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Range of single-use plastics to be banned in England from October

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced there will a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England, which will include plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. The ban will come into force ...

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IoH names its new President

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has appointed The Rt Hon. the Viscount Thurso FIH MI as its President from 1 January 2023. The news follows last week’s announcement that the IoH’s current President,Surinder Arora FIH, Founder and Chairman of the Arora ...

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A new scene emerges for the office Christmas party

This year’s office party has taken a new slant due to hybrid working, with workplace hospitality specialist, Bennett Hay, reporting an 18 per cent increase in its clients hosting festive celebrations in-house. Pre-pandemic, the capital’s party season traditionally focussed on ...

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IoH President to retire

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has announced Surinder Arora FIH will retire as IoH President on 31 December. Arora has held the role for three years and has been an avid supporter of the many changes that IoH CEO Robert Richardson ...

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Bennett Hay expands operations team

Hospitality service provider, Bennett Hay, has expanded its operations team as the company gears up for new client wins and adapts to the new dynamics and demands of the workplace experience. Kirsty Sosa and Christian Goodfellow join the organisation as ...

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ESS in Hertfordshire Constabulary win

The Energy, Government and Infrastructure sector of ESS, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded the Hertfordshire Constabulary catering and hospitality services contract. The five-year deal will see ESS delivering catering and hospitality services for officers and ...

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Ostara Systems renews Whitbread CAFM agreement

Ostara Systems Limited has renewed its software contract with hospitality business, Whitbread PLC. Whitbread is the operator of the UK’s largest hotel chain, Premier Inn, alongside a wealth of restaurant brands, including Beefeater, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Thyme. This ...

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Umbrella Training supporting ex-offenders into hospitality apprenticeships

Nationwide training and apprenticeship provider for hospitality and corporate sectors, Umbrella Training, has joined forces with social business and charity The Forward Trust to launch the hospitality industry’s first formal apprenticeship pathway for ex-offenders. The Forward Trust has developed a new ...

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Levy UK to pay all employees the Real Living Wage

Levy UK, the sports and hospitality division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced it will be paying all its UK employees – including variable hours workers – the Real Living Wage or above from 1 January 2023. Levy ...

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Contract catering’s sales are on the up but still down on pre-COVID levels

Sales in the third quarter for the contract catering sector were 41 per cent higher than in the same quarter of 2021, but still lagging pre-pandemic level, according to the latest Contract Catering Tracker from consultants CGA. From July to ...

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