https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comMon, 18 Nov 2019 11:04:00 +0100 Prue was recently appointed by the Department of Health to work alongside the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) as an ambassador for the hospital food review, which is currently being carried out by former HCA chair Phil Shelley.
She]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/prue-leith-backs-universal-free-school-meals-in-interview/Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/prue-leith-backs-universal-free-school-meals-in-interview/ The PSC Expo is FREE to attend and includes live demonstrations, over 100 suppliers and the opportunity to network with industry colleagues. There are several keynote speakers including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Prue Leith, Alexia Robinson, Amy Fetzer and Charlie Huson.
W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/last-chance-to-register-for-public-sector-catering-expo/Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/last-chance-to-register-for-public-sector-catering-expo/ On 13 November staff served up roast chicken with roasted potatoes, sage and onion stuffing, as well as a vegetarian alternative. This was part of Roast Dinner Day, which aimed to bring people of different generations together for a roast dinner.
Roast Dinner Day falls during National School Meals Week and it is an opportunity to showcase nutritious scho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/new-school-kitchen-opens-during-nsmw/Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/new-school-kitchen-opens-during-nsmw/ Accepting the award, Parkin said: “When I heard my name get called out, I was absolutely thrilled. I was confident I’d done well in the cooking element of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/chesterfield-college-student-crowned-chesterfields-young-chef-of-the-year/Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/chesterfield-college-student-crowned-chesterfields-young-chef-of-the-year/ Also one third of those surveyed stated they were planning to develop loyalty programmes. The most popular suggestion was discounts (48%), followed by a free meal or drink (40%) and 21% said exclusive invites to events. Over one quarter of those]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/facebook-beats-instagram-as-restaurant-owners-preferred-social-media-marketing-platform/Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/facebook-beats-instagram-as-restaurant-owners-preferred-social-media-marketing-platform/ Hospitality Action is a charity that supports the UK’s Hospitality industry workers when they find themselves in a crisis. A £10 donation covers the cost of a trip to Santa’s Grotto for a hospitality family facing financial hardship this Christmas.
The Clink Charity offers prisoners the chance to learn new skills of how to cook and prepare food.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/christmas-carol-service-to-raise-money-for-hospitality-action-and-the-clink-charity/Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/christmas-carol-service-to-raise-money-for-hospitality-action-and-the-clink-charity/ Hákarl is the national dish of Iceland. It is shark meat that has been fermented and left to dry for several months.
Humans have hunted and eaten animals to extinction including the mammoth, moa and the passenger pigeon.
You can eat banana peels (it makes up 35% of the fruit but it is mostly thrown away). A banana peel contains potassium, dietary fiber and amino acids.
Calcium, found in milk, cheese and soya beans,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/fun-friday-food-facts-2019-vol-40/Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/fun-friday-food-facts-2019-vol-40/ Aramark is aiming to promote this offering at all of its client sites throughout the UK and Ireland, including in the public sector.
Plant Market places a strong emphasis on vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes while still offering a small quantity of animal protein to maximise both flavour and nutritional value.
Gayler, said: &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/aramark-northern-europe-launches-plant-market-at-client-sites/Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/aramark-northern-europe-launches-plant-market-at-client-sites/ Aramark is aiming to promote this offering at all of its client sites throughout the UK and Ireland, including in the public sector.
Plant Market places a strong emphasis on vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes while still offering a small quantity of animal protein to maximise both flavour and nutritional value.
Gayler, said: &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/aramark-northern-europe-launches-plant-market/Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/aramark-northern-europe-launches-plant-market/ One of the key parts to The Soil Association manifesto is to use government-buying power to make healthy and sustainable diets the norm in the public sector (schools and hospitals). The Soil Association wants to learn from Denmark’s 60% and France’s 50% organic food procurement.
The Soil Association is calling for children to be given a &lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/the-soil-association-launches-manifesto-for-the-2019-general-election/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/the-soil-association-launches-manifesto-for-the-2019-general-election/ One of the key parts to The Soil Association manifesto is to use government-buying power to make healthy and sustainable diets the norm in the public sector (schools and hospitals). The Soil Association wants to learn from Denmark’s 60% and France’s 50% organic food procurement.
The Soil Association is calling for children to be given a &lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/soil-association-launches-manifesto-for-2019-general-election/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/soil-association-launches-manifesto-for-2019-general-election/ Subway currently has 15 stores at hospital locations throughout the UK and Ireland.
Colin Hughes, country director for Subway UK and Ireland, said: "We are delighted to see ISS open its second Subway store in the UK, strengthening our partnership further. ISS shares the Subway passion for serving quality, delicious food, along with a key focus on providi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/subway-opens-store-at-west-middlesex-hospital-with-iss/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/subway-opens-store-at-west-middlesex-hospital-with-iss/ Mark Williams, senior vice president product at People First, said: “Trouble is brewing because although employers say they put feedback into action, it doesn’t ring true with workforces.
&ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/hospitality-bosses-failing-to-acknowledge-employee-feedback/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/hospitality-bosses-failing-to-acknowledge-employee-feedback/ The research also found over half of hospitality leaders (53%) think that UK hospitality staff lack the work ethic of their European colleagues.  
The eight ‘Art of Hospitality’ skills that hospitality managers believed UK workers were behind on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/british-hospitality-workers-lack-food-safety-says-research/Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/british-hospitality-workers-lack-food-safety-says-research/ The report, Hot Food Takeaways, recommends that the next government explores options such as restricting sales of unhealthy food to children on the school run.
It also calls on the next Government to require planning policies to restrict new hot food takeaways near schools, following evidence from some local authorities that even]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/next-government-urged-to-step-in-to-curb-fast-food-on-high-streets/Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/next-government-urged-to-step-in-to-curb-fast-food-on-high-streets/ Long-life food and drink cartons are used to package plant-based milk, chilled soups and fruit juices. The Cartons are made from paper, plastic and aluminium, which are layered together. All three materials can be recycled but the challenge is separating them.
First Mile’s new RecycleBox service will send these cartons to the UK’s dedicated beverage carton recyc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/first-mile-launches-recycling-service-for-long-life-cartons/Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/first-mile-launches-recycling-service-for-long-life-cartons/ UKHospitality has called on politicians to provide support as a priority to ensure the continued growth of the industry.
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said: "Despite some difficult trading conditions, rising costs and struggles on high streets, hospitality has still added half a mill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/support-hospitality-to-provide-half-a-million-more-jobs-says-industry-trade-body/Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/support-hospitality-to-provide-half-a-million-more-jobs-says-industry-trade-body/ Beginning on Monday at Highfield Community Primary School in Chester, the NSMW van will make its way across the country, ending at Stratford Manor Hotel on Friday at the annual Autumn Seminar.  
At its visits in each region, it will be encouraging people to #tasteforyourself and showcase the school meals in each area.
LACA’s national chair Stephen Forster said: "LACA's National School Meals Wee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/nsmw-kicks-off-in-style-with-roadshow/Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/nsmw-kicks-off-in-style-with-roadshow/ The study, which surveyed 2,000 British professionals, also reveals that 79.2% of catering workers felt that people’s attitudes towards them changed after getting a promotion, with a further 20.9% claiming they lost friends in the process. 
Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, said: “Humans are naturally sociable]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/six-in-ten-catering-professionals-feel-isolated-in-the-workplace-research-reveals/Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/six-in-ten-catering-professionals-feel-isolated-in-the-workplace-research-reveals/ Dr Louise Ellis, director of sustainability at Leeds University, said: “It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we made the #2023plasticfree pledge. This is a fantastic achievement – colleagues across the University have really taken the plastic-free pledge on and accomplished some brilliant things.
“Some great progress has been made, but we know there are more challenges th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/university-of-leeds-removes-one-million-pieces-of-single-use-plastic/Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/catering/university-of-leeds-removes-one-million-pieces-of-single-use-plastic/