The Staff Canteen Live 2025: exclusive networking lunch for CCS

The Staff Canteen Hosted an Exclusive Networking Lunch at HIDE on July 28, for our PARTNER, Continental Chef Supplies (CCS).

Hide is one of London’s most celebrated modern restaurants, located in Mayfair and run by chef director Josh Angus.

CCS has spent years working with some of the UK’s leading chefs, and understand the desire to achieve amazing food presentation.

The Staff Canteen and CCS welcomed 12 owner-operators, chefs and managers to an exclusive lunch at the Michelin-starred restaurant.

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This week, Matt Mawtus, director of food and beverage at Hide, hosted the event alongside CCS.

As always, thank you to our sponsors Victorinox, Artis and Ariane Fine Porcelain.

The guest list was curated in collaboration with CCS, and included:

William Britton, executive head chef, Crystal Palace FC

Rob Allcock, chef owner, The Long Arms

Mark Kempson, head chef, Kitchen W8

Darren Coslett-Blaize, managing director, Marco Pierre White restaurants

Tom Buckwell, head first team performer, Portsmouth FC

Matthew Edmonds, executive head chef, Danesfield House Hotel and Spa

Jennifer Clotti, head pastry chef, Browns

Fergus Wilford, head chef, Fallow

Eve Seeman, head chef, Apricity

Nitin Pawar, executive chef, St Michaels Manor Hotel

Isabela Tavares, executive head chef, The Kensington

Michael Chapman, executive chef, H eckfield Place

Simon Britton, head of marketing at Continental Chef Supplies said: “For me, today has been all about collaboration and networking. We’re at a point in the industry where that’s absolutely crucial - everyone’s

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talking about cost savings and driving prices down, but hospitality is also an industry of innovation. If we want to inspire chefs, F&B managers, hotels and contract caterers, we have to get in front of them and show what’s possible.

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"Events like this create that opportunity - in a really engaging space, surrounded by great food, drink and people who genuinely care about pushing things forward.”

Mark Kempson added: "Today has been all about sharing experience and engagement, which I think is hugely important - meeting new contacts, whether that’s the event sponsors or others in the industry. It’s always fascinating to hear what people are doing with their products in their individual categories, and sparking up those conversations can often lead to exciting collaborations.

"Being able to do that over a relaxed lunch rather than through an email really changes the dynamic - it’s more personal, more genuine, and I think it makes building those relationships so much easier.”