The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), 25th prestigious annual skills competitions return to the University of Warwick 26 - 28 March 2018.
Celebrating an astonishing 25 years of culinary excellence, the event will be a three day extravaganza, showcasing the extraordinary breadth and range of university hospitality skills. Welcoming more than 150 entrants and 400 delegates.
Matthew White, TUCO Chair, commented, “It’s unbelievable to think its 25 years of TUCO Competitions. So much has changed since it started. If you consider the current hyper-interest and differing approach to food and drink, the bar has simply never been higher.
'University caterers are in a unique position, during term time we cater for students across globe and as soon as the terms close, we go on to provide best in class corporate hospitality to FTSE companies. It’s an extremely broad range of skills required and the TUCO Competitions is an excellent opportunity to see all of those these skills on show.”
On Monday 26 March, the event will open with competitors and visitors invited to several learning and development sessions in preparation for competitions the next day.
Peter Griffiths MBE, President of British Culinary Federation and head judge of TUCO Competitions 2018, pictured right, commented, “I am sure that TUCO 2018 will be yet another well contended event. I have been involved with judging for TUCO for over 20 years and during that time have certainly seen the standards and culinary skills grow, year on year.
'The main objective of starting the competition all those years ago was to help show off the calibre of staff working in the university sector and to give the chefs the opportunity to network and develop their skills.
'One of the results of this has been that talented chefs from within the industry have successfully moved over into the university sector, which in turn has helped to lift standards and aspirations even higher.”
