Lancaster London has been awarded a place on Expedia Insider’s Select List for 2012, an annual ranking of the best hotels worldwide. Out of 130,000 hotels linked with Expedia, only 650 were given this prestigious award, and Lancaster London was one of just 14 UK hotels to make the list. The Insiders’ Select List is based largely upon feedback from more than 500,000 … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Turkey Consumption Soars in the UK
Caterers looking to explore more cost-effective and versatile ingredients with natural benefits may be interested to know that UK turkey consumption has soared by 20 percent in the past year. Brits ate 0.74kg of turkey per head between January and March, up from 0.62kg during the first three months of 2011, according to data from Defra, HMRC and the ONS. Duncan Marsh, … [Read more...]
Nurturing the hospitality talent of the future – The Villeroy & Boch Luxembourg trip
Villeroy & Boch are renowned for nurturing young talent in the hospitality sector. Each year, the iconic tableware brand takes the winners of the Master Chefs of Great Britain Young Chef of the Year, the British Culinary Federation Young Chef of the Year, the Craft Guild of Chefs graduate award winners, the Restaurateurs Association Young Chef Young Waiter winner and the … [Read more...]
TCG Cycle-a-Thon smashes Help for Heroes fundraising target
TCG’s operations team completed their Cycle-a-Thon on the deck of the Tattershall Castle floating pub several hours ahead of schedule AND took the total sum raised for Help for Heroes past the £50,000 target set last September. The TCG Cyle-a-Thon team led by Nigel Wright (third from right) with guest cyclists Sophie Parry of Help … [Read more...]
National Chef of the Year finalists announced
Eight chefs are celebrating after making it through to the final of The Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year 2012, the most sought after title for chefs across the UK and a chance to prove they have the talent, flair, skill and passion to rise to the top of their game. Four highly-competitive semi-finals were held at two of the UK’s best culinary training centres, … [Read more...]
Award wining chefs saddle up for charity polo day
On Sunday 9 September, Beaufort Polo Club will host Hospitality Action’s third annual polo day. Guests will be treated to dishes prepared by four outstanding chefs; the two-star Michelin chef Martin Burge of Whatley Manor, Michael Croft of Calcot Manor, the Michelin star chef Hywel Jones of Lucknam Park and Sam Moody of Bath Priory. All guests will enjoy a champagne … [Read more...]
London hotel prices fall 25% for Olympics
With one month to go to the start of London 2012, research by Hotels.com shows that hotel prices in London during the Olympics have fallen around 25% over the last two weeks. The average cost of a hotel room in the capital for the Games period now stands at GBP160, still 75% up on the same time last year but this masks that fact that there are rooms available in the city for … [Read more...]
Greene King reports strong growth and record results
Strong preliminary figures for Greene King for the 52 weeks to 29 April 2012 show record results, good strategic progress and the expectation of delivery of sustainable growth. Highlights Retail like-for-like sales growth of 4%; food sales growth of 17%. Retail operating profit growth of 13%; EBITDA per pub over £200k for first time. Average EBITDA per pub in … [Read more...]
Recipe of the Week from Great British Chefs, by Stephen Crane
This week’s recipe of the week is Strawberry Millefeuille from Stephen Crane and courtesy of www.greatbritishchefs.com The Independent named Stephen Crane's current restaurant Ockenden Manor one of the 50 Best Places For a Romantic Meal, they credited his ‘extraordinarily pretty dishes free from architectural or painterly pretensions’ alongside his flawless technique and … [Read more...]
Winterhalter’s award winning UC Series bares all at LACA 2012
Winterhalter’s award-winning UC Series bares all at LACA 2012 Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 11 – 13 July 2012 Winterhalter will be demonstrating its warewashing expertise with experts on hand to answer any questions at LACA 2012. The special glass-fronted UC Series undercounter model enables visitors to see what goes on during a wash cycle, how it all works and how … [Read more...]
McMullen posts growth but warns on impact of tax and bureaucracy
Award-winning brewer, pub and bar operator McMullen has announced its results for the year to 1 October 2011. Highlights: turnover up by 3.5% to £60.8m compared with the 53 week period in 2010 profit before tax and exceptional items up by 24% from £5.9m to £7.4m good performance from managed pubs and, in particular, recent acquisitions phasing of pub repair … [Read more...]
Job of the Week from PJ Search, Training and Development Manager
Training and Development Manager £35,000 –42,000 London An excellent opportunity has a risen for an experienced Training and Development Manager within a luxury catering operations company in Central London. As Training and Development Manager, reporting to the Director of Human Resources, you would be required to identify and manage the development needs of each … [Read more...]
Leading hospitality and food service companies sign up to waste agreement
WRAP has announced that 69 leading UK hotels, pubs, restaurants, quick service restaurants (QSRs), contract caterers, industry bodies and government departments have signed up to the sector wide Hospitality and Food Service Agreement, giving it real momentum from launch on 27 June 2012. Compass, Domino’s Pizza, Greene King, Greggs, McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, Unilever Food … [Read more...]
Dune and La Scala tableware offer from Villeroy & Boch
17% extra off Dune and La Scala Impress your customers, enhance their dining experience, winning customer loyalty and return visits. With Villeroy & Boch, your tableware needs are covered not just for dinner but for 24/7 food service. Clearly, offering the same old thing in the same old manner is not going to be enough (if it ever was), so take advantage now of our … [Read more...]
Get Cooking with Martin Burge
Martin Burge was voted 'Chef of the Year' by The Independent and retains two Michelin stars for the cuisine served in 'The Dining Room' at Whatley Manor. Martin has worked with a host of highly acclaimed chefs including Richard Neat, Raymond Blanc and John Burton Race. In 2003 Martin moved to Wiltshire to set up the two restaurants at Whatley Manor; the award winning … [Read more...]