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Catering Circle --->> CATERING CIRCLE Tuesday 28th March | Meridian Grand London www.cateringcircle.co.uk Her Majesty the Queen have been asked to thank you for your kind letter to The Queen on behalf of the staff at ICatering Circle on the occasion of your second Business Conference, which is being held on 28th March at the Meridian Grand, London. Her Majesty was interested to be reminded of the work of Catering Circle and appreciated your thoughtfulness in writing as you did. The Queen, in return, sends her good wishes to all those who will be present for a memorable gathering. Yours Sincerely Christopher Sandamas Chief Clerk to The Queen Minister for Tourism Tracey Crouch MP hank you for your correspondence of 23 February to the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Theresa May, Tinviting her to the Catering Circle Business Conference 2017. Your letter had been passed to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and I am replying as the Minister for Tourism, a brief which encompasses the hospitality sector. While sadly neither I nor the Prime Minister will be able to attend the conference in person, I would like to pass on my gratitude to you in advance of the event. We welcome and support the work of the Catering Circle in developing the industry further and showcasing the catering profession in the UK. The culinary arts, and the popularity of South Asian cuisine, are showcased across the country every day in our restaurants, pubs and hotels. They are therefore a huge part of our rich and diverse culture and are highly significant to our tourism industry. Developing the right skills and attracting the best and brightest into our hospitality and tourism sector is a key part of our Tourism Action Plan, and we are working across Government to boost these areas, which includes supporting apprenticeships. I wish you all the best in hosting the Catering Circle Business Conference 2017 and hope the day is a great success. With best wishes, Tracey Crouch MP Minister for Tourism Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn MP HOUSE OF COMMONS am delighted to send a message of support to the Catering Circle and to the 600 IBangladeshi catering industry leaders at your event today. The curry industry contributes an immense amount to the UK economy, creating thousands of jobs. I congratulate all of you on the very valuable work that you do. I would like to send you very best wishes and every success for your event. Yours Sincerely, Jayne Fisher Stakeholder Manager | Office of Jeremy Corbyn MP Bangladesh High Commissioner Md Nazmul Quaunine High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh London, United Kingdom am happy to learn that the “Catering Circle Team” is continuing their good work in projecting Ithe immense potentials of the Catering and Curry Industry and related sectors. The United Kingdom has been passing through a challenging time to shape up its economy in post Brexit period. The over £4.5 billion industry needs to be supported at this crucial time for their needs for skilled and semi-skilled manpower, particularly, Chefs and related staff. The British-Bangladeshi diaspora has been contributing over the years to build this Curry Sector in the United Kingdom and now the Sector needs to be modernised with the support of financing, training and skilled manpower. Bangladesh High Commission closely works with the UK Government, UK Parliament and business community to improve this sector. I wish the initiative all the success. Md. Nazmul Quaunine The Hon Baroness Uddin HOUSE OF LORDS he British Curry Industry is our pride, a significant pillar of our economy. It has transformed British Tpallet throughout the last five decades with dedication, innovation and hard graft as it marches onward to maintain and support a well trained workforce fit for this age. I salute the transformative leadership of the Catering Circle and its endeavors to construct a cohesive force and a recognised professional network as we all navigate a post Brexit Britain. I wish the Catering Circle every success. The Hon Baroness Uddin Member of Parliament Paul Scully MP HOUSE OF COMMONS am delighted to offer a message of support to the Catering Industry and the Catering Circle IBusiness Conference 2017. As the chair of the APPG for Curry Catering I have always endeavoured to be a strong voice in Parliament for the Catering Industry and the vast contribution it makes to our economy and communities. I believe the innovative approach taken by Catering Circle is well tailored to deal with the many issues currently facing the industry. I know there have been roadshows, focus groups and consultations across the UK in 2016 and that industry experts and community leaders have been extensively engaged. I fully expect this excellent work to continue and for the Catering Circle Business Conference 2017 to be a massive success. Best wishes Paul Scully MP Sutton and Cheam Member of Parliament Rushanara AIi MP HOUSE OF COMMONS am delighted to provide a message of support for Catering Circle ahead of their second ICatering Circle Business Conference 2017: Innovative Solutions to Catering Crisis. I understand Catering Circle is a dedicated media platform (in partnership with Channel S TV) for the catering industry, which strives to improve approximately 15,000 Indian/Bangladeshi cuisines nationwide. Their aim is to promote the very best of South Asian cuisine and to kick- start those in unemployment with training and the skill-set to find work within the industry. I am pleased to hear that the platform also wants to focus on the younger generation to encourage them to become entrepreneurs and give them the opportunity to learn more about the running of the Indian/Bangladeshi restaurant trade to become the business leaders of the future. I congratulate Catering Circle on a very successful live TV talk show series called The Catering Circle Show, and wish them every success with their 2017 Business Conference. With warmest wishes, Rushanara Ali MP Bethnal Green and Bow The Antidote to Fear is Action! larming reports of the curry crisis are constantly appearing in the Anews. Our curry houses, where all walks of society come together to meet, socialise and dine are facing one of the gloomiest chapters of its entire history. Now the curry flavour has lost ‘favour’ with its diners... failing to attract them to walk through the doors. Sadly it is only a handful of restaurants that are proving successful in this critical time, while the majority are struggling to pull through the uphill battles they are facing. Editor Towhid Shakeel The counter to this very real fear is to give restaurateurs tools to change things in their own businesses that they can apply immediately and to Creative Team keep the tone very positive. This is the secret of the success of different Mary Rahman approaches taken by Catering Circle over the last three years - round tables M A S Mishu in cities, road shows in regions and a series of live talk shows on Channel S M Alamgir Kamruzzaman Rupok television. Thus we are aiming to reverse that gloomy reality by showcasing Selim Rahman success stories and aiding those now in crisis. Qamarul Islam Catering Circle TV Show is part of the solution. The Show offers people a Fuad Hasan large number of ways to engage in changing their business realities and Acknowledgement lives. Many individuals are very frustrated, feeling they have no power to Ahmed us Samad Chowdhury JP move the larger decline towards sustainability and survival. But since there Md Abdul Haque are real solutions as we have found in twelve live talk shows last year, what individuals do can make a big difference. Special Thanks Mahee Ferdhaus Jalil We are at the very exciting beginning of a transformation to sustainable Taz Choudhury forms of business action and living that have the promise of abundance for Catering Circle Team all the people in the sector and a revitalisation of curry culture in the UK. The Catering Circle Show and its Business Conferences are an invitation for Event Management Mujib Islam all curry-house owners and their stakeholders to bring this exciting and Mahbub Reza Chowdhury evolutionary change into their own lives in ways that are best for them. Suhana Ahmed Catering Circle is timely because British Bangladeshis are being very hard-hit financially. Catering Circle will show people the many things they can do right Printer now as well as give them tools to increase positive change in their future. MR Printers Tonight we move towards talking about the solutions and success stories and Copyright ©2017 Catering Circle. All rights launch the Season Two of the Show series, Catering Circle In Focus. reserved. One of the principal foci of tonight’s Conference is on the impact of Brexit on No part of this magazine may be reproduced in Britain’s great curry industry. The Bangladesh Caterers Association and many whole or in part without written permission of curry house owners backed Brexit in 2016, in the positive hope that exiting the publisher. The information on this magazine is for information purposes only. Catering Circle the EU would bring more favourable terms for south Asian immigrants. assumes no liability or responsibility for any Now we will be looking to the government for their help and support inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The ensuring a relaxation of immigration rules. To hold the politicians to account, information contained about each individual, restaurateurs, community and business leaders in the curry sector should event or organisation has been provided by such individual, event organisers or organisation without now unite.
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