Press Release

14 January 2009

MITIE best in UK for catering

Following a reader poll in Conference and Incentive Travel Magazine, ingredients, the food service brand for strategic outsourcing and asset management company MITIE, has won the C&IT award for best UK venue for its catering services provided at the Brewery – one of London’s most prestigious conference and event venues. 

Now in its fourth year, the reader poll organised by C&IT Magazine selected the Brewery for the catering prize for the second year running. London was also selected as the top conference destination followed by rivals Barcelona, Manchester, Las Vegas, Berlin and Dubai. 

Ingredients was praised for its “focus on fresh seasonal produce, wellbeing and nutritional balance” whilst the venue itself was praised for “Its regular tasting evenings for clients [that] always draw the crowds”. 

Robin Hay, Managing Director for MITIE’s food service brand commented: “We are delighted to have won this award for the second year in a row for catering at the Brewery. The reader poll is testament to the success of the close relationship that the ingredients team has with this leading conference and events venue”. 

Maria Duddin, General Manager, the Brewery added: “As a leading venue in the capital it is important that we have a consistently high standard of delivery and ingredients has helped us achieve this hands down for catering services”. 

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For further information, contact: 

David Revis, Investor Relations and PR Manager, MITIE Group PLC
T: 020 7034 7306 M : 07979 702465 E: david.revis@mitie.co.uk 

Notes for editors

About MITIE 
We’re the strategic outsourcing and asset management company.

What does that mean in practice? Providing everything from strategic consultancy, to world-class delivery on the ground. From long-term infrastructure planning, to facilities management, property and engineering services. Our strategic input can add value at the highest level, while our practical management expertise can save customers money and maximise their returns.

At the same time, it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that makes us different. Our people are passionate about what they do, committed to working in partnership with their clients, and will always look for a fresh answer to a new challenge.

We work with our clients in three ways; some take full advantage of our whole range of expertise by buying the whole suite, others may only need one aspect of what we do:

Strategy and consultancy

+ Facilities and project management

+ Service delivery

In other words, we think, we manage, and we deliver.

The thinking phase is all about finding strategic answers to long-term challenges about assets and resources. Facilities and project management puts those plans in place, and our unrivalled range of services is one of the best in the business.

There’s a lot more to MITIE than you probably think. We’re a big company with big ambitions - a leading FTSE 250 support services business, with 49,000+ people, revenues in excess of £1.4bn, and a reputation for being the best. 

About ingredients
ingredients, MITIE’s food service brand offer a full range of catering services to satisfy all of your needs. From staff restaurants, café bars, deli bars, and juice bars, to vending, hospitality, fine dining and events. ingredients delivers bespoke solutions to match our clients’ expectations.