48 top London Hotels and Restaurants including teams from Claridges, Gordon Ramsay Holdings, The Dorchester, The Goring, Caprice Holdings and The Ritz will be taking part in the HACCC Festival, the hospitality industry’s largest charity football tournament, on Sunday 18 September 2011. Who will face who in the competition will be decided tonight at the Doyle Bloomsbury Hotel … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Social Media, let us know what you’re doing
Social media is growing at an unprecedented rate and hospitality and catering businesses are social businesses by definition. Several pieces of research recently show that consumers are using social media more and more for simple practical matters such as booking hotel accommodation and researching and recommending restaurants. One of the difficulties surrounding social … [Read more...]
Training helps reduce alcohol related crime and disorder
Award winning abv Training Ltd have been praised by City officials for their excellence in helping provide safer nights out in Durham city centre. More than 50 employees of licensed premises across Durham successfully completed courses delivered by abv Training Ltd to gain Level 2 BIIAB qualifications as part of an initiative aimed at promoting responsible management of … [Read more...]
Follow that, a £110 cheese sandwich, see Martin Blunos for details
One of the country’s great chefs, Martin Blunos, is heading to Kendal in September 2011 to make two gastronomic guest appearances as a chef demonstrator and then Masterclass tutor at state-of-the-art Lake District cookery school LucyCooks. The “Baltic giant’ from Bath, whose cooking is influenced by both his Latvian heritage and the recipes of Russian relatives, will be the … [Read more...]
Trophies announced for the World’s Best Wines
The world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine competition, the International Wine Challenge (IWC), announced the eagerly awaited results of the 2011 Trophy and Great Value Wine Awards at the Lord’s Nursery Pavilion. With 15 Great Value Wine Awards, along with 107 wines and 7 Sake awarded Trophies, it has been a great year for the wine industry. France … [Read more...]
For sale, one of Cornwall’s best known waterside freehouses
The Shipwrights Arms is in Helford on the edge of the Helford River, which is probably one of the most unspoilt rivers in Cornwall, with its deep sheltered valleys, ancient oak forests and hidden creeks. There is also a pedestrian ferry which links the north and south banks of the river, crossing over the Helford Passage. Helford village is filled with tiny riverside … [Read more...]
Food and Beverage Manager, 4* deluxe London hotel, circa £45,000
This outstanding and superbly refurbished 4* deluxe London hotel requires a Food and Beverage Manager to manage its outlets to include, bar, room service, restaurants, lounge and conference & banqueting departments. One of your key responsibilities as Food and Beverage Manager will be to ensure your team consistently delivers an exceptional level of service and … [Read more...]
Innocent growth the result of marketing
Marketing Week reports drinks maker Innocent has hailed marketing as playing a vital role in growing the size of the company by 20% in value last year. Innocent, where Coca-Cola has the majority stake in the company is now the largest smoothie brand in Europe and grew in value to £135m, from £112m in 2009, on the back of a 30% uplift in sales year-on-year. Innocent has … [Read more...]
Ipswich Town’s Portman Pie wins the league
Yesterday at Portman Road, home of Ipswich Town Football Club, Mike Rieder, Head of Hospitality at ITFC was presented with the award for winning the inaugural HandCNews.com Football Pie League, sponsored by Moduline. Ipswich Town chief executive Simon Clegg, Matt Purling from Adnams, Dave Boniface from pie makers Kentish Mayde, local press and radio as well as staff … [Read more...]
Beer lovers in for a treat with opening of Craft Beer Co
From the team who brought London the Cask Pub & Kitchen, comes the city’s latest beer attraction – this time The Craft Beer Co. in Clerkenwell. Visitors will be treated to an amazing line-up of beers, 16 cask, 21 keg from a range of the World’s best brewers. ‘The Craft Beer Company’ will open its doors to thirsty customers tonight (29th June) with a clear mission: … [Read more...]
Sixty five new hotels join customer experience programme
Sixty-five Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn properties are to join BDRC Continental’s VenueVerdict and Meetings Benchmark Tracker, widely-recognised customer service benchmarking programmes within the UK hospitality industry. Together, the programmes cover all aspects of an event booker’s experience of a hotel. Meetings Benchmark Tracker deploys mystery calls and emails to … [Read more...]
It’s no joke, ESI Edinburgh brasserie for sale
Christie + Co's Edinburgh Office is delighted to have been appointed by Richard Waugh and Paul McCutcheon to sell the leasehold of their business ESI (Englishman, Scotsman and Irishman) Brasserie in the heart of Leith. Barry McNeil, who is handling the sale, comments: “The name does sound like the start of a joke but ESI Brasserie has quickly established itself as a popular … [Read more...]
Jamie’s Italian to open at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms
Jamie's Italian to open new outlet within Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms, one of Scotland's most historic arts venues. The other branch of Jamie's Kitchen, at George Square in Glasgow, has been a huge success receiving widespred acclaim acroos the city. The venue opened in 1787 and now hosts major annual events such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the CAMRA Real Ale … [Read more...]
Al Murray, Sunday Mirror and Camra call to support local pubs
The Sunday Mirror reports that with six pubs shutting their doors for good every day, they have launched a campaign last week to support Britain’s locals. Al Murray -The Pub Landlord, joined the fight to save the local with a rallying call to readers...The British Pub is in crisis, and you can do your bit. All over the land pubs are closing down, and for all sorts of … [Read more...]
For Sale, a great pub/restaurant in Camberwell
Great pub/restaurant opportunity in Camberwell Christie + Co’s London Bars and Restaurants Team is offering for sale the leasehold of The Brewers on Southampton Way in Camberwell, on behalf of Wellington Pub Company. The property, currently closed, is available on a new free-of-tie lease with flexible terms and rental incentives, and would suit a number of operators both … [Read more...]