Firex Venice – A Memorable Consultant Visit to Venice
Our journey began with a short flight from Heathrow to Venice, where we were warmly welcomed and escorted to our accommodation, the modern and newly opened Hampton by Hilton Venice…
How working with a catering consultant could be a huge money-saver for a hospitality business
Whether to hire a catering consultant or not can be a topic of great debate amongst businesses. Some of your team may be concerned about an initial outlay or ongoing…
Meet the member – Glenn Campbell from Cohesion Consulting
Tell us about your career background Well, I started in hotels and restaurants in Cumbria and really loved it; I moved into licensed retail and then decided to take a…
Meet the member – Shaun Sterland from Catering Support Services
Bringing new blood into the FCSI is always exciting as it allows us to expand the wealth of knowledge within our network of consultants. As new members join the FCSI…
Meet the member – Aidan Ross from Cantium Catering Consultancy
Aidan Ross is one of the newest members at the FCSI UK&I. He started his career as a chef, gaining a solid understanding of how kitchens operate before moving steadily…
Celebrate our Guardians of Grub during Food Waste Action Week 2022
Hospitality and food service professionals can save food, money and the planet by keeping food from being wasted this March Author: Eleanor Morris, WRAP Whether you’re a chef, server, or…
What’s in-store for the FCSI UK&I and its members in 2022?
After yet another challenging few months for the UK, with additional restrictions over the festive period, things are starting to look up once again. Following the Christmas break, people have…
Guardians of Grub – the latest initiative from the people behind Love Food Hate Waste
If you’ve not heard of Guardians of Grub yet, you soon will. It’s the latest initiative from the people behind Love Food Hate Waste, that’s helping the Hospitality and Food…
What does the future hold for foodservice consultancy?
Tomorrow sees the welcome return of the Commercial Kitchen Show at the Excel Centre in London. We are really looking forward to the event and being part of an insightful…
FCSI UK&I Chair, Julian Edwards gets social
The FEA Foodservice Top 100 Social Media Influencers 2021 list has been announced and it was fantastic to see our Chair, Julian Edwards has been named in it. This list was…
Celebrating getting back to business with FCSI UK&I events
“Everyone you will ever meet, knows something you don’t”. Bill Nye This quote really struck a chord as yesterday we experienced our first face-to-face FCSI UK&I event since before the…
PKL Events Launches Bold New Website to Mark Reopening of the Events Industry
Events kitchen infrastructure specialist PKL is marking the reopening of the events sector with a brand-new website, featuring a fresh, modern look. The website, which can be found at www.pkleventkitchens.co.uk,…
Mibrasa® adds Fire Series to Parrilla range
Mibrasa® has added to its popular Parrilla open grill range with the new Fire Series, which is exclusively available from Jestic Foodservice Solutions and combines charcoal and firewood cooking to…
Lowe Group’s Rumsey and McFall: “Green Shoots Showing for UK Events”
The events industry is showing the first signs of recovery and for a strong second half of 2021 according to Karen Rumsey and Alan McFall of events infrastructure specialists Lowe…
Meet the new Chair of FCSI UK&I, Julian Edwards
Julian Edwards is the new Chair of FCSI UK&I and despite only being in post for a matter of weeks, he’s got straight into business. The FCSI is the only…
COVID-19 IMPACT ON CONSUMER: New Consumer or Familiar Trends?
Since March, Covid-19 has challenged almost every industry to re-imagine their services and business models, to create a new style of consumer experience. As Marketing Departments across the globe ripped…
Ask the foodservice experts about hospitality’s biggest issues
Hospitality is facing such difficult times with so much uncertainty about the future of all sectors within it. Barely a day goes by without a new change, either locally or…
The myth of ‘free catering consultancy’
There are many things that are of great benefit being free: free healthcare from the NHS, free education up to the age of 18, free infant school meals and free…
From Home to Hub Bring Your People Back to Offices in Body and in Mind
With a barrage of headlines ‘calling time’ on office life, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype of what the future of working will look like. But, as…
Opinion: Julian Edwards FCSI
The chair of FCSI UK & Ireland discusses recent events in the division and exciting future plans. It’s been a great year for FCSI UK & Ireland. We’ve got so…
Energy efficiency & your commercial kitchen
For our latest blog, we interviewed FCSI UK and Ireland education day speaker, Graham Kille of commercial kitchen appliance manufacturer Rational about the key specification criteria for energy efficient commercial…
Restaurant associates is taking the hi-tech approach to preventing food waste
Restaurant associates is taking the hi-tech approach to preventing food waste Restaurant Associates, the Executive Dining Division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is leading the way in addressing sustainability…
Turning coffee waste into energy
Turning coffee waste into energy Award-winning clean technology company bio-bean spoke at our first education day held at the University of London. The company has industrialised the process of recycling…