Parfait becomes a board member with overall responsibility for food development at Sodexo’s corporate dining, hospitality and events division in the UK and Ireland.
He will lead the Sodexo Prestige and corporate services culinary team and drive the development of food concepts, brand standards and menus for workplace dining and hospitality, major sporting events and leisure venues.
Parfait joined the business in September 2011, and was responsible for the development and marketing of food concepts as well as staff training and development. He devised the ‘Chef for Life’ programme which focuses on developing and inspiring chefs through training, food forums, farm visits, job swaps and competitions.
Before joining Sodexo Prestige, Parfait worked for boutique catering groups including Harbour & Jones, where he was food director, and Lexington, where he was group development chef.
Chris John, managing director of Sodexo Prestige and corporate services, said: "I am delighted to welcome Mark Parfait to the executive team. He has the vision, craft skills and passion to take Sodexo Prestige’s great team of passionate operators, chefs and fine dining and hospitality experts to the next level of success in food excellence."
Parfait has 20 years’ experience in the catering industry. The menu he created for the Siemens Crystal Café in London won the premium staff dining category in the recent Menu Innovation and Development (MIDAS) Awards 2013.
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