New research details what chefs and kitchen employees can expect to earn working back-of-house at the capital’s top eateries
Pub giant Ei Group links with The Clink to create new platform for chefs
Organisations intend to work together to map out a programme of activity and bespoke initiatives over the coming months
Nisbets poll of 850 chefs pinpoints trends that kitchens expect to face
Survey of catering equipment supplier’s customer base suggests some major menu shifts will take place this year
Care home group to put all its 45 chefs through five-star hotel kitchen training
Professional chefs at a South Coast care home provider have begun receiving added training at one of the UK’s top hotels so they can continue to delight their residents. Under a new partnership, 12 chefs from Colten Care – which runs 20 homes – enjoyed a day of bespoke sessions in The Kitchen cookery school…
PANEL DISCUSSION: What do executive chefs really think of their profession?
A panel of multi-site kitchen gurus assembled at this year’s Commercial Kitchen show to share their views on current equipment trends and the route they have taken to reach the top of the chef food chain. The kitchen should be a chef’s palace. How competitive are chefs when it comes to kit? Dean Wilson-Hartles: I…
Chefs confess what they’d most like to change about their kitchens
Top chefs are desperate to trial new styles of cooking equipment and upgrade core kit to the latest versions across their estates if money wasn’t an object. Investing in new equipment across multiple sites can be a complex and expensive process for big operators, with kitchen chiefs generally balancing cost with practicality when making their…
‘Cost of recruiting a single chef from China is £15,000’
Fears of a demise of the Chinese restaurant industry due to a lack of chefs have led to the launch of the first fully-regulated Chinese-specific catering course in the UK. Backed by the Chinese Cuisine Association and Tianjin Food Group, the new Chinese Culinary Arts course, which starts next month at Crawley College, will look…
Craft Guild approves kitchen products supplier as an official business partner
The Craft Guild of Chefs has approved catering supplier Wrapmaster as an official business partner. Wrapmaster is part of Cofresco Foodservice, a division of Melitta UK, and produces a range of catering dispensers that provide effortless dispensing of catering cling film and foil. The company said the move to get accredited with the Craft Guild…
Sodexo’s food innovation director awarded Freedom of the City of London
A top Sodexo chef has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. Food innovation director David Mulcahy received the historic honour for his contribution to culinary excellence in the hospitality industry. Mr Mulcahy is responsible for menu creation and the culinary development of some 2,500 chefs working across the UK and Ireland in…
SA Brain invests in skilling up its kitchen teams
SA Brain & Co has formed a partnership with Cardiff and Vale College that will see the next generation of chefs offered apprenticeships in food production. The tie-up follows a two-year “top-to-bottom” training strategy review by the Welsh brewing and hospitality company. Brains chefs will also benefit from additional specialist workshops at the college’s city…
