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Archives for September 2020

Here’s to the Pub: Free drinks throughout October from Ei Publican Partnerships and partner beer brands

September 30, 2020

  Here's to the Pub: Ei Publican Partnerships has partnered with Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, Britvic, Diageo, Heineken, Molson Coors, and Sharp’s Brewery, to offer customers up to 100,000 free drinks, across more than 1,250 participating pubs in October. Running from Thursday 1 October to Thursday 29 October, customers are eligible for one free drink a week which … [Read more...]

Track and Trace enables safe hospitality service

September 30, 2020

As soon as it was announced that hospitality businesses should collect contact details when reopening, the topic of marketing to track and trace customers was a major point of contention. It’s uncharted territory for everyone and not something that was factored in when GDPR was created. Many specialists have issued warnings about using track and trace contact details to market … [Read more...]

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and The Oberoi Group announce new partnership agreement

September 30, 2020

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and The Oberoi Group have today announced a long-term strategic alliance that will see the two groups jointly collaborating across a range of initiatives. The partnership creates a platform for the two organisations to work together while retaining each brand’s identity. By working together across all facets of the guest experience, the two groups … [Read more...]

Houston & Hawkes win new five-year catering and hospitality contract

September 30, 2020

  Independent caterer, Houston & Hawkes, has won a five-year catering and hospitality contract at Belmont House, Uxbridge. The boutique caterer has been appointed to provide café, hospitality and free issue services for up to 800 customers at The Belmont Building in Uxbridge, a multi-tenanted office building owned by Aviva Investors. Houston & Hawkes will be … [Read more...]

Regular maintenance checks: Better to be safe than sorry

September 30, 2020

  Keeping a kitchen clean and hygienic is a must, but a regular maintenance schedule is just as important. Why? Because each piece of kitchen equipment is a cog in a wheel and if one stops working, it can mean closing the kitchen. With many kitchens being closed for a number of months, doing all you can to avoid unnecessary kitchen breakdowns is paramount. How often … [Read more...]

The hospitality curfew has reduced an industry to being nothing more than a sacrificial lamb

September 29, 2020

During the past six months we have published headlines that seven months ago we would never have considered, the regular use of words like ‘catastrophe’ have unfortunately not been out of kilter. So, we make no apology for using them. The emergence of Covid-19 has been literally catastrophic for all too many hospitality businesses already. Businesses that were loved, were … [Read more...]

Brenda Collin appointed Senior Vice President of Europe, Preferred Hotels & Resorts

September 29, 2020

The world’s largest global provider of sales, marketing, and distribution services to independent luxury hotels, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, has promoted Brenda Collin to Senior Vice President of Europe, effective immediately. In her new role, Collin will oversee a regional team to ensure the success and retention of more than 125 member properties based across an expanded … [Read more...]

Greggs eyes balance sheet and jobs

September 29, 2020

Greggs is now looking at job cuts as the impact from the government's furlough scheme ending is set to shock their balance sheet. Greggs is one of the familiar faces on most high streets employing circa 25,000 people and in a recent statement said it expects business activity to ‘remain below normal for the foreseeable future’. The statement revealed the business is … [Read more...]

Côte Restaurants acquired by Partners Group

September 28, 2020

  Côte Restaurants today announces that Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has acquired the business. Since its first restaurant opened in 2007, Côte Restaurants has delighted guests with its modern take on French all-day dining. Prior to lockdown the business was trading well with record sales and strong EBITDA growth in the last financial … [Read more...]

Pizza Hut CVA process agreed by creditors

September 28, 2020

Pizza Hut creditors and landlords earlier today voted to agree Pizza Hut’s CVA insolvency process to reduce rents on its restaurants. The positive vote in favour of approving the CVA will see all creditors accept reduced invoices in future to help keep the pizza chain afloat. The CVA agreement will see 215 Pizza Hut restaurant outlets stay open retainining circa 5,000 jobs, … [Read more...]

CareerScope launched to support industry people through Covid-19

September 28, 2020

For the very first time, the hospitality industry has joined forces to provide essential support to those impacted by COVID-19. Marking a first in the industry’s history, CareerScope is a partnership between five organisations: Springboard, Hospitality Action, UK Hospitality, the Institute of Hospitality and the Savoy Educational Trust. Launching on Monday 28th September, the … [Read more...]

Culinary Heat Lamps

September 26, 2020

Hanson Heat Lamps specialise in Culinary Heat Lamps and Sneeze Guards for premium dining establishments all over the world. Hanson has been represented by Equipline in the UK for the past 20 years, and over these years the Hanson Heat Lamps team has continued to develop its now extensive line of Heat lamps. A wide selection of Single and Dual lamp Freestanding or thru-table, … [Read more...]

ENS UV Cleaning technology competition winner announced

September 25, 2020

The results of the ENS UV Cleaning technology and installation competition from ENS Group and ARC Services are in. Such was the enthusiasm and quality of entries a number of contenders won additional prizes as well as the outright winner being awarded £2,000 of ENS UV Cleaning technology and installation. We are delighted to announce that the winner is Adam Handling, Chef / … [Read more...]

The morning after, reactions from across hospitality to Rishi Sunak’s economic plan…

September 25, 2020

  The Chancellor yesterday announced his latest measures to help alleviate the ongoing and growing impact from Covid-19. We have received incredible levels of feedback from across the industry and have featured some below. Trying to measure the collective tone from industry leaders and commentators seems to point towards appreciation for what has been done, with varying … [Read more...]

Oxford Brookes University selects Co-op and Gather & Gather as latest franchisee

September 25, 2020

  Gather & Gather, part of CH&CO is set to open its first retail shop as a Co-op franchisee at Oxford Brookes University. The Headington Campus Co-op of Oxford Brookes University will be one of the largest Co-op’s stores at a UK university, providing 21 new job opportunities for hospitality workers that have been laid-off by Covid-19, as well as for students … [Read more...]

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