Winterhalter offers serious prizes; PLUS: every KP nominated is a winner! Does your KP go the extra mile? Or have that extra something? Then it’s time to nominate them for the KP of the Year competition. This year the prizes are huge – they include £1,000 cash for the winner, plus a brand new Winterhalter dish- or glasswasher for the winner’s establishment, worth up to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Understand the Voice of Your Customers in More Languages, and More Ways
InMoment Introduces “Trifecta of Massive Processing Power, Data Visualisation and Text Analytics Technologies” CX Analyst Tool & Global Text Analytics Available this Summer Birmingham, UK - InMoment, a customer experience optimisation platform, today announced new enhancements to the company’s Experience Hub™ that will significantly expand brands’ abilities to surface and … [Read more...]
Zerodegrees launches Interactive #Brewmasters Campaign
Zerodegrees, the restaurant and microbrewery group with sites in Blackheath, Bristol, Reading and Cardiff, has just launched a campaign entitled #Brewmasters inviting diners to come and find out more about Zerodegrees beer and the brewing process. The campaign will include showcasing Zerodegrees team of beer aficionados and aims to teach beer lovers and novice brewers … [Read more...]
Brits Splash Out on Easter
Brits celebrating Easter by enjoying a meal out prompted a peak in leisure spending during April, the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals. The latest report shows Brits spent 4% more, £87, going out to eat compared to the same month last year, and Easter was the major driving force. Households are continuing to allocate more cash towards eating out on special … [Read more...]
2015 CIS Excellence Awards winners
The CIS Excellence Awards were presented at the Hilton Glasgow on Thursday 21st May. The CIS Excellence Special Achievement Award, sponsored by Fresh Food Company Awarded to: Patrick Elsmie, The Gleneagles Hotel The Healthier Scotland Award, sponsored by the healthyliving award, in association with NHS Health Scotland Winner: BaxterStorey Finalists: Entiér … [Read more...]
Emotion – A Contemporary Revelation in Buffet Service
Emotion is a sleek, modern collection of buffet service tableware, combining practicality with high visual impact. Its versatility means it is equally at home as a stylish solution for buffet service at receptions, for event catering and for table and bar services. Pieces can be utilised in any number of combinations to create an inviting contemporary buffet display. In all, … [Read more...]
Albert Roux ‘adopts’ Borders Primary School
Kelso’s Sprouston Primary has become the first borders school to be adopted by the world famous Chef Albert Roux, through his pioneering Chefs Adopt a School initiative. Chefs Adopt a School is a national charity part of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and Service. Now in its 25th year, the project aims to make food fun, giving children a real culinary experience as they … [Read more...]
Patrao – General Manager
Recruiter: Nando's Location: Brentwood Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 plus bonus Closes: 12 Jun 2015 Patrão. It sounds impressive, right? It’s Portuguese for ‘head of the family’ and it’s the name we give to our General Managers because it’s the best way to describe the huge impact this role has in Nando’s. General Managers or Patrãos as we like to call them are the life … [Read more...]
Key points from the Numis Leisure conference
On Thursday 21 May, Numis - the respected UK institutional stockbrokers and corporate advisors - hosted its annual leisure conference, and here reports on some of the key points that arose during the course of the day. The main positive theme was the strength of the UK consumer backdrop, and the resultant surge in demand for premium products (that are unique to the on … [Read more...]
CMA considers Greene King offer to sell 16 pubs
Greene King has offered undertakings to the CMA to address competition concerns in relation to its anticipated acquisition of Spirit Pub Company. Earlier in May, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it would refer the acquisition for an in-depth investigation unless the companies offered acceptable undertakings to address concerns about a loss of … [Read more...]
Intrepid Fox boosts rate of sale at Preston North End
Intrepid Fox, the ‘wine in a glass’ from Wine Innovations, has enabled caterers at Preston North End’s Deepdale Stadium to maximise sales during times of peak demand. Intrepid Fox can be served rapidly without fear of spills or breakages, and the product provides a more attractive alternative to serving from small bottles into disposable plastic cups. Richard Simkin, Head of … [Read more...]
BBQ Cheat Sheet from Michelin Star Chef Steve Smith
Michelin Star Chef Steve Smith of Bohemia Restaurant on Jersey here kindly shares his tips on the does and don’ts of BBQ cooking. If you’re planning to celebrate National BBQ Week (25 – 31 May 2015), they may still be timely! Avoid Disasters It may seem obvious but if you want to avoid any disasters then you need to make sure the BBQ is lit properly and is not in the … [Read more...]
Levy Restaurants UK launches café at ‘loveliest castle in the world’
Levy Restaurants UK has recently launched the Maze Café at Leeds Castle, as part of the renewed partnership between the sports, leisure and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland and one of the most visited historic buildings in Britain. The new look Maze Café provides visitors with a fun and modern menu to complement the updated look and feel of the café. Food … [Read more...]
New Life for Percy Arms, Northumberland
The landmark 27-bedroom Percy Arms Hotel at Otterburn, Northumberland is to get a new lease of life, after been bought by a leading North East leisure operator. It has been taken over by Duncan Fisher and his award-winning Northumberland leisure company, Newton Hall Northumberland Ltd. The company, which owns leading wedding venue Newton Hall and the Joiners’ Arms at … [Read more...]
Multi-million pound Whisky Distillery planned for Isle of Raasay
A tiny Hebridean island off the coast of Skye is set to become the location of Scotland's newest distillery: the multi-million pound Raasay Distillery and visitor experience centre will be independently owned & operated by R&B Distillers and hopes to open in January 2017, if planning permission is granted later this year. The development would become the island's … [Read more...]