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London business: japanese investment bank HQ

 A Japanese bank in the city has been using bartlett mitchell as contract caterers for its staff restaurant, with daily Japanese offer, and prestigious hospitality service since 2002. They have remained with bartlett mitchell after two successful retenders in '05 and '08 for our quality service, team building skills, honest accounting and flexibility. 

  • 5 traditional private dining rooms in hospitality suite with dedicated butler and executive chef
  • Staff restaurant traditional and limited in size
  • 6020 on site
    • 100% of team transferred (TUPE) with no concerns or stress

     Achievements

    • Traditional service that required updating and modernisation within environment of resistance to change
    • Hospitality area standards increased to first class level from a 3-star perception
    • bartlett mitchell’s buying power and innovation has allowed capital investment to be best utilised to update all areas and replace heavy equipment
    • Hospitality service marketed to ensure increased usage of facility after loss of confidence
    • Marketing of hospitality has increased profile of catering and client service
    • Financial data in simple format that client understands and as required to meet own objectives
    • 15% decrease in costs on previous caterer
    • Assisted client in achieving 20% reduction on own budget
    • Management team on site able to meet client needs and achieve better financial results with freedom of purchasing.
    • Better purchasing of clients own vending ingredients
 

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David's on film

Our fabulous Creative Director, David James, has started a new hobby on YouTube. He's going to be adding a veritable feast of recipes on-line soon. 

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We think he's a budding Delia. Watch this space as the PearAcademy on-line training sessions are going to be growing!

 
WINNER Shine Awards 2010

 Wendy Bartlett, the illustrious Managing Director of bartlett mitchell has been awarded the "Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Entrepreneur of the Year" at The Shine Awards 2010. 

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latest press articles

Wendy Bartlett: a powerful person in Hospitality

It's official, Wendy is one of the Industry's movers and shakers in 2010 - so says The Caterer & Hotelkeeper's Top 100 Most Influential People in Hospitality.

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David's latest blog entry

Dinner for One

I discovered the other day that the sales of kitchen equipment designed for single-people, such as small saucepans, frying pans that can hold no more than one egg and single-cup teapots have soared by 140 per cent compared with a year ago, according to Debenhams.

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