Asma Khan, patron of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, will chair a new Community Advisory Board strengthening the Foundation’s commitment to delivering meaningful impact for local communities across the UK and Ireland. As the Foundation’s first patron, Khan has inspired ...

Lincolnshire-based FBS Hörmann has successfully completed the installation of loading bays, level access doors, and temperature-controlled door systems at Bidfood’s new distribution centre in Worcester, reinforcing a long-standing partnership between the two businesses. A trusted supplier across Bidfood’s nationwide estate ...

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s procurement division, Foodbuy Group, has appointed Lawrence Harvey as Chief Operating Officer UK&I, as the business continues to strengthen its leadership team and expand its operations across hospitality, leisure, health and education. In his new role, ...

“Government policy is ‘hollowing out’ the UK’s most socially productive sector” – with hospitality leaders warning the industry is being ‘”taxed out of existence”. That was the stark message from Kate Nicholls, Chair of UKHospitality, speaking at Arena Networking’s flagship ...

BaxterStorey Ireland has partnered with fruit and vegetable waste prevention organisation, Waste Knot, to fight the war on waste and support the food supplier in getting surplus veg out of farmers’ fields and into the kitchens of chefs. As the ...

Five major shifts are redefining how UK employees eat, break and experience food and wellbeing at work according to Compass Group UK & Ireland’s latest Eating at Work report. Drawing on insights from Compass Group’s global research study, developed in ...

James Lester has been appointed as the new MD of Eurest, Dine and 14forty. Lester is joining the business during a period of exceptional growth. He joins from CBRE, bringing a great balance of food and FM expertise to the ...

Mark Webber has been appointed as Culinary Director of Sodexo’s Government & Energy business. Sodexo says this newly created role will strengthen its food leadership as it invests in growth across the sector. Webber brings more than a decade of senior ...

Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced a new culinary partnership with acclaimed chef, restaurateur and television personality Anna Haugh. Through the partnership, Haugh will collaborate closely with Sodexo’s culinary leadership team bringing her expertise to support chef development, inspire new ...

Healthcare foodservice providers and Trusts must move beyond a cost-first mindset and recognise the role food plays in patient recovery and wellbeing, according to NHS England’s national food lead Phil Shelley. Speaking at an Arena Networking breakfast event in London, ...