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A place to nourish

Catering for the future

James Ellerby & panellists
Wednesday 12 February 2025
11am-12pm
The Refectory

Catering for the future

It’s no use trying to find inspiration on an empty stomach! Our campus needs to be a place where we eat and drink well, as well as feeling mentally, emotionally and spiritually supported.

James Ellerby, a hospitality consultant from the Russell Partnership Collection, will discuss the current state of food provision across the hospitality sector.

Speaker: James Ellerby

James is a Senior Consultant at the Russell Partnership Collection.

He is an experienced hospitality practitioner and consultant, with over 25 years’ experience in the industry.

James has worked closely with leading hotels, food businesses, universities, the NHS, local government, and major events, to review and develop catering strategies, develop new food concepts, and manage new outlet design projects.

The Russell Partnership Collection are the UK’s leading Food, Nutrition and Technology Collection.

Panellists

Patrick Craig, Head of Health & Wellbeing, University of Leeds

Patrick is a long-standing member of the University of Leeds community.

In his role as Head of Health and Wellbeing at the University, he provides support to the leadership teams in the Occupational Health and Staff Counselling and Psychological Support Service, as well as the Health and Wellbeing team.

Julie Brown, Head of Retail Catering, University of Leeds

Nilisha Vashist, EDI Manager, University of Leeds

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