An interview with Andrew Turner

Introduction Andrew Turner is the new executive head chef at London’s Café Royal and the chef who brought the `grazing concept menu` to London. Having learnt from the masters including Albert Roux and Anton Edelman, Andrew created his own new style `the grazing concept` which he has mastered and made his own – and has…

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C&C Catering Equipment wins London’s Mandarin Oriental catering refurbishment

CEDA member C&C are benefiting from their successful completion of the award winning Café Royal project by securing their latest hotel scheme at London’s Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park. The new project is scheduled for completion by the end of September 2013 and includes new coldrooms, ventilation hoods and warewashing facilities for the hotel’s basement kitchen area.…

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The Samling Hotel Windermere

The Samling Boutique hotel in Windermere was named as the best dining hotel in the world at the recent Boutique Hotel Awards in London. We are delighted to have been named as their partner for the most recent  remodelling of their kitchen and food preparation area. For this scheme C&C offered a full “turnkey” package…

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Craft Guild of Chefs 2013

C&C were delighted to sponsor the “Competition Chef Award” at the 2013 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards held this week in London. Javier Mercado of Le Cordon Bleu was this year’s winner and was presented  with his Guild Jacket by HRH The Countess of Wessex, the Guild’s Patron and C&C’s Commercial Director Trevor Clark. Hearty congratulations are extended…

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Proud sponsors of Chester FA for 25 years

We are mad about football at C&C, and are delighted to have been proud sponsors of the Chester & District FA for the last 25 years. Managing Director, Peter Kitchin explains more… So why sponsor Chester? I was born in Chester, as were my children, I have lived almost all my life in Chester and…

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NRA Show

C&C enjoyed a long weekend in Chicago in May to visit the NRA Show. The NRA (National Restaurant Association) show is held each year at McCormick Place Convention Centre in Chicago, Illinois, USA. With more than 1800 suppliers exhibiting at the show, there was plenty to see over the 4 days. It was C&C’s first…

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High Society: The Café Royal reborn

Read all about the Café Royal project in this article from Foodservice Consultant magazine: Few places have the cachet of London’s Café Royal, so for SeftonHornWinch the refurbishment project represented a significant opportunity. Ken Winch gives Jackie Mitchell the inside story. For Ken Winch FFCSI of SeftonHornWinch (SHW), the reopening of the legendary Café Royal…

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