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Gluten and Lactose intolerance on the increase in 2014

December 23, 2014

New data released by food pre-ordering service TellTheChef shows that more people are identifying themselves as gluten and lactose intolerant when dining out, but guests identifying themselves as vegetarian seem to be on the wane. The data is drawn from all dishes ordered through TellTheChef - a start up that makes it simple for restaurants to process group bookings and … [Read more...]

Eating Out grows in November as families spend 22% more

December 23, 2014

The latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has reported Eating Out spend in November of £76, 4% up on the same month last year. Family households drove the growth, although Brits across all regions increased spend on going out for meals. However, total leisure spend was down 8% versus last year, due to a 20% decline in spend on Other Leisure, which includes theatre-going, … [Read more...]

Tune Hotels appoints new Edinburgh Haymarket GM

December 23, 2014

Global hotel chain Tune Hotels has announced the appointment of a new general manager to its Edinburgh Haymarket branch as the company continues to attract new talent to the business. David Aylott joins the team following many years experience in hospitality, including ten years with Warner Leisure Industry in a variety of UK locations. As General Manager, David’s role will … [Read more...]

Brits forget sustainability concerns when dining out

December 23, 2014

Restaurant booking service Bookatable.co.uk in partnership with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) polled over 1,000 consumers who regularly eat out, and has revealed that, in spite of great individual efforts at home, which includes many the vast majority recycling (97 per cent) and reusing plastic bags (95 per cent), most are not as sustainably conscious when they … [Read more...]

Competing pubs team up to donate to The Tower of London Remembers Project

December 23, 2014

Five pubs from competing pub companies have teamed up to make a joint donation to The Tower of London Remembers Project. A total of £38,000 has been donated from the Hung, Drawn and Quartered (Fuller’s), The Oyster Shed (Youngs), the New Moon (Greene King), The Liberty Bounds (J.D. Wetherspoon) and All Bar One, Byward Street (Mitchells & Butlers). Having experienced … [Read more...]

Restaurants biggest winners in 2014 as consumers dine out

December 23, 2014

The country’s improving economic fortunes are slowly filtering down to households, leading to consumer spending growing 3.3 per cent so far this year according to data from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of all credit and debit card transactions in the UK. A steady stream of positive economic news throughout the year, rising employment and falling inflation has had … [Read more...]

General Manager – The Rectory – Purley

December 23, 2014

Type: Permanent Salary: £30,000 - £37,000 depending on skills Closing date: 19th Jan 2015 New Year, New Challenge? Looking for the opportunity to earn an uncapped bonus? Are you THE manager who will drive this pub to the next level? Stonegate Pub Company (Publican’s Best Employer 2013) are looking for a smart, fun, driven General Manager who is passionate about service … [Read more...]

H&C News wishes all its readers a Happy Christmas and Success in 2015

December 23, 2014

This is our last Newsletter for 2014, and 2015 looks set to be a busy year for hospitality and catering continues to grow as the economy – we trust – emerges from recession. Please watch out in a few days for our Special Issue featuring the Top Stories of 2014: some of topical interest, some of continuing interest and value. Good resolutions With every New Year comes … [Read more...]

Malmaison Birmingham prepares for refurb with record December

December 22, 2014

Christmas has come early for Birmingham’s premier boutique hotel as sales figures report a record December. Malmaison’s revenue is up 10% year on year, with last Saturday being the hotel’s most successful in its history. Fire & Ice themed Christmas parties The Mailbox-based hotel has welcomed over 1,300 guests to its Fire & Ice themed Christmas parties, as well as … [Read more...]

Travelodge expands with three local authority partnerships

December 22, 2014

Travelodge has announced it has secured three new hotel sites in a pioneering partnership with Local Authorities. New Travelodge hotels will be built as part of regeneration schemes with Cherwell District Council at Bicester, Breckland Council at Thetford and with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council at Redhill. These new developments, which join the Travelodge portfolio … [Read more...]

BHA looks ahead to key issues for 2015

December 22, 2014

Ufi Ibrahim, CEO of the BHA has taken a look ahead at 2015 and outlined the BHA’s priorities for hospitality and tourism: “2015 is an election year and we need to make sure that the economic and social importance of the hospitality and tourism sector is understood by all political parties; and that our issues are firmly on their agenda for the year ahead. The changes that … [Read more...]

Measuring Christmas success – by crackers!

December 22, 2014

Cheshire based the Nelson Hotel's Group have ordered over 13,000 Christmas crackers to cope with a raft of Christmas bookings. The firm which runs a number of hotels in Cheshire from the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa in Chester to the Fishpool Inn at Delamere among others have bought 13,075 crackers from suppliers ICS. Boom-time for crackers sales ICS, based in … [Read more...]

PACE Learning & Development Forum 2015

December 22, 2014

The Professional Association for Catering Education (PACE) and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) have joined forces for the PACE Learning & Development Forum 2015. Taking place on 12-13 March 2015 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, the PACE Learning & Development Forum will feature the BHA’s Big Hospitality Conversation and bring together … [Read more...]

Return of The Lickfold Inn

December 22, 2014

Chef Tom Sellers has re-opened The Lickfold Inn, a much-loved local pub near Petworth, in West Sussex. Tom is the chef/patron of Michelin-starred Restaurant Story in London, which opened in 2013. The Lickfold Inn has been a public house for more than a century, and the plot on which it sits is mentioned in historical literature dating from 1314. It was previously owned by … [Read more...]

Annual HOSPA Christmas Awards 2014

December 22, 2014

The winners of the Annual ‘Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Awards of the Year 2014’ have been announced by HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT within the hospitality industry. Lifetime Achievement Award Amongst his many achievements as HOSPA Chairman, Paul Dukes … [Read more...]

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