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Wendy Bartlett: managing director

Wendy's passion for food and good service has taken her all over the world to look at the latest innovations. These ideas play a large part in the catering services offered by bartlett mitchell.

Wendy has spent all her working life in contract catering after gaining her qualifications at Thames Valley University. A major part of her career was spent looking after the staff for British Airways, probably one of the single largest catering operations in the UK. Part of Wendy's responsibilities included the hospitality in British Airways VIP lounges and the Concorde departure lounge.

Prior to forming bartlett mitchell, Wendy directed some of the most prestigious businesses in the City of London for four years, and as MD of bartlett mitchell, she has the drive and determination to forge a successful strategy ensuring the continued growth and delivery of  bartlett mitchell standards.

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likes

  • Suppers with friends - especially if someone else is cooking!
  • Finishing tender documents & thinking "wow"
  • Being awarded new contracts
  • Having a healthy & happy team, family and friends
  • 'To-do' lists

dislikes

  • The use of demi-tasse cups 
  • People who don't try their best - even if they fail
  • Dirt & dust gathering under dishwashers in kitchens
  • People who don't complete their 'to-do' lists

favourite dish

  • Absolutely anything & everything (except snails) providing it's done with great passion, enthusiasm & most importantly, a genuine smile.

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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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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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