DBC Foodservice appoints new head of healthcare and education

Stone will be working to grow DBC's cost sector business, which includes contract catering for the NHS, local authorities and private healthcare groups, managing a team of national account and business managers. He has held previous positions at Brakes, and before this, he spent 18 years at Blakemore. He is a member of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) where he previously chaired the West Midlands region. Chris Horne, managing director of DBC Foodservice, said: "The appointment of Andy Stone, bringing with him many years of experience in the cost sector industry, will help DBC increase our established healthcare and education business. "Andy's contribution to DBC's cost sector business comes at a crucial time for the public sector – budget cuts and the drive to secure savings mean that value for money will feature prominently in its decision-making process when putting contracts out to tender. At DBC Andy will work to maintain and extend our well established reputation for providing best value." Stone commented on his new role: "I am extremely pleased to be working for DBC, which already has a strong cost sector presence in the market. I see my role as reinvigorating DBC's position and providing new direction and focus to expand it. "This is a challenging time for the sector, but DBC's established reputation and ability to respond to clients' specific needs will all work to our advantage."