The first contract caterer in defence site services to achieve Hospitality Assured is Sodexho Defence Services for its contract at the Cotswold Garrison - comprising the Joint Supply Unit at Corsham, the 9 Supply Regiment at Hullavington, and the 21 Signal Regiment at Azimghur Barracks in Colerne.
At these three Wiltshire sites Sodexho employs a total of 190 staff, providing services for around 1,700 people.
The Bradford Community Health NHS Trust in Bradford has become the first NHS Trust in Yorkshire to be accredited with Hospitality Assured.
The accreditation covered the trust's provision of a hotel service within a healthcare environment.
A total of 104 employees are responsible for production, delivery and service of approximately 10,000 meals per week to both patients and staff at the Trust.
Aberdeen College has become the first hospitality collegein Scotland to achieve Hospitality Assured accreditation. The assessment at the college covered the William Dyce Brasserie - the hospitality department's training restaurant for hospitality students, open to the public.
