Sodexo partners with GBM chef Kate Austen

Sodexo has announced a collaboration with chef Kate Austen to develop its workplace dining offer.

Austen, who became the first female chef to win the main course dish on the Great British Menu earlier this year, will work with Sodexo’s culinary team to develop new dishes for B&I clients.  

Austen’s CV includes head chef of the two-Michelin star AOC in Copenhagen, sous chef at the three-Michelin star Restaurant Frantzen in Sweden, as well as senior development chef for Gordon Ramsay.

Austen will be working with Sodexo to refresh its Modern Recipe offering which is available at more than 30 client sites across industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals and technology.

Her healthy recipes and workshops are intended to encourage end-consumers towards sustainable meals that fuel the body and increase productivity in the workplace. 

Modern Recipe customers will be able to eat Austen’s dishes from July 2024, which will include tamari and ginger cauliflower bao buns and Korean-style soy, sesame and veg braised pollock, rice and kimchi cabbage.

Inna Lim, director of marketing and strategy in Sodexo UK&I Corporate Services, said: “Kate is the perfect fit for Modern Recipe’s overall mission to bring employees healthy and delicious food that provides a moment of human connection. We are passionate about making every moment and every occasion an opportunity for hospitality and with Kate’s talent we look forward to her helping us elevate our goal even further.

“Her culinary vision and dedication to her art perfectly aligns with our business ethos and brand values and represents a significant step forward in redefining the standards of workplace dining.”

Austen added: “Modern Recipe embodies a contemporary, healthy, and sustainable approach to workplace dining, and I am eager to work alongside Sodexo’s talented chefs and showcase this exciting and compelling brand.”