Facilities Management Association

Restaurant Associates sows a seed and harvests Radish, its new events business

 

On Wednesday 19 June, Restaurant Associates launched Radish, its new high-end event catering and party planning business. Radish combines Restaurant Associates’ exquisite food offer with Rapport’s premium guest services to deliver inspiring events to business and industry clients across the city of London and beyond.

The concept of Radish was formed organically. With many of Restaurant Associates’ clients looking to host events – from conferences and networking evenings to product launches and parties – there was a clear opportunity for Restaurant Associates to expand its service offering. Through its ability to create unique events, combined with its in depth knowledge of Restaurant Associates’ clients, Radish will deliver bespoke events that are perfectly tailored to meet individual needs.

Commenting on the launch of Radish, Andy Harris, Managing Director of Restaurant Associates said: “This is a really exciting time for Restaurant Associates. Over the last year we have reinvigorated our business; creating fantastic supplier partnerships, amazing new food concepts and embedding Rapport into our family. Radish is the next natural step on this journey and I have no doubt that our events business will grow and flourish enabling us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers.”

Heading up the Radish events team is Claire Taylor, who joins Restaurant Associates with a strong background in event planning. Claire previously worked for London party caterer Zafferano for five years and brings experience, passion and industry expertise to the party.

Radish was formally launched at the Restaurant Associates’ client summer party last night. This annual event provided the perfect platform to showcase Radish’s innovative and creative event design, planning and management expertise. Held on the roof terrace at one of Restaurant Associates’ city clients, guests got to enjoy an evening of brilliant food, service and entertainment, against the backdrop of the London skyline.

The theme of the event was ‘a celebration of the great British allotment’, allowing Restaurant Associates to demonstrate its commitment to sourcing the best ingredients and supporting British farmers, producers and growers. The party blended garden-inspired food and allotment-style installations, with a multitude of props, all creating the ultimate Radish wow factor.

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For more information:

Tara Carroll, Compass Group UK & Ireland

Tel: 01895 554210 / Mob:  07798 566405

Email: [email protected]

 

About Restaurant Associates

Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, offers the highest quality of catering and support services to all its clients. Premium services include fine dining, conferencing and meeting room service, functions and events, as well as front of house operations through its Rapport guest services brand. www.restaurantassociates.co.uk

 

For more information about Restaurant Associates please visit: www.restaurantassociates.co.uk and follow the team @RA__UK. For more information about Radish visit www.radishevents.co.uk and follow the team @RadishEvents.

About Compass Group UK & Ireland

Compass Group UK & Ireland is part of Compass Group PLC, a world-leading food and support services company. Compass Group generated annual revenues of £16.9 billion in the year to 30 September 2012 with over £1.9bn of revenue in the UK & Ireland. It operates in around 50 countries, employs 509,000 people and serves over 4 billion meals every year. The company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

For more information, please visit: www.compass-group.co.uk