Catering

The hospitality sector is prepared for the further restrictions that have been introduced as a result of the mounting threat of a second wave outbreak of the coronavirus, according to some figures in the industry.

Sodexo is managing the new Common Room facility in the Junior Ranks Mess building at the heart of the base’s domestic site in South Oxfordshire. 

The long-time competitor of contractor caterers, as many commentators have argued, has been the high street, tempting employees away from their workplace offerings. These days, however, caterers have a new foe – the kitchen or pantry in people’s homes.

Caterer Bennett Hay is repositioning its services as client businesses adapt to new workplace experiences.

Sodexo has partnered with food technology company Dynamify to support the implementation of app-controlled retail and hospitality across its UK sites.

The Good Eating Company (GEC) has launched Good Eating Delivered – a new workplace food delivery scheme.

Medirest, the healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has extended its partnership with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) to deliver FM services across 26 sites.

RA Venues has secured the contract to provide hospitality and catering services at Knebworth House.

Bartlett Mitchell has announced the launch of BM Delivered – a service developed to support clients looking for temporary food solutions during the post-Covid lockdown period.

A new £500 million procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to offer high-quality soft facilities management services to the NHS and wider public sector.

More than 20 leading companies and individuals from the food service sector have joined forces to launch ‘Food Service Circle’ (FSC) - a platform aiming to offer support to those affected by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elior UK has secured a five-year contract with renowned arts centre, An Lanntair, as their new catering partner.