Group employees undertook the action to map the accessibility of their hotels and local businesses on the “Jaccede” app. The challenge takes the form of an international competition pitting seven teams against one another in the main regions around the world where the Group operates, in order to strengthen a sense of collaboration and promote diversity. Both a website and a … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
Acclaimed Lake District hotel Linthwaite House to re-open in March 2018
Leeu Collection has unveiled more details of the £10 million refurbishment of acclaimed Lake District hotel Linthwaite House, which will now re-open in Spring 2018. The original intention was for Linthwaite House to start operating again this month, with work being completed on new guest rooms in the property’s extensive gardens, the Woodland Suites, in the first quarter of … [Read more...]
Minimum Unit Pricing – Maximum Upset – for Beers, Wines and Spirits
The Scottish Government has just won an important legal case to enforce Minimum Unit pricing for alcohol – the first in the world. What will this achieve – reduced alcoholism and alcohol related issues or maximum upset always round? The true answer is that no-one really knows, however various lobby groups and now the Scottish government itself believe that it will have a … [Read more...]
Changing the Focus of Hospital Food Standards
In 2014, the Hospital Food Standards Panel (HFSP), an independent group established by the Department of Health and led by the chairman of Age UK, published a report on catering standards in NHS hospitals. The main body of the report contained a series of recommendations and five food standards which hospitals should follow. One set of standards were the Government Buying … [Read more...]
Bukhara Manchester celebrates one year in business
Popular Indian eatery and banquet hall Bukhara Manchester is celebrating its first year in business. Located in the recently refurbished Old Town Hall, Cheetham Hill Road, the venue boasts a 200-cover restaurant serving a varied selection of Eastern favourites courtesy of its expansive menu. Managed by Faruk Patel, the venue first opened its doors as Bukhara Manchester in … [Read more...]
Local pub The Welsh Princess, Rayne, Essex, reopens after £100,000 investment
The Welsh Princess, a family run pub in the heart of the Essex Village Rayne, will reopen this week following over a £100,000 investment from leading community pub company Admiral Taverns. The pub has undergone a ‘royal makeover’ following three weeks of extensive refurbishment and will reopen its doors on Saturday evening under licensees Shaun Pickton and Dawn Harris. Local … [Read more...]
The Good Egg opens in Kingly Court on Friday 1st December
Next week, after successfully crowd-funding £500,000 for the new opening, chefs Joel Braham, Alex Coppard and Oded Mizrachi will bring The Good Egg to Soho. Drawing on the distinctive Jewish café-culture of Montreal combined with Tel-Aviv’s vibrant street-food scene, The Good Egg will open an all-day restaurant, bakery and bar in Kingly Court, Carnaby. The menu will reflect … [Read more...]
SSP Partners with Gordon Ramsay to develop premium grab and go concept
SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, is pleased to announce a global partnership with Gordon Ramsay in an exclusive deal to operate a premium grab and go concept for airports worldwide. The new concept will be called Gordon Ramsay Plane Food To Go and will represent a significant innovation in the grab and go category in … [Read more...]
Jackson + Rye introduces brasserie dining with a New York state of mind
This November, Jackson + Rye brings New York brasserie dining to the streets of the UK, set in the elegant Art Deco Manhattan-style of all six restaurants. The menu now features a collection of brasserie dishes inspired by classic French flavours with an American twist, accompanied by signature cocktails and a tailored wine list. It wouldn't be a true New York brasserie … [Read more...]
Oakman Inns win National Award for Best Casual Dining Training Programme
Just two weeks after Oakman Inns was awarded the prestigious Princess Royal Training Award, their Human Resource programme received further recognition on Tuesday night (21st November) at the National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs) at the Café de Paris in London. The NITAs celebrate those who have demonstrated training excellence and innovation in the licensed retail … [Read more...]
SSP Partners with Grind to open new café-bar outlets at UK travel locations
SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has partnered with fast-growing café-bar and restaurant brand Grind and plans to open an outlet at a key London location within the next 12 months, with a pipeline of additional locations in both air and rail under discussion. Grind launched in Shoreditch in 2011, and the brand has since … [Read more...]
ETM announces transformational year
ETM, the 12-strong bar and restaurant group, announces a transformational year, with significant investment in the company’s infrastructure, existing sites and new openings, for the year ending 29 February 2017. Highlights Group turnover for continuing operations, following the successful sale of The Gun in June 2016, increased to £18.2m, up 11.6% (2016: £16.3m) with … [Read more...]
Westerns Laundry launch private dining room
This Autumn, Westerns Laundry will open their ten cover private dining room with a specially designed sharing menu created by co-founder and Executive Chef, David Gingell. Encased by large, distressed Victorian bay windows, the private dining room makes for an intimate dinner setting, tucked just behind the restaurants open kitchen for diners to feel part of the action. … [Read more...]
Top 10 Vegetarian Recipes from Fry’s Family Food
Every week we bring our readers a vegetarian recipe from the foodservice team at Fry’s Family Foods. By simply reviewing the total number of people reading each one, and how much time they are reading each recipe on average, we can see which the best read are. So here are the Top 10 so far in 2017. 1) Burgers with Avocado & Sundried Tomato Hummus 2) Rainbow … [Read more...]
Manchester’s Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites ‘double-decker’ hotel kick starts new era of co-branded hotels in the UK
Manchester’s dual-branded Crowne Plaza/Staybridge Suites hotel will help to redefine the way hotel groups provide UK hospitality. The era of the co-branded hotel in Britain is gathering pace, according to industry experts, just months ahead of the opening of the ‘double-decker’ hotel on Oxford Road, Manchester, in early 2018. Now other hotel groups are surging ahead with … [Read more...]