Research/Insight

"In his Commons speech, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that his Budget would 'build on the strengths of the British economy and its people, speed the recovery, providing jobs and spreading prosp

"Food security is at the top of the agenda nationally and globally.

The major catering companies include Compass Group UK & Ireland, ISS Mediclean, Sodexo and Unilever staff restaurants.

The caterer exceeds the Food for Life Catering Gold Mark criteria by serving 100% freshly prepared, 59% locally sourced ingredients and 41% organic ingredients.

It's tempting to try and cut corners when times are tight but increasingly stringent regulations, greater awareness of food safety and initiatives - such as Scores on the Doors - should be reason enou

During this economic downturn, catering businesses will be even more circumspect about buying new refrigeration kit, leading manufacturers recognise.

"I arrived at Rivermead Office (Uxbridge) at 08:00am on Monday 23rd February 2009. I was met by Jane Leeming from Learning and Development, and taken on a tour of the offices.

So far it's takeaways and fast food concepts that are emerging strongest as consumers who would once have gone out to a mid-spend high street restaurant, instead pick up the phone and dial for a takeo

Figures released by BDO Stoy Hayward at the beginning of the financial downturn suggested that employee fraud was on the increase and that it was expected to rise further and cost the hospitality indu

In a recent article for The Grocer, Andy Bond, Chief Executive of Asda, labelled the approach taken by celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver, Heston Blumenthal and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as "pas