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The workplace catering firm has opened a third offsite kitchen at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall to service its clients across the Square Mile.
This latest ‘Atelier’ kitchen gives BM another central base, boosting its capacity and reducing logistic complexity and travel time, adding to its existing Atelier kitchens in Millbank and Canary Wharf. As part of Atelier, BM provides a dedicated chef to each contract that is serviced through the offsite kitchens.
The kitchen and its team of 16 chefs at the Guildhall site will initially produce around 500 main meals and 2,000 hospitality covers per day, with the possibility to double this capacity later in the year. It is part of the group’s wider plans to have a total of five offsite kitchens across London to boost capacity.
The approximately 4,000sq ft site already has a functioning kitchen, and BM has invested £40,000 in further improving the infrastructure. The site will be overseen by Ljiljana Pavicevic, Head of Operations, Executive Chef Adam Jemal, and Commercial Account Director Nick Wallace Jones.
Angus Brydon, MD of BM Caterers, said: “Our Atelier concept stands out, as evidenced by the launch of our third Atelier kitchen, with plans to expand to five by the end of 2025. As a boutique caterer, BM takes pride in offering bespoke, tailored solutions. Assigning a dedicated chef to each client location ensures a seamless and top-quality staff dining and hospitality service. The possibilities are limitless, and we are excited to introduce our fourth kitchen in St Paul’s to meet the high demand.”
On 27 February FMJ will be hosting a webinar in partnership with workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking, to discuss the challenges posed by managing hybrid work models, meeting sustainability targets, and dealing with economic pressures, which have long required a fine balancing act for Facilities Managers. This is set to become more complicated this year with the Government announcing plans to allow staff to work more flexibly.
The webinar will bring together the digital experts from Matrix Booking alongside a panel of workplace thought leaders to discuss how FMs can create the perfect balance.
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