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Archives for August 2010
Video – Cake Boss, the most amazing collection of cakes
A short intro to what can only be described as an amazing cake collection, it's quite good fun too... … [Read more...]
Drive through supermarkets could become widespread in the UK
The UK's first drive through supermarket is being trialed by supermarket giant Tesco this week. But drivers will not be steering their vehicles up and down the aisles. The service, being tested at a Tesco Extra store in Baldock, Hertfordshire, allows customers to order their groceries online and pick them up at the supermarket without leaving their car. Staff will pack … [Read more...]
Environment Agency begins search for environmental pioneers
The Environment Agency today called for entries for its inaugural Environmental Pioneer Awards. The awards, which will be judged by a panel led by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne MP, will recognise companies, government bodies, local authorities, charities and other organisations that lead the way on environmental performance. The Environment Agency is looking … [Read more...]
Urban & Country Leisure to launch its first hotel, The Lazy Cow Warwick
Urban & Country Leisure Ltd, the innovative pub and restaurant operator, run by entrepreneur Ross Sanders, has unveiled plans to expand into the UK small hotel market with the launch of its first exclusive boutique style hotel. UCL, which currently operates fourteen high end pubs and restaurants across the UK, has invested £1.5 million … [Read more...]
Irish hotel heritage linked through new mobile app and twitter
Ireland's Blue Book, known the world over for its one-of-a-kind historic hotel properties and stunning castles, has just signed on to create a customized mobile application with SmartStay App, created by O'Rourke Hospitality Marketing, the first company to open the mobile marketing channel to hotels and smaller properties. O'Rourke Hospitality Marketing continues to lead … [Read more...]
Hotels continue to invest in technology
Hotels continue to invest in technology despite the economic downturn due to its positive impact in the industry. This coupled with the crowded and lucrative nature of the industry has meant that hotel operators and owners have woken up to the need to invest in state-of-the-art technology as a way to differentiate them and remain competitive. In a recent survey sent to … [Read more...]
TCG’S Bar 38 in Hammersmith sold to Lala Restaurants
Acting on behalf of TCG, the managed pub company, Christie + Co has sold the leasehold interest of the Bar 38 in Hammersmith, London, to Lala Restaurants, for an undisclosed sum. Located in a densely populated residential and commercial area facing Hammersmith Broadway shopping centre, Bar 38, which is currently closed, is housed in the ground floor and basement of a modern, … [Read more...]
Corinthia Hotels announce five star flagship – Corinthia Hotel London
Corinthia Hotels released further details of the five-star luxury hotel it is building in central London, which is due to open in early 2011. It will become the world’s ninth Corinthia hotel. Corinthia Hotel London is being built within an imposing Victorian building, on a city block location between Whitehall Place, Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard, … [Read more...]
HotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review – July 2010
London cruising at altitude as Farnborough Air Show drives profitability Due to those magnificent men in their flying machines, profitability in London hotels continued its ascent in July with an astounding year on year increase of 30.5%, according to the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting. The climb in Gross Operating Profit per Available Room … [Read more...]
Dining out despite economic pressures
Despite economic pressures still affecting the global economy consumers across the world are continuing to spend money on eating out and as a result the food service industry is set to grow by a whopping $114 billion in just three years finds Datamonitor. Research* by the independent market analyst has found that growth will be driven by China, Ukraine, India and the … [Read more...]
Well-presented Essex freehold marketed on behalf of Foundation Inns
Acting on behalf of Foundation Inns, Christie + Co is marketing the freehold of the White Horse pub in Chelmsford, Essex, with offers in the region of £395,000 sought. Located in the town centre, just north of the main railway station, the White Horse is a traditional wet-led pub, which features an open plan bar, games area, patio to the rear and two-bedroom owner’s … [Read more...]
BTH Managers’ Club invites new applications for membership
British Transport Hotels were generally acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost Hotel Groups of its time with a deserved reputation for service and style. On the demise of the company in 1983, it was decided to form the B.T.H Managers’ Club to keep alive the spirit and traditions of the BTH Family. Some 26 years on, the Club continues to thrive and the opportunity … [Read more...]
Christie + Co markets Burnside portfolio
Acting on behalf of Blair Nimmo, Gary Fraser and Neil Armour of KPMG, Joint Administrators of Burnside (UK) and Burnside Inns Ltd, Christie + Co is marketing a package of Stirlingshire-based hotel, pub and restaurant businesses. Burnside (UK) owns and operates the Plough Hotel in Stenhousemuir and the Graeme, a hotel, bar and restaurant in Falkirk. Burnside Inns Ltd owns … [Read more...]
Café culture outpacing boozy Britain
A new café or table-service restaurant will open in the UK for every pub and bar that closes over the next three years, finds independent market analyst Datamonitor. By the end of 2013, an estimated 2,000 pubs and bars are predicted to close, whilst nearly 300 new cafes and 1,900 new full service restaurants are expected to open for business suggesting a fundamental … [Read more...]
