivers to businesses across London, while businesses located within two miles of Lexington’s city kitchen can also order on Just Eat for Business. The hospitality menus offer a…
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Sep- 2021 -8 SeptemberPeople
Elior UK adds Julia Edmonds to board
Elior UK, the contract catering and services provider, has announced the appointment of Julia Edmonds to the group’s board of directors. In her role as corporate business development director, Edmonds will be responsible for the sales development of the UK arm, delivering a development strategy across all of the group’s…
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Apr- 2020 -21 AprilCatering Companies
Elior partners with OLIO to support local communities and minimise food waste
Caterer company Elior UK has teamed up with food redistribution company OLIO to donate surplus food to vulnerable local communities and reduce food waste during Covid-19. The partnership launched last month and together with its companies Taylor Shaw and Lexington, Elior has donated 32,564 portions of food/ 15,504 meals to…
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Oct- 2019 -15 OctoberCatering Companies
Lexington Catering launches new ‘Independent Schools’ brand
Contract caterer Lexington Catering has launched Lexington Independent Schools, which it said aims to bring an “innovative”, high-end food and service solution offering to the market. It will operate as a dedicated and specialist division of Lexington, and brings together the independent school clients that were previously managed by Elior,…
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Sep- 2019 -16 SeptemberCatering Companies
Elior UK teams up with Water Unite
Catering company Elior UK and global water charity Water Unite have teamed up to launch a new campaign that sustainably meets the ongoing demand for bottled water. The initiative forms part of a new emerging ‘plastics economy’ designed to ensure that plastics never become waste – aligning with the principles…
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