Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, has launched its new partnership with in-house caterers, Green & Fortune, with a pledge to pay all current and future catering staff beyond the London Living Wage.
From December 2021, the majority of employees at Green & Fortune will be earning more than £12 per hour, more than the minimum wage and the London Living Wage. Alongside the increased hourly rates, the caterers have also introduced a range of initiatives to reward staff, support work-life balance and general wellbeing.
The contract was for the exclusive provision of all catering at CHW including corporate events and concerts within the 25 event spaces, the Wesley’s Café and the smaller street café.
To launch the new partnership with CHW, Green & Fortune is introducing new menus at Central Hall Westminster for 2022 which focus on sustainability, reduced food miles, independent suppliers, minimum food waste and choice for all dietary requirements. The menus include daytime catering packages, with hot sandwich stations, lunches from seated working sandwich platters to hot and cold standing options, through to reception packages, bowl food and seated dinners. There is also an option to build your own menu.
John Nugent, chief executive, Green & Fortune’s Chief Executive, commented: “We are delighted to be officially launching our partnership with Central Hall Westminster and paying beyond the London Living Wage is an integral part of this. We strive to be ahead of what the rest of the industry is doing and coming out of the pandemic has sharpened our focus further. We are looking forward to working with CHW in the coming months and years.”
Paul Southern, managing director of Central Hall Venues, which runs Central Hall Westminster, added: “In challenging times as these, it is wonderful to be working with a catering company with the same values of integrity and ethos as our own. As an organisation which exists to maintain our beautiful, historic building and contribute to charities around the world, it’s so important that our values are aligned.”
