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All the latest BM Caterers news, including podcasts, blogs, recipes, restaurant reviews and insightful reports.

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As an independent, what can you offer the B&I market that the larger companies can’t?

The word independent is used to describe our company status but the advantages are much more than this. It’s about

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Memories of Robyn Jones OBE

Robyn was a true pioneer for women in contract catering, I can’t actually think of any other contract caterer that

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Award- winning chef, Adam Byatt joins bartlett mitchell

bartlett mitchell and Inn or Out Events are known for the seasonality, provenance and fresh, natural ingredients of their menus. Adam’s

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My first year as a Beekeeper

Over the years it has become apparent that bees are struggling. A little known fact is that if bees died

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Family Matters by Wendy Bartlett, CEO of bartlett mitchell, and her sister Janice Sanders

Wendy: I don’t really have a first memory of Janice as such – she’s always just been there but I

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Corfu’s got more rabbit than Sainsbury’s

Our first port of call, on a daily basis, has to be Nicolas Bakery, not only is the bread baked

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Eating out in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Although I have visited the island on four previous occasions over the years, I have always headed South to Maspalomas

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So I find my self staring at a Turnip…

This is a very impressive farm in Kent, I won’t even try and guess how big it is or how

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Wilful waste makes woeful want

Waste not, want not. It means that wise use of ones resources will keep one from poverty. It’s a very

Wendy Bartlett hospitality
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bartlett mitchell’s newly qualified barista, Wendy Bartlett

So there I was last week spending 2 ½ days learning how to be a barista and course complete, I

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Let’s be grateful for that simple, clean, clear freshwater

Today’s message is a stark reminder that we have great water just at the turning of a tap and not

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A Sunny Week in Malta…

For those of you that have never been, Malta is a lovely island in the Mediterranean about 50 miles south

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Wendy Bartlett awarded MBE and top industry honour

Bartlett is the Chief Executive and owner of Egham-based catering company, Bartlett Mitchell, and event catering business, Inn or Out

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Technology and Business Growth

We were delighted that CEO, Wendy Bartlett was invited by the Institute of Directors to a round table discussion of

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The magical honour of receiving an MBE

Firstly there were the frequently asked questions: Did I know I if had been nominated? No not at all; I

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Coffee… A very important beverage in our business

Hello all This time I’m looking at Coffee; a very important beverage in our business. It provides excellent margin opportunities and if

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The quintessentially British dessert – Summer Pudding

To be honest I couldn’t pick a winner as they all tasted much the same. It’s a testament to the simplicity

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City checkers

There are very few opportunities during the working day for Wharfites to voyage out into real life and the developers

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Talk about being ultra-niche…

How many times have you popped to your local shop to grab a few beers, only wishing you could select

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Food outside of London…

I ate at Pitt Cue this month. I haven’t been there for a while and every so often I like

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Gin… all you ever needed to know

It was really interesting and indeed very educational, in fact fascinating, so I thought I would share some of the interesting

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Does Dude Food Still Rule?

Back then, dude food in the UK was just on the rise. Jamie Oliver was new to the scene and

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The Journey into Discovery

The food I see presented to our customers is soooo me. It’s creative, on trend and a pushes up the

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Social Eating and the New Wave of Fine Dining

A memorable example of invasiveness comes to mind from when I turned 30. I had frequented a very reputable restaurant