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24/04/24
Hilton Cobham Launches Low Waste Menu
Hilton Cobham has launched a low waste menu in Seven Hills Restaurant, Bar and Terrace to mark Stop Food Waste Day.
According to UNEP’s Food Waste Index Report 2024*, a staggering one billion tonnes of food is wasted each year, equating to one fifth of all food available to consumers. Notably, the food services industry contributes over a quarter of this waste. In response, Hilton Cobham’s menu has been launched to showcase how hotel operators can join the global fight to reduce food waste, harnessing a range of techniques that can be implemented in kitchens of any size.
Launching on Stop Food Waste Day on 24th April, the menu will offer a unique take on low- waste cuisine across 20 hotels across the UK.
Dishes will utilise a range of innovative cookery techniques to showcase the potential for commercial operators to implement simple steps that significantly reduce waste, with a focus on rescuing and repurposing leftover food from breakfast, which is a key contributor to food waste in hotels.
Highlights include a soup of the day accompanied by crispy croissant croutons rescued from the breakfast buffet; flavoursome risotto which gives a second life to breakfast mushrooms and a cobb salad topped with crispy bacon, yesterday’s sourdough and hard-boiled eggs.
Hilton Cobham works with local suppliers to help reduce food miles and ensure the best, seasonal produce is used throughout the year.
Stuart Duff, corporate chef, UK & Ireland, Hilton and curator of the menu said: "As chefs, we can be a driving force for positive change and have the opportunity to help diners by providing more sustainable options when dining out. Our menus encourage diners to explore new dishes, while empowering them to take a stand against food waste. We look forward to guests joining us on this culinary journey as we look to create a meaningful difference, one tasty dish at a time.”
The initiative builds upon Hilton’s success in reducing waste sent to landfill by 50% and sits alongside its commitment to implement a food waste reduction programme in every hotel kitchen. It is underpinned by the brand’s longstanding partnerships with like-minded businesses and suppliers working towards the same goal of reducing waste output as much as possible. This includes Winnow, an AI-enabled food waste solution which helps to measure, track and ultimately reduce waste in commercial kitchens.
Richard Hopton, General Manager at Hilton Cobham added: ‘At our hotel, we are dedicated to reducing waste every day. Our team's passion for sustainability ensures every guest experience is not just memorable, but mindful of our planet's future.’
Hilton plans to roll out the initiative across more hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa over the coming year. Alongside the current pilot scheme, almost 20 hotels in the UK will also launch a new low waste menu, continuing the brand's year-round commitment to waste reduction and marking an important step in its long-term ambition to eliminate all possible food waste.
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22/04/24
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel Bolsters Management Team
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly is driving ahead with an ambitious recruitment programme to hire 53 conference, events, and hotel staff as part of a major new vision, strategy, and investment for the business in 2024.
Following a £3million modernisation project and a refreshed leadership and employee model, the hotel has announced the appointment of two key leadership positions, marking a significant stride forward in its commitment to excellence in events, hospitality, and service.
Stephen Cox has been appointed Conference & Events Operations Manager, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the role. Within a few months, Stephen has already overhauled the hotel’s conference and events offering for organisers and delegates, and VenueVerdict scores are now consistently achieving 9/10, setting the stage for Stephen's goal to attain gold status within the year.
"I am thrilled to take on this role to drive forward the hotel’s rapid and exciting mission to become a key hotel for meetings and events in the UK," said Stephen. "I look forward to leading our talented new team to enhance our Meetings & Events services and exceed the expectations of our guests."
Complementing Cox's appointment is the addition of Dhiraj Kumar as Head Chef. With more than two decades of experience working with major hotel brands, Dhiraj brings a wealth of culinary knowledge and creativity. His expertise in crafting top-tier catering experiences will further enhance the property's events services and delight guests with innovative flavours and bespoke menus.
"I am honoured to lead the culinary team at Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel and contribute to its culinary journey," commented Dhiraj Kumar. "I am committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences that reflect the rich culinary heritage of Manchester while incorporating modern techniques and flavours."
Andrew Krawec, General Manager of Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, added: “Stephen brings an in-depth knowledge of all departments across the hotel, has a great eye for detail and takes a methodical approach, making him a perfect fit for the conference and events team. Similarly, Dhiraj is highly experienced, a great leader and isn’t fazed by volume. Both appointments will push our events and catering offerings to the next level.”
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18/04/24
SEC Continues Expansion of Conference Sales Team
The Scottish Event Campus has grown the conference sales team further with the appointments of two new experienced sales talents. Hannah Cochrane joins the corporate team as Sales & Business Development Manager and Makenzie Brown boosts the international association sales effort in the role of Association Sales Manager
The announcements underscore the SEC’s continued commitment to its conference business and to investing in outstanding people to support the venue’s conference clients and their event objectives.
Hannah joins the SEC from a previous role at Dakota Hotels, bringing with her experience from across the meetings and events industry, and served as the Scotland Glasgow Ambassador for SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence). Makenzie’s background includes roles across the events and sports industries, from Feed the Crew to FirstPoint USA. Hannah and Makenzie join a skilled sales and business development team.
“I am so excited to have Hannah and Makenzie in the business. They bring a wealth of experience and already it’s clear that they are outstanding additions to the team. It’s brilliant to be leaning into the coming years with such extraordinary and progressive people driving our business forward. As an industry we are evolving at pace, and the full team is embracing the future with energy and conviction to delivering for our clients.”
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18/04/24
The Meetings Show unveils thought-provoking Knowledge Programme
The Meetings Show – the UK’s leading exhibition for the meetings, events, and incentives community – has unveiled an enriching knowledge programme jam-packed with sessions designed to empower event professionals to think, connect, plan and live differently.
Returning to ExCeL London on 19 and 20 June 2024, the programme has once again been curated by The Attendee Experience Company (atex), building on the success of last year’s partnership.
It will feature 28 sessions split across four key themes – Impact & Inform and Innovate & Inspire – with a stellar line up of expert speakers covering topics including event marketing trends, security, AI, creativity, experiential design, contract negotiation, sustainability and much more.
The show will kick off with 9 to Thrive: Dolly Parton's Guide to Sustainably Rocking Events and Meetings with Be in your Element’s Lucy Eden and Judge the Poet - How To Trust Your Imagination And Explode Your Creativity.
Day one will also include a session led by Cvent marketing director Felicia Asiedu entitled What Are You Worth? Unveiling Insights from our Annual Events Industry Salary Survey, insights from Amex GBT’s Emma Bason on Venue Sourcing in the New Era: Evolving from Order Takers to Strategic Consultants and The Great Debate - How to improve the supply chain for Buyers & Suppliers with We Are MEaT founder James Bacon.
Highlights on day two include Mike Ghasemi on Fuelling Innovation Engines: The Role of Creative Intelligence in Turbocharging Your Success, a session with Nick Rosier entitled From Zero to Event Hero: AI-Powered Event Creation in 30 minutes, and Let's fix networking together - a co-design workshop with Tamsin Treasure-Jones.
Back for a second year, the Blank Canvas stage will showcase best practice event design with sessions throughout the two days featuring hackathons, a Neurodiverse Design Challenge and an innovation showdown.
The show’s Knowledge Programme will follow the Hosted Buyer Insight Forum on Tuesday 18 June. Open to hosted buyers, it will feature innovative sessions including the Great TMS AI Hackathon, a trends versus reality session with global agency leaders, plus workshops and social activations supported by ExCeL London after the success of ExCeL backstage last year.
This year, there will also be a workspace cafe inside the forum, enabling hosted buyers to dip in and out of content as they wish.
Jack Marczewski, portfolio event director, Northstar Meetings Group, said: “We received excellent feedback on last year’s refreshed knowledge programme so we’re delighted to be working with Samme Allen, Claus Raasted and the atex team again to deliver an exciting and innovative line up of speakers and sessions that will deliver value and practical takeaways for all who attend.”
There are various ways to register to attend The Meetings Show 2024, which will be co-located with Business Travel Show Europe and TravelTech Show. To find out more about the buyer, hosted buyer and visitor registrations options, visit: https://www.themeetingsshow.com/register
