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Time to give women
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Up for a cup - the Chadwicks team
try out their new coffee blend.
Chadwicks’ diners treated to unique coffee blend
D
iners at Teesside’s most decorated
restaurant can now treat themselves
to a unique blend of coffee designed
especially for them.
North Yorkshire coffee roasters Rounton
helped the management and staff at
Chadwicks Inn Maltby choose their own
blend which is now being served to
customers.
The Chadwicks Blend is a chocolatey
espresso put together exclusively for
Chadwicks Inn using the finest coffee beans
which are fully traceable and sustainably
sourced.
Chadwicks’ joint-owner Helen Gill said:
“We’ve been sourcing our coffee from
Rounton for a long time and through a
conversation they suggested we come up
with our own blend.
“We went for a cupping session at their
premises in Northallerton – which is just like
wine tasting but for a coffee – and they then
came back with some samples which we
were able to test.
“We wanted to have something quite
unique, and while you’re always tempted
to go for something you personally like, you
have to choose something which you know is
going to be popular with customers.
“We’re really happy with the end result
and we’re already getting a lot of positive
feedback.”
Rounton staff have also spent time with
the team at Chadwicks, showing them how
to make the best coffee.
Helen added: “Our restaurant manager
Luke Conroy has had some barista sessions
with Rounton so he’s our in-house expert
now.
“But the majority of our staff have also had
training sessions on how to make the best
cup of coffee every time, by always making
them with freshly-ground beans.”
Chadwicks were celebrating again
after retaining a prestigious Michelin Bib
Gourmand award for a third successive year
recently.
The restaurant is again the region’s only
eatery to receive the much sought-after
accolade, exclusive to Michelin Guide-listed
restaurants offering exceptionally good food
at moderate prices.
See which restaurants Tees Business
readers voted the Tees region’s best in our
exclusive annual poll on pages 20-21.
Hotel completes £500k refurbishment
A
leading hotel has
unveiled its new
look, following the
completion of a £500,000
refurbishment.
Hardwick Hall Hotel at
Sedgefield, part of Ramside
Estates, has been given a
facelift, which includes a
revamped bar and lounge area.
At the same time the
hotel’s Boyne Suite, which
can take up to 120 guests,
has benefited from a new
carpet, curtains and complete
redecoration.
The four-star hotel, which
is in the picturesque setting of Hardwick
County Park, has 50 bedrooms and offers
a range of dining options including the
acclaimed Rib Room Steakhouse and Grill.
t’s really important that we have some
events in place to give all the successful
women on Teesside an opportunity to
really show what they’re doing.
There are hundreds of women out there
running really good businesses.
For girls at school, for young women
going through college, they need to see
those role models, particularly where
industries are traditionally male-dominated,
and that there are women succeeding.
They need to see those role models
doing top jobs, and that it’s a possibility
for them, to raise their aspirations and
give them the ambition to see that they
wouldn’t necessarily be trail-blazing alone in
an industry – that they could have women
mentoring them and supporting them and
following their footsteps.
The idea of a business awards solely for
women is maybe a bit controversial, and
not something that everyone agrees with,
and I’ve struggled with it a little myself, if
I’m honest.
But overall, on balance, I think it’s the
right thing to do, to give women a platform
and make sure everyone can see the good
work they’re doing on Teesside.
Hopefully, the Tees Businesswomen
Awards event in November will help us do
that.
I’m very much looking forward to this
event, and I’m excited about the fact it will
help us unearth some of the high-achieving,
successful businesswomen we have
out there who perhaps aren’t getting the
limelight they deserve at the moment.
Sharon Lane
General manager, Tees Components
Tees Businesswomen Awards
Tees Business will host the first-ever
Tees Businesswomen Awards event at
Wynyard Hall on November 8.
For more details see pages 14-15 or go
to teesbusiness.co.uk/awards
Work on Middlesbrough’s £30m snow
centre is set to start later this autumn on
completion of a new bridge and link road
close to the Riverside Stadium. The snow
centre is forecast to attract 2 .25m visitors
per year to the town.
It also has a number of suites and meeting
rooms and erects large marquees at various
points throughout the year, which can hold
up to 1,500 people.
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