Christopher Tate Email & Phone Number

Pinnacle North Leeds

Managing the catering service on behalf of Pinnacle PSG in the 10 PFI Schools within the Leeds area of West Yorkshire.Managing the schools catering operation serving 45,000 meals per month.Menu planning complying with New Schools Food StandardsProviding Allergen information for the menus to comply with new legislationAuditing the self delivered service in Leeds area Auditing service delivered to other schools in Pinnacle areas provided by external caterersAll training undertaken by the catering staff for Food Hygiene and Allergen AwarenessMeal numbers recording and reportingMonthly report compilation reporting on events Attending meeting with Local Authority and SchoolsClient liasonMeeting with Schools Councils / arraging school led eventsCatering training and practical catering sessions with pupilsWorking with Schools to implement Family service

Yorkshire / North East Area

Managed the catering service in education and Business Industry sites across the north of England.Worked with the sales team presenting to prospective clients in acquiring new business. Opening and the mobilisation of new sites in my area.Responsible for the unit managers in achieving their budgets and reporting these on a monthly basis to senior managers.

Providing a first class catering service to this very busy residential Police Training School in Wakefield.Day to day catering facility to residents and non- residents attending courses.End of course dinners, high key function for officers mess and overseas visitors attending courses, national and international conferences being hosted by the force and Chief Constable.Additional catering for external events eg Social club events & wedding receptions.We were also the main hub for emergency feeding for police situations where service has to be provided for out of hours situations.

Advanced Food Hygiene

City & Guilds, 706/1 - 706/2 - 771

City & Guilds Catering

Education record

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