Harrison catering clean up in education
publication date: Sep 30, 2007
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author/source: R Taylor
Many catering companies see the education market in much the same way mariners view the Bermuda Triangle (dangerous and you can go under).
It’s therefore a bit surprising to see a company for whom education is big business. Harrison catering not only have the schools’ contract in places like Bexley, Wandsworth and Lambeth, they also recently won the £12m three-year catering and vending contract at the University of London.
Privately owned, Harrison has a turnover of more than £32m and employs 2000 staff. On their website they claim their success is down to:
- independence
- having long term perspective
- realistic profit expectations
- the ability to attract and retain staff.
It might not sound like rocket science but this simple recipe seems to be working for them.
www.harrisonscatering.co.uk