Ian Mitchell, who co-founded Bartlett Mitchell (now known as BM Caterers) with Wendy Bartlett back in 2000 has passed away at the age of 74. In a press statement, Bartlett said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the ...
Read More »Catering for a hybrid workforce
The CGA’s 2021 Contract Caterer Tracker(i) showed a 36 per cent drop in third-quarter sales of food and beverages at work compared to pre-COVID. As contract catering continues to suffer from a reduced footfall in workplaces, how can caterers and ...
Read More »Catering for change
As offices prepare to open back up, a group of caterers explain how foodservice at work has been adapted for the post-COVID world What have been the biggest issues for caterers in preparing client’s workplace food services for reoccupation? ANTONY ...
Read More »From the front: At your service
In the first of our new series which celebrates the contribution made by FMs working at the service front, we hear from Michiel Hageman of Bartlett Mitchell who runs foodservice, hospitality and events for central London based law firm Hogan ...
Read More »FM Clinic: Workplace dining in the ‘new normal’
With the gradual return of staff to the workplace, in-house catering facilities which have been on hiatus during the lockdown can begin to ramp back up. But with the situation still being far from normal, how can caterers and their ...
Read More »Love food hate waste
The hospitality and food service sector wastes billions of pounds worth of food every year. What more can caterers, FM providers and clients do to help reduce food waste? Nearly £3 billion worth of food is wasted every year across ...
Read More »Appetite for change
How can employers encourage healthy eating at work without driving staff out into the high street? Sara Bean asked a panel of FMs and a cross-section of caterers for their views According to a recent report by catering analysts MCA, ...
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