With over 20 years experience, Cook will work alongside the company’s chef director, Pete Redman, on its Delicious and Responsible Eating (DARE) programme. This will see her devise new dishes; create “imaginative” menus and messaging to educate and inspire clients; host customer ‘lunch and learn’ sessions; visit client sites and work on initiatives to support Bartlett Mitchell’s sustainability targets, including ‘Wellness Wednesdays’, ‘Meatless Mondays’ and ‘FunkyFish Fridays’.
She said: “I am super excited to work with Bartlett Mitchell, who certainly walks the walk regarding wanting the best nutritionally dense food for its clients.
“As interest in nutrition and the benefits to employees and employees become obvious, the company wants to be at the cutting edge of what makes a difference in terms of great food and the latest nutritional science. I am delighted to be on this journey with them.”
Managing director Francois Gautreaux added: “We are delighted that Kate has joined us to take our DARE eating programme to the next level. Her corporate experience will help our team and clients to focus on wellbeing, and fuel productivity across the board.
“Her influence will make an impact on our food offer, and educate our team and customers about delicious and responsible food.
“Bartlett Mitchell has an exciting year of activities planned to bring our strategy for making wellbeing part of our customer’s daily eating habits, including more vegan, vegetarian and veg-centric dishes.”
The company said Cook’s appointment forms part of its strategy to “offer customers more choice, and information about how to eat well at work and at home.”