﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:58:06 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Cucina Restaurants awarded Vegetarian Society approved status for second consecutive year</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-restaurants-awarded-vegetarian-society-approved-status-for-second-consecutive-year,c9933291</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2157866</guid><description><![CDATA[Vegetarian Society Approved trademark underlines school caterer’s commitment to excellence
For the second successive year, products and dishes of artisan school catering company Cucina Restaurants have been licensed to carry the Vegetarian Society Approved trademark.

This accreditation gives continuing assurance to students and staff that all vegetarian dishes served in its restaurants are of the highest quality, free from animal fats and containing no GMOs.

The innovative catering company, recently endorsed with The Soil Association's Gold Catering Mark for food quality and provenance,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:01:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina Restaurants awarded Soil Association Gold Catering Mark</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-restaurants-awarded-soil-association-gold-catering-mark,c9928025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2130247</guid><description><![CDATA[Pioneering school caterer and Southfield School for Girls win top Catering Mark accreditation
Artisan secondary school caterer Cucina Restaurants and Southfield School for Girls have been awarded the Soil Association's coveted Food for Life Gold Catering Mark.

The award followed a rigorous process of auditing for the highest standards of provenance and traceability, to provide reassurance to customers that all meals at the school are freshly prepared using environmentally sustainable and seasonal ingredients, free from undesirable additives and trans fats, and which are better for animal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:54:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina Restaurants wins business worth £1.4 million</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-restaurants-wins-business-worth--1-4-million,c9915471</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2112840</guid><description><![CDATA[Artisan school catering company Cucina Restaurants has won a new contract at Hurstmere Foundation School for Boys in Sidcup, Kent - a secondary academy with 1050 pupils on roll, aged 11-16 years. The contract, commencing on 1 April 2016 is worth an estimated £1.4 million over a 5 year period.

Stuart Lenton, Managing Director of Cucina Restaurants said: 
"We are delighted to be opening a new restaurant in Hurstmere Foundation School and we are looking forward to this new school partnership."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Newest Peterborough restaurant opens in a school</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/newest-peterborough-restaurant-opens-in-a-school,c9898145</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2107071</guid><description><![CDATA[City's new dining outlet offers students and staff 40 daily lunch options
One of Peterborough's newest restaurant has opened - in a school. The thriving new food outlet, which was opened at Hampton College by artisan school food company Cucina Restaurants on January 5, replaced the school's traditional canteen with a team of hotel and restaurant chefs who are now preparing more than 40 separate food choices for students each school day.

According to Hampton College’s Executive Headteacher Helen Price, the impact of the new restaurant on school life has been dramatic:

"Since the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:47:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Newest Milton Keynes restaurant opens in school</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/newest-milton-keynes-restaurant-opens-in-school,c9910772</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2105875</guid><description><![CDATA[City's new dining outlet offers students 40 daily lunch options
Milton Keynes' newest restaurant has opened in a school. The new food outlet, which was opened at Denbigh School by artisan school food company Cucina Restaurants on January 5, has replaced the traditional canteen with a team of hotel and restaurant chefs who are now preparing more than 40 separate food choices for students each school day.

Impressed with the varied and healthy food choices Cucina is offering to students and staff, Denbigh School Headteacher Andy Squires said:

“The restaurant has already made a difference]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 12:39:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teddington School student runner up in national recipe competition</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/teddington-school-student-runner-up-in-national-recipe-competition,c9884188</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2065377</guid><description><![CDATA[Year 8 student wins £100 and signed copy of Michelin Star chef’s recipe book
Rosie Swan, a Year 9 student from Teddington School, has won second place in a national ‘You’re The Chef’ recipe competition run jointly by the Love British Food organisation and school catering firm Cucina Restaurants.

This competition involved students from schools across the UK designing original British recipes, with winners eating free in their school restaurants for a fortnight and having their dishes cooked for the entire school.

Rosie, whose dish ‘Berry Sponge Tart’ won her first place in the school]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:08:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Francis Combe Academy student wins National recipe competition</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/francis-combe-academy-student-wins-national-recipe-competition,c9874107</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2053426</guid><description><![CDATA[Year 8 student wins £100 and signed copy of Michelin Star TV chef’s recipe book
Peter Bishop, a Year 8 student from Francis Combe Academy, has won a national ‘You’re The Chef’ recipe competition run jointly by the Love British Food organisation and school catering firm Cucina Restaurants.

This competition involved students from schools across the UK designing original British recipes, with winners eating free in their school restaurants for a fortnight and having their dishes cooked for the entire school.

Peter, whose dish ‘Roast Beef Bites’ won him first place in the school round of]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:28:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina wins catering contract at Hampton College, Peterborough</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-wins-catering-contract-at-hampton-college--peterborough,c9872334</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2047764</guid><description><![CDATA[New contract worth £2million over 5 years
Artisan school caterer Cucina Restaurants has won the catering contract for Hampton College in Peterborough, an all-through Academy with 1348 pupils aged 4-18 on roll.
Commencing on 1 January 2016, the contract is worth an estimated £2 million over a five year period.
Commenting on the the new contract win, Cucina's Managing Director Stuart Lenton said:
"Hampton College is a very exciting opportunity for us, being an all through school.  Throughout the tender it became very clear that their school food provision was of the highest priority.  This]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Management restructure at Cucina Restaurants</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/management-restructure-at-cucina-restaurants,c9826534</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1975813</guid><description><![CDATA[Steve Quinn moves to Chief Executive, Stuart Lenton appointed new Managing Director
In response to the healthy growth of its business in recent years, school catering firm Cucina Restaurants has reorganised its management structure, with owner Steve Quinn moving to the position of Chief Executive and Mr Stuart Lenton taking over as Managing Director.

Stuart, with over 28 years in the school food industry, has spent the past 15 years of his career developing new business opportunities in schools, colleges and universities in a variety of UK based organisations including Compass, Sodexo,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina wins business worth £10m</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-wins-business-worth--10m,c9808275</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1947326</guid><description><![CDATA[Three contract retentions and two new contracts for school catering firm
School catering company Cucina Restaurants has won two new secondary school catering contracts and retained three existing contracts, with a combined estimated turnover of around £10m.

The new contracts are at The Bulmershe School, an 11-16 secondary school in Woodley, Reading, with 891 students on roll, and Denbigh School in Milton Keynes, an 11-18 school with 1400 students on roll.

Cucina has also retained contracts at The Hazeley Academy in Milton Keynes, Queens' School in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and Teddington]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Howzat for hospitality - The Leigh Academy students serve three course gourmet meal for cricket legends and   guests</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/howzat-for-hospitality---the-leigh-academy-students-serve-three-course-gourmet-meal-for-cricket-lege,c9803921</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1939500</guid><description><![CDATA[Cucina's school catering team complete a clockwork operation at the Lashings All-Stars charity cricket match at Bexley Cricket Club
50 students from The Leigh Academy served a gourmet three course luncheon to more than 375 guests at the Lashings All-Stars v Leigh Academy celebrity cricket match hosted at Bexley Cricket Club on Friday 3 July, 2015. 

The first innings from Cucina was a Duo of Smoked Fish or a Tomato and Mozzarella Tian with Provencale Vegetables followed by Poached Chicken Breast with Parmentier Potatoes or a Shallot and Goats Cheese Tarte Tatin. The mouthwatering trio of]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:38:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Professional MasterChef winner joins national school caterer</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/professional-masterchef-winner-joins-national-school-caterer,c9776026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1896697</guid><description><![CDATA['Culinary genius' Ash Mair to lead Cucina Restaurants development chef team
Ash Mair, the professional MasterChef champion once described by Michel Roux Jr. as "a supreme talent" and having "the gift of culinary genius" has joined Cucina Restaurants to lead its development team in creating new food styles and menu ranges for 60,000 school customers nationally.

Ash will be working with Cucina's chefs to develop and roll out a range of new menu ideas, including a special travelling street food range which is being planned for the start of new school year in September.

Discussing his new]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 11:19:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maltings Academy Head Chef publishes children’s book</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/maltings-academy-head-chef-publishes-children-s-book,c9747116</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1851208</guid><description><![CDATA[Guest author works with English department to help students with reading and writing
Newly published children's author Paul Skilton, Head Chef for Cucina Restaurants at Maltings Academy Witham, has been working with the school’s English department to help students develop a love of reading and writing. Paul's book: ‘The Search for Daisy’s Stolen Treasure’ is the first of a planned series, ‘The Daisy Daydream Collection’.

Chef Paul, who works for the school catering firm Cucina Restaurants, and who has himself had to face the challenges of dyslexia, was invited to give a guest presentation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:08:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>School caterer wins official recognition from Vegetarian Society</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/school-caterer-wins-official-recognition-from-vegetarian-society,c9733960</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1842177</guid><description><![CDATA[Cucina Restaurants joins The Vegetarian Society Food & Drink Guild
State school catering firm Cucina Restaurants has won Vegetarian Society accreditation, earning the right to display the Society's renowned trademark on all of its vegetarian food products. This symbol, respected worldwide as the only vegetarian logo to recognise the ethical preferences of vegetarians, confirms that the food items on which it appears are free from animal fats and contain no GMOs.

Cucina is widely recognised as a school food industry innovator, being the first school catering company to employ trained chefs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:18:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cambridgeshire school students to cook and serve Michelin star menu</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cambridgeshire-school-students-to-cook-and-serve-michelin-star-menu,c9672437</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1752287</guid><description><![CDATA[Arthur Mellows Village College students set to impress with Phil Howard Michelin Star creations at November 20 public ‘Bistro Evening’
School students from Arthur Mellows Village College will be working with their school catering company Cucina Restaurants to cook and serve Michelin Star meal creations at a public Bistro Evening on Thursday November 20, 2014.

Working with school Head Chef Simon Pollendine of Cucina, the students will prepare and serve three Cucina dishes of their choice from ten ‘British Classics’ created by double Michelin Star chef Phil Howard of The Square Restaurant]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Martha’s BakeOff for Children in Need</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/martha-s-bakeoff-for-children-in-need,c9669220</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1734864</guid><description><![CDATA[Great British Bake Off Quarter Finalist Martha Collison bakes with Cucina Restaurants for ‘Children In Need’
Great British Bake Off Quarter Finalist Martha Collison has teamed with her school catering company Cucina Restaurants to raise money for Children In Need in 47 schools across the UK.

The Year 13 student from Charters School in Sunningdale Berkshire has designed five of her own cakes and goodies which will be baked and served to more than 50,000 school students at Cucina school restaurants across England, with 10p from every sale going to Children in Need. Recipes for the creations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:01:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina chefs and students invited to present local harvest boxes to the Duchess of Cornwall</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-chefs-and-students-invited-to-present-local-harvest-boxes-to-the-duchess-of-cornwall,c9661373</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1721888</guid><description><![CDATA[Students selected to present regional produce at  National Harvest Service at Birmingham Cathedral on 20 October
Students and Cucina chefs from two UK schools are to present specially prepared harvest boxes to HRH the Duchess of Cornwall in a high profile service at Birmingham Cathedral on 20 October.

The boxes, prepared by the school's students with Head Chefs Steve Bott and Matthew Kent, feature local breads, vegetables, fruit, herbs, jams and conserves from the counties of Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire.

At the conclusion of the special harvest service, the students and their]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:06:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Berkshire schools students line up for Michelin Star lunches</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/berkshire-schools-students-line-up-for-michelin-star-lunches,c9648433</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1703541</guid><description><![CDATA[Chef Phil Howard's gourmet school food range for British Food Fortnight celebration
Students at Edgbarrow Secondary School, Charters School, Sandhurst School and St. Crispin's School are being treated to some very special food creations for British Food Fortnight and School caterer Cucina Restaurants for British Food Fortnight running from 22 September to 3 October. The special dishes have been created by renowned double Michelin Star chef Phil Howard, owner and proprietor at top London restaurant 'The Square'.

For these two weeks, students are being offered such dishes as 'Salt and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:14:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Phil Howard to create British Classics menu with Cucina for British Food Fortnight</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/phil-howard-to-create-british-classics-menu-with-cucina-for-british-food-fortnight,c9648416</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1678238</guid><description><![CDATA[Two Michelin Star Great British Menu judge to produce school food range for annual harvest celebration of British food
High profile chef Phil Howard, the two Michelin Star owner and proprietor of The Square restaurant in Mayfair, is teaming with school catering firm Cucina Restaurants to produce a special 'British Classics' school food range for British Food Fortnight, the celebration of British food organised annually by Love British Food.

The new menu, to be prepared and offered at all 47 of Cucina's school restaurants during the special fortnight which runs from 20 September to 5]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:50:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Students in Surrey schools to enjoy 'British Classics' creations by renowned two Michelin Star chef Phil Howard</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/students-in-surrey-schools-to-enjoy--british-classics--creations-by-renowned-two-michelin-star-chef-,c9633122</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1686216</guid><description><![CDATA[Two Michelin Star 'Great British Menu' judge producing gastronomic school food range for Surrey schools in autumn celebration of British food
High profile chef Phil Howard, the two Michelin Star owner and proprietor of The Square restaurant in Mayfair, is teaming with school catering firm Cucina Restaurants to produce a special 'British Classics' school food range for British Food Fortnight, the celebration of British food organised annually by Love British Food.

The new menu, to be prepared and offered at Esher Curch of England High School and Glyn School and during the special fortnight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:53:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina partners with 'Love British Food’ for British Food Fortnight</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-partners-with--love-british-food--for-british-food-fortnight,c9622261</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1669881</guid><description><![CDATA[School caterer working with celebrity chef to develop special 'British Classics' range
Pioneering school caterer Cucina Restaurants, the first school food company to install high calibre chefs into each of its school kitchens, has become a partner of British Food Fortnight, the UK's national celebration of the very best of British food and British food traditions, organised annually by Love British Food.

Among the activities being organised to celebrate the fortnight is a special harvest service in which schools are invited to present harvest boxes featuring food from their own region of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:54:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina wins catering contract at Francis Combe Academy, Watford</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-wins-catering-contract-at-francis-combe-academy--watford,c9621603</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1662308</guid><description><![CDATA[New three-year deal to commence September 2014
Pioneering educational catering firm Cucina Restaurants has won the catering contract at Francis Combe, a Watford secondary academy with 1140 pupils on roll.

The contract, commencing September 2014, is worth around £750,000 over three years.

Cucina Restaurants MD Steve Quinn said: "Francis Combe Academy is a school which places a great deal of importance on food provision and food education. Its motto, 'transforming lives through learning', closely matches our own vision for school food. We are very excited about embarking on this new]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:46:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cucina wins three new school catering contracts</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/cucina-wins-three-new-school-catering-contracts,c9616504</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1655673</guid><description><![CDATA[School caterer signs deals worth an estimated £2.5m over 3 years
Leading school catering firm Cucina restaurants has won three new catering contracts worth an estimated £2.5m over 3 years.

The new contracts are with Charters School, Berkshire, a secondary school with 1685 pupils on roll, St Crispin’s School in Berkshire, a secondary school with 1125 pupils on roll and Wollaston School In Northamptonshire, a secondary school with 1400 pupils on roll.

The Charters School and St Crispin’s School contracts commence on 1 August 2014 with the Wollaston School contract commencing on 1]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:18:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leigh Academy student team serves gourmet three course meal to 350 Lashings All-Stars guests</title><link>http://news.cision.com/cucina-restaurants/r/leigh-academy-student-team-serves-gourmet-three-course-meal-to-350-lashings-all-stars-guests,c9614118</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1653252</guid><description><![CDATA[School catering team complete clockwork catering operation for All-Stars' charity cricket event at Bexley Cricket Club
On Friday 4 July 2014, a team of 50 students from Leigh Academy in Bexley served a gourmet 3-course lunch to 350 guests for a Lashings All Stars v Leigh Academy celebrity cricket event at Bexley Cricket Club.

Working with a six-man chef team from the academy's catering firm Cucina, the students served a smoked salmon roulade starter, followed by a main course of roasted chicken breast with chorizo, butter bean estofado with garlic and thyme, followed by individual apple]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:12:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>