Whitbread Delivers Double Digit Growth Whitbread PLC has reported strong results for the financial year to 1st March 2012: sales up 11.2%, profits up 11.3%, and dividend up 15.2%. Strong brands getting stronger Premier Inn grew total sales by 8.3%, with revpar outperformance against its competitive set Restaurants delivered an improved second half sales performance [...]
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Turin Stadium Business Summit to recognise unsung heroes
April 27th, 2012
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Lisette Maas, Chair of Stadium Experience and Julian Britton, Vice Chair of Stadium Experience have both been shortlisted as finalists in The Stadium Business Awards 2012. The nominations for The Stadium Business Awards, in association with KPMG, have been announced and Stadium Experience Chair Person Lisette Maas and Vice Chair Person Julian Britton have both [...]
Derby County FC extend partnership with Lindley
April 27th, 2012
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Lindley Venue Catering, the specialist sports stadia catering division of The Lindley Group, has extended its partnership with Derby County Football Club to operate and expand the Starbucks store located within the Pride Park Stadium for a further five years. The partnership, which was initially struck in October 2007 and saw the creation of around [...]
Board re shuffle at Travelodge
April 20th, 2012
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Travelodge have announced that following the successful capital injection into the Company, Grant Hearn is to resume the role of Chief Executive on a permanent basis. As a result of this decision, Guy Parsons, the current CEO has decided to step down and will leave the Company today, Friday 20th April 2012. Grant Hearn was [...]
Prezzo openings will create 350 new jobs in 2012
April 10th, 2012
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Pizza and pasta restaurant chain Prezzo has outlined more ambitious expansion plans after serving up a 14% rise in profits. The chain, which operates 189 restaurants, said underlying profits hit £16.4 million in the year to January 1, helped by the opening of 27 new sites and strong trading in the final quarter of the [...]
The UK’s trendiest hotel according to TripAdvisor
April 10th, 2012
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As Director of Marketing for boutique hotel brand myhotels group, Imran Hussain has been instrumental in overhauling the myhotels digital hotel portfolio. Video, photography and strategic partnerships with local businesses are amongst the ‘experiential marketing’ techniques Imran is using to help win brand fans. It seems to be working as myhotel Brighton was named the [...]
New Project – Longbridge sees new Premier Inn
April 2nd, 2012
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A NEW Premier Inn is on its way as the latest addition to the £70 million Longbridge town centre redevelopment – creating 60 new jobs for the area. Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants is set to open a 75-bedroom Premier Inn hotel and Beefeater Grill at developer St Modwen’s Longbridge rebirth project. The hotel chain is [...]
Hotel La Tour targeting rapid expansion
March 29th, 2012
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Independent operator Hotel La Tour says it is targeting rapid expansion across the UK following the launch of its first venue in Birmingham. The £24m development on the fringe of the EastSide district and close to the site of the expected HS2 terminal, has 174 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar inspired by Michelin-starred [...]
New Project – 140 bed hotel in Brighton
March 23rd, 2012
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McAleer & Rushe has just started demolition work to clear the site for a 140-bedroom IBIS hotel at 88-92 Queen’s Road in central Brighton. The nine-storey hotel project will employ close to 200 people during its construction and create further jobs as part of its on-going operation. It will replace the former Grosvenor Casino on [...]
H&CNews summary of reaction to Chancellor’s Budget
March 23rd, 2012
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The Budget: downsides beat upsides So far, the industry has found little comfort in the Budget: whilst customers may have a few more pounds to spend as a result of increased personal tax allowance, for the pub trade in particular this is more than outweighed by sharp increases in beer prices. Nigel Wright, chief operating [...]
