It’s not every day that you get invited to tour an artisan cider producer so, when we were we took full advantage. We were to visit Colcombe House home of premium artisan cider brands deep in the heart of Herefordshire. On arrival a working farm presents itself and workers are busy in the orchards cutting back the apple trees to allow maximum light through. A job done … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
Alpen lightens up range for foodservice providers
Alpen is launching a new variant to its range of Light Cereal bars. A Salted Caramel flavour is being introduced to help caterers offer a greater range of healthier snacks to their customers. The bars will be available to healthcare, schools, cafes and hoteliers in a single 19g format in packs of 24. Dessert flavours within the cereal bar market have been the fastest … [Read more...]
Scottish hotel sector bucks trend to deliver strong performance
Against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty that has subdued performance in a number of commercial sectors, tourism and hotels have defied conditions to deliver significant growth in Scotland. GVA’s inaugural Hotels Economic and Property Market Review has highlighted strong hotel market performance across the UK in 2017. In Scotland, this has been buoyed primarily by inbound … [Read more...]
New partnership between True Refrigeration and School of Artisan Food announced
Commercial refrigeration specialist True has formed a new partnership with the award-winning School of Artisan Food. Built around a dedication to all things artisan, the school, based in Nottinghamshire, gives catering professionals and food enthusiasts from across the world the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge of artisan food production. Founded on … [Read more...]
Olive announces trio of ITV contract wins
Leading independent workplace caterer, Olive Catering Services has been awarded a trio of new contracts by commercial TV network, ITV. The new agreements will see Olive open staff restaurants at Trafford Wharf Road, home to Coronation Street; Orange Tower at Manchester’s MediaCity; and Leeds Television Centre. With turnover in excess of £6m over the contract tenure and … [Read more...]
San Carlo restaurant group to launch eponymous restaurant on Regent Street St James’s
Italian restaurant group San Carlo is to launch an eponymous new site in one of London’s most original and compelling neighbourhoods. The 130-cover San Carlo will open on Regent Street St James’s in May. The kitchen will be headed by internationally renowned Italian chef Alberico Penati, whose illustrious career includes Ristorante Carpaccio, the first Italian restaurant … [Read more...]
Andy Taylor-Rose joins the Delicious Dining Group as Executive Head Chef
Delicious Dining, the South’s largest independently owned hospitality group, has appointed Andy Taylor-Rose as its Executive Chef. Taylor-Rose, who was recently awarded Hampshire Chef of the Year has been tasked to enhance and extend the group’s culinary offering and will be responsible for over 40 chefs at seven venues ranging from fine to casual dining. He said: … [Read more...]
FSS Response to Cochrane Review of Nutrition Labelling on Menus
Geoff Ogle, Chief Executive at Food Standards Scotland said: “We welcome this Cochrane review, which suggests that including calories on menus could reduce a person’s calorie intake by an average of 8%. “This supports findings included in our recently updated Situation Report: The Scottish Diet, it needs to change which found that 66% of us agree that cafes and restaurants … [Read more...]
Apex Wellbeing ambassador champions #warmerwelcome
Family-run hotel chain, Apex Hotels, has introduced a new brand ambassador who is helping to spearhead its new guest wellbeing campaign. Wellbeing expert, Celynn Morin, is working with the group to roll out its #WarmerWelcome – which launched at Apex City of Bath Hotel this week. French Celynn – who grew up in South Africa – is also a registered dietician, keynote speaker … [Read more...]
Official launch of the style-led Novotel Heathrow from Nine Hotel Group
Costing over £30 million, the ultra-modern Novotel London Heathrow Airport has transformed the former headquarters of the British Airports Authority. The largest addition to the Nine Group portfolio, the launch brings significant investment and new job prospects to the local area. Perfectly located alongside Heathrow airport on Bath Road, the hotel has world-class … [Read more...]
Interstate Europe rolls out plastic straw ban across UK portfolio
Interstate Europe Hotels & Resorts has become the latest organisation to announce plans to remove plastic drinking straws from its UK portfolio of more than 70 hotels. The leading third-party management company is rolling out the new policy to all of its operational UK properties, meaning all plastic drinking straws will be removed and replaced with a biodegradable … [Read more...]
Pret’s CEO asks should Pret introduce a plastic bottle deposit scheme?
I believe Pret owes it to itself and its customers to take a leading position on the plastics problem. Like many other companies, we have lots to do to improve the reduction and recycling of our packaging. So far our teams and customers have been hugely supportive of new initiatives – doubling the discount for bringing a reusable coffee cup to 50p has had a big impact. … [Read more...]
Barclaycard trials game-changing technology that lets restaurant customers ‘dine and dash’
Barclaycard has developed ‘Dine & Dash’, a new solution to bypass the traditional bill-paying process in restaurants, which will be unveiled with a consumer trial at high-street chain Prezzo. In a bid to make life easier for staff and customers alike, servers no longer need to deliver the tab or handle transactions at the table – guests can simply walk out after … [Read more...]
WAKA restaurant moves to White City Place
Nikkei fusion restaurant WAKA has signed with developers and landowners Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo to open in the WestWorks building in White City Place, west London. WAKA, London’s first “grab-and-go” Nikkei restaurant, the vibrant fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine, will open its second restaurant in White City Place, following the success of their first in … [Read more...]
Omnichannel POS: Creating a Seamless Customer Experience
How great would it be to allow your customers to complete their shopping across both digital and physical channels? To receive, whether they are in store or online, complete consistency in service and price, and seamless connectivity from browsing on mobile, to purchasing in store, to arranging delivery online? Omnichannel POS makes this a possibility and centralises all of … [Read more...]