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Hospitality Assured free App to measure customer service
Hospitality Assured, the quality standard for service and business excellence created by the Institute of Hospitality, has launched a free App enabling business owners and operators to take a quick...
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Top Tipples: International Wine Challenge names 5 Champion Wines for 2013
The 30th International Wine Challenge has lived up to its name, awarding Champion status to wines from around the world including Australia, New Zealand, France, Austria and Portugal. Champion White:...
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Beer Genie website gets revamp and goes mobile
Beer Genie, the British Beer & Pub Association’s website celebrating all things beer, has had a major revamp, with the site also going mobile for the first time. The Beer Genie’s treasure trove of...
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The Restaurant Show 2013 celebrates 25 years of education, interaction and...
The Restaurant Show returns to Earls Court 2 on 7-9 October 2013. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the respected trade show promises to deliver an event to remember, as 25 years of experience,...
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David Collins: restaurant interior designer ‘par excellence’
The sad death of David Collins, restaurant interior designer ‘par excellence’, has attracted much attention in the press. Here, clearly, was a man who not only created stunning, enduring interiors for...
View ArticleJamie Oliver tops Out to Lunch League Table
As reported by H & C News last week, research from the Out to Lunch campaign from the Soil Association and Organix reveals that Britain’s leading restaurants and pubs are giving children across the...
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Royal Academy of Culinary Art Awards winners
The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts has celebrated and announced the winners of its Annual Awards of Excellence (AAE). The awards evening was hosted by John Williams MBE, Chairman of the Royal Academy...
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The word on the street is pork…tap into street food recipes!
Chefs looking to tap into the fastest growing food scene in the UK are now able to join the urban street food revolution, thanks to a new report and recipe book from BPEX. Street food As a result of...
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Young diners bolstering eating out sector
Decline in Britain’s eating out market has slowed as the sector is bolstered by under 34 year olds, the most frequent users of eating out establishments. The new consumer QuickBite survey from...
View ArticleTable Table introduce Tasty Rewards for loyal customers
Whitbread’s family pub-restaurant chain Table Table has launched their Tasty Rewards scheme, a loyalty initiative that gives diners the chance to collect points at the restaurant every time they visit....
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Sodexo to introduce the SUBWAY® brand to its retail offer
The SUBWAY® brand has been chosen as a partner organisation for Sodexo at sites with large volumes of customers, who value a variety of food outlets, including high street brands, such as...
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wagamama appoints CEO
wagamama, the UK’s Japanese-inspired restaurant chain, has appointed David Campbell as CEO. David has extensive experience across the leisure industry having held the position of CEO for the past 20...
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Giraffe to open first of ten restaurants in Tesco stores
Family-friendly restaurant group, giraffe, will open its first site within a Tesco store on 5 August 2013 in Watford Extra, to be followed by a further nine in the next year. With its own separate...
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Tragus appoints Peter Blake as MD of Café Rouge & Belgo
Tragus Group Limited (“Tragus”), one of the largest casual dining groups in the UK, and owners of the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Strada brands, announces that Peter Blake has been appointed as...
View ArticleInsights into changing British eating habits
Celebrating 50 years of manufacturing at its King’s Lynn site, Mars Food UK has released a new study, polling almost 2,000 Brits, that explores the dining behaviours of the British public. The research...
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James Martin takes over at Manchester235 Restaurant
Celebrity chef James Martin will be taking over Manchester235’s Linen restaurant this Autumn. The restaurant is set to become James Martin Manchester, opening in September, with the exact date to be...
View ArticlePortsmouth’s seafront regeneration: hospitality and catering opportunities
Portsmouth’s seafront could be boosted by new catering and leisure opportunities as businesses are getting the rare chance to lease a number of sites in prime waterfront locations. Located near a...
View ArticleWetherspoon announces sales and margin growth
JD Wetherspoon has announced its pre- close statement for the period up to 23 July 2013, incorporating the 11 week period to 14 July 2013 and showing growth in sales, margin and pub openings. Will...
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New Whirl Griddle Spray – cooks like butter but better
Caterers who love the inimitable taste of butter but want less hassle can have it all with new Whirl Griddle Spray, the latest innovation from leading cooking oils specialist AAK Foodservice. The new...
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Adnams wins big at the 2013 International Wine and Spirit Competition
Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer and distiller – or perhaps that should now be ‘distiller and brewer’ – has won the prestigious Gin Trophy at this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition...
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