As we approach 2020 and a new decade, we couldn’t resist looking back over the past ten years to see which news pages resonated most with readers. So, without further ado or comment here they are in ascending order by which have been read the most. UK coffee: market grows and to grow strongly Five minutes with… Thomas Kochs Ex-Soho House Commercial Director launches … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
Wishing all of our readers a very Happy Christmas
Thank you for choosing to spend your time in 2019 reading H&C News, wishing all of our readers a very Happy Christmas … [Read more...]
Heat lamps are not just for Christmas
As Christmas approaches even the best restaurant kitchens begin to creak under pressure. Restaurant kitchen brigades struggle to find sufficient flat surfaces to cope with busy service periods. Front of house at the same time are eager to ensure every dish is served at optimum temperature. The temperature of any dish is vital to all dining experiences, and lukewarm dishes are … [Read more...]
Liverpool’s latest boutique hotel opens in time for the festive season
Urbanista on Bold Street has officially opened its doors with 19 different rooms and suites, operated by Voya Hotels. Urbanista has opened securing a raft of partners so that guests visiting can utilise them to make their stay in Liverpool even better. Partners include Tails in the City, a dog creche just a stone’s throw from the Ropewalks-based hotel, Delta Taxis, Kinsella … [Read more...]
Beyond Food Foundation help homeless into hospitality
Homeless and education charity Beyond Food Foundation has teamed up with Barclays to support 66 vulnerable and disadvantaged Londoners into full time employment over the course of two years. The partnership will form a key part of Barclays’ Connect with Work, an employability programme that provides people facing barriers to work with job-ready skills – the skills that … [Read more...]
Crown Partnership invest in growth 2020, with new sites and 300 new people
Crown Partnership, the catering, hospitality, retail and event services provider, is looking forward with plans to focus more on flexible investment, rapid expansion and taking on new companies within the Partnership in 2020. Charles Beer, Senior Partner told us: “I am proud that after four decades, the Partnership is still an active player in an ever expanding and … [Read more...]
Cavendish Venues and Foodinate donate meals for people in need across five London venues
Cavendish Venues, one of the most prominent conference groups in the capital, have teamed up with multi-award winning social enterprise Foodinate to provide meals for local people in need. Since Foodinate was founded just 3 years ago, they’ve provided over 130,000 meals to people in need across the UK. Their unique meal-for-meal approach means that whenever an event is … [Read more...]
Readers’ Choice: Suppliers in Review 2019
It's the time of year when most people are doing a good bit of looking forward, enjoying Christmas with family and friends, and a good bit of looking back too, what were the highlights of 2019. Every year we take a look back at our readership through Google Analytics to understand what our readership select to spend most time reading. We have reviewed each month and selected … [Read more...]
Christmas catering: NEC Christmas parties host 40,000 diners in 22 days
Christmas Party World is celebrating its seventh year of parties at the NEC by hosting a record 40,000 guests, organised by leading event management specialists Vivid Experience with the help of caterer Amadeus. This year, the venue has been expertly transformed into a make-believe Marrakesh for Moroccan Fire Nights, complete with cirque style entertainment and the … [Read more...]
A disaster in the making for hospitality
The hospitality industry’s biggest handicap for sustainable growth has for many decades been the shortage of people entering our industry and developing a career within it. The reasons are many and not for debate today, today’s focus is the new government and its mandate to deliver Brexit. Again, the pro’s and con’s of Brexit is not our focus today, the new government’s … [Read more...]
Caffè Nero Group releases latest results showing 86 consecutive quarters of growth
Caffè Nero Group today announced positive 3.0% Like for Like sales growth for the 12 months ending 31st May 2019, with Group sales increasing by 11%. The results for the year marks 86 consecutive quarters of positive like for like sales growth for Caffè Nero since the Group was founded by Gerry Ford in 1997. Over that same financial year, Caffè Nero completed the majority … [Read more...]
Hospitality payment savings unveiled
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Foodservice research: Adults eat out in UK on 2.4 billion occasions a year
New research carried out with 70,000 businesses reveals that adults eat out in Great Britain each year on 2.4 billion occasions. Young people are most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out once a week. The research will help form a new annual market report revealing what British consumers want from restaurants. It is based on a detailed analysis of … [Read more...]
Mowgli Street Food restaurants founder joins Casual Dining 2020 lineup
Nisha Katona MBE – the CEO and founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants, is the latest speaker to join Casual Dining’s free business Keynote line-up for 2020. Back by popular demand, following her candid, standing room only Keynote interview at the show earlier this year, she’ll be delivering more exclusive ‘warts and all’ career and business insights in a highly anticipated … [Read more...]
The Cavendish London Petrichor Restaurant launches vegan dining 2020
Veganism has witnessed a ‘plant-based revolution’ in 2019 and is an ongoing top trend prediction for 2020, according to Innova Market Insights. The Cavendish London has announced it will be taking part in Veganuary by offering a full vegan menu in its 2AA Rosette fine dining Petrichor Restaurant. Diners can expect a complete vegan menu with a choice of three dishes for each … [Read more...]
