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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

28th September 2021

London Metropolitan University is pleased to announce it has awarded a new catering and hospitality contract to Gather & Gather.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

4th June 2020

CH&CO’s excellent health and safety performance has been recognised with a RoSPA Gold Award for the fourth year running.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.