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The most eye-catching proposal of the project streams is the plan to develop a Hospitality Guild.

The women, who do vital jobs such as caring, cleaning, and cooking, were paid less than their male colleagues, for doing work of equivalent value. Bury was the first council that UNISON targeted with

The rallying call was made when the Top 20 Public Sector 'Most Influential' caterers gathered at the House of Commons to address key issues.

He will join fellow Italian gastronome Giorgio Locatelli and consultant Vic Laws in helping to promote the work of the charity.

The support is to be extended to all children who have been registered for free school meals in the last six years.

These standards cover one third of public institutions in the UK and are the same sustainable fish standards being pioneered by caterers for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The UK's food

The national newspaper recently published a letter from Schneider, a Food For Life Partnership adviser, urging all supporters of school meal standards to challenge Education Secretary Michael Gove to

The scheme, which aims to put 160,000 18 to 24 year olds in work over the next three years, comes at an opportune time for the sector as it gears itself for the 2012 Olympics and other major events.

Speaking at the BFFF's annual luncheon held at the London Hilton Hotel, Shaw cited growth of frozen food sales as an indicator of the industry's health.

Ministers say the changes will make the process less legalistic and it should be easier for SMEs to access lucrative state-funded contracts, worth in the region of £230 billion a year.