http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/news.php RSS news feed for Cost Sector Catering Magazine http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/amadeus-breaks-record-with-full-choice-banquet-menu-for-950-guests/15899 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/amadeus-breaks-record-with-full-choice-banquet-menu-for-950-guests/15899 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:35:00 +0100 Contract caterer Amadeus has broken its own catering record by allowing 950 guests to choose their starter, main and desert... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/compass-chef-nick-vadis-presented-with-british-culinary-federation-award/15897 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/compass-chef-nick-vadis-presented-with-british-culinary-federation-award/15897 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:21:00 +0100 Nick Vadis, executive chef of Compass UK and Ireland and former chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs, has been... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/hospitality-actions-online-auction-closes-at-2pm-friday/15894 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/hospitality-actions-online-auction-closes-at-2pm-friday/15894 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:46:00 +0100 There’s just over 24 hours left to go for the annual Hospitality Action (HA) Spring Online Auction. ... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/mvenpick-ice-cream-names-finalists-for-its-first-ever-gourmet-dessert-chef-of-the-year-competition/15893 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/mvenpick-ice-cream-names-finalists-for-its-first-ever-gourmet-dessert-chef-of-the-year-competition/15893 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:36:00 +0100 Six chefs will put their creative skills to the test after qualifying as finalists in the inaugural Mövenpick Gourmet Dessert... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/philly-young-chef-of-the-year-2012-crown-awarded-to-colchester-institute-student-chef/15892 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/philly-young-chef-of-the-year-2012-crown-awarded-to-colchester-institute-student-chef/15892 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:00 +0100 Bien Causapin from Colchester Institute was crowned Kraft Food’s national Philadelphia Young Chef of the Year 2012 at Westminster Kingsway... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/ucb-chefs-win-the-uk-young-seafood-chef-of-the-year-2012-challenge/15891 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/ucb-chefs-win-the-uk-young-seafood-chef-of-the-year-2012-challenge/15891 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:00 +0100 Katie Lewis and Marco Sannio from University College Birmingham (UCB) have been crowned the 2012 champions of the UK Young... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/primary-school-pupils-get-a-slice-of-the-action/15890 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/primary-school-pupils-get-a-slice-of-the-action/15890 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:25:00 +0100 Budding young chefs from Christleton Primary School and Waverton Community Primary School competed in a pizza cook-off recently with the... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cook-for-the-queen-finalists-are-announced/15888 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cook-for-the-queen-finalists-are-announced/15888 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:18:00 +0100 As Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall’s competition inviting schools to create a special menu for The Queen approaches... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/craft-guild-of-chefs-national-chef-of-the-year-2012-semi-finalists-announced/15882 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/craft-guild-of-chefs-national-chef-of-the-year-2012-semi-finalists-announced/15882 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:37:00 +0100 Forty chefs are now in the running to walk away with the prestigious title of the Craft Guild of Chefs’... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/shake-up-at-the-british-hospitality-association-will-help-to-lobby-government/15881 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/shake-up-at-the-british-hospitality-association-will-help-to-lobby-government/15881 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:29:00 +0100 The British Hospitality Association has restructured to make the organisation less “complex and unwieldy”. ... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/academy-food-standards-laca-responds-to-sft-survey-findings/15880 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/academy-food-standards-laca-responds-to-sft-survey-findings/15880 Tue, 15 May 2012 10:52:00 +0100 The School Food Trust (SFT) has today published the results of a survey conducted among a sample of 100 academies... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/talkington-bates-secures-catering-contract-by-epson-uk-limited/15878 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/talkington-bates-secures-catering-contract-by-epson-uk-limited/15878 Tue, 15 May 2012 10:32:00 +0100 Talkington Bates has renewed a contract by Epson (UK) Limited to continue providing contract catering services for a further 12... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cider-producer-aspall-expands-senior-management-team/15868 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cider-producer-aspall-expands-senior-management-team/15868 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:00 +0100 Cider and vinegar producer Aspall has strengthened its senior management team with two new appointments. ... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/leeds-schoolchildren-invited-to-vote-for-favourite-dinner-lady/15867 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/leeds-schoolchildren-invited-to-vote-for-favourite-dinner-lady/15867 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:00 +0100 Primary school children from across the city are being asked to vote for the Leeds school ‘Dinner Lady of the... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/food-education-funding-secured-for-scottish-pupils/15866 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/food-education-funding-secured-for-scottish-pupils/15866 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:34:00 +0100 The Scottish Food and Drink Federation’s (SFDF) schools programme, called ‘A Future in Food’, has secured continuing funding from the... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/sodexo-prestige-celebrates-the-british-sandwich/15865 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/sodexo-prestige-celebrates-the-british-sandwich/15865 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:23:00 +0100 To coincide with British Sandwich Week (12-19 May) Sodexo Prestige has announced the winners of its competition to find the... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/foodservice-operators-urged-to-consider-frozen-food-for-olympics/15864 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/foodservice-operators-urged-to-consider-frozen-food-for-olympics/15864 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:28:00 +0100 Caterers in London and other Olympic areas should stock up on frozen food to sidestep the potential of delivery disruptions... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/3663-and-heinz-launch-summer-campaign-to-find-britains-best-burger/15863 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/3663-and-heinz-launch-summer-campaign-to-find-britains-best-burger/15863 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:25:00 +0100 Food distributor 3663 and sauces market leader Heinz have joined forces on a national campaign to put Britain’s favourite burger... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/three-young-chefs-win-the-british-turkey-student-chef-of-the-year-competition/15862 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/three-young-chefs-win-the-british-turkey-student-chef-of-the-year-competition/15862 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:00 +0100 Laura Hogger and Antonia Morosi from Westminster Kingsway College and Kathryn Bash from Colchester College have won the chance to... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/call-for-entries--bpex-foodservice-pork-product-of-the-year-competition/15861 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/call-for-entries--bpex-foodservice-pork-product-of-the-year-competition/15861 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:44:00 +0100 Chefs, catering butchers and suppliers have just two weeks left to enter the BPEX Foodservice Pork Product of the Year... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/countdown-begins-for-the-uk-young-seafood-chef-of-the-year-2012/15859 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/countdown-begins-for-the-uk-young-seafood-chef-of-the-year-2012/15859 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:32:00 +0100 The UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year grand final kicks off at the Grimsby Institute tomorrow – Friday, May... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/school-caterer-aspens-services-hosts-healthy-eating-roadshow-for-runcorn-students/15857 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/school-caterer-aspens-services-hosts-healthy-eating-roadshow-for-runcorn-students/15857 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:00 +0100 School caterer Aspens Services recently hosted a healthy eating interactive roadshow for students at St Chad’s Catholic and Church of... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/hospitality-actions-online-auction-goes-live-on-may-14/15856 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/hospitality-actions-online-auction-goes-live-on-may-14/15856 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:54:00 +0100 The annual Hospitality Action (HA) Spring Online Auction will kick start HA Week when it opens for bidding at 10am... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cost-of-treating-obesity-in-england-could-soar-to-320bn/15854 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/cost-of-treating-obesity-in-england-could-soar-to-320bn/15854 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:10:00 +0100 Half the population of England will be obese by 2040 and the cost of treating related illnesses such as heart... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/north-west-young-chef-finalists-ready-for-cook-off/15850 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/north-west-young-chef-finalists-ready-for-cook-off/15850 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:57:00 +0100 The countdown to the final of this year’s Essential cuisine-sponsored North West Young Chef is now on, with five young... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/catering-equipment-distributors-announce-award-winners/15849 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/catering-equipment-distributors-announce-award-winners/15849 Wed, 09 May 2012 10:21:00 +0100 The Catering Equipment Distributors’ Association (CEDA) has announced the winners of its 2012 Grand Prix Awards at a glittering ceremony... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/coeliac-uk-challenges-nation-to-go-gluten-free-next-week/15846 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/coeliac-uk-challenges-nation-to-go-gluten-free-next-week/15846 Wed, 09 May 2012 08:11:00 +0100 Coeliac UK is giving the nation the opportunity to take part in gluten free week, taking place from 14-20 May.... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/unilever-exceeds-sustainable-living-plan-targets-in-its-first-year/15840 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/unilever-exceeds-sustainable-living-plan-targets-in-its-first-year/15840 Wed, 09 May 2012 07:40:00 +0100 Unilever has published a report on the progress it’s making towards meeting its Sustainable Living Plan targets. ... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/chef-of-the-future-2012--finalists-announced/15843 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/chef-of-the-future-2012--finalists-announced/15843 Tue, 08 May 2012 10:09:00 +0100 The Vegetarian Society’s cookery school, Cordon Vert, has announced the finalists for its Chef of the Future 2012 competition. ... http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/compass-group-launches-know-your-food-programme/15842 http://www.costsectorcatering.co.uk/online_article/compass-group-launches-know-your-food-programme/15842 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:24:00 +0100 Foodservice provider Compass Group UK and Ireland has launched a programme to drive consumer education around its health, wellbeing and...