Full-Time

Deputy General Manager

Catering

WSH International Investments

WSH International Investments

Contract catering and brand portfolio management

Compensation Overview

£35k/mo

London, UK

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Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Requirements
  • Experience in a similar operation
  • Currently a Deputy General Manager looking for progression or a General Manager interested in something more challenging.
  • Have a contagious passion for food and customer service
  • You draw satisfaction from managing, training, and supporting a team
  • Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
  • Excellent delegation and influencing skills
  • Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to work well under pressure
  • Meticulous organisational abilities; high attention to detail
  • Concise and effective verbal and written communication
  • Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
  • Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
  • Works according to the BaxterStorey core values
Responsibilities
  • Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards
  • Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business
  • Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment
  • Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation
  • Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance
WSH International Investments

WSH International Investments

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WSH is a British holding company that owns a portfolio of brands in the food services and hospitality sector, with contract catering as its main business for clients like businesses and schools. It operates brands such as BaxterStorey, Benugo, and Searcys, delivering tailored meals and service and focusing on fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients while managing costs. Unlike single-brand caterers, WSH uses a portfolio approach with brand specialization across corporate dining, restaurants, and cafes to gain scale in procurement and operations. Its goal is to provide dependable, high-quality food and service to a broad client base, while growing its brand portfolio and improving efficiency for clients and stakeholders.

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Headquarters

Reading, United Kingdom

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Benugo reported £145.7 million turnover for 2025, its highest ever in July 2026.
  • BaxterStorey launched Chef Battle 2026, showcasing retention and culinary talent development.
  • Chris Mitchell became BaxterStorey COO in June 2026, supporting execution during expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Drax workers struck over pay in 2024, exposing recurring labor conflict risk.
  • The Caterer named BaxterStorey for historical wage-payment errors, damaging compliance credibility.
  • High dependence on large client contracts creates existential concentration risk if British Airways or Drax exits.

What makes WSH International Investments unique

  • BaxterStorey, Benugo, and Searcys span corporate, travel, and premium heritage venues.
  • British Airways extended BaxterStorey through 2035, signaling long-term client trust and operational depth.
  • WSH scales through acquisitions, including bm family in November 2025 and Searcys integration.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Public Sector Catering
Feb 14th, 2024
WSH commits to 100% RSPCA Assured British free-range eggs

As part of their ESG commitments, WSH launched a 'Supplier Code of Conduct' in which 11 targets were set in a bid to continually raise the bar on sourcing standards and transparency across the foodservice supply chain.

ITP Media Group
Aug 17th, 2021
Westbury Street Holdings launches Mosaic

Westbury Street Holdings launched Mosaic, a subscription-based contract catering model, as part of a move to offer clients flexible solutions in a post-Covid workplace.