The catering firm at the centre of the free school meals scandal has been slammed by two mothers who claim they were sent boxes containing mould-covered vegetables and rotten fruit. Chartwells came under attack last month after campaigning footballer Marcus Rashford shared a picture of a paltry food parcel sent to parents of children on free … Read more
Catering firm Chartwells has announced it will start including breakfast in free school meal deliveries in response to the fierce criticism of its meagre parcels. The under-fire schools food provider has apologised and vowed to raise standards after parents railed against the paltry lunches it was sending their children. Boris Johnson branded the boxes of … Read more
Job offers in catering and tourism plummet by up to 75% over the past year – but roles in social care and distribution are soaring during pandemic Job postings in the catering sector are down by 75% compared to a year ago Leisure and tourism fell 68% and retail dropped by 48.6% The biggest increases … Read more
Catering giant Compass is offering home deliveries as it shifts towards a future where more of its tech office staff work remotely. Boss Dominic Blakemore expects widespread home working to continue after the pandemic, with white collar employees likely to do so for two and a half days per week. It has prompted the company, … Read more
Catering supplier to Bake Off, Masterchef and Saturday Kitchen has to turn down dozens of suspicious orders for nitrous oxide as ‘hippy crack’ becomes big business The Manchester-based company Carrick exports nitrous oxide to companies Owner Chris Palmers is now clamping down on high numbers being ordered Colourless laughing gas is listed under the 2016 … Read more
Primary school shuts and children and staff go into quarantine after catering worker tests positive for coronavirus By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 09:15 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 09:24 BST, 18 June 2020 A primary school has been forced to close for two weeks after a member of the ‘external catering team’ tested … Read more