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Last chance to book for the HTA Catering Conference
Celebrity MasterChef winner Lisa Faulkner joins HTA Catering Conference dinner
Great line-up of speakers at the HTA Catering Conference including Dobbies Head of Restaurants
Leon co-founder on sourcing, supplier management, menu development and customer engagement
Why excellent customer service is absolutely critical
Tong's catering journey towards a destination centre
Great customer is the key to Fron Goch's catering success
Exploring the latest catering trends
Book your place at the HTA Catering Conference now
Panels will debate hot garden centre catering topics
Meet key suppliers in the conference exhibition
Workshop session - Consumer dynamics in coffee: What’s driving the market and how to unlock commercial growth
Other topical workshops planned
Conference Dinner and The Greatest Catering Awards
GTN's Greatest Catering Teams will be announced during the conference
Bents, Mains of Drum and Woodside Plant Centre crowned The Greatest Catering Teams at HTA Catering Conference
Perrywood are The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team
Timmermans Chef Team are The Greatest
The love flows with The Greatest Front of House team at Fron Goch
Special award for the F&B Wyevale Head Office team
Local butchers are The Greatest Catering Suppliers
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Last chance to book for the HTA Catering Conference


The HTA Catering Conference (June 7-8) at The Belfry Hotel and Resort, near Sutton Coldfield, is less than a week away and everything is in place for a fantastic event...yet there's still time to book your place. This Conference is now regarded as one of the most important events in the garden centre calendar with catering being so important to businesses - make sure you don't miss out...
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Celebrity MasterChef winner Lisa Faulkner joins HTA Catering Conference dinner


Lisa Faulkner, cookery author, presenter and actress is to join the HTA Catering Conference dinner as the dinner special guest. After presenting the awards for The Greatest Catering Awards 2016, Lisa will give a short talk about her career as an actress and becoming the 2010 Celebrity MasterChef winner...
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Great line-up of speakers at the HTA Catering Conference including Dobbies Head of Restaurants
 
The HTA Catering Conference has lined up an impressive list of experts for some ahead-of-the-game talks, including Anthony Hester, Head of Restaurants at Dobbies, who will be looking at opportunities to grow sales...
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Leon co-founder on sourcing, supplier management, menu development and customer engagement

Henry Dimbleby, Co-Founder of the popular, award-winning, high-street chain of Leon Restaurants, explains the concept behind Leon...
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Why excellent customer service is absolutely critical
 
Fred Sirieix, General Manager of Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane, and Maitre d'H in the Channel 4 series "First Dates", will discuss the principles of customer service...
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Tong's catering journey towards a destination centre
  

Tong Garden Centre Co-owner, Mark Farnsworth, and Commercial Manager, Sharon McNair, will talk about their catering journey over the last 12 months and the importance it plays in their growing business...
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Great customer is the key to Fron Goch's catering success

Melanie Sewell, Catering Director at award winning Fron Goch Garden Centre, inspires her catering team to deliver great customer service, and she'll reveal how it has lead to great results...
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Exploring the latest catering trends
 
Using his depth of knowledge from the restaurant and garden centre worlds, Mark Harris, Proprietor of Harris Restaurant Consultants, will speak behalf of headline partner, Vision Commercial Kitchens, exploring the latest trends and what can be expected in the future...
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Book your place at the HTA Catering Conference now

The cost to HTA members is £325.00, plus VAT, which includes the two day conference, dinner and accommodation for single occupancy at The Belfry (£445.00, plus VAT for non-members).  Single day only rates are also available for those who cannot attend the full conference.

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Panels will debate hot garden centre catering topics

Boyd Douglas Davies will chair debates on both days covering the latest hot topics in garden centre catering...
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Meet key suppliers in the conference exhibition


Running alongside the conference will be an exhibition featuring suppliers into the industry...
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Workshop session - Consumer dynamics in coffee: What’s driving the market and how to unlock commercial growth
 
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Andrew Jack, Head of Marketing at Matthew Algie, will take you through the macro dynamics in the market and some of the key trends within coffee – and  importantly how to activate and commercialise these opportunities...
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Other topical workshops planned
There’s a fantastic selections of workshop sessions planned for the HTA Catering Conference, all designed to keep you up-to-date with all the latest trends and talking points...
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Conference Dinner and The Greatest Catering Awards



Run in association with the GCA this year’s conference and exhibition features a formal dinner and the presentaions of GTN's ‘Greatest Catering Awards’...

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Book your place at the HTA Catering Conference now

The cost to HTA members is £325.00, plus VAT, which includes the two day conference, dinner and accommodation for single occupancy at The Belfry (£445.00, plus VAT for non-members).  Single day only rates are also available for those who cannot attend the full conference.

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