Talkington Bates - Bespoke Contract Caterers - Hospitality | Fresh Food | Staff Catering

Contracts worth more than £5 million

The contracts include Saxon Weald Homes, which operates retirement and extra care schemes in Sussex and Hampshire. Talkington Bates Midlands, a division of Talkington Bates group, will provide lunch and day-care catering for residents under the three-year agreement worth £3.5 million.

“This is an important win for us in the extra care sector, a growing part of our business that we are developing with innovative ideas, inspiring both the clients and residents, said Talkington Bates’ Midlands managing director Fiona Hopkinson.

"We will operate 17 extra care sites in our portfolio and certainly recognise the importance of nutrition and the opportunity for the residents to meet together on a daily basis and enjoy a freshly prepared wholesome meal with friends and family."

The company will also cater for staff at independent chemical company Lyondell Basell's Milton Keynes manufacturing site. This three-year contract is worth £165,000.

The caterer will also provide a menu for staff at tyre company Cooper Tire, at its European headquarters in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Back " To The Floor" Paul Bates

The Group Managing Director of independent contract caterer, Talkington Bates, has returned "to the floor‟ to cook up a special menu for diners at one of the company‟s flagship sites.

Paul Bates, who is a trained chef, created a Thai-themed menu and prepared it centre stage in the cooking station of the staff restaurant‟s serving area enjoyed by staff of the investment bank, Northern Trust, in a one-off return to the kitchen.

Bates said: “This was a great opportunity to return to my first love, cooking, and to experience a day in the kitchen alongside our established catering team preparing and cooking a special menu. I really loved the experience and the challenges I faced during what was a busy day for me and my team and I just hope that the people who dined in the restaurant that day enjoyed it as much as I did!”

Talkington Bates provides a full catering solution for the company including a Directors‟ Dining service along with a Deli, Coffee Bar and „Grab & Go‟ offering for employees working at the site in London‟s Canary Wharf.

British Food Fortnight in Style
Talkington Bates is a strong supporter of British Food Fortnight (BFF) and will once again be celebrating the annual event at its sites.

The independent contract caterer will be staging a series of promotions with an increased focus on seasonal British food and there will be a selection of dishes made using locally sourced produce added to the menu every day during BFF.

It is the fourth year that the company has run promotions to raise the profile of BFF – highlighting its strong commitment to supporting the development of home-produced food and reducing "food miles."

The company is also creating a special Talkington Bates signature sausage – produced using 100% British ingredients – to help diners celebrate BFF in style at its catering sites nationwide.

Paul Bates, Talkington Bates' Group Managing Director, said: “The BFF initiative is a perfect fit for the Talkington Bates philosophy as we believe in serving up local produce all-year round. BFF is a great way of raising awareness about the unrivalled quality of British food and emphasising its central role on the menu.

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