Portable hotel group Snoozebox – it builds temporary hotels out of shipping containers – has been forced to recapitalise: existing investors are to pump £10.1 million into the group in order to enable it to fulfil contracts in 2013 and 2014. The Snoozebox results, it will be recalled, showed major losses for 2012. Clearly, existing investors have faith that the business will … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
New Zippers restaurant for Port Solent
Restaurant operator Richoux Group Plc is to open a new Zippers restaurant in Port Solent: the American restaurant, bar and grill is set to open in August 2013 at the waterfront leisure destination. Zippers will undergo a £500,000 refurbishment project, create 20 new jobs, and will join a host of restaurants, including Dean’s Diner, Pizza Express, Harvester, Chiquitos and … [Read more...]
Altamarea Group and former Rowley’s Director to launch ‘Chop Shop’ in Haymarket
Altamarea Group, the acclaimed New York based restaurateurs, have brought on young Brit Will Guess, (whose family own Rowley’s Restaurant, where Will was formerly a director) to collaborate on a vibrant new ‘butcher-shop inspired’ restaurant ‘Chop Shop’ on Haymarket in St James’s London. Founded only in February 2010, the Altamarea Group has gained much critical acclaim and … [Read more...]
Bristol’s Beerd Brewery to introduce innovative craft brews
A new Bristol-based brewery is set to tap into the growing consumer interest in quality craft beers with its own range of innovative brews. From the people who launched the popular Beerd craft beer and pizza bar in St Michael’s Hill, the new brewery is unmistakably Bristolian and draws on an eclectic mix of influences to create distinctive, unconventional beers. Shane … [Read more...]
London and Las Vegas leads to Innovation
H&C News recently caught up with Daniel Nevitt, Group Marketing Director at Armourcoat to find out what had been happening at two major exhibitions HD Expo in Las Vegas and DX in London. So first things first, how did you find the shows and what product did you exhibit? It was quite a challenge, given the distance and timing involved, but we achieved great success … [Read more...]
Graham Harrower joins Fonab Castle Hotel as Head Chef
The team at the soon-to-open Fonab Castle Hotel in Pitlochry, Perthshire, has appointed Head Chef Graham Harrower to run their Sandeman’s Fine Dining Restaurant and the more casual Fonab Brasserie. With only weeks to go until the hotel’s much anticipated summer opening, Graham joins from five star resort, The Langdale Estate in the Lake District, where he headed up four … [Read more...]
International image campaign for Britain reaps £200m benefits
Latest figures from VisitBritain show that Britain’s global appeal as a tourist destination is benefiting from its biggest ever image campaign, resulting in a potential £200 million of additional visitor spending in the UK over the next two years. The £25 million GREAT image tourism campaign - which targeted 14 major cities in nine countries – is performing well on the … [Read more...]
Menzies Hotels enter administration once again
On 20 May 2013David Crawshaw and Rob Croxen of KPMG were appointed joint administrators to Cordial Hotels Limited and Cordial Hotels Acquisitions Limited, the non-trading holding companies of Menzies Hotels Group, which owns 15 hotels and has its head office in Derby. Commenting on the appointment, Rob Croxen said: “Administration appointments have been made over the … [Read more...]
AG Barr: strong performance now and in then future
A.G.Barr, the soft drinks group, has released its final results for the year to 26 January 2013 showing robust performance, and excellent prospects with or without Britvic. Chief Executive Roger White commented: “A.G.Barr has delivered a robust financial performance and continued to grow well ahead of the UK soft drinks market in the period. This once more proves the … [Read more...]
Whitbread cleans up with award for recycling 93% of its operational waste
Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants, the parent company to the UK’s largest hotel chain Premier Inn, has won the Veolia Environmental Services Recycling Award for its performance diverting waste from landfill. In 2012 WHR diverted 93 per cent of all operational waste from its UK hotels and restaurants from landfill. On track for zero waste to landfill As part of its … [Read more...]
Zoe Watts to spearhead Business Development at Creativevents
Creativevents, has appointed Zoë Watts as its Business Development Director with a particular remit to build the client base of Creative Taste, its recently formed heritage and visitor attractions division. Zoë is an experienced operator in the Culture and Heritage sector and has held roles as Head of Events and Catering at the Natural History Museum and more recently as … [Read more...]
“More Engineers Required!” say C&C Catering Engineers Limited
Flintshire based company, C&C Catering Engineers Limited have confirmed their intention to employ more engineers to join their growing company and in addition, are hoping to highlight the exciting opportunities in the engineering industry for both men and women. Founded in 1998, C&C Catering Engineers provides a professional emergency repairs and preventative … [Read more...]
Essential Viewing
Check out Essential Cuisine TV, featuring a range of videos, including making a velouté for banqueting, recipe ideas, and much more. This channel’s got it all. Essential Cuisine chefs Nigel, Justyn and Jonathan talk through our ranges of gluten free Stocks, Premier Jus, Gravies and Demi-Glaces. Click here to view EC TV For more information click here … [Read more...]
Delivering refrigeration and display solutions to hospitality
H&C News meets with suppliers regularly to keep up to date with the latest product and service innovations, aiming to get the inside track on what companies offer to the market and how it is delivered. This week we spoke to Bob Littler, Director of Porkka UK, to gain an insight into the business and the challenges its customers face. Porkka is one of Europe’s leading … [Read more...]
M & B’s market analysis and opportunities for growth
Mitchells & Butlers recent half year report included some interesting research they had conducted into the market segments in which they operate, the positioning of their brands within them, and the resulting opportunities for expansion that are open to them. Given M & B’s scale and ambition, it will be interesting to see their plans develop across the five ‘market … [Read more...]
