5 June 2018
It’s KP Day again! Photograph your champion KPs and help out a good cause, 22nd June 2018 22 June 2018 is National KP Day, when the kitchen crew gets to have a bit of fun and raise cash for Springboard, the charity that helps young and disadvantaged people gain employment in the hospitality industry. Have you got an outstanding kitchen porter in your kitchen? Or one with a sense of humour? Then snap a picture of them, and tweet it...
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12 October 2017
José Núnez of The Stafford, London Incomparable work ethic and highest standards mark out kitchen porter king The search for the 2017 KP of the Year is over. Winterhalter, whose brainchild the awards are, has announced that this year’s winner is José Núnez, who works at The Stafford, the historic 5 star hotel in St James, London. José was nominated by Mark Surguy, The Stafford’s hotel manager. Judges were impressed by the KP’s initiative – for example, he suggested a...
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26 September 2017
Shortlist announced for annual KP competition The search for the 2017 KP of the Year is nearly over as Winterhalter, the company behind the awards, has announced the shortlist for this year’s trophy. Judges for the 2017 awards include James Horler, chief executive of 360 Restaurants; Richard Davies, executive chef of Calcot Manor Hotel; Anne Pierce, chief executive of Springboard UK; Sara Jayne Stanes, chief executive of the of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts; Hayden Groves, executive chef, BaxterStorey;...
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30 May 2017
Winterhalter is giving £1 for every KP snap! 22 June 2017 is National KP Day, when the kitchen brigade gets to have a bit of fun and raise cash for Springboard, the charity that helps young and disadvantaged people gain employment in the hospitality industry. Got a great kitchen porter in your kitchen? Or one with a sense of humour? Then take a photo of them and tweet it with the hashtag #kpday. For every tweet, warewasher specialist Winterhalter will...
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14 November 2016
Judges unveil 2016’s top Kitchen Porter: Mick Dunn of Rubens at the Palace The KP of the Year for 2016 is Mick Dunn of Rubens at the Palace, London SW1. “Mick won in the face of some incredibly tough competition – the toughest year ever – which shows he’s absolutely a top man in his field,” says Stephen Kinkead, managing director of Winterhalter, the company behind the KP of the Year awards.
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