Tag: Event Catering
Merlin Events London Slashes Caterer List
General Manager of Merlin Events London, Michael Aldridge, has taken the controversial step of slashing the list of caterers which service the three venues he runs: Madame Tussauds, SEALIFE London Aquarium and the London Dungeons. In this month’s blog entitled ‘Out with the old, in with the new’ he questions the need for having several [...]
Action packed summer for Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts
Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts has a diverse and exciting summer ahead, having won the contracts to cater for VIPs at two very different events this July; High Voltage Festival and Henley Regatta. The team will also be taking up residence to serve the hungry cricket fans at Lords Cricket ground for matches from 3rd June. [...]
New technology to relieve on-site crew management issues
The challenges posed by on-site crew accreditation are set to become a thing of the past, following the launch of the ‘Crew Management’ system by Etherlive, the event technology specialists. Accreditation poses a complex logistical challenge and legal risk for any event with a large number of crew on site. Challenges range from establishing who [...]
Sugar and spice and all things nice for Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts
Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts has partnered with PWR Events to create a Gingerbread Christmas Kitchen and bring its unique food offering to the annual Winter Wonderland, taking place in Hyde Park from the 19th November – 4th January. The Gingerbread Christmas Kitchen has been created in line with Jamie’s ambition to encourage children to get [...]
Event Catering Specialists Purple Grape Launch New Delivery Product
NEW FROM OCTOBER 2010: With our newly launched delivery product, we can now offer a new level of service for our clients where either budget restrictions are in place or there is simply no room for a catering team on site…This is a fantastic product which has all be carefully prepared at our kitchens so [...]
Green & Fortune announces 20% growth on second anniversary
Restaurant and events company Green & Fortune, which includes Kings Place Events, has announced a growth of 20% in its second year of trading, contradicting a general stagnation in the catering and events business. Founded in September 2008 by former Searcy CEO, John Nugent, Green & Fortune provides in-house retail catering and events and hospitality [...]
Event Catering Firm Fabulous Feasts Launched By Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver looks set to raise the bar when it comes to the dining experience at some of Britain’s top social gatherings and live events during 2010 when he launches his own specialist events catering company, Jamie Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts, in May. The venture encapsulates the desire within Jamie’s team to innovate and introduce new [...]
Eat To The Beat at V Festival
Eat To The Beat (ETTB), part of the Global Infusion Group, has added the prestigious V Festival in Chelmsford to its expansive festival rosta, alongside Glastonbury, Leeds, Reading, Big Chill, Latitude, Download, Lovebox and the Hyde Park series of shows. With over 15 years music catering experience, team leader Susie D’Andrea managed her 45 strong [...]
Eat To The Beat ‘All In’ for The Ashes
Some of crickets biggest names are tucking into food supplied by Eat To The Beat (ETTB) throughout the npower Ashes Series this summer. The likes of Sir Ian Botham, David Gower and Shane Warne are enjoying meals provided by the tour and location caterer who are supplying the Sky Sports cricket production team throughout the [...]
Stadium of Light gears up to cater for 160,000 visitors
Concert-goers heading to see Oasis and Take That over the coming days will be well fed and watered, according to bosses at the Stadium of Light. In a bid to ensure the 160,000 music fans descending on the city get served quickly, stadium bosses have recruited the help of the fastest pint dispensing pump on [...]
Events catering – All partied out?
Even last December, as the talons of a hatching credit crisis poked through their shell, the City Champagne continued to flow. Take Barclays as an example: despite losing £1.3b in December, the company’s investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, still splashed out a cool £600,000 on a two-day Christmas bash beside the Houses of Parliament. Insulated [...]
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