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.
Direct Seafoods steps up skills training and chef support
Direct Seafoods is increasing the support it offers chefs from all its eight regional fishmongers around the UK, as well as launching a new internal skills training programme for its own teams.
The top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022 revealed
The Caterer, in partnership with Purple Cubed and sponsor Umbrella Training, has announced the top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022, with the results announced at last week’s People Summit.
Minute on the clock: Dan Thennakoon
Pathways: John Stratford, head concierge at the Vineyard in Stockcross
Growing the Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Menuwatch: Bantam, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Toque d’Or 2022 winners announced
Nestlé Professional has announced this year’s Toque d’Or competition winners.
Houston & Hawkes offer modern catering and personal service
Contract catering business Houston & Hawkes may only be three years old, but it’s using that[...]
Brita reveal the UK regions with the most extreme water types
BRITA Professional’s research has revealed which regions are exposed to the most extreme water types, with[...]
Nespresso Professional achieves B Corp certification
Nespresso Professional has announced that it has B Corp certification, meeting high standards of social and[...]
Graduate Awards entry deadline extended and mentor trip details confirmed
Finalists in the Kitchen and Pastry award in the Craft Guild of Chefs' Graduate Awards are being offered the chance to go on a supplier study trip. "
Pathways: Emma Jones, venue sales director of eve and Venues by CH&Co
The venue sales director of eve and Venues by CH&Co talks to Lisa Jenkins about her recent promotion and how to develop in your career
Australia’s free trade agreement with the UK will bring new quality products
Welcome to the Australian larder. The new free trade agreement will unlock £10.4bn of additional trade and quality products from wagyu to toothfish
British egg industry in crisis as production costs soar
British egg farmers are facing unprecedented rises in the cost of producing eggs, leaving many on[...]
Norwegian Seafood Council rolls out fish and chip educational programme
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is rolling out an educational programme to educate fish and chip[...]
Booker locks down prices on more than 250 lines for spring
Booker has launched the spring edition of its 'Catering Guide', with the price of more than[...]
Catching up with Thomas Swaby, National Chef of the Year 2022
In a window of Covid calm last year, the 31st winner of the National Chef of[...]
New products: Doppelgänger aperitivo, Sollasa spirit, Urban Cultivator, Fresh Deli and more
A look at the latest products and equipment to hit the market."
Pathways: Yam Lok Hin, executive pastry chef, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
After studying pâtisserie around the globe, the executive pastry chef talks to Lisa Jenkins about his recent appointment at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
FEA warns of continuing price increases and equipment delays
The Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) has warned that prices for equipment will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, and that new equipment will take longer to arrive – in the face of what it is calling a ‘perfect storm[...]
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