The competition saw eight of the company’s best baristas shortlisted to four in the final who were tasked with a speed trial, followed by a 20 minute challenge to create four single espressos, four
The four products include two seeded rolls, a BLT and egg mayonnaise & cress, and two seeded wraps - tuna nicoise wrap and a chicken salad wrap.
The evening, which took place at the Lancaster London on Hyde Park in December, raised money through ticket sales, a table raffle and a star raffle that included a new Hyundai i10 up for grabs cour
The company reports ‘strong levels’ of new business wins and ‘good’ retention rates in the company’s latest trading update issued this morning. Like-for-like revenues increased ‘modestly’.
Gary Jones, head chef at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons has also been revealed as the new chair of judges, taking over from Clare Smyth MBE.
The five-year contract will see 62 Medirest Signature employees working at the hospital delivering services including a 24 hour patient dining offer.
The Chesham based catering company took home the award for its work at last summer’s BBC Radio 2 Live from Hyde Park.
Co-founder Anthony Bennett, said: “At Bennett Hay, we believe in offering our colleagues a variety of benefits to reward them for their continued hard work.
The winners were announced at a lunch held in the Long Room at Lord’s Cricket Ground last week.
Katrina Ellis, McCain Foods product manager, said: “All chefs have their own little hacks, their unique way of doing something in the kitchen, that they rely on to save time, money, reduce waste or