Sargeant will now work with ISS on an exclusive, international basis for the next three years while continuing to run his restaurant interests both within the UK and overseas.
Sargeant is involved in a number of activities with ISS, including the development of ISS talent through “The Mark Sargeant Experience”, where he welcomes chefs and front of house personnel monthly to his own restaurant, Rocksalt, to develop their culinary and service skills.
He will continue to work closely with ISS’ food development director Lloyd Mann and food development team on its “Skills for Chefs” training programme and concept development advising on the content as well as directly mentoring those attending the course.
Andy Chappell, managing director for ISS Food & Hospitality, commented: “The relationship with Mark has worked so well over the past 12 months that we were naturally keen to extend it. Mark’s passion for great food has been a real inspiration to our employees and customers alike. He embodies so many of the values we share on great food with great service and so naturally inspires our chefs and front of house teams to continually go that little bit further to delight our customers.
“His personality and style of cooking using the best available produce reflects our culture as a business. The courses he runs for us are always oversubscribed as our people genuinely want to learn from the best. The relationship has borne many opportunities and has been a truly win-win situation for our customers, employees and Mark. We are delighted to form a long term strategic relationship with Mark to help deliver our objectives as a business.”