Business & Industry

Baker is taking his hospitality and foodservice industry knowledge and expertise – which have seen him occupy senior positions at Procter & Gamble Professional and Premier Foods – to the United Arab Emirates, where he has been appointed divisional CEO for the foodservice business of IFFCO. IFFCO, a United Arab Emirates company, is part of a global organisation, manufacturing and marketing premium quality branded foods in over 80 countries.

The company was commended for its promotion of Bramley products and its work with schools to increase children’s knowledge and awareness of the British Bramley apple. Sodexo’s marketing team has worked tirelessly to incorporate Bramley apples into menus across the company’s business segments and to get customers as well as staff excited and informed about Bramley apples through internal competitions and promotions. One of which was a Bramley apple recipe competition for staff held during Bramley Apple Pie Week last October.

These awards recognise a young working chef's culinary excellence, testing their knowledge and skills in a series of culinary challenges in a high-pressured environment. On September 6 they will take part in the final exam at the University of West London where they will come under the scrutiny of a panel of expert examiners chaired by renowned chef Chris Galvin. The finalists are: Ben Champkin, The Elephant Restaurant Kristian Curtis, Simpsons Restaurant Ethan Flack, Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons

The awards, which are endorsed by The Institute of Customer Service, were presented by Barnardos patron Julie Peasgood during a luncheon on Friday 6 July at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel. Restaurant Associates was recognised with the General Customer Service Training Programme of the Year 2012 for its customer experience programme, impressions.

The Gloucester-based company has grown from a £2m enterprise in its first year to a £12m one in 2011.   In his new role, Bidmead will be charged with consolidating recent business gains and creating further demand for Space’s turnkey approach to catering developments, from across the foodservice sector.

Pearce, who joins BRITA from Crem International UK, where he was vending sales manager, will report into BRITA Professional sales director Anthony Spruce.

The finalists will be competing for the 2012 Cookery School awards in the following categories: Best cookery school (this will be the overall winner from a shortlist that will include one school from

The company, which is one of the UK's top ten Apprenticeship providers, is working with a growing number of hospitality businesses to provide training opportunities for an emerging generation of worke