From the co-founders of London restaurant, bar and gastropub empire ETM Group (The Botanist Sloane Square, The Gun Docklands, The Jugged Hare, Barbican) comes something completely different to transform your mealtimes – Yum Som. Customers can grab and go or take time out to sit in the 24-cover sleek, bright, minimal space by renowned restaurant interior designer Russell … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
QHotels to invest £50 million in upgrading hotels
QHotels, the 2014-15 AA Hotel Group of the Year, is to invest £50 million across its 27 hotels in 2016 and 2017. Following another year of strong financial performance, the QHotels Group is improving and upgrading areas, including bedrooms, bathrooms, furnishings, air conditioning and conference and events spaces. Over £1 million will be spent specifically on Wi-Fi … [Read more...]
3M Exhibits water filtration innovations at Hotelympia 2016
Stand 3202, Hotelympia, ExCeL, London, 29 February – 3 March 2016 3M exhibits latest innovations in scale control and great tasting water filtration at Hotelympia 2016 Bracknell, UK, 17 November 2015 – 3M, the science-based technology company, is exhibiting its range of innovative, high performance filters at the UK’s largest foodservice and hospitality event, Hotelympia, … [Read more...]
D&D London announces launch of 100 WARDOUR ST
100 WARDOUR ST, on the site of the legendary Marquee Club, will be a new restaurant, bar and music venue in the heart of Soho, designed by Russell Sage Studios and opening in January 2016. Set over two floors, with an all-day restaurant, lounge and cocktail bar situated on the ground floor and a second restaurant space on the lower ground floor opening in the evenings … [Read more...]
Family outings prompt 9% year-on-year rise in leisure spend
Excitement around the Rugby World Cup and the cinema release of Spectre contributed to Brits spending 9% more on leisure, this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker revealed. In October, household leisure spend across Britain was up £18 compared to October last year. This increase was prompted primarily by a 13% increase in Other Leisure spending – which includes … [Read more...]
Ian Sturrock named 2015 Restaurant Manager of the Year
Ian Sturrock (pictured above with Nick Scade, AFWS Chairman) The Arts Club Restaurant Manager in London has been named the 2015 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year. Sturrock’s win follows a tense final at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington yesterday, in which he beat five other finalists to the title. The finals of the competition saw the finalists create and present a … [Read more...]
Starwood Preferred Guest stars Lewis Hamilton in latest video
SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest programme) has teamed up with Mercedes AMG Petronas race driver Lewis Hamilton in a new video filmed at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London. SPG puts its guests first to make every stay a winner. Mercedes AMG Petronas race driver Lewis Hamilton knows this well. Watch what it’s like to #TravelLikeLewis Top service Lewis said: “It was … [Read more...]
Domino’s to deliver 5,000 new jobs
With more than 50 new restaurants and major international sporting events including the UEFA Euro Football Championships and the Rio Olympics scheduled for 2016, Domino’s Pizza UK has announces that it is looking for 5,000 new team members in the UK and Ireland over the next year. Having recently celebrated its 30th birthday in the UK with the opening of its 900th store at … [Read more...]
Punch and ‘With Neil Morrissey Pub Co Ltd’ announce exclusive Partnership
Punch and the ‘With Neil Morrissey Pub Co Ltd’ have formed an exclusive business partnership after the success of their initial joint venture; The Plume of Feathers in Barlaston, Staffordshire. Under the agreement the With Neil Morrissey Pub Co Ltd will run a number of pubs across the country, with a focus on community destination sites. The aim is to build a credible chain … [Read more...]
Autumn Statement – the good and the bad
Immediate reactions to the Autumn Statement from the BBPA and ALMR are mixed. BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds comments: “The extension of Small Business Rate Relief for another year is welcome, and is worth £25 million, and is something we had specifically requested. One third of pubs will qualify, 15,000 premises, in total. “However, it is very disappointing that … [Read more...]
Entries open for BII Licensee of the Year Awards 2016
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), the leading professional body for the UK’s licensees, has announced that the competition is now open for their annual Licensee of the Year Awards, with a brand new prize of a trip on a European study tour. Sponsored by BT Sport, Licensee of the Year is the industry’s most sought after award with a reputation for recognising the most … [Read more...]
Eynsham Hall completes £2.5m refurbishment and opens new brasserie
Tucked away in a beautiful rural estate with 3,000 acres of picture perfect grounds, Eynsham Hall on the Oxfordshire Cotswolds border has just completed an 18-month programme of extensive refurbishment work. This has included the Main Hall, bedrooms and public areas and the creation of a contemporary brasserie. The icing on the cake has been the appointment of Simon Bradley … [Read more...]
Valor to manage the first two AC Hotels by Marriott in the UK
Management company, Valor Hospitality Europe, has been appointed to manage the first two AC Hotels by Marriott in the UK. The new AC hotels will be located in Salford Quays and at Birmingham’s ‘Mailbox’, both booming urban locations, which have recently undergone extensive redevelopment and regeneration. AC Hotels is a design led lifestyle brand within the Marriott … [Read more...]
New figures show return of the boozy lunch
The boozy lunch is making a comeback, with new figures showing beer, cider and wine gaining share of consumption at lunchtime while soft drink share declines. The figures, from M&C Allegra Foodservice’s EatingOut Panel Q3 2015 Report, show lunchtime bucking the trend of an overall decline in alcohol consumption. Alcohol share of lunchtime drinks up to 14% (+2%) The … [Read more...]
TGI Fridays becomes first UK restaurant to offer virtual reality
TGI Fridays has launched the UK’s first virtual reality restaurant experience for this year’s festive season, ensuring a Christmas party like no other. The fully-immersive 360 degree experience transports guests to the incredible snow-covered Lapland Province for 90 seconds of pure winter wonderland. Guests at Fridays will be able to take the reins of a dog sled pulled by … [Read more...]
