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Lisa Jenkins

Lisa Jenkins

Managing Editor

Lisa Jenkins is managing editor at The Caterer and oversees food, drink and equipment news and features in the magazine and online. She is also the main contact for all of the suppliers to the industry. Lisa contributes chef and people features and also manages events including the prestigious Acorn Awards, Best Places to Work in Hospitality and the People Summit. She is also a long-term supporter and organiser of the Acorn Scholarship, as well as The Caterer’s KP of the Year competition and the Seafood Restaurant of the Year.

Products

Bidcorp UK acquires Harvest Fine Foods and Thomas Ridley Foodservice

25 January 2023 by

Bidcorp UK has announced the acquisition of both Harvest Fine Foods and Thomas Ridley Foodservice.

Business

Emily Scott stamps her brand across her business

25 January 2023 by

Emily Scott is putting her brand on everything, from her eponymous restaurant to her second cookery book. She talks about work, wellbeing, and meal planning for Joe Biden

HRC, IFE and the Pub Show launch registration for 2023 Products

HRC, IFE and the Pub Show launch registration for 2023

13 January 2023 by
Pathways: Lucy Flinter, founder and director of Zero Procure People

Pathways: Lucy Flinter, founder and director of Zero Procure

10 January 2023 by
Pathways: Valentina Brieda, sommelier at Chewton Glen People

Pathways: Valentina Brieda, sommelier at Chewton Glen

21 December 2022 by
Menuwatch: Barley Mow, Mayfair, London Chef

Menuwatch: Barley Mow, Mayfair, London

20 December 2022 by

Pathways: Shane Cooke, founder of Jasper Wellbeing People

Pathways: Shane Cooke, founder of Jasper Wellbeing

16 December 2022 by

The founder of Jasper Wellbeing credits strong role models and an Acorn award for his opportunities.[...]

Minute on the clock: Chris McClurg, chef-patron, Paul Ainsworth at No 6 People

Minute on the clock: Chris McClurg, chef-patron, Paul Ainsworth at No 6

01 December 2022 by

Chris McClurg made Padstow his home as he worked his way up to chef-patron at Paul[...]

Paul Anderson of Meiko UK appointed new chair of FEA Products

Paul Anderson of Meiko UK appointed new chair of FEA

28 November 2022 by

Paul Anderson, managing director of Meiko UK, has been appointed as the new chair of the[...]

Frozen food perfectly placed to help off-set cost of living crisis, says BFFF president Products

Frozen food perfectly placed to help off-set cost of living crisis, says BFFF president

22 November 2022 by

As the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) approaches its 75th anniversary its president and chair, Ian[...]

News

Umbrella Training and the Forward Trust to support ex-offenders into hospitality apprenticeships

Umbrella Training has partnered with social business and charity the Forward Trust to launch the industry’s first formal apprenticeship pathway for ex-offenders."

22 November 2022 by
Craft Guild of Chef’s Graduate awards see young talent step into the spotlight People

Craft Guild of Chef’s Graduate awards see young talent step into the spotlight

22 November 2022
by

The Craft Guild of Chef’s Graduate awards has seen the latest up-and-coming young talent step into the spotlight. We speak to the award leaders and the competition’s finalists

Products

Reynolds announce investment partnership with Select Butchery

20 November 2022
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Independent fresh fruit and vegetable supplier Reynolds has joined forces with Select Butchery, a meat and poultry supplier to the catering industry.

NHS England publishes standards to ensure better hospital food on the menu News

NHS England publishes standards to ensure better hospital food on the menu

19 November 2022 by

The NHS has implemented eight new National Standards of Hospital Food for patients, staff, and visitors[...]

News

ScotHot returns to Glasgow in March 2023

18 November 2022 by

ScotHot, Scotland’s showcase for food, drink, hospitality, retail, and tourism, is set to return to the[...]

Inside Chotto Matte's theatrical Soho redesign Business

Inside Chotto Matte's theatrical Soho redesign

16 November 2022 by

The lifestyle-focused brand has kicked it up a notch with its flagship restaurant in London’s Soho,[...]

Minute on the clock: Kris Hall, founder and chief executive of the Burnt Chef Project People

Minute on the clock: Kris Hall, founder and chief executive of the Burnt Chef Project

15 November 2022 by

The founder and chief executive of the Burnt Chef Project speaks about the his latest initiatives

News

How hospitality can win over a wary Gen Z

The key findings of a study by Umbrella Training, in association with the University of Greenwich and BusinessLDN, into young adults’ perception of hospitality as a career choice"

09 November 2022 by
The Great Sausage Roll Off is back News

The Great Sausage Roll Off is back

08 November 2022
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The Red Lion in Barnes has announced that the Great Sausage Roll Off competition will return on 8 February 2023.

Northern Restaurant & Bar acquired by Diversified Communications News

Northern Restaurant & Bar acquired by Diversified Communications

04 November 2022
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Diversified Communications has announced the acquisition of Northern Restaurant & Bar (NR&B) the annual trade show, which brings together operators and suppliers, representing and leading the hospitality sector in the North of England.

Jacobs Media Group is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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