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Easy Fountain picking up on latest trends
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Vitax appoints new sales manager
Mother’s Day records despite drop in volumes
Pink Kisses are a big sales winner
Woodstock Chimes offer quality and great value
Boost your EGO with sales of petrol free garden machinery
Record-breaking Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day sees 5-year tally pass £0.5m
Team Briers survive the Garden Re-Leaf Day walk
Which one will be crowned Rising Star 2017?
Strongest Man contenders train amongst the plants
Writtle wins Young Gardeners title in Ideal Home Show design contest
Zest 4 Leisure employees to tackle Manchester Marathon
Assistant Garden Centre Manager - Oxfordshire
Nursery Grower Seasonal Bedding Plants (Devon)
Garden Centre Plantarea Horticultural Manager (Worcestershire)
Plantarea Department Head / Manager (Hampshire)
Plantarea Supervior / Manager (Berkshire)
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Notcutts celebrates staff ‘heroes’
Lights add sparkle to Mother’s Day
Tomato plant sales soar
Impressive initial roll-call of speakers for GrowQuip
DCF invests £8,500 in students of horticulture
Nursery loans plants for children's charity fundraiser
Mother’s Day hit for growing media sales
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
A taster to whet your appetite!
Situations Vacant
Assistant Garden Centre Manager - Oxfordshire
Hilltop Garden Store (part of Hillview Garden Centres)
 
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Nursery Grower Seasonal Bedding Plants (Devon)
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Garden Centre Plantarea Horticultural Manager (Worcestershire)
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Plantarea Department Head / Manager (Hampshire)
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Plantarea Supervior / Manager (Berkshire)
Salary: £18,000 - £23,000
 
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A taster to whet your appetite!
HTA Catering Conference and Dinner - 13-14 June 2017
 
Recruitment, food psychology, barista training and communicating allergens are the latest topics to be added to the programme of the HTA Catering Conference – A Piece of Cake? which takes place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield.

The two-day conference and dinner, sponsored by Compass Group, is a must attend event for all garden centre catering operators, from business owners and garden centre managers to catering managers, chefs and front of house staff.

With a focus on strategy and operations on day one and food on day two the programme draws on speakers from inside and outside the industry. The conference is supported by an exhibition and the programme allows for plenty of networking with delegates and suppliers.

Latest speakers to join the programme include:

Martin Christian Kent, Executive Director of People1st, who will talk about the all important topic of recruitment.

In live cooking sessions Rob Owen, Development Chef from Food Creed Services will demonstrate his latest ideas and recipes – complete with mini tastings.

Fresh from a tour of Melbourne, artisan coffee world leader, coffee company Matthew Algie, will run a workshop session on best practice and the important role that a trained barista can have in your business.

In association with Dawn Foods experimental psychologist Professor Charles Spence from the University of Oxford will share his latest research about food psychology. Covering topics such as the way our palate changes with age and how our taste changes with the time of day this session will blow your mind!

Caroline Benjamin from Food Allergy Aware will run a workshop looking at the ways of communicating information about allergens. Communicating what you offer and how your procedures back this up are an important part of ensuring a safe customer experience.

For more programme details, further information and to book your place visit www.hta.org.uk/cateringconference

The Conference dinner takes place on the evening of Tuesday 13 June and this year we are delighted to announce that we will be joined by Jane Devonshire, the 2016 winner of Masterchef. Following dinner will be the presentation of the Greatest Catering Awards.
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