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Orian Solutions wins three-year contract at Washingwell School

Catering, cleaning and facilities management company Orian Solutions has won a three-year catering contract worth £350,000 at Washingwell School, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne. Read more

Whitbread pulls out of Ethical Trading Initiative

Whitbread, owners of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, has pulled out of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which the Unite union has called “a slap in the face” to its 50,000 strong UK workforce. Read more

CH&Co Group has won £58m in new and retained contracts so far in 2017

Foodservice firm CH&Co Group has won in excess of £58m in new sales and retained business during the first half of 2017. Read more

Pub spending softens but restaurants hold firm as consumers balance the books

The growth in consumer spending on pubs has slowed in August but restaurants spending has held firm, as overall spending remained “muted”. Read more

CGC Event Caterers and Castle Rock win joint contract with Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall

CGC Event Caterers and Castle Rock have jointly signed a £6m, five-year deal with the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham. Read more

Catering by Churchill wins £4m London colleges contract

Catering by Churchill has won a five-year contract to provide the catering at Westminster Kingsway College and City and Islington College worth £4m. Read more

Kudos scores £6m John Smith’s Stadium catering deal

Kudos, Crown Partnerships’ events and venue catering arm, has converted a £6m deal to provide event and retail catering at the John Smith’s Stadium for newly promoted Premier League team Huddersfield Town F.C. ... Read more

Pabulum wins £3m schools contract

Hampshire-based education caterer Pabulum has won a contract worth almost £3m to cater for a collection of schools in Kent. Read more

Cucina wins education contracts worth £10m

Cucina has gone back to school early, with two education catering wins totalling £10m. Read more

Health officials tee up calorie reduction targets

Targets to cut calories in foods popular with children such as pizzas, burgers and ready meals are to be set by Public Health England, as it announced it was set to examine evidence on children’s calorie consum ... Read more

The Clink wins contract at London’s Guildhall

Clink Events, the catering service run by the Clink Charity has been named as a preffered caterer for the Guildhall London. Read more

Cooks & Partners signs deal with Abbey Road Studios

Boutique catering company Cooks & Partners has been appointed catering supplier for Abbey Road Studios in St John’s Wood. Read more

Caterlink chalks up £2m college contract

WSH Group’s education catering arm Caterlink has won a contract worth almost £2m to provide catering services for Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke. Read more

Amadeus to cut sugar content by 50%

Contract caterer Amadeus has pledged to reduce the amount of sugar used in its foodservice operation by 50% by 2020. Read more

School of hard knocks: how to keep meals on the curriculum

School caterers face tough decisions as rising costs bite – and must remain vigilant to threats to the service. Richard McComb reports Read more

ISS chief executive to take on Alastair Stewart at Arena event

ISS chief executive Matt Brabin is to be grilled by ITN’s Alastair Stewart at the Arena Face2Face 2017. Read more

Grazing Catering appoints new head chef

Michael Barnes has been appointed head chef of Grazing Catering, the workplace and venue food company. Read more

CH&Co Group strengthens team with key appointments

CH&Co Group has made a series of appointments and promotions as part of its strategy to drive strong growth for the division, which includes the brands Ampersand, Ampersand Events and Chester Boyd. Read more

Gaye Bullard of Sodexo new ACE chair

Gaye Bullard of Sodexo has taken over from Paul Hurren as chair of the Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) after two years as vice chair and seven as a council member. Read more

The Caterer interview: Brian Allanson and Ruston Toms of Blue Apple

Having won £5.4m in new business this year, contract caterer Blue Apple is ready to take  on the big boys, as chief executive Brian Allanson and sales director Ruston Toms tell Janie Manzoori-Stamford. Read more