By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: More rising energy costs for business from sale of UK gas pipeline infrastructure. National Grid very quietly announced last Sunday that it had sold 60% of the UK’s gas pipeline infrastructure, the pipeline that feeds energy into the UK's homes and businesses, for £4 billion. The buyers were Australia's Macquarie Asset … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
Flyfish Club has fundamentally changed the restaurant world
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Flyfish Club has fundamentally changed the restaurant world. Next year New York will see the opening of Flyfish Club in Manhattan, which will fundamentally change the restaurant world, and to some degree already has. Quite some claim, why open with such a seemingly impossible statement to justify, surely if the restaurant … [Read more...]
Harrods Social by Jason Atherton now open till almost midnight
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Harrods Social by Jason Atherton now open till almost midnight. Harrods has launched late-night dining, with some of the venues in the iconic dining hall open as late as 11.30pm. The Dining Hall, Harrods Social by Jason Atherton, The Tiffany Blue Box Café and Baccarat Bar will all remain open while the rest of the store … [Read more...]
POS: a key point of interaction between your business and your customers
As a key point of interaction between your business and your customers, having a modern and efficient Point of Sale (POS) system is vital. As inherently busy and bustling environments with the potential to undergo huge fluctuations in demand, businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors, whether they be restaurants, hotels or small cafes, must ensure … [Read more...]
Hospitality innovators seek to engage with peers
The technology adoption lifecycle is a sociological model describing the adoption and acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic and psychological characteristics of defined adopter groups. The process of adoption over time is typically illustrated as a classical normal distribution or bell curve chart. The model indicates the first people to … [Read more...]
Hospitality launches auction for Ukraine crisis
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Hospitality launches auction for Ukraine crisis. A collaboration of hospitality industry representatives has created an auction of extraordinary experiences to help raise funds for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. More than 50 incredible prizes have been donated by hotels and hospitality organisations to … [Read more...]
Newcastle City Council’s ‘rare’ approval set to welcome 100 new jobs at Manahatta bar
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Newcastle City Council’s ‘rare’ approval set to welcome 100 new jobs at Manahatta bar. Arc Inspirations is expanding its portfolio of premium venues with its biggest ever development, a new Manahatta bar in Newcastle. Located on the site of a former Allied Irish Bank, approval for the £2.5 million investment by … [Read more...]
Benugo opens three locations at The Burrell Collection
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Benugo opens three locations at The Burrell Collection. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Benugo will open three locations at The Burrell Collection in Glasgow which opens today after a major refurbishment. The Burrell Restaurant, The Burrell Coffee Shop and an Espresso Bar will all sit on-site at the … [Read more...]
Owen Stanford wins first-ever ‘BM Family’ award at FOODIES
Owen Stanford wins first-ever ‘BM Family’ award at FOODIES Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Owen Stanford has been named as the first-ever winner of the ‘BM family’ award at the company‘s annual ‘FOODIES’ celebration. Stanford received the award for the work he has done around mental health with the BM family and wider society, including offering support to … [Read more...]
Remarkable industry support for the Institute of Hospitality Golf Day continues to grow
The hospitality industry's support of the Institute of Hospitality’s Golf Day has been remarkable since launched in October last year. The day will not only see eighteen teams come together and compete for the trophy, over dinner in the evening funds will be raised for the IoH Youth Council through auction. Prize donations for auction have been extraordinarily generous, … [Read more...]
Making hospitality more sustainable one wash at a time
Supported by Meiko professional training, Meiko's warewashing chemicals helps hospitality work more sustainably. Meiko UK MD Paul Anderson emphasised Meiko's focus on sustainability saying: "The MEIKO ACTIVE range has been designed by Meiko to provide our customers with the sparkling warewashing results they expect, using the most sustainable formulations … [Read more...]
Harrods announce partnership with Angelo Musa
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Harrods announce partnership with Pastry Chef, Angelo Musa. Harrods has announced their upcoming partnership with Pastry Chef, Angelo Musa. Expanding his globally renowned offering, Harrods marks the first London outpost for the acclaimed chef, bringing his exceptional pastries to guests of the Knightsbridge … [Read more...]
The Grand Hotel Birmingham announce new Deputy GM
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: The Grand Hotel Birmingham announce new Deputy GM. The Grand Hotel Birmingham have announced the appointment of their new Deputy General Manager, Charlotte Horler who joins The Grand Hotel Birmingham after three years as Deputy General Manager at New Hall Hotel & Spa. Horler has over 15 years’ experience … [Read more...]
North West hotel group announces executive chairman and expanded executive board
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: North West hotel group announces executive chairman and expanded executive board. Cumbria based hotel group English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues has announced a raft of new senior management appointments in an expansion of its executive board. The changes reflect the group’s ambitions for growing the … [Read more...]
Matsudai Ramen going bricks and mortar in Grangetown
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Matsudai Ramen going bricks and mortar in Grangetown. Just over two years since it was founded, Cardiff pop-up and ramen kit producer Matsudai Ramen has announced it will open its first bricks and mortar restaurant in early summer. The new restaurant will be situated just a 15-minute walk from Cardiff city centre in … [Read more...]
