Host Management, the national contract catering company, has been awarded seven new contracts with a combined turnover of over £8m.
The new wins see Host take on its first B&I combined catering and cleaning provision at the Aberdeen and Dundee-based James Hutton Institute. The Institute, a distinguished crop research centre, has 800 employees and an annual catering turnover of £750,000. The three-year contract, previously held by Sodexo and Compass, boosts Host’s strategy for further growth in Scotland.
In Southampton Host has won a two-year catering contract for insurance company Skandia with a £500,000 annual turnover. Host will provide dining facilities to over 1,000 employees across two sites. The contract was previously held by Aramark.
Host has also taken over the retail and events catering contract for Gloucester leisure centre GL1, which receives some 500,000 visitors a year. The seven-year contract, previously held by Caterleisure, has an annual turnover of £250,000.
Other wins include New College Worcester, a residential school for the blind, where the 10-year contract has an annual turnover of £140,000 and a three-year contract at Dynex in Lincoln, worth £100,000 a year.
Bringing the total number of recent wins to seven is a 12-month contract at John Wheatley College, Glasgow, with an annual turnover of £150,000, and a three-year contract at Action for Children in Watford with an annual turnover of £100,000.
Said Host CEO Bill Toner: “We are delighted to announce these important contract wins. This year has been one of massive growth for Host through acquisitions as well as winning new contracts. As a company we remain committed to giving a great service across the business and ensuring we deliver on the promises we make to new and existing clients.”
Earlier this year Host announced the acquisition of contract caterers Couture and OJ’s, taking the company into new areas of operation including the leisure sector, heritage sites and film studios.
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Alternatively speak to Host CEO Bill Toner on 07831 637910.
EDITOR’S NOTE
Host is an independent, nationally based, contract catering company founded in 2004. The company, headed up by former Aramark UK CEO Bill Toner, has contracts in Scotland, Wales and mainland England including business & industry, directors and partners dining rooms, conference facilities, independent (prep, senior and 6th form) schools, state schools, further and higher education, and the healthcare industry in care homes, hospices and hospitals.
In July and September 2012 Host announced its first acquisitions, Couture and Juice for Life, trading as OJ’s. The acquisitions, part of the company’s stated strategy for growth, take Host into new areas of business including leisure and heritage sites.