In This Issue
Rosebourne makes its first acquisition near Andover
A passion for catering, plants and Christmas are the cornerstones of a garden centre business
Ferndale’s Neil Grant wins Guardian Leader of the Year Award
Perfect plant retailing will be rewarded at The National Plant Show - last call for nominations
Haskins appoints new board members
Has your inspector called yet?
Fiskars and James Wong wow at Wyevale
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London
Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire
Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre
Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire
Poplar Tree Garden Centre appoints new General Manager
Garden activity lights up sales
Broad beans and peas join bestsellers
Irish Moss Peat is a top seller
It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?
HTA National Plant show is the home for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Rose launch
Squire's Garden Centre select winning flowerbed design
Squire’s charity bike ride raises £310 for Momentum
Hylands House to bloom with new floral show
And the winner of the #GardenSecrets competition is...
GIMA partner launches Travel Booking Service
Johnsons new Micro Snips a cut above for Microgreens
The LOFA office is moving to Waterlooville in Hampshire
Will you be one of The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams announced on June 23rd?
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Talking ‘real food’ on day two of the HTA Catering Conference
Great catering teams recognised in The Greatest Catering Awards
Special award for the F&B Wyevale Head Office team
Keeping ahead of the game - day one at the HTA Catering Conference
Coffee plants are a bestseller at Ayletts
Perrywood are The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team
Timmermans Chef Team are The Greatest
lunch! 2015: Visitor registration opens for biggest ever show
Keeping ahead of the game at the HTA Catering Conference
The love flows with The Greatest Front of House team at Fron Goch
Casual Dining shortlisted for Best Trade Show Award
Local butchers are The Greatest Catering Suppliers
Situations Vacant
Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London
£20k -£25k per annum
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Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire
£27k -£30k per annum
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Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre
£18k - £19k per annum
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Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire
In the region of £35k + per annum
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Great catering teams recognised in The Greatest Catering Awards

The Greatest Catering Awards, which recognises great catering teams who excel in garden centres, were announced and presented at the HTA Catering Conference this week.

Co-presenter Trevor Pfeiffer said: "From the many teams we met on our judging journeys it is clear that garden centre catering standards are being pushed higher and higher – with teamwork and the drive for excellent customer service giving our customers some of the best dining experiences in the UK.  Garden centre catering is simply GREAT!"

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The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams 2015

Finalists

  • Bents
  • Chessington
  • Fron Goch
  • Frosts Woburn Sands
  • Haskins Roundstone
  • Mains of Drum
  • Planters at Tamworth
  • Poppies
  • Raemoir
  • Scotsdales
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Timmermans
  • Trentham, Blue Diamond
  • Woodbank
  • Woodside Plant Centre

Bronze Awards

  • Team with less than 150 covers:  Timmermans
  • Team with 150 to 300 covers:  Squires Badshot Lea
  • Team with more than 300 covers:  Chessington and Frosts Woburn Sands

Silver Awards

  • Team with less than 150 covers:  Woodbank
  • Team with 150 to 300 covers:  Fron Goch
  • Team with more than 300 covers:  Trentham, Blue Diamond

Gold Awards

  • Team with less than 150 covers: Woodside Plant Centre
  • Team with 150 to 300 covers: Mains of Drum
  • Team with more than 300 covers:  Bents

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The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team

Finalists

  • Brigg
  • Fron Goch
  • Frosts Woburn Sands
  • Mains of Drum
  • Perrywood
  • Poppies
  • Raemoir
  • Scotsdales
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Timmermans
  • Trentham, Blue Diamond
  • Woodside Plant Centre

Bronze Award

  • Woodside Plant Centre

Silver Award

  • Trentham, Blue Diamond
  • Frosts Woburn Sands
  • Poppies

Gold

  • Perrywood

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The Greatest Garden Centre Chef Team


Finalists

  • Chessington
  • Fron Goch
  • Frosts Woburn Sands
  • Mains of Drum
  • Planters at Tamworth
  • Poppies
  • Raemoir
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Timmermans
  • Twenty Pence
  • Woodside Plant Centre

Bronze Award

  • Mains of Drum
  • Squires Badshot Lea

Silver Award

  • Chessington

Gold Award

  • Timmermans

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The Greatest Garden Centre Front of House Team

Finalists

  • Barton Grange
  • Fron Goch
  • Mains of Drum
  • Planters at Tamworth
  • Poppies
  • Raemoir
  • Scotsdales
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Trentham, Blue Diamond
  • Wheatcroft's
  • Woodbank
  • Woodside Plant Centre

Bronze Award

  • Trentham, Blue Diamond
  • Woodbank

Silver Award

  • Barton Grange

Gold Award

  • Fron Goch

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A Special Gold Award was presented to another team the judges met on their travels. The head office Food & Beverage team at Wyevale Garden Centres is pulling up trees at the moment, making really positive changes to the turnover of every site they touch and creating not one but three exceptional catering brands that would rival any major high street catering brand.

The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams

Special Gold Award

  • Wyevale Food & Beverage Head Office Team

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The Greatest Catering Supplier of the Year

Gold Award

  • Our local butcher
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