Neil Stephens

Toque D’Or celebrates sustained campaign of inspiring careers in hospitality

THE CATERING competition NESTLÉ TOQUE D’OR® last night [4th June] celebrated 25 years of sustaining and nurturing careers in the hospitality sector, as the winners of this year’s special anniversary competition were crowned at London’s Dorchester Hotel.                     South West College took NESTLÉ TOQUE D’OR® victory, [...]

Work experience for sectors future stars

STUDENTS ARE being given the chance to gain invaluable work experience thanks to a new initiative launched to celebrate 25 years of the Nestlé Toque d’Or competition.                       The Nestlé Toque d’Or “Take One” initiative is designed to encourage entry into the workplace for the [...]

Prize for this year’s Toque d’Or announced

THE FIRST ever winner of Nestlé Toque d’Or, Anton Mosimann, is offering the winners of the landmark 25th anniversary competition the unique opportunity to spend three weeks working under his tutelage.                     “When I won this award, I was extremely honoured; it really motivated me to [...]

Nestlé’s palm oil turnaround

NESTLE HAS come a long way since that viral in 2010 – the one with the bored office worker who bites off a finger of a Kit Kat that turns out to be a bloody orang-utan finger. Campaigners at Greenpeace had found that the company was sourcing from Sinar Mas, an Indonesian supplier that it [...]

Balancing the nutrition, health and wellness equation

THE MAJORITY of consumers today are well aware of the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle but, when it comes to the question of nutrition and health, one has to wonder whether we are equally cognisant of just how important nutrition is within the “nutrition, health and wellness” equation.             [...]

Carbon management student applies himself at Nestlé

FOOTPRINT AWARDS make a genuine difference. The legacy is one of the most important aspects of the initiative. As well as involving students throughout the process, Category Sponsors have the opportunity to take on a Post Graduate Environmental Sustainability Student, selected from top universities, to accomplish a specific environmental sustainability research project.        [...]