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What is a kitchen porter?

15 July 2015

Winterhalter calls on businesses to celebrate their kitchen porters The third annual Kitchen Porter of the Year awards are in full swing, and while the response from the industry has been better than ever before, Winterhalter is trying to encourage more entries from a wider range of businesses. The Kitchen Porter of the Year competition was launched in 2013 in order to celebrate the work of these overlooked heroes of the professional kitchen. Since then many chefs and managers have...

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National KP Day: Winterhalter donates £500 to Springboard

8 July 2015

Kitchen brigades across the country join in the photo fun, tweeting to raise money for charity The first National KP Day saw lots of chefs and their brigades getting involved in celebrating the work of the kitchen porter – and raising money for charity. June 22 was the day and Winterhalter, the warewashing specialist, offered to donate £1 to catering industry charity Springboard for every picture of a KP tweeted with the hashtag #kpday. The Grand Hotel Eastbourne were amongst...

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Shaun Searley of The Quality Chop House: “Let’s get KPs into the appreciation loop!”

8 July 2015

KP of the Year 2015 gathers pace – big prizes include £1,000 and a Winterhalter warewasher The search for the 2015 KP of the Year Award is now in full swing, with entries from across the foodservice industry, including restaurants, schools, pubs, hotels and hospitals.  The award, which is the brainchild of warewash equipment specialist Winterhalter, is designed to celebrate the contribution kitchen porters make to the foodservice industry. Each year top chefs add their weight to the cause –...

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#kpday

10 June 2015

Diary date – 22 June: National KP Day “Helping caterers shine and customers dine!” Celebrate the role of kitchen porters and help raise £1,000 for the Springboard Charity On June 22 2015, the catering industry will be able to celebrate the people whose work makes kitchens tick across the UK: kitchen porters.  The day is also an opportunity to raise up to £1,000 for Springboard, the charity that helps disadvantaged people find work in the catering industry. 

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Kitchen Porter of the Year 2015 – the search is on

13 May 2015

Winterhalter offers serious prizes; PLUS: every KP nominated is a winner! Does your KP go the extra mile?  Or have that extra something?  Then it’s time to nominate them for the KP of the Year competition.  This year the prizes are huge – they include £1,000 cash for the winner, plus a brand new Winterhalter dish- or glasswasher for the winner’s establishment, worth up to £8,000. For more information visit www.kpoftheyear.com The KP of the Year is all about celebrating...

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