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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

Gallagher, who beat finalists Laura Daniels from Cheshire, Scott Fairweather from Cumbria, Amelia Vella from Greater Manchester and Owen West from Merseyside at yesterday's cook-off at Manchester Coll

Franklin-Heys has been with the company for 13 years.

The Young Chef of the Year competition will see 12 finalists prepare a three-course meal using ingredients from a mystery 'market basket' at the Final on 12 June at the Food Services Wing, Worthy Down

The evening opened with a champagne reception and canapés, followed by a five course dinner plus coffee and petit fours.

Thompson was previously strategic development director at Enterprise Plc.

Phillips joins Tetley with a wealth of knowledge in the sector after nine years at Georgia Pacific where he was national account controller on the Lotus Professional brand.