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Crowdfunding success Pizza Rossa close to city openings
Pizza Rossa, the latest entrant in the ‘grab-and-go’ market, has announced that it is close to finalising three sites in the City. The first opening, which will be a pop-up, is forecast for May. Crowd...
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New restaurant riverside destination for Kingston
Following their appointment by Canadian & Portland Estates in 2007, Haworth Tompkins Architects have completed phase one of their revitalisation of Bishops Palace House in Kingston upon Thames, to...
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Restaurant Associates appoints Business Development Director
Restaurant Associates, the executive dining division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has appointed James Greetham as Business Development Director. In this new position, James assumes overall...
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Coal Grill and Bar secures backing for expansion
Coal Grill and Bar (t/a Charterhouse Leisure Ltd) has secured additional growth funding from Beringea, which manages the Proven Venture Capital Trusts, and venture capital investors Octopus...
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New Head Chef for Dormy House
Dormy House Hotel near Broadway has announced the arrival of a new Head Chef with an international pedigree. 37-year-old Jon Ingram joins the recently re-launched hotel following roles in London,...
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The New Food Regulations – is your business ready?
On 13th December 2014 new food labelling regulations come into force across Europe which for the first time will require the caterer to provide information to customers about food allergens present in...
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Eating out: cultural changes reflected in Orchid reservation system
Orchid Group is making the most of cultural changes in customers’ eating out habits with an online booking system for almost all its pubs that, in just the first month, has delivered some 2,000...
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Leisure Spend Tracker reports £230m increase in eating out
Following the launch of the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker in March, the latest report gives insight into GB consumer discretionary spending over the month of March. Average household spending in...
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Raise your awareness: Allergy Awareness Week 28 April – 4 May 2014
Allergies are life changing and can be fatal. It’s therefore essential to raise awareness – and nowhere more essential than in the foodservice sector. Food Allergy Aware (www.fatc.co.uk) has brought...
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Brits seek value as holiday spending set to fall
TripAdvisor has announced the results of the third instalment of TripBarometer, the world’s largest accommodation and traveller survey. This biannual study, conducted on behalf of TripAdvisor by...
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SUBWAY teams up with Liverpool Football Club
The SUBWAY® brand has signed a multi-year commitment with Liverpool Football Club. Under the agreement, as of 23 April, the SUBWAY® brand will become Liverpool FC’s Official Training Food partner....
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Tube strike to damage London restaurants – and hinder visitors to Hotelympia
The British Hospitality Association has expressed its concern about the proposed strike action by London Underground and Heathrow Express staff as potentially damaging to hospitality and tourism...
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Joseph Holt forms Touchwood Restaurants joint venture
Joseph Holt has formed a joint venture with John Winder and Gary Douglas, the founders of Cloverleaf Restaurants Ltd., to acquire and develop sites for a number of new build pub restaurant concepts....
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StreetSmart raises £610,000 as homelessness increases
StreetSmart have announced their latest fundraising total of £610,000 collected from 580 participating restaurants and hotels in November and December 2013. Meanwhile, a new report states homelessness...
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Are you making productive use of social media?
Social media sites present H&C brands with the opportunity to grow their customers bases and market their products for free.Image source:...
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Domino’s appoints David Wild as CEO
Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that David Wild has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Stephen Hemsley, Non-Executive Chairman, commented: “We are delighted that...
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KFC to deliver 6,000 jobs and five more years of growth in UK
Martin Shuker, Managing Director of KFC, the UK’s favourite chicken restaurant, has announced plans to open 150 new restaurants, creating 6,000 jobs, in the UK and Ireland over the next five years....
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Manitowoc Multiplex Beverage Technology triumphs at Innovation Awards
The new beverage product launch from Manitowoc Foodservice – the Multiplex Blend-in-Cup – scooped the ‘Most Innovative Catering Equipment’ accolade at the 2014 Hotelympia Innovation Awards. The...
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Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin say ‘Non’ to Foie Gras
After being contacted by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) about how birds are force-fed several times a day through metal pipes that are rammed down their throats in order to make...
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Rocking Good Sushi Take Two
The Kurobuta pop-up was such a success – it was such a hit with diners who fell for the unique chilled out ambience and exceptional Japanese food, that it’s now a permanent fixture on the Kings Road...
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