.cls-1 { fill: #fd4a5c; } .cls-2 { fill: #fff; } EXPERTISE FOOD PEOPLE CSR TECH ABOUT US CONTACT US NEWS News Venues by CH&CO wins big at London Venue Awards 2021 The London Venue and Catering Awards 2021 proved an incredibly successful event for the Venues by CH&CO team. The team and its portfolio of iconic London venues walked away with a phenomenal eight awards in hand, including Best Catering Team and Best Catering Company Covid-19 Response. Read more Brewed to perfection – CH&CO names its top Barista CH&CO has crowned Julia Mello its Barista of the Year 2021. The talented Head Barista who works at University College London, showcased her first-class technical skills, knowledge and creativity at the final of the CH&CO Barista of the Year, standing out from tough competition to claim the title. Read more Freedom of the City of London for Katy Thompson Congratulations to Katy Thompson, our managing director for Venues by CH&CO, who has been awarded The Freedom of The City of London. This very special honour that remains a unique part of London’s history was presented to Katy at a special ceremony. Read more Clare Clark joins CH&CO to deliver bold CSR strategy CH&CO has appointed a Sustainability Business Partner to deliver its bold CSR strategy across the whole group and support the sustainability aspirations of its clients. Clare Clark is responsible for upholding and driving forward CH&CO’s sustainability commitments, which have already earned it the top-level three-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association. Read more Gather & Gather opens the first brew bar at a London university 26th October 2021 Gather & Gather has brought the craft of specialty coffee to University College London (UCL) in the form of a new Brew Bar – the first at a university in London. The unique space at UCL’s faculty of the built environment, The Bartlett offers UCL students, employees and visitors a choice of ‘pour over’ brew methods. Read more Top of the class! CH&CO Education wins Education Caterer of the Year at Foodservice Cateys 2021 12th October 2021 It was a great night for the CH&CO Education at the Foodservice Cateys 2021 as the team was crowned Education Caterer of the Year. We may be biased, but this was an incredibly deserved award in recognition of the team’s phenomenal response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of schools. Read more Inspiring the next generation of hospitality leaders 5th October 2021 Deborah Homshaw, the managing director of CH&CO Education and Healthcare, donned her gown and cap to take to the stage as guest speaker at the Westminster Kingsway College graduation ceremony. Read more A seat for everyone: CH&CO extends its Gathered Table across the business 30th September 2021 CH&CO has extended its successful Gathered Table initiative across the whole of the group to help shape its distinctive approach to food in each of its specialist markets. Read more London Metropolitan University partners with Gather & Gather 28th September 2021 London Metropolitan University is pleased to announce it has awarded a new catering and hospitality contract to Gather & Gather. Read more Allister brings home a Catey! 8th September 2021 We’re all incredibly proud of our COO, Allister Richards who was victorious at this year’s Cateys and brought home the Foodservice Caterer Award. Read more Highly acclaimed Spanish chef José Pizarro opens two restaurants at the Royal Academy of Arts 13th July 2021 London’s much-loved Spanish chef José Pizarro – who owns and runs the acclaimed José Pizarro group of restaurants, pubs and tapas bars – is delighted to announce that this August he is to open two vibrant restaurants at what he describes as “London’s most precious and prestigious art space”: the Royal Academy of Arts. Read more CH&CO’s double commitment to Springboard and its ‘Springboard to 2022’ programme 6th May 2021 CH&CO has strengthened its support of UK hospitality charity, Springboard, and its new initiative ‘Springboard to 2022’ with two clear commitments. The independent catering and hospitality business has pledged to advertise all its entry level roles with Springboard before advertising externally. It has also signed up to work with Springboard to create jobs through the government’s Kickstart scheme. Read more A winning day for our CH&CO family 30th September 2020 The shortlist for the 2020 Catey Awards has been revealed and today was also the final of the National Chef of the Year Competition. Both have given us a good cause to celebrate the achievements of our colleagues. Read more Gather & Gather Ireland launches Workplace Dining Delivery Service to Offices and Homes across Dublin 23rd June 2020 Gather & Gather Ireland launches Workplace Dining Delivery Service to Offices and Homes across Dublin Gather & Gather Ireland has launched ‘ Delivered by Gather & Gather’, a physically-distant workplace dining service which delivers across Dublin. Read more CH&CO continues to strike gold with fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award 4th June 2020 CH&CO’s excellent health and safety performance has been recognised with a RoSPA Gold Award for the fourth year running. Read more Co-op partners with Gather & Gather as latest franchisee at Oxford Brookes University 24th September 2020 Co-op partners with Gather & Gather as latest franchisee at Oxford Brookes University Gather & Gather, which is part of CH&CO, a specialist catering and hospitality company, opens its first retail shop as a Co-op franchisee at Oxford Brookes University. Read more Southampton Football Club partners with Gather & Gather 4th March 2020 Southampton Football Club is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement in principle with Gather & Gather to enter into a new catering and events partnership. Gather & Gather, which launched in 2013, is part of CH&CO, a specialist catering and hospitality company that holds a Royal Warrant for the provision of catering services to Her Majesty The Queen and works with prestigious clients, including Historic Royal Palaces and Kew Gardens. Read more Covid-19: A message from Bill Toner, CEO, CH&CO 25th March 2020 We wanted to let you know how we are working during the Covid-19 outbreak. These truly are unprecedented and difficult times. As the prime minister, Boris Johnson, has said, the Covid-19 outbreak is the worst public health crisis for a generation. Read more CH&CO strengthens liquidity position through refinancing and fundraising 19th May 2020 CH&CO is delighted to announce that it has completed a refinancing and fundraising with its existing lenders and shareholders. The proceeds of the fundraising, when combined with the facilities provided by the lenders, ensure the group has a strong and sustainable liquidity position to support the business as it exits lockdown and builds back up over the coming months. Read more CH&CO launches The Education Board by CH&CO 2nd March 2020 CH&CO, the independent catering and hospitality business with specialism in the education sectors, has launched The Education Board by CH&CO to address and take action around the prominent issues of physical and mental health and sustainability through food and nutrition. It brings foodservice, independent schools, state schools and the third sector together to challenge the role of food in schools and lead the conversation on the intrinsic link between nutrition and wellbeing. Read more Planet Report 2020 28th February 2020 We’re very proud to be the largest and most diverse contract caterer to be awarded the top-level three-star Food Made Good rating by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and in 2019 we were awarded the Feed People Well Award at the 2019 Food Made Good Awards. At CH&CO, we take our commitment and duty to operating responsibly and sustainably very seriously and have set out our recent sustainability achievements and targets in our latest Planet Report. Read more CH&CO and Vacherin join forces 28th February 2020 In a joint statement, independent caterer and Royal Warrant holding company, CH&CO, and boutique caterer, Vacherin, have announced that Vacherin has joined the CH&CO family of catering businesses. Vacherin, based in London’s Hatton Garden area, has a turnover of £30m and 45 operations across London working with a broad range of discerning clients and providing hospitality catering and reception services at the highest level. Read more CH&CO restructures for continued growth 12th February 2020 Independent catering and hospitality business, CH&CO, has announced an operational restructure, including a series of senior level promotions, to strengthen the leadership team as it enters its next phase of growth. The progressive move follows a successful 2019 that delivered a strong financial performance, driven by organic growth and the integration of Gather & Gather and Company of Cooks into the CH&CO family. Read more eve by CH&CO is a finalist in the Campaign Experience awards 7th February 2020 The eve by CH&CO team has good reason to celebrate as this year’s finalists for the Campaign Experience Awards are announced. They’ve been shortlisted in the Venue Experience category. The Campaign Experience Awards are the flagship awards of Campaign, the world’s leading business media brand serving the marketing and advertising communities, and celebrate the very best brand activations and experiential campaigns in the UK and beyond. Read more Introducing the CH&CO Grow With Us Apprenticeship Academy 6th February 2020 To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2020, CH&CO has launched the CH&CO Grow With Us Apprenticeship Academy, confirming the company’s commitment to the development of new and existing team members. The inclusive approach to apprenticeships supports employees from apprentice to board level, enabling them to grow within the diverse business across its wide range of sectors and roles. Read more CH&CO restructures for continued growth 30th January 2020 Two talented apprentices from CH&CO Workplaces have been shortlisted for the Purple Umbrella Awards 2020. The achievements of Jennifer Gomez Calle and Ben Garnett-Sinclair have been recognised in the Best Chef Apprentice Level 2 and Best Chef Apprentice Level 3 categories, respectively. Read more Is sugar as bad as its reputation suggests? 23rd January 2020 Rory Larkin (ANutr) tells us everything we’ve ever wanted to know about sugar consumption Sugar consumption is a hot topic and it’s frequently under the firing line in the media. However, there are so many misconceptions surrounding the subject, not helped by terms such as natural, refined, unrefined and added sugar which can be hard to unpick. Believe it or not, sugar isn’t necessarily as detrimental to our health as is sometimes portrayed. Read more CH&CO CAREERS NEWS CH&CO Group GATHER & GATHER VACHERIN COMPANY OF COOKS EVE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE CREATE INSPIRE CATERING twitter instagram LinkedIn @CH&CO 2021. 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