Our sister website Technology4Hospitality ran a short piece recently on how difficult some websites make it to find and then communicate with the right person at a business. The article can be seen here. I was doing a bit of research into wine companies just now and found a website that in my opinion has the best contact us page in the hospitality and catering … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
The world’s Top 10 bars, London and New York battle it out
So where will you find the world's greatest bars? This year, London and New York went head to head, dominating most of the nominations at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, which is the biggest award ceremony in the drinks world. MSN Travel have put together a run down of the winners and nominees, with the overall winner at the end. Did we beat the US... … [Read more...]
Hospitality Student of the Year wins place alongside Michelin Chef
At a prestigious ceremony at the House of Commons, Hospitality Student of the Year, Jonathan Davies, received his award from BBC presenter Martin Roberts. The event was hosted by Lord Snape and attended by the Speaker of the House, John Bercow, and other politicians. The award is presented each year by the Institute for Travel & Tourism for outstanding technical … [Read more...]
Cut a cool 20% off refrigeration energy bills
The Carbon Trust has published a new guide setting out easy, no or low cost steps that businesses can take to cut their refrigeration energy bills by up to 20%. Refrigeration consumes large amounts of energy - up to 50% of energy costs for some businesses especially hospitality businesses involved in food processing. Refrigeration Systems The guide, Refrigeration … [Read more...]
UK Ruban d’Honneur recipient named
The independent catering group, CH&Co, has been named the UK recipient of a Ruban d’Honneur under the RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award category in the 2011 European Business Awards, sponsored by the HSBC. Tim and Robyn Jones OBE, co-founders of CH&Co, will now compete with nine other European winners within that category for the ultimate prize of … [Read more...]
Beefeater restaurants get Vegetarian Society approval
Whitbread’s Beefeater Grill restaurants have been beefing up their menus and they’ve got Vegetarian Society Approval for their new dishes that launched this week. The new range of dishes includes Quesadilla Wrap, Mediterranean Tomato Risotto, Spring Vegetable Risotto and Rocket Pesto Pasta. Nicola Garnish, Development Chef at Beefeater Grill said, “We have been working hard … [Read more...]
HandCNews Football Pie League, Valiants sign up with Azure
Port Vale is delighted to announce a partnership with one of the world’s largest catering companies Azure UK, part of the Elior Group, who will provide all catering and conference services to the club for the next five years. Azure, who also provides catering services at UK sports brands such as Queens Park Rangers, Nottingham Forest, Glasgow Rangers, Durham County Cricket … [Read more...]
Bite sized learning through online nutrition course
Caterers from schools, care homes, hospitality and leisure sectors looking to provide healthier meals for customers can learn about nutrition and take an examination within just 2 to 3 hours. That’s the average amount of time required to complete the modules on a brand new online course from Verner Wheelock Associates (VWA) which launched on 27th July. The City and Guilds … [Read more...]
Paris to Peterborough, cyclists raise funds for Springboard
Three intrepid cyclists are preparing to embark on a lengthy trek from Paris to Peterborough to raise funds for hospitality careers charity, Springboard. The trio – Chris Birch and Andy Clarke from Hobart UK and Anne Pierce, chief executive of Springboard – will head off from Hobart’s Paris base and cycle their way to Peterborough to coincide with the opening of its new UK … [Read more...]
Market report shows London hotel profitability continuing to grow
June 2011 represents the 19th month of year-on-year profitability growth for London hoteliers since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the current economic downturn in September 2008, according to the latest HotStats survey of approximately 550 full-service hotels across the UK by TRI Hospitality Consulting. This month hoteliers in the capital recorded a growth in … [Read more...]
Job of the Week, Hotel Operations Manager circa £40,000
This is a superb opportunity for a candidate with real drive and ambition to become a General Manager. You will preferably have a good blend of both Rooms and Food & Beverage experience and have a thorough understanding of Hotel operations from both a financial and operational perspective. This high profile Hotel has considerable award winning outlets and the applicant … [Read more...]
IHG announces appointment of new CFO
InterContinental Hotels Group today announces the appointment of Tom Singer to the Board and Executive Committee as Chief Financial Officer, effective 26 September 2011. Tom takes over the CFO role from Richard Solomons, who became Chief Executive on 1 July 2011, and joins IHG from global healthcare group BUPA where he has been Group Finance Director since 2008. Chief … [Read more...]
HandCNews Football Pie League, Pukka Pies to supply Notts County in their 150th anniversary season
Leicester based, Pukka Pies are to supply pies and savouries to Notts County in their 150th anniversary season. Fans of the world's oldest professional club will be able to purchase Pukka's range of award-winning products at Meadow Lane throughout the coming historic season. Notts County are the newest addition to Pukka's ever-expanding sports portfolio which includes clubs … [Read more...]
Glass more than half full for the Wine Industry
The proportion of consumers buying wine in the last 12 months has gone up to 59% of the population from 55% in 2009 according to Wine, a new Market Report Plus from market intelligence provider Key Note. The UK market experienced a small increase in sales in during 2011, with the market valued at £11.75bn. This will come as relief to market operators, representing a … [Read more...]
New World Record for most expensive bottle of wine
Today a new Guinness World Record was set for the most valuable bottle of white wine ever sold. The bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem was sold by London fine and rare wine specialists, The Antique Wine Company, to the wine connoisseur and private collector Mr. Christian Vanneque, for his new restaurant in Bali, Indonesia, for a total of £75,000 ($US 117,000). Commenting on the … [Read more...]