The FINANCIAL -- StoreyNational Chef of the Year
runner-up Hayden Groves has been appointed executive chef at
BaxterStorey's contract at Barclays at Churchill Place, Caterer and
Hotelkeeper has learnt, according to Caterer and Hotelkeeper.
Groves's new position will see him assume responsibility for the fine dining, hospitality and the Greenwich Room Restaurant, a 45-cover facility for executives to entertain clients.
He is expected to join BaxterStorey in early March from rival contract caterer Elior, where he has been executive chef at Lloyd's of London for the past seven-and-a-half years.
Overseeing all food operations, Groves currently oversees four kitchens and his role has given him the opportunity to cook for national and international royalty.
He is also responsible for the food offer at Elior's commercial wine bar venture, One Under Lime, serving a menu of British classics and bar food. Under Groves's management, it achieved sales of £1m net in its first 10 months after opening in February last year.
Other notable achievements include being the captain of Elior's culinary team, which he will again lead at La Parade at Hotelympia in February, and heavy involvement in the transition of one of the kitchens to induction technology.
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