The hospitality foodservice provider has taken on its first-ever cohort of Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) apprentices – as part of its continued commitment to developing young people in the sector. The news coincides with National Apprenticeship Week and BaxterStorey is ...

Compass Group UK & Ireland has supported 250 apprentice programmes across 170 organisations, committing over £3 million of its Apprenticeship Levy. These funds have helped small and medium sized enterprises, charities and social enterprises to invest in and develop their ...

The Sodexo UK and Ireland Corporate Services team is partnering with University Academy 92 (UA92) in a three-year deal to enhance the overall campus experience for more than 800 students and staff. University Academy 92 (UA92) is a higher education ...

Contract caterer, Elior UK, has appointed Amanda Brown as Director of Sales and Marketing at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Brown has over 20 years of experience within the hospitality industry, including strategic sales leadership roles in destination marketing, 5-star hotels and ...

Carol Sommerville has been appointed as Compass Group UK & Ireland’s new Chief People Officer (CPO), with immediate effect. Sommerville joins the business from Watchfinder, a luxury pre-owned watch specialist business, part of Richemont Group, where she was Global HR ...

Independents by Sodexo has extended its 50-year catering partnership with Reed’s School in Cobham, Surrey for a further five years. The new catering and hospitality contract, which is valued at around £1.3 million, will see Sodexo’s 23-strong team at Reed’s ...

Sodexo’s dedicated business for sports, events and hospitality, Sodexo Live!, has joined Women in Football (WiF) as a corporate member, reaffirming its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. The decision by Sodexo Live! to take up WiF Corporate Membership means ...

Bennett Hay has launched Mindfuel; a new grab and go health and wellbeing concept for its clients. Mindfuel reflects the prevalence of corporate organisations who are promoting wellbeing-focused company cultures. Bennett Hay’s new concept also reflects demand from consumers for ...

Paul Evans FIH has been appointed the new Chair of the Institute of Hospitality’s London Region, taking over the reins from Andrew Coney FIH, GM at The Hari London. Evans who is Managing Director of Consultinc, Vice President of the ...

Piers Zangana explores the development of new, virtual ways of learning and training which are being applied in the hospitality and facilities management space Skills and people shortages are the most significant challenges the facilities management and catering sectors are ...