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10 Greek Street is a bustling, neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of Soho. Featuring a daily changing, seasonal menu and an evolving, exciting, reasonably priced wine list. Make sure to ask for the 'little black book', a hand-written list of rarer wine gems.
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We specialise in the delivery of security and cleaning solutions across the whole of the UK. As an accredited Real Living Wage and Living Hours employer we always put our people first, which enables them to deliver innovative, high-quality and sustainable services to our clients.
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Interstate Hotels & Resorts is the International Division of leading U.S.-based global hotel management company, Aimbridge Hospitality. Thousands of hotel owners, developers, and guests have discovered the Interstate difference in our 100-property portfolio of hotels in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Russia, alongside the global 1,400-property portfolio managed by our U.S. based division.
Backed by more than 50 years of global experience, Interstate is a true leader in the hospitality industry. Originally founded in the U.S., we’ve since expanded internationally and are recognised as the leading third-party hotel management company in the world. Throughout our growth, we’ve forged partnerships with major brands in the industry and they rely on our proven operational expertise and exceptional financial performance.
AllBright is a global collective of change-makers powered by ambitious women committed to creating an equitable world for all. Our vision is to create a world of unlimited possibilities for ambitious women. All Businesses, All Women, All Together. #Sisterhoodworks
The Anglian Country Inns is a family run business. We first opened its doors twenty three years ago and now we have nine award winning establishments across East Anglia, a coffee shop and brewery to boot.
We celebrate the individual nature of each venue and whether you are looking for a spot for a very special meal, after work cocktail, live music, quiet pint, quick pizza or just somewhere to get away from it all in our coastal inn, a warm welcome awaits.
Aramark is a leading service and solutions provider within the Northern Europe region. Our culinary and operations teams ensure that we deliver a food offer that enriches and nourishes the lives of our customers every day, at every service, to a diverse group of clients in 39 countries. We work across business and industry, sports and entertainment, healthcare and education locations and, more recently, theme parks. Every day, we dream of ways to increase our impact through our commitment to innovation and our passion for excellent customer service.
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Our hotels are located in London, provincial cities and major airports throughout the UK. We thrive on a partnership model with the world’s leading hotel brands coupled with Arora’s founding philosophy:
“We treat our guests like royalty and our staff like family.” Surinder Arora, Founder and Chairman of the Arora Group.
The hotel division today has evolved from being a traditional-hotel bedroom provider to a diversified large-scale conference player in the marketplace. The division has a reputable track-record in service delivery excellence across bedroom, food & beverage, spa and conference solutions in the UK.
Artfarm is an independent hospitality and development company owned by Manuela and Iwan Wirth. Artfarm sets new boundaries for what cultural development can achieve. It adapts and reinvents unique sites that come with great stories by bringing together art, community, education, people and place. Artists are invited to celebrate these stories with site specific commissions. Public programmes are created to engage guests with art and locality. The local community is embraced and promoted through a celebration of the culture, customs, food and drink that make each site original.
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Founded in 1993, ASK Italian is a family of 65 restaurants across the UK. We may not be a traditional trattoria but we’re connected by a love of Italy, great food and sociable mealtimes, just like a big unconventional family. We invite customers to enter our restaurants and leave behind the daily grind, welcomed by our teams and inspired by our interiors.
Established in the 1690s, chophouses became the beating heart of towns and cities up and down the land, serving various cuts of meat attached to the bone for want of additional flavour. Reliable and honest, the chophouse was a welcoming home for all, be it languid lunches, high business or family feasts. Blacklock champions the chophouse and all its traditions, unpretentious and familiar and above all else, open to all.
BACK IN 2007, BREWDOG WAS FOUNDED BY JAMES WATT AND MARTIN DICKIE, TWO GUYS AND THEIR DOG, AT THE START OF A MISSION TO MAKE PEOPLE PASSIONATE ABOUT GREAT CRAFT BEER. 15 YEARS LATER... WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!
Now...15 years later, we feel like we are just about getting started. We are the UK and USA's fastest growing craft beer brand and we are now the top craft beer brand in the World. The mission remains, and our ability to deliver it is getting larger.
There are now 72 BrewDog Bars in the United Kingdom with a further 24 overseas, a rapidly expanding brewery in Scotland, over 2200 incredible crew members, and over 100,000 passionate Equity Punk shareholders.
In 2022 we launched Blueprint to mark the 15th anniversary - 107 dog years - of BrewDog. Looking ahead, we have a once in a generation opportunity to build a business and a brand that has a huge positive impact on the world. Being the best employer we possibly can be is fundamental to everything we believe in. In our People Blueprint we are delighted to share some fantastic new initiatives building upon our signature BrewDog benefits.
We have released our employee ownership programme sharing almost £100million of Brewdog equity with our team members. Our Hop Stock programme will ensure that we are all in this together as we build the future of BrewDog. This means that we are now more than 25% owned by the people who matter most to us, our incredible team and our Equity Punk community who have been with us every step of the way on this crazy ride.
We also now share 50% of each bars profits with the amazing people who work in them. Our bar teams make the magic happen for tens of thousands of customers every day. Creating experiences that are key to this business and brand, and we want to reward them in a fundamentally new way which has never been done in hospitality before. By sharing 50% of profits with our crew, we’re setting the bar higher for hospitality workers everywhere, and democratising the benefits of working for a successful business in our industry.
Within our planet blueprint we set out the ways in which we are further reducing out carbon impact on this beautiful sphere. We have already reduced our carbon impact by 20% vs 2019 baseline and we are targeting a 35% reduction by 2023. From our brand new Eco Bioplant worth over £12million to our CO2 recovery at our breweries, locally grown hops in Ohio to solar panels in Brisbane...we are ensuring that we are carbon negative!
We've come a long way since 2007, but our aspiration and our commitment still holds fast. Here's to the next 15 years. Cheers
When we started out in 2013 with our first Brewpub in Portsmouth we wanted to create a place where we could inspire people to become as passionate about beer as we are.
Each of our pubs have a microbrewery onsite paired with one of our talented head brewers who tinkers around the brewery whilst you sit and watch and drink the beer that was made for you just a few ft. away. Guests are taken into our world of hops, brewing and beers to really experience what it is like to be a true purveyor of the best drink in the world.
We also pair our beers with our fresh, and classically inspired dishes, and some genuine, friendly and incredibly knowledgeable B&K people, who not only educate our guests in all things beer, but ensure they return again and again.
Britvic is an international business rich in history and heritage. Founded in England in the 1930s, we have grown into a global organisation with 39 much-loved brands sold in over 100 countries. Built on innovation and entrepreneurial flair, our dynamism comes from our people whose unparalleled energy, spirit and creativity keep us constantly in motion, seizing opportunities to innovate sustainably and drive us forward to create a better tomorrow.
The Burger & Lobster story started back in 2011 when four schoolmates came together on a rooftop in London and came up with the simplest of ideas: a restaurant where the focus would be on perfecting two ingredients – burger and lobster.
In a small Irish pub in Mayfair, the first-ever Burger & Lobster was born, and since then we’ve done some growing. Our teams have spread their love for wild lobsters and prime cut burgers to fun, passionate people all around the globe who share our same appetite for creativity.
Food innovation and team member education are what makes us tick. And our utter obsession with all things burgers and lobsters makes it easy. With a heart for provenance and the drive to continually source only the highest quality ingredients around, whether that’s our food or team members, our recipe is simple: source the best, treat it with respect and have a great time along the way.
We are a multi-award-winning Premium pub business with sites across the UK and the Channel Islands.
We pride ourselves on our fresh, locally sourced, seasonal menu’s and are delighted to have won The Best Premium Food offer and Best Managed Pub business at The National Publican awards for 2022.
We offer live-in in many of our pubs for our staff and can pay great hourly rates, a share of tips and lots of fun benefits including lots of discount on food, groceries, electronic goods, holidays etc.
We are a friendly bunch and would love to hear from people who want to grow a career in a stunning business!
At Champneys, wellness is our specialty. A spa pioneer since 1925, our four elegant countryside health spa resorts have helped guests to rest and reenergise for generations. However, recently we have ventured into a decadent new era with two luxury spa hotels; where a little bit of what you fancy is not just on offer, it’s actively encouraged.
Featuring the traditions of our health spa resorts; bootcamps, detox retreats, healthy meals and spa treatments - you’ll have the added chance to enjoy a glass of champagne during a mani-pedi, indulgent dining with all the trimmings and toast celebratory occasions with canapés and cocktails. Simply put, our spa hotels are naughty AND nice and you have permission to enjoy both.
Comptoir Group is a dynamic, bold and innovative hospitality company committed to delivering exceptional hospitality experiences that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Lebanon.
With a passion for our food, and a focus on quality ingredients, our restaurants offer an authentic taste of the region’s diverse and vibrant cuisine. We are dedicated to providing outstanding guest hospitality by creating a welcoming and inviting atmosphere that inspires guests to return time and time again. At Comptoir Group we are driven by a desire to share our love of our delicious food with the wider world.
At COOK we make remarkable meals for your freezer, made like you would at home. We prepare our meals by hand at our kitchen using the same ingredients and techniques as a good cook would at home. OK, so this isn’t an official accolade, but the COOK Kitchen in Sittingbourne, Kent is like no other. It takes 300 people, working day and night, with immense care and pride, to create our meals.
COOK is growing fast. We’ll only ever be as good as our team, so we’re always on the look-out for talented new people to join us.
Whether you’re a chef, a kitchen porter, a shopkeeper or in the office, we’ll work hard to make it easy for you to love your job. COOK is committed to being a force for good in society, so we don’t see people as human resources to be used in the pursuit of profit. We’ve been recognised as the best manufacturer to work for in the UK by the Sunday Times Best Companies list, we run a profit share scheme, and will give you all the help we can to fulfil your potential with our training academies.
If you think you can do a remarkable job for us, we’d love to meet you.
Crerar Hotels operate seven high-end hotels and inns in some of the most beautiful locations throughout Scotland.
All our hotels and inns have their own personality, each reflecting our history, our landscape and our people. We embody Spiorad na h-Alba - the spirit of Scotland and are proud of who we are.
Crerar Hotels are true to what Scotland is all about. Adventurous. Generous. Honest. Welcoming. From the wild and inspiring landscapes outside to the comfort within, we give our guests a taste of authenticity. It’s who we are and we have been proudly welcoming guests with exceptional service since 1902.
Darwin & Wallace is a collection of eight independent neighbourhood bars situated in London villages. In a city celebrated for its design and food, founder and Managing Director Melanie Marriott set out to turn unloved and underperforming sites into brilliant local bars. "When creating Darwin & Wallace we wanted to do everything we could to help and to have the least amount of impact on the environment". With scratch cook sustainably sourced menus, inspiring all-day food; delightful drinks from morning coffee to nightcaps (and everything in between). Unique spaces that sound like private addresses; hand-picked (sometimes hand-made) style; creating spaces that feel like a home-from-home.
As the #1 leader in hospitality worldwide, Marriott International has over 7500 hotel properties and 30 top hotel brands. Whether you are seeking to grow with new opportunities, work beside teammates that feel like family, or make a difference in the world, Marriott helps you live life to its fullest, no matter how you define it. Career opportunities are endless and we will support you every step of your career with on the job training and the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship and many other training opportunities.
Dennys Brands consists of a family of 6 different brands supplying every part of hospitality clothing - Dennys London, Le Chef, Comfort Grip, AFD, Joseph Alan and Soho Knives. We supply uniforms worldwide, offering the best range of garments, designed and manufactured by experts with over 175 years of experience serving the trade.
Founded in 2007, Eataly was born from Oscar Farinetti’s idea to gather high-quality food at sustainable and reasonable prices for all, celebrate Italian biodiversity, and create an informal, natural and simple place to Eat, Shop, Learn, all under one roof.
Ebury by Fat Macy’s is a social enterprise restaurant that employs and provides training to Londoners living in temporary accommodation. Over the course of our 200-hour programme, our trainees earn a housing deposit to move into their own homes.
Founded in Leeds in 2010 and born from a passion to share South-American culinary traditions with the people of the UK, we’re proud to have five award-winning restaurants in prominent cities across the country.Our Passion - Harnessing an innate desire to make a lasting impression, each member of our team is unified by one guiding principle - we exist to make our guests feel special. It's this ambition to go above and beyond that has led to our success and shaped who we are today. Extending beyond our restaurants, our love for community drives our work with charities both locally and nationally.
Firmdale Hotels is an international award-winning group comprising of 10 luxury hotels and 8 bars and restaurants in London and New York, offering exclusive training programmes and incredible career development. We are committed to deliver a great place to work, where excellent perks and benefits are offered, success is recognised and rewarded, long service is celebrated, and everyone is involved in weekly, monthly and quarterly staff events. Firmdale Hotels embraces the unique qualities of each team member and encourages individuality – it starts with the person, not their CV. The company offers a warm environment, treating both employees and guests with respect and inclusivity.
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Fuller, Smith & Turner was founded in 1845 and the company now owns and runs over 200 managed pubs and hotels across London, Hampshire, The New Forest and the West Country. For us, running pubs is not just our business, it’s our passion. We bring everything to it, committing all our energy and creativity to make Fuller’s pubs and hotels just that little bit more special than the rest.
Work With Us
Fuller’s is offering a huge variety of different jobs. Front of house roles range from bar and waiting staff to supervisors and assistant managers. Alternatively, you will be equally as valued joining one of our kitchen teams as kitchen porter, chef de partie, commis or sous chef.
We genuinely believe every one of our pubs deserves to be celebrated for its individuality and unique character. And this holds true for our people too, whose unique talents are behind it all, making the real difference to everything we do for our customers.
Progression and job opportunities are a huge part of working at Fuller’s. We aim to turn someone’s job into a career and, to facilitate that goal, we offer industry-leading training and development for all our team members.
What Do You Get?
Training and Development
There are a huge variety of training courses to enrol on at Fuller’s, all aimed at upskilling and progression. These not only include practical skills, but also business skills such as finance and marketing. Some key examples include:
Tucked away in the picturesque streets of Pimlico, Georgian House combines townhouse chic with quintessential Victorian charm. Offering individually-designed bedrooms, our elegant Grade II-listed property is the perfect place to stay when exploring the realms of London.
At Georgian House we are proud to work with charities to support those with learning or physical disabilities into employment. We employ those with both visible and non visible disabilities and ask for your kindness and support towards them and the service they deliver during your time with us at Georgian House.
People, development and inclusivity have always been a priority at Georgian House. We continuously challenge what it means to work in hospitality and strive to create more development opportunities, aid inclusivity and adopt a relentless approach of workplace improvement to make a hospitality career a choice that’s possible for all.
We stand for Great London Hospitality. We don’t think of ourselves as a hotel business, we’re in the business of creating moments to remember. We unite passionate people and incredible locations to host the best London experience possible. We promise that every trip to the capital with us will deliver unforgettable hospitality.
We are the largest hotel owner-operator in London with 5,000 bedrooms and 130 meeting and event spaces across the capital. But what makes glh so distinctive is that we are full of potential and possibilities. We love to question and challenge the way things are done. We are motivated. We are digital and technical but we’re human, too. We are energised, active and expert and all this filters through all our communications. We connect one-to-one with investors, developers, colleagues, partners, clients, and guests to create the most successful, enjoyable, and profitable experience for us all.
Greene King operates 2,700 pubs, hotels and restaurants across England, Scotland and Wales with 39,000 employees and is headquartered in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It is also runs breweries in Bury St Edmunds and Dunbar, Scotland with a support centre located in Burton Upon Trent.
Being a leading pub company in the UK starts with being the best place to work in the industry. Because we know that if we want our customers to have a great time, then we’ve got to be enjoying ourselves too.
Whether you’re working in our pubs, restaurants and hotels, in our breweries or in one of our offices, at Greene King, we pull together as a team, we focus on our customers, we have the courage to try new things and we achieve results. Perhaps most importantly though, we have fun along the way!
In January 2019, Greene King launched its Stepping Up Report which outlined a number of ambitions for the coming years. The report highlighted how Greene King is driving social mobility by creating opportunities for those looking for that all important first step or second chance to get on to the career ladder and progress with fantastic development programmes to support.
We’ve come a long way from serving freshly baked products to working families around Newcastle in the 1930’s. But we’re just as keen for Greggs to have a positive impact on people’s lives today as we were then. With ambitions to grow to over 2,500 shops nationwide and ownership of our supply chain, we are in a unique position to make good, freshly prepared food accessible to everyone.
Ownership of our supply chain means that we can make good, freshly prepared food accessible to everyone at great value in an extremely competitive market place. By managing our own logistics operation, we can remain focused on the customer, delivering what our shops and customers need.
The world has changed in a short space of time; the way we shop and our food-on-the go eating habits have too. We’ve been quick to react, by building on our existing estate of shops to take Greggs where our customers want us to be and can now be found in retail parks, shopping centres, industrial estates, office parks, roadside locations and key transport hubs including motorway service stations, petrol forecourts, train stations, tube stations and airports. Our delivery and wholesale partnerships mean more and more customers can enjoy Greggs from the comfort of their own homes.
We’ve a long-standing history of working with people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including ex-offenders. At Greggs, we believe that by not overlooking any potential employees because of their past, we can select the right person and develop them to their full potential and them make a ‘Fresh Start’.
Our 'Fresh Start' programme has been recognised as an example of best practice by BITC, the Ministry of Justice and CBI.
If you would like any more information, or to find out how you could get a 'fresh start' with Greggs, please get in touch at: greggsfamily.co.uk or fresh.start@greggs.co.uk
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Harts Group exists to deliver consistently delightful hospitality for our guests, informed by our unique passion and personal experience.
We have been operating for over 20 years as an independent restaurant group and currently have six brands – Barrafina, Quo Vadis, El Pastor, Parrillan, The Drop and Bar Daskal – and 14 locations around London.
We strive to conceive, build, and operate best-in-class hospitality brands and develop industry leading talent.
London’s most magnificent private members’ club, fusing 18th century splendour with 21st century style.
Today, Home House hosts a collection of characters and individuals spread across three exquisite Georgian townhouses, offering an exceptional range of facilities including restaurants, bars, The Vaults, an intimate garden, elegant bedrooms, a boardroom, a gym and a thriving calendar of exclusive members’ events.
An inspiring space where people can connect, relax and be their best selves.
We aim to build communities and inspire individuality.
We’re on a mission to create more Honest experiences. We’re craftspeople. People who think and do. People who take pride in what we make. People who are always striving to make it better. Tom & Phil set up Honest Burgers from a tent, serving burgers and chips at parties and festivals. We’ve now got restaurants across the UK. We make British beef patties in our own butchery and rosemary chips that are cut and cooked daily in our chipping room. Every restaurant serves local beers from neighbouring breweries, and many of our restaurants serve local burgers using ingredients from nearby food heroes. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the last 10 years, but we’re even more excited about what we're aiming to achieve in the future.
Tucked away in a hidden courtyard in the historic heart of Mayfair, Hush remains one of London’s favourite dining destinations, encompassing two dining spaces, an award-winning cocktail lounge, extensive private dining options and one of the very best outdoor dining spaces in London.
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Formed in 1863, we are a pub retailer and brewer with over 160 years of hospitality and brewing expertise. Located in the creative hub of the North – Media City, Salford.
We have a collection of individual pubs with great character, fantastic beer, delicious food and excellent service.
IHG is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, promising to provide True Hospitality for everyone; making you feel welcome and cared for, recognised and respected, wherever you are in the world. Strong future plans and recent successes, especially across the luxury space is what has made us stand out from the crowd. Join us and not only can you benefit from the world of variety and opportunity, you can also look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for simply being you. At IHG we celebrate our differences and we believe everyone has something unique to bring to each team.
Incipio Group turn newly discovered, forgotten and overlooked spaces into beautiful venues that defy convention with 6 venues in London including Pergola Paddington, Pergola Olympia, Lost in Brixton, W12 Studios, Percy’s Kensington and The Prince.
Joseph Holt is an independent family brewery that has been in the heart of Manchester since 1849. We have 127 pubs in the North West that serve our international award-winning beers. We have a variety of pubs, from traditional wet sites to high-volume food destination pubs. We have our own internal management progression courses for both in the kitchen and front of house, as well as the availability of gaining a nationally recognised qualification through our apprenticeship scheme. More information on us and our teams can be found on our website. https://www.joseph-holt.com/testimonials.
Proudly family owned and nearly 200 years old, JW Lees are the original modern, traditional brewer. With 150 pubs, inns and hotels across the North West and North Wales, we are passionate about great beer, fantastic food and creating memorable experiences.
We put people at the heart our business, always doing the right thing and always sticking together. Our six values are at the heart of everything we do:
Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together
Lantana offers all-day dining that showcases tastes and flavours from Australia’s multicultural cuisine. We are famous for our Aussie brunches and coffee, but our customers love us for everything from breakfast to cocktails. We have 3 restaurants located in central London and a central production unit.
Tucked away in the picturesque countryside, this 15th-century manor sets the standard for haute cuisine
As our maître de maison, Raymond Blanc’s passion permeates through our hotel—from the individually-designed suites to the menus in our two Michelin-starred restaurant. Lush gardens are an abundance of colour in summer, while the honey-hued manor is warmed by open fires through winter. It is truly a house for all seasons.
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We create memorable workplace experiences built around fabulous people, fantastic food, and great service. Recognising that every client has unique needs and preferences, we offer bespoke catering options to reflect your values and culture. Everything we do is designed with you in mind.
There is nowhere quite like Lexington. Not in the way we dare to be different with our food, service and the way we work.
Four of our values are to value inclusivity and individuality, nurture great talent; to be bold; and to enjoy what we do and have fun.
We value creativity, originality and a positive energy and are always on the lookout for excellent people to join our award-winning organisation.
Independent, inviting and right up your street, Livelyhood’s neighbourhood pubs are fast becoming South London’s best-loved locals. The Clapham North, The Mere Scribbler in Streatham, The Regent Balham, The Old Frizzle in Wimbledon, The Faber Fox in Crystal Palace and The Perky Nel in Clapham South are all venues with their own unique charm, yet all of them are built on the foundations and traditions of what makes a great pub: delicious food any time of day, teams who go above and beyond the call of duty, and providing a warm welcome, every time you set foot through the door.
Malmaison is a collection of 15 unique boutique hotels in the UK and is a member of the Frasers Hospitality Group. One of the World’s Leading award-winning Serviced Apartments, Hotel Residences and Boutique Lifestyle Hotels. Frasers Hospitality is a leading global hospitality group with Gold-Standard serviced and hotel residences across the globe.
Frasers Hospitality commits to “anticipates and exceeds the evolving needs of executive travellers through continuous innovation”, and providing its customers with the space, family and community away from home.
We are a collection of 12 charming British pubs located in the heart of London, offering a warm and friendly atmosphere with a selection of award-wining ales, fine wines and delicious seasonal British fare.
Market Taverns was founded in 1982 as a family run business. In 2014 the company, then comprising of 2 pubs, was purchased by way of a management buy-in and today has expanded to 13 leasehold and 1 freehold site in central London. The latest acquisition of 4 ‘Food & Fuel’ sites were added in the summer of 2020.
Our aim is to be a leading operator of high quality traditional pubs in London. Pubs with their own individuality and character but all focusing on great beer, delicious food and a warm welcome to create a fantastic pub experience for our customers.
Having been part of the British pub landscape for over 180 years, we have grown from a local family run business to a PLC with 1,500 pubs and 12,000 employees who have helped shape the company we are today.
Achieve a better balance between your career and personal commitments with the Marston’s team and enjoy more flexibility, more freedom and more recognition.
We offer a wide range of full and part time team member and kitchen roles, plus numerous pub management opportunities. Whether you've worked in hospitality before, are seeking a change in career or are just starting out, there’s a structured career path to suit you.
Udon noodles made with skillful hands in our open kitchen, unhurried broths, flavour-filled, freshly fried tempura topped with condiments to compliment. All served with love, that’s the Marugame way.
McMullen & Sons are Hertfordshire’s Independent Family Brewers founded in 1827 by Peter McMullen, and have been brewing in Hertford ever since. The brewers operate 37 tenanted sites and 85 managed pubs. The managed estate is diverse but can be grouped as, 12 Chicken and Grill pubs, 13 Destination Inns, 4 Baroosh style bars, the remaining sites are unique, stand alone pubs and bars.
With nearly 200 years of brewing heritage McMullen continue to brew in Hertford where our cask ale brands are usually only available exclusively through its own pubs. The Company’s pubs and bars are mainly located in the Northern Home Counties, from central London to Cambridge in the North and Colchester in the East to Farnborough in the West.
McMullen prides itself on the excellent opportunities for progression it offers those who work in and operate its pubs, and is committed to recruiting the very best individuals in whatever the role they will play. The Company realises that the key to any successful pub is having enthusiastic, self-motivated, caring and passionate people, whether as tenants or as employees and is always looking to work with those even if they do not have industry experience. McMullen offers both its employees and tenants’ comprehensive training to ensure they have the tools to do the job confidently, successfully and safely.
McMullen stands for Passionate People, serving Quality Products.
Mission Kitchen is a co-working space and commercial kitchen that empowers food entrepreneurs. We have a diverse range of members, from first time founders just starting out, to well-established businesses that are successfully growing and scaling. We provide affordable memberships for all types of businesses and entrepreneurs that allow them to scale-up and expand as and when they need.
The Businesses operating out of Mission Kitchen add to the community that we are building which is at the cutting edge of London and the UK’s food industry. From innovative private chefs, London’s hottest street food vendors, to award winning food products stocked in major supermarkets, Mission Kitchen is the place for anyone who wants to learn more and grow in this very exciting time to be involved in food.
Tom Aikens is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and inspirational British chefs and Only A Pavement Away's ambassador. His remarkable career has taken him to David Cavalier’s in Battersea, Pierre Koffman’s La Tante Claire, Pied-à-Terre and Joel Robuchon in Paris to name a few. At 26, Tom became the youngest British chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars. Raised in Norfolk with a respect for fresh, seasonal ingredients, Tom works tirelessly to use the finest local and sustainable produce.
Located in the heart of central London’s chic Marylebone area, Nobu Hotel London Portman Square features 249 guest rooms and suites, and world class dining options including Nobu Restaurant, Nobu Bar & Nobu Terrace, plus the relaxed restaurant and bar, The Lounge.
Alongside an exquisite ballroom and meeting spaces to fit any occasion, the hotel also houses the world’s first Nobu Pilates Reformer studio; situated in Nobu Wellness & Fitness – where you can also restore & rebalance with a luxurious treatment.
As an employer, people are at the heart of what we do and we have created an environment and work culture that reflects that. We encourage people’s development by providing the right foundations and training to get you there from offering Apprenticeships across a variety of areas to our internal Sakura Programme.
When the first Oakman Inn opened its doors in 2007, the vision behind it was simple: to create the perfect environment to come and enjoy great food and drink whilst catching up with friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. Founded by entrepreneur and CEO Peter Borg-Neal, our company has established a new concept of the ‘modern public house’ by successfully transforming both historic and modern buildings into contemporary spaces that have a strong sense of identity and integration within the local communities they serve.
We apply that same level of care and attention to detail to the provenance of our food and drink, and using only the finest high-quality ingredients that are traceable and responsibly sourced, we are proud to serve Mediterranean-inspired dishes cooked in wood-fired ovens and on Josper grills using traditional cooking techniques. Ten years after we opened The Akeman in Tring, and our passion for local food, inspiring design, and careful conservation has continued to grow – and we are honoured to have had that philosophy recognised with numerous awards and accolades.
We know what it takes to deliver a memorable experience, and that’s why you’ll always find yourself at home in each of our Oakman inns.Oakman Group is part of the Hospitality Industry and has Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels across the country, with many of them sitting in the home counties. We are growing and looking for passionate people to join our teams. All team members are given access to award-winning training and progression opportunities, including a wide range of apprenticeship programs.
Pho is a healthy Vietnamese restaurant with 32 restaurants around the UK. Pho specialise in pho noodle soup, the national dish of Vietnam, and also sell amazing sharing starters, healthy salads, hearty rice bowls and decadent curries. Pho’s menu is 40% vegan and nearly entirely gluten free, and they also have a fantastic kids’ menu too. They also have a range of healthy juices and a great range of wine and beer as well as cocktails. There’s something for everyone at Pho.
Pizza Pilgrims serves slow proved Neapolitan pizza in both our own pizzerias and at events across the UK. All of our dough is made fresh daily and we source the best ingredients Italy has to offer in order to bring you the best possible pizza base going. As any Neapolitan will tell you – its all about the crust.
Pizza Union is an Italian Pizza Bar which serves super-fast 12” Roman-style pizzas all day long. The business opened its first pizza bar back in 2013 at Spitalfields and currently operates 5 sites across London – Aldgate, Dalston, Hoxton, King’s Cross and Spitalfields. Pizza Union prides itself on 'superfast' service and delivering incredible value for guests. Firing a range of ultra-fresh 12-inch pizzas from its traditional stone ovens, and offering a range of cocktails, desserts and sides.
Portobello Pub Company is a group of Pubs across the South East including some beautiful venues along the coast. We have a variety of Pubs, some later-night venues and some with rooms too and pride ourselves on delicious beers, great food and People we are proud of. Honesty, Integrity and Fairness are our core values and we always want to make every customer feel special and welcome.
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We opened Prince of Peckham in May 2017. Clement Ogbonnaya, our owner, grew up in Peckham and wanted to create a community venue in his hometown, where everyone is welcome, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. Prince of Peckham is a reflection of the solution to gentrification. A space where old and new residents can co-exist, share ideals, work, celebrate and thrive together.
We are a pub for South London, by South London.
We’re Provenance. A team of happy, passionate folk. We find joy and pleasure in the small things. A good meal. A nice walk. A friendly natter. But there’s nothing we love more than creating unique, memorable experiences for happy people, every day. From our menus through to our rooms and out into our surroundings, we’re here to help you relax in a way you’ll never forget. Comfortable luxury, you could call it.
In 2007 against a backdrop of 49 pub closures a week, armed with a passion and mission to love pubs back to life, PubLove was born.
To take advantage of the vast amount of underused space upstairs, we made the decision to open up backpacker hostels on the upper floors and use the additional income to refurbish our pubs and love them back to life.
Our Burger Craft kitchens and an excellent range of London focussed drinks complete the transformation of our wonderful pubs into neighbourhood treasures and hubs of the community.
Topping it all off with our awesome team of PubLovers, who ensure the pubs are friendly and vibrant places for people to experience the wonderful world of the great British pub.
PubLove is a unique accommodation experience, genuine hospitality and the buzz of the London food and drink scene in a pub… In lots of pubs!
Great Pubs and epic hospitality experiences would not be possible without awesome people. Here at Punch we are always on the lookout for top talent to join our team of pub lovers, that are just as obsessed as us to be the best in the business.
With responsibility for 1,300 pubs in the UK, we rely on a highly skilled and varied team of experts who are passionate about our industry. From UK field-based roles to support roles at our Head Office in Burton-on-Trent, we employ area managers and property managers, customer service and administrational professionals, catering experts, marketing managers, accountants and everything in between. Click here for a full list of our exciting opportunities…
We’ve come a long way from our first coffee shop on Lamb’s Conduit Street. Now with coffee shops across London, you’re never too far from a Redemption Roasters serving up our seasonal speciality coffees, pastries and tasty brunches. Whether you need a quick coffee pit stop or a spot for poached eggs and a good book, we’re ready to be your new favourite coffee shop.
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The San Carlo journey started in 1992 in Birmingham, when Carlo Distefano launched the first San Carlo restaurant. Known for its genuine Italian food, inviting ambiance, and amazing service, San Carlo swiftly captured the hearts of Birmingham. Today, San Carlo now operates throughout the country with leading restaurants in Bristol, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and London
We are thrilled to announce that Searcys is now a funding Partner and Employer!
Searcys is an award-winning restaurateur and events caterer in residence at unique and historical venues across the UK, and has been part of London’s hospitality scene for over 175 years. At the heart of every Searcys’ venue, fresh and seasonal dishes are served, which focus on sustainability alongside extensive Champagne and wine lists, while always working hard to make the people they serve and work with feel special.
It is with great excitement Searcys will be collaborating with Only a Pavement Away, they are thrilled to offer individuals a supportive environment to work in and the stability they need to get their lives back on track.
Inspired by his own experiences of working in the Edinburgh bar scene as a youngster, in 2003 Nic Wood launched Signature Group with our first ever venue – The Black Bull, situated in Edinburgh’s popular Grassmarket. Now we are headquartered in Edinburgh and employing over 500 staff members, Signature Group has since gone from strength to strength and boasts a proud portfolio of 20 bars, restaurants, and hotels throughout Scotland. In 2018 we introduced our own small batch brewery, Cold Town Beer.
At SSP UK we are the food travel experts. With roots dating back to the 1960s, we successfully operate in over 30 countries worldwide and we have around 450 food and beverage brands in our portfolio. We are the leading operators of restaurants, bars, cafes, food courts and retail stores in travel locations where people are on the go. We take great pride in developing our teams to provide the best experience to our customers across airports, railway stations, motorway service areas and leisure locations.
Making sure our customers get the beat experience is our number one goal. And we love food. If you are passionate about these two things as we do then you are in the right place.
Embodying five-star luxury with an independent spirit, our award-winning, family-run hotel is located in the heart of Mayfair, opposite Royal Green Park. Our rooms, suites and residences epitomise our proud heritage, championing bespoke British craftsmanship with a nod to Art Deco roots. With dining options including modern, seasonal dishes and decadent afternoon tea, The Athenaeum captures a quintessential spirit of the city.
We are a caf...
Not a cafe, not a shop, not a branch, not a unit, not a restaurant. Just a caf. There was also a time they called us a hipster hangout but thankfully that was just a passing phase. We don’t profess to being cool, because we’re not.
We make comfort food.
We make warm fuzzy feeling in the pit of your stomach food. We make ‘is my gran in your kitchen?’ food. We make ‘3 star ethically sourced good for the planet’ food.
Everyone is welcome. Me, your mum, my grandad, your uncle Albert, little Jonnie and all our best pals. Everyone is welcome.
At one point we tried to save the world with varying degrees of success. But we’ll leave that to Greta as we feel she’s doing a much better job. We’ll stick to being a caf and supporting our local communities.
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The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity, we support over 1,000 community organisations across London. Here at Felix’s Kitchen we use some of that surplus food to create are ready to eat Felix meals, producing and packing over 4,000 meals a day.
The Ivy Collection is a group of restaurants, brasseries and cafés offering all-day dining for locals and visitors alike. Situated within London, the UK and Ireland, each location is carefully handpicked to value, reflect and add to the local area.
Each restaurant has been designed to create a memorable experience, with personalised service provided by friendly and attentive staff, and food and cocktails delivered to a high standard. Open seven days a week from dawn until dusk, The Ivy Collection restaurants, brasseries and neighbourhood cafés offer a series of all-encompassing menus for all occasions, whether guests are looking to enjoy a light breakfast, working lunch or celebratory dinner with friends or family.
The aim of The Pret Foundation is, as it has always been, the alleviation of poverty, hunger and homelessness. Our international reach helps us provide support to charities located in Pret markets not just in the UK, but around the world too.
We’re The Restaurant Group (TRG for short) and we believe that our people are our business. It’s our hard-working, passionate team members that make magic moments happen up and down the nation, and that’s why we make sure we create great places to work that support our people be the best they can be and provide rewarding careers.
We continue to develop our offering and guest experience, challenging the industry status quo to make something special. We’re pursuing other growth opportunities such as online brands, delivery, click and collect and more. The opportunities are endless!
We deliver millions of magic moments for our customers every year. Great hospitality is at our core and we’re passionate about all things food and service. Whether in our restaurants or Head Office, we always put the customer first and strive for wow every day.
The Roof Gardens were originally created in the Art Deco period and opened in 1933. In the late 60's the building was taken over by fashion powerhouse Biba and was the pulse of Swinging London. 100 ft high above Kensington High Street, set across 3 floors with over an acre of gardens, The Roof Gardens will be a next generation members club that is future-facing, committed to innovation and community, to discovery and to delight.
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We are an independent Pub in Forest Hill. We also work in other Pub companies across London, providing a 'pop-up' kitchen experience. We have a background in Restaurants and ran a very successful restaurant in Clapham for 25 years. We are family owned.
We're in the business of making people happy, that's why we're always on the lookout for thoughtful innovators, self-starters and those who truly believe they can make a difference to someone else's day. If this sounds like the kind of team you'd like to play for, we'd love to hear from you.
The Wolseley Hospitality Group operates some of London’s best-loved restaurants. Today, the portfolio comprises The Wolseley on Piccadilly, The Delaunay in Aldwych, Brasserie Zédel in Soho, Colbert in Chelsea, Fischer's in Marylebone, Soutine in St John’s Wood and Bellanger in Islington.
At The Wolseley Hospitality Group we believe that people are our biggest asset and we are proud to deliver hospitality from the heart in order to create places where people feel they belong.
TOCA Social is the world's first dining and entertainment experience with a football twist, and it’s set to change the game! We are looking to build a team of hospitality focused individuals with a passion for taking care of people first.
AT TOCA Social, Everybody Plays. Football knowledge is not required, so if you thrive being in an energetic and fun environment you’ll swiftly fall in love with our concept!
We’re creating a whole new way to come together to eat, drink and play! Our games are unique and accessible, designed for people of all ages and abilities and our modern Americana world-class food and drinks menu has been designed by a top Michelin trained creative chef.
Our modern venue offers our guests the best experience including:
• Eat, drink and play like never before in their own personal booth.
• Fun and interactive football-based games designed for all skillsets, even those who have never kicked a ball!
• 17 personal playing booths, 3 stylish bars, selfie booths and multiple photo moments, plus an incredible decadent mouth-watering dessert room!
We launched our first venue at The O2, Greenwich in 2021 and have confirmed our first US opening in 2023, along with our second and third UK based venues in Edinburgh and Birmingham! We aim to have 40 venues within the UK in the next ten years, in parallel to overseas expansion (US, Europe and beyond).
Tossed makes food to make Londoners feel good from its stores around the capital. We are a dynamic and growing business and everything we make is made fresh to order. Our mission is to serve “healthy and delicious food, made fresh, with love”; preparing every ingredient and meal with the care and passion we would expect for ourselves, whilst having fun doing it! Everything what we do in Tossed is based on three behaviours – we care, we want to grow, we are open to change, and we only recruit team who share our values.
The Vagabond brand believes that great wine should be accessible for all. Their passion for wine began at a little shop in Fulham back in 2010 and has since been taken to an urban winery in Battersea Power Station and seven further wine bars around London, and one in Birmingham, each serving 100 wines by the glass.
The unique wine machines give visitors the option to try a taster or glad of the 100+ wines available and tasting notes for each wine guide peoples selection as a way of encouraging people to try wine they haven’t heard of before. The dispensers are controlled via phone app or a Vagabond card to unlock a journey of wine discovery like no other.
A group of individual venues in Felixstowe.
Known for our friendly, attentive service, good quality, well cooked food, gorgeous environments, a pleasant atmosphere, and all at a reasonable price point.
YO! burst onto the restaurant scene in 1997, when they shook up London's Soho with a splash of colour, a dollop of fresh thinking, and a taste of Tokyo living, showing the UK a new way of eating. Part of that was the iconic 'kaiten' conveyor belt and colour-coded dishes which made their name. Fast forward to today, YO! is much more than the restaurants which made them famous with supermarket kiosks, Japanese ready meals, food to go sushi with close to 62 restaurants in the UK from Aberdeen to Plymouth.
We believe in better food for everyone and are constantly looking for new ways to reach our sushi fans, that’s why we’ve partnered with Tesco, Asda and Waitrose, and created our kiosk brands, YO! Panku and Mai Taiko, bringing restaurant quality sushi and street food to Supermarket stores across the UK.
In 2018 YO! acquired Taiko, a London based Japanese food manufacturer, to support our journey as we explored the food-to-go market. We now supply over 50 retailers with pre-packed sushi and sensational Japanese food products, all made by us in our London factory.
Aside from being nationally loved, YO! has a global footprint with around 20 restaurants operating across 8 countries franchised overseas in France, Denmark, UAE (Dubai), Netherlands and Australia.
Innovation is our middle name, we’re constantly looking for ways to evolve and explore new markets and news trends, giving our People an opportunity to evolve and grow alongside us.
We care about how we achieve our goals, and that our values are lived within our sites everyday and instilled in our Teams to support sustainable growth, fairness and inclusion:
We’re committed to building inclusive Teams and ensure our People are truly representative of all sections of society and empower them to live and breathe our values.
Own It:
We empower our people with the opportunity and tools to love what they do. We encourage accountability, asking our Teams to be courageous and confident, take the initiative and always strive to improve.
Care About it:
We respect the community, each other and the planet. We’re dedicated to sustainable growth but understand change won’t happen overnight. We strive to do the right thing, never take shortcuts, be our best selves and love what we do.
Make it Exceptional:
We encourage our Teams to role model playfulness and positivity in our work, acting with kindness and making people smile, saying thank you and always going the extra mile to make it an exceptional environment for all.
Win Together:
We work together closely and support each other to achieve. We treat each other with respect and celebrate our diverse fabric. We ensure everyone has a voice and we listen to each other.
We believe partnering with Only a Pavement Away gives us another way to reach this goal.
Hospitality, bar work, pubs, they are not just a job because you can’t do what you want to do, or studied to do, they offer one of the most wonderful career opportunities in the country. Did you know that hospitality is the 3rd largest employer in the UK with 2.9 million careers!!! I know…..
So, great chat, but what do we do that others don’t?
Well, the three guys that own the business are in the business every day of the week. That might be behind a laptop as I am now designing this website, or sitting in an accounts meeting or mentoring one of the team in a 121 session or indeed, it has been known on the rare occasion you’ll find us wiping down tables, pouring pints & decoding plates in kitchens. Our approach to our business is simple, it’s ours, we created it. Born from some savings, a s£@t tonne of passion, a number of credit cards & we’ve built it into one of the most admired mini mults in the business. If we have to scrub out toilets, we will.
You’ll see a number of different roles advertised below. As much as we don’t put square pegs into round holes, we also don’t have a one fit solution for our roles. You will have key responsibilities, but you’ll be part of our team, if plates need running, you’ll run them. If chefs need help, you’ll help. Not only does it offer fantastic diversity to the business, it develops you at pace, you are not a number in Yummy, you are the fabric of our offer.
Want to read more or check out our approach to training? http://www.yummycollection.co.uk to find out more
