Fare of London announced the appointment of award- winning Chef David Summerell to the newly created role of Group Executive Head Chef. As the company expands its operations, the new group level position has been created to oversee menus and food service across Fare of London’s portfolio of client venues and external catering services.
With almost 15 years’ experience working for Fare of London as Head Chef and Executive Chef, David Summerell has been promoted to the new role of Group Executive Head Chef on account of his expertise, experience and knowledge of the company. With a career that started at the Savoy thirty years ago, David joined the Fare of London team in 1999 when he was appointed to the role of Head Chef at The Royal College of Physicians. Commencing on the 1st September, the new post will also mean that David becomes a member of the Fare of London senior management team, contributing to management decisions about every aspect of the business. David will be based at Ironmongers’ Hall in the heart of the City of London.
Commenting on his appointment, David Summerell said: “I am truly delighted to have been appointed to this brand new role at Fare. My experience with the company has been amazing so far and I look forward to helping the company to grow and hope to embrace the new challenges this will bring.”
Managing Director John Durden, added: “This year has been a very exciting time at Fare and we have seen the company and team expand. I believe in nurturing our existing employees and rewarding those who have knowledge of the company and embrace our values. We are so proud to have such talented individuals working for us and David has achieved so much during his time at Fare. We are particularly proud of his accomplishments earlier this year in the UK IACC copper Skillet competition where he was awarded second place. I have no doubt that David will do an excellent job of overseeing the quality and consistency of our service across multiple client venues and our external catering services.”
