The Staff Canteen Announces New Feature Sponsors for 2012

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The Staff Canteen is delighted to announce new exclusive annual feature sponsors for three of its major chef features. All features have been resigned to increase the content area allowing us to display more images, whilst removing some of the clutter.  Better banner positions have been added too, which has already seen an increase the click through rate.   Cheshire based Essential Cuisine will sponsor the Heroes of the Hotplate feature, which highlights the names behind the UK leading chefs. Neil Corlett, Commercial Director of Essential Cuisine said “As a chef led company we are delighted to be involved with sponsoring the Heroes of the Hotplate, as we all know that this is where the real chefs work."   Nestlé CHEF will sponsor The Staff Canteen Meets , an up close and personal look at the UK’s finest chefs, who operate at the pinnacle of their career throughout the UK finest hotels and restaurants. Emma Walker CHEF Business Unit Lead said “We take the development of the industry seriously and feel this is an excellent way to provide chefs with access to industry heros who inspire through their creativity.  We are excited to be working with The Staff Canteen to demonstrate trends, innovation and how our CHEF CLUB Ambassadors give back to our industry.”   Unilever Food Solutions will sponsor Menu Watch , an insight into how chefs create balance and structure in their menus within their operations; understanding both cost and customer feedback. Geraldine Tosh, Head of Digital said “Unilever Food Solutions are delighted to sponsor The Staff Canteen’s Menu Watch feature. Helping to create exciting menus is at the heart of what we do as a business. We are absolutely committed to working with our customers to make their menus profitable, appealing and healthier.”   Mark Morris, Managing Director of The Staff Canteen, said "We are delighted to partner three outstanding brands with these features and I think the level of the brands involved highlights the success of these features but please don't think we'll be resting on laurels, as we are planning to expand the features ...so watch this space" Watch this space for some additional twist in these features. The Staff Canteen is the UK's number one chefs website attracting over 15,000 unique users each month. The site has over 5,300 members of 94% are chefs.   If you’re looking to get your product or brand to a target audience or would like to sponsor another leading feature please contact either Mark on 07811197730 or Eleanor on 07780469697.    
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Editor 10th January 2012

The Staff Canteen Announces New Feature Sponsors for 2012