Lois our resident Sales Order Processor really did get in the Authentic spirit and has got a t-shirt to prove it!!
Friday, 21 December 2007
Authentic Get's Festive!
Authentic got in the festive mood this December and provided free food to all of the staff for lunch! Oooooooh we wish it could be christmas every day!!
Award Winning Authentic
In testament to the hard work from everyone at The Authentic Food Company we were awarded for our excellence in New Product Development for 2007 by The Spirit Group.
The Award was presented to Lee Tynan, NPD Controller by Kevin Harper, Spirit Catering Director.
Well done to everyone at Authentic!!
Monday, 17 December 2007
AFC Pub Quiz - The New Champions!
Winning Team: Kenny, Graeme, Gennaro, Gregg (from left to right)
The AFC pub quiz took place and finally the All Stars were knocked off the top, in fact they were not even in the top 3!
The winners of the night were Kid Graeme And The Coconuts, Too Hot Too Cold came in second place and Work in Progress took the third place.
Award Winning Authentic!
The Authentic Food Company scooped two awards at this year’s prestigious Caterer and Hotelkeeper Excellence in Food and Drink Awards. Aromatic Thai King Prawn Curry received the honour in the Main Courses and Centre of Plate category, and the Sweet Potato, Chick Pea and Spinach Curry won in the Vegetarian category.
We were even more excited when we spotted Jermaine Jackson in reception and he stepped in to have his photo with us!!
What an eventful day!!
Friday, 2 November 2007
Lets Get Cooking!
The Authentic Food Company and Newall Green High School in Wythenshawe joined forces for a 'Lets Get Cooking' Day.
At Authentic we are always looking for ways in which we can become involved with our surrounding community, so linking up with Newall Green High School was a great way of achieving this as well as starting to educate the next generation on the food and industry market.
Newall Green welcomed Authentic into their school and allowed all faculties to run all lessons around the theme of food and the popular Authentic Indian dish Chicken Makhani.
The 'Lets Get Cooking' day was aimed at years 7 to 9 with an incentive for the well behaved children to be invited along to cook with the Authentic chefs on the day. We worked alongside the school to generate great ideas on how to incorporate the food industry and the Indian dish into each lesson.
At Authentic we are always looking for ways in which we can become involved with our surrounding community, so linking up with Newall Green High School was a great way of achieving this as well as starting to educate the next generation on the food and industry market.
Newall Green welcomed Authentic into their school and allowed all faculties to run all lessons around the theme of food and the popular Authentic Indian dish Chicken Makhani.
The 'Lets Get Cooking' day was aimed at years 7 to 9 with an incentive for the well behaved children to be invited along to cook with the Authentic chefs on the day. We worked alongside the school to generate great ideas on how to incorporate the food industry and the Indian dish into each lesson.
Pink Day!
On Friday 27th October we managed to raise £77 for Breast Cancer Awareness by getting almost everyone on the office to wear something pink!
Monday, 22 October 2007
What a surprise!
We couldnt believe that our technical controller Paul had been fooling us for so long with his 'bald head disguise'.....
Who would have thought he had such a full head of hair under there?
Who would have thought he had such a full head of hair under there?
Monday, 15 October 2007
Rafal Nawrocki - Employee of the Month
Rafal Nawrocki is the Employee of the Month at Yew Street!.
He is based in the low-care kitchen but does work across all of the areas.
Rafal has worked for the company since December last year. He has quickly became part of the Yew Street team and shows great initiative in the way he conducts himself in the factory.
Rafal is always willing to work the hours necessary to see the job done. He is always happy and smiling and brightens up all of our days
Well done Raf, keep up the good work!
He is based in the low-care kitchen but does work across all of the areas.
Rafal has worked for the company since December last year. He has quickly became part of the Yew Street team and shows great initiative in the way he conducts himself in the factory.
Rafal is always willing to work the hours necessary to see the job done. He is always happy and smiling and brightens up all of our days
Well done Raf, keep up the good work!
Monday, 8 October 2007
Chinese Arts Centre’s 21st birthday
On October 4th 2007 we sponsored the Chinese Arts Centre’s 21st birthday and our own resident Chinese chef (Robert Gong) cooked up the authentic dim sum.
The Chinese Arts Centre was established in 1986 by a group of British Chinese artists based in Manchester. The orginal centre was based in Chinatown, and was financially supported by Manchester City Council and Arts Council England. Today the gallery can be found in the Northern Quarter, its a magnificent space and includes an artist residency studio and apartment, an education suite, resource area, offices, shop and teahouse.
To celebrate their 21st birthday they showcased a fantastic exhibition; Boutique.
The Chinese Arts Centre has a strong history as a national charity for the development and promotion of Chinese arts and culture in the UK. Chinese Arts Centre is based in Manchester, a city with the second largest Chinese community in the UK. Chinese Arts Centre aims to develop an infrastructure to allow Chinese arts, and especially British Chinese artists, to flourish. Their work covers four main areas; exhibitions, education, agency work and advocacy which includes training, conferences and publications.
The Chinese Arts Centre was established in 1986 by a group of British Chinese artists based in Manchester. The orginal centre was based in Chinatown, and was financially supported by Manchester City Council and Arts Council England. Today the gallery can be found in the Northern Quarter, its a magnificent space and includes an artist residency studio and apartment, an education suite, resource area, offices, shop and teahouse.
To celebrate their 21st birthday they showcased a fantastic exhibition; Boutique.
The Chinese Arts Centre has a strong history as a national charity for the development and promotion of Chinese arts and culture in the UK. Chinese Arts Centre is based in Manchester, a city with the second largest Chinese community in the UK. Chinese Arts Centre aims to develop an infrastructure to allow Chinese arts, and especially British Chinese artists, to flourish. Their work covers four main areas; exhibitions, education, agency work and advocacy which includes training, conferences and publications.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Lets Get Cooking!
Authentic will be taking over Newall Green High School on the 16th October 2007 for a full day!
The "Lets Get Cooking" day will give students the opportunity to really understand how products are developed and how they eventually reach consumers in the supermarket.
The activities will take place across all of the faculties and two of our chefs Robert and Kris will be showcasing their culinary skills both in the classroom and at lunch.
The "Lets Get Cooking" day will give students the opportunity to really understand how products are developed and how they eventually reach consumers in the supermarket.
The activities will take place across all of the faculties and two of our chefs Robert and Kris will be showcasing their culinary skills both in the classroom and at lunch.
Friday, 21 September 2007
Hats off for Sevenoaks
One of our sales ladies Carol made a 3663 RaRa day a little more interesting for the team at the Sevenoaks depot earlier this month by staging a hat competition to all those involved!
She awarded spot prizes for those who sold the most cases, including chocolate and wine and also one for the best hat!
She awarded spot prizes for those who sold the most cases, including chocolate and wine and also one for the best hat!
Authentic glamour...
Three lovely ladies from Authentic got their photo published in the BFFF magazine after attending the BFFF gala dinner dance in June. Luckily this was taken at the beginning of the night!
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Authentic Go Karting!
The latest day out for the Positive Action team was a trip to the Speed Karting track in Warrington. As everyone raced each other to the finishing line the final race was cheekily won by Simon Cheeseman after Nik Basran led the way until the final corner and lost control, skidding out and finishing LAST (or thats his excuse......)
Authentic Summer BBQ
Although we didn’t exactly get the best weather and it was more of an indoor BBQ, the Summer BBQ was still a great success.
Over 100 people turned up and there were plenty of children there...bouncing up and down! The bouncy castle was always full and the fun was flowing. The face painter did a fantastic job with the kids and also spent a lot of her time making balloons of different shapes and sizes - swords and rabbits amongst others!
Judging by the long queues, we all enjoyed the food (some with too much mustard sauce!) and even the sweets (!!!) and were well sheltered from the rain!
Over 100 people turned up and there were plenty of children there...bouncing up and down! The bouncy castle was always full and the fun was flowing. The face painter did a fantastic job with the kids and also spent a lot of her time making balloons of different shapes and sizes - swords and rabbits amongst others!
Judging by the long queues, we all enjoyed the food (some with too much mustard sauce!) and even the sweets (!!!) and were well sheltered from the rain!
Monday, 17 September 2007
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