National Waiters

300 waiters run in National Waiters' Day Race

17-May-2017 By Sophie Witts

Three hundred waiting staff balanced their trays for the annual National Waiters’ Day race in London’s Hyde Park this week (16 May).

National Waiters' Day returns to celebrate front-of-house staff

21-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

The industry’s hard-working front-of-house staff are to be celebrated on National Waiters’ Day on 16 May.

Prezzo staff win National Waiters' Day race

21-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Front-of-house staff took part in races across the country last week as part of the National Waiters' Day celebrations.

Springboard plans first Front-of-House Festival to raise service profile

27-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

Industry charity Springboard is calling for hospitality businesses to support its first Front-of-House festival.

National Waiters' Day returns to celebrate front-of-house staff

23-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

Hard working front-of-house staff are set to be celebrated at this year’s National Waiters' Day on 20 October.

Earn £37k+: Springboard releases front-of-house salaries to change industry perceptions

05-May-2015 By Emma Eversham

Employment charity Springboard has released a range of average salaries for staff working front-of-house to help change perceptions that working in hospitality means working long hours with low pay. 

Front-of-house staff to be celebrated on National Waiters' Day

11-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

Front-of-house staff will be celebrated on National Waiters' Day on 21 May.

National Waiters Day: A day in the life of a maître d’ with Paulo de Tarso

19-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick & Luke Nicholls

To celebrate the first ever National Waiters Day, BigHospitality decided to discover a little bit more about one of the most important front-of-house restaurant roles - the maître d’. For this exclusive video we spent a morning with Bar Boulud's...

National Waiters' Day: Fred Sirieix urges hospitality industry to celebrate waiting staff

28-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Fred Sirieix, restaurant service expert and general manager of Galvin at Windows, is calling on the entire hospitality industry to back his latest initiative - National Waiters' Day - to celebrate hard-working waiting staff.