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Corporate caterers may have to label food with nutrition information

Corporate catering firms could be affected by new Food Standard Association (FSA) proposals to provide consumers with nutrition information.

That is according to eventmagazine.co.uk, which has spoken to chief executive of the FSA, Tim Smith, who has said that caterers are "welcomed to join in the consultation" that could see labelling of food become standard practice at corporate events.

The news follows calls for fast food outlets and restaurant chains to provide calorie information on their menus....

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Il Bottaccio named top reception venue

Swanky venue Il Bottaccio has been given a prestigious corporate events entertainment award.

The venue in Grosvenor Place, London, scooped the Cool Venue Award for best reception venue 2008.

Website Londonlaunch reports that to celebrate, the venue will be offering its clients a ten per cent discount on venue hire for any corporate event or private reception in 2009....

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Hotels suffering from economic downturn

UK hotels are continuing to suffer from the economic downturn, according to new figures.

Room rates, occupancy and room revenues have all gone down over the past 12 months as the credit crunch takes its toll.

Figures from the PKF Hotel Consultancy Services study showed London room rates were down 5.6 per cent from £137.29 last year to £129.93 this year....

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Christmas parties on ice in Renfrew

Corporate event planners looking for the perfect Christmas party venue should consider the SNO!zone in Scotland.

The snow activity centre in the heart of Renfrew is hosting a series of party nights for adults and children.

The centre is based at Xscape in Braehead and can accommodate Christmas parties with up to 100 guests, as well as offering a speciality buffet and disco afterwards....

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Catering upgrade work starts at leisure centre

The upgrading of Chichester's Westgate Leisure Centre's catering facilities has commenced, it has been revealed.

An article in the Chichester Observer suggests the project will be completed in late October.

The bar, cafe and restaurant at the leisure centre will be made into one open-plan area and renamed the Cafe Ravenna, while the building will also benefit from the addition of two sports therapy treatment rooms and two new function rooms - both of which will be available to hire....

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New catering academy opened in Kirkby

A new hospital and catering academy has been opened at Kirkby's Ashfield School, it has been reported.

It is hoped that the move will encourage pupils to consider employment in the corporate catering and corporate services industry.

The running of the academy will be overseen by Charnwood Training Consultants' Craig Harrison....

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VIP event competition launched for caterers

A food company is launching a competition which gives caterers the chance to win exclusive VIP tickets to events.

Nescafe Foodservice has brought back Britain's Favourite Events competition, where caterers can enter a draw by buying promotional packs of Nescafe or Nescafe Gold Blend.

By purchasing their own packs, they will be able to enter the draw for four pairs of VIP tickets to the Flower Show, a rugby international, a day at the races, a cricket test match or an O2 concert in 2009. ...

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Award-winning catering firm wins 50th contract

A catering firm recently named supplier of the year by one of its customers has reached a milestone by securing its 50th client, it has been revealed.

According to the Harrogate Advertiser, The Catering People has landed a deal with cleaning product manufacture McBride to provide food for corporate event entertainment at the firm's plant in Middleton, near Manchester.

The Catering People will also stock the restaurant and deli-bar for the McBride's 700 workers....

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Bavarian celebrations come to London

The spirit of the world-renowned Oktoberfest will be coming to London this autumn as Britons celebrate the beer festival in the capital.

It will be the fifth year that the Bavarian Beerhouse will celebrate the popular Wiesn beer festival in Munich.

Some 25,000 people have attended the venue for Oktoberfest since they started celebrating it in 2004....

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