En Route International, a leading provider of food and service solutions for the onboard travel market, has launched a cutting edge creative design studio - aiming to support the growth of its business operations. The studio, based in Windsor, UK, will enable the company to instantly create designs and mock-ups that look as close to the final product as possible - … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2019
The ubiquitous Chips, Fries & Wedges now open to all
The countertop 13 amp unit offers simplicity and versatility. Many operators want to serve the Ubiquitous Chips/Fries/Wedges but are often can’t. It could be premises limitations, or maybe the landlord won’t permit deep fat fryers, or there’s insufficient extraction, or limited power availability. Here’s the answer to overcome most, if not all, of … [Read more...]
Priti Patel called on to decimate the UK’s hospitality workforce foundations
The Centre for Social Justice is calling on Priti Patel today to honour her promise to restore ‘integrity’ to UK immigration. The call from Iain Duncan Smith and The Centre for Social Justice is demanding that all immigrant workers, EU and Non-EU, must earn at least £36,700 after Brexit. The Centre for Social Justice also publish a report today where they highlight various … [Read more...]
Motel One Q2 report increased revenues, profits and online bookings
Motel One has today announced positive figures through Q2 of 2019, with revenues, net profit and EBITDA continuing to rise. The group maintains its strong footing in the European hospitality market with 71 hotels and 20,157 rooms currently in operation across the continent. The Motel One Q2 report included a number of key highlights including... Two hotel redesigns … [Read more...]
New Operations Manager appointed at Holiday Inn MediaCityUK
Manchester-based Tower Hotel Management, part of The Peel Group, has appointed James Richardson as the Operations Manager at the Holiday Inn MediaCityUK. Bringing 16 years of hospitality experience, including 12 years with IHG, James joins from Holiday Inn Express TraffordCity where he was Deputy General Manager. Located at the heart of MediaCityUK, the Holiday Inn opened … [Read more...]
Are high street landlords and local authorities ignoring gravity?
The Great British High Street as we knew it is a thing of the past and this is due to the most basic law of life, gravity. Gravity is the force of nature holds the universe together, holds you and me together and holds everything in its right place. Gravity works by mass attracting mass, and big masses attract smaller masses. The Great British High Street has lost … [Read more...]
Mala Gissona Gluten Free Batela Pale Ale launched in UK by Morgenrot
With an increase in the number of consumers adopting a gluten-free diet, Manchester-based importer Morgenrot has responded with the launch of the Batela Pale Ale from San Sebastian’s Mala Gissona craft brewery. Joining Morgenrot’s expanding world beer portfolio, which includes the most diverse selection of Spanish beers available in the UK, the new gluten-free brew is … [Read more...]
Commercial kitchen now open for absolutely anything
Menu development ensures that your hospitality proposition is aligned to current consumer trends, and most dishes on any menu only need tweaking to increase footfall. The equipment used to create the dishes makes a big difference to margins as well as increasing the ease of preparation, holding and delivery to the table. The functionality of older traditional equipment … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Waiters’ Day 2019, the hospitality industry’s staff summer party
National Waiters’ Day 2019 is taking place at the London Hospitality Festival on Sunday 8th September and is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the dedication, skill and hard work of all the great people working in hospitality and catering across the UK. Founded by Fred Sirieix, General Manager of Galvin at Windows, National Waiters’ Day is now in its seventh year and is … [Read more...]
DoubleTree Edinburgh appointments roll out afternoon teas and Rocky Horror Singalongs
DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre has appointed Marcello Ventisei as General Manager of the RBH operated hotel, with Carol Mackillop joining the team as Marketing Manager. Ventisei brings 26 years of managerial experience to the four star hotel following recent roles as Cluster General Manager for Macdonald Hotels and Resorts in Central Scotland and seven years … [Read more...]
OYO reaches 100 UK hotels in less than a year
OYO Hotels & Homes today announces that it has increased its presence in the UK to over 100 hotels across 25 major cities and towns. OYO Hotels & Homes launched in the UK less than a year ago and has more than tripled its UK portfolio in the last three months. Since launching in the UK in October 2018 with a commitment to invest £40 million in the region, OYO has … [Read more...]
Live countdown to Rational UK Don’t Worry! Help is on the Way
Rational UK's Don’t Worry! Help is on the Way promotionCountdown Rational UK are extending their Don’t Worry! Help is on the Way promotion. Recognising environmental concerns, the promotion that invites operators to invest in the future, is being extended until 31st August 2019. By replacing traditional catering equipment and investing in their future with a new … [Read more...]
Days you can be proud to be part of our great hospitality industry
Today was a perfect example of getting some context in terms of what our industry, the hospitality industry is all about, and what it is certainly not all about. We receive and seek out a significant volume of news every day to be considered for publication, and it is a diverse mix, today two such items were polar opposites. One showed how some people unfortunately lack … [Read more...]
Director of Social Impact appointed at Sodexo
Sodexo has appointed Angela Halliday as Director of Social Impact with responsibility for driving Sodexo’s social value strategy for the UK & Ireland. In her new role, Angela will work with Sodexo’s CEOs responsible for delivering services to the public sector, the organisation’s Executive Board and its Public Sector Board to embed a social value approach across the UK … [Read more...]
Byron reveal new logo in a mission to bring people back around the table
Byron have today revealed their new logo, which forms part of a wider redesign, rolling out across the brands digital platforms and within its restaurants later this year. A symbol of bigger things to come, the logo is a visual representation of Byron’s new rallying cry - ‘All Hail The Table’. With the latest Wellbeing Index suggesting a third of British adults are … [Read more...]