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BaxterStorey reports 10% growth and 900 new jobs, including 40 graduate placements 13th year proves lucky for WSH with 15% growth and consolidated turnover of £530m confirmed.

  BaxterStorey – the UK’s leading provider of workplace hospitality services – has today posted a combined UK turnover of £320m, representing a year-on-year increase of more than 10%, with the creation of 900 new roles in the business. 

  Now in its tenth year, BaxterStorey has seen its turnover in England & Wales increase by £21.6m, from £281.9m in 2012 to £303.5m today.  BaxterStorey Scotland grew by a further 19% to £15.8m. This business success was underpinned by 44 new client wins, including such prestigious names as Reed Smith, Shell UK, Verizon and BAE Systems.

  Alastair Storey, Chairman at BaxterStorey and Chief Executive at WSH, said: “We invest heavily in training and supporting our people who are key to developing long lasting customer relationships. We aim to provide our clients with great tasting, fresh, seasonal and locally sourced food through innovative menus that keep pace with the high street and respond quickly to changes in food and drink trends.  This is because we understand thatevery day our customers have choices. Only byproviding food cooked and presented creatively, on-site, by well trained staff, will we tempt our customers to eat with us time and again.”

  BaxterStorey’s success is reflected in 15% year-on-year turnover growth for parent company WSH, which has experienced a double-digit increase for an impressive 13th year running and now has a consolidated turnover of £530m. 

  Despite last year’s challenging trading conditions, WSH continues to outperform the marketplace. Its combined businesses – BaxterStorey, Caterlink, Holroyd Howe, benugo and Portico – last year supported the UK economy with the creation of over 1,800 jobs, taking the total number of employees to more than 14,400 across the UK and Europe. 

Caterlink, the school education catering specialist, has been awarded a significant contract to cater across the Isle of Anglesey.

The five year agreement with Isle of Anglesey County Council will see Caterlink deliver a selection of locally sourced ingredients and seasonal, freshly prepared hot and cold meals to pupils and staff for the Island’s 48 primary schools, five secondary schools and one special school from 1 September 2013.

The competitive tendering process saw an evaluation panel of senior councillors, head teachers and pupil representatives attend a special food tasting event, where a unanimous decision was made to award the contract to Caterlink.

Neil Fuller, Managing Director of Caterlink, commented: “We are delighted to be able to provide exciting, seasonal meals using the freshest, locally sourced ingredients to schools across the Isle of Anglesey. We are looking forward to working with the Isle of Anglesey County Council and sharing our enjoyment and knowledge of food with pupils and teachers to ensure they have a better understanding of provenance and a greater appreciation for the food they eat.”

Anglesey Director of Lifelong Learning, Dr Gwynne Jones, said, “Throughout the tendering process Caterlink clearly demonstrated their ability to deliver even further improvements in this important service, offering healthy and nutritious meals, more local procurement, better flexibility and choice, strong operational standards and financial stability - all aimed at increasing benefits for Anglesey school children.”