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Healthy eating study suggests fruit and veg target should rise

2nd Apr 2014 - 10:22

Researchers used the Health Survey for England to study the eating habits of 65,226 people representative of the English population between 2001 and 2013, and found that the more fruit and vegetabl

Catermasters wins Young & Rubicam contract

2nd Apr 2014 - 08:34

The contract is for an initial three-year period – with an option for a further two years – and is worth around £450,000 per annum. Young & Rubicam is a global marketing and communications company and its UK headquarters are at Greater London House in Camden. It put its foodservice contract out to tender towards the end of 2013, having worked with its previous supplier for 11 years.

Contract caterer CH&Co acquires 100% stake in Apostrophe

1st Apr 2014 - 12:46

“As I forecast two years ago this joint venture has offered new horizons for CH&Co commercially and wider choice for our clients,” said Tim Jones, chairman of CH&Co, “and now it is time for

First Choice Catering Spares acquires Rational specialist Combico

31st Mar 2014 - 15:08

Under the terms of the deal the Combico name will be used for the specialist engineer training arm of First Choice.

Eating and drinking out accounts for 92% of UK leisure spending rise

31st Mar 2014 - 09:49

Greene King’s commercial director Steve Jebson said: “The increase has been driven up by the impact of the half-term holiday and the gradual recovery of the consumer finances after the festive peri

Premier Foods appoints new foodservice director

25th Mar 2014 - 08:22

Millard joins the foodservice division in April from Bahlsen and nine years’ working for Mars UK. Ellie Krupa, trading director at Premier Foods, said: “It is great to have Simon on board and we look forward to welcoming him to the team. His role will be to continue to lead the foodservice division to success, ensuring a key focus on health, nutrition and sustainability. I am confident that Simon will join us with a fresh approach and new ideas, helping to develop the division even further.”

Aimia Foods appoints new category controller – coffee

20th Mar 2014 - 16:24

In the newly created role, Wanklyn will be responsible for the development of customer-specific coffee solutions in the out of home sector. Wanklyn, who has worked in the foodservice and vending industry for 27 years with Nestle, joins Aimia Foods at a time when the company has recently invested in both coffee manufacturing and sourcing capabilities. The firm has also announced plans to increase sales by almost 50% and staff numbers by a third within five years, stating that a key strategy revolves around developing its coffee business.

Premier Foods unveils new menu solutions guide

19th Mar 2014 - 17:19

Launched in time for Mother’s Day and Easter, the guide showcases how best to use the company’s range of brands, including Bisto, Homepride and Sharwood’s.

Amadeus wins seven year Dudley Zoo catering contract

18th Mar 2014 - 12:17

This new contract follows a series of wins for Amadeus, including Cadbury World where Amadeus transformed the café for opening in January 2014 – just a few weeks after winning the contract in November 2013. Amadeus will take the reins on 7th April 2014 and will initially run a café and three kiosks for visitors to the attraction – this will increase to four kiosks next year.

Alliance Online announces website launch

17th Mar 2014 - 09:20

Alliance Online has made significant changes to the way users can search, view and filter products and have tagged items so that customers can be easily directed to similar or more relevant products to their search. Marketing manager of Alliance Online, Mike Hardman said: “We felt that the time was right for a complete revamp of the website, from the design to the way that we list products.