By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: More than £3 billion in unspent apprenticeship levy lost to the Treasury. More than £3.3 billion has returned to the Treasury in the last three years under the Government’s use-it-or-lose-it apprenticeship levy rules, according to new data collected by apprenticeships experts the London Progression Collaboration (LPC). A … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
Grosvenor adds Slim Chickens to Liverpool ONE F&B line up
By Majella Taylor, New Openings Editor, H&C News: Grosvenor adds Slim Chickens to Liverpool ONE F&B line up. Grosvenor has announced a debut openings at Liverpool ONE for Boparan Restaurant Group’s Slim Chickens with a 5,000 sq ft restaurant on The Terrace. American dining brand Slim Chickens has opened its 175 cover-restaurant, featuring an al-fresco dining … [Read more...]
Preferred Hotels & Resorts expands partnership with The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts
Preferred Hotels & Resorts expands partnership with The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, has announced the expansion of its master partnership with The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts through the exciting addition of The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong to its global portfolio. Following its … [Read more...]
Five-star deluxe Swiss hospitality now available in the metaverse
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Five-star deluxe Swiss hospitality now available in the metaverse. The Chedi Andermatt is taking Swiss hospitality into new realms, as it announces its arrival in the metaverse. Tech-savvy travellers will be able to visit a new virtual showroom and book three exclusive packages for future stays at the five-star deluxe … [Read more...]
B Corp hospitality: What does it take?
B Corp hospitality: What does it take? By Katherine Price, Sustainability Editor, H&C News. July felt like an ominous foreboding of what is to come and a reminder of how climate change will increasingly affect us if we do nothing about it. The UK recorded its highest ever temperature, with hundreds of people believed to have died as a result. And just as … [Read more...]
Waste in hospitality is not inevitable and it can be managed
Waste in hospitality is not inevitable and it can be managed ‘Cutting Carbon in the Commercial Kitchen’ is a guide to help hospitality businesses meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. The report has been created by Meiko UK working with foodservice intelligence specialist FOOTPRINT. “Waste is not inevitable and it can be managed,” says Paul Anderson, Managing … [Read more...]
Can data analysis and algorithms alone be trusted to deliver optimised revenue performance?
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Can data analysis and algorithms alone be trusted to deliver optimised revenue performance? Hotel Revenue Management is the art and science of selling the right product, to the right customer, for the right price, through the right channel, at the right time. A relatively easy phrase to coin but balancing that equation to … [Read more...]
Invitation to #Talkinboutthisgeneration at Coworth Park
The H&C News Sustainability Roundtable, in Partnership with Meiko UK - Talkin’ bout this generation, chaired by Katherine Price, Sustainability Editor, H&C News There are many compelling business reasons for hospitality to embrace being sustainable, no real choice in the matter being one, making a venue more attractive to consumers is another. Making your … [Read more...]
Government and opposition asleep waiting for the straw that will finally break hospitality’s back
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Government and opposition asleep waiting for the straw that will finally break hospitality’s back. The Covid-19 Pandemic On 23 March 2020 the first UK Covid-19 lockdown was enforced, with countless iterations further enabled between then and 17 May 2021 when restrictions were finally lifted. Every hospitality businesses that … [Read more...]
Beer Distributor uses Closed-Loop Keg Recycling to raise sustainability awareness
Closed-Loop Keg Recycling Beer Distributor uses Closed-Loop Keg Recycling to raise sustainability awareness. Jolly Good Beer uses honest, transparent communication to increase recycling and improve the flow of waste material in the industry. Besides distributing to independent pubs and bars across the Midlands, East and South East England, it educates … [Read more...]
Gather & Gather net five-year contract extension with Charlton Athletic
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Gather & Gather net five-year contract extension with Charlton Athletic. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Gather & Gather, part of catering and hospitality company CH&CO, has extended its partnership with Charlton Athletic Football club as the exclusive caterer for The Valley stadium and Sparrows Lane … [Read more...]
Mezcal Matching Recipe: Classic Mexican Carnitas
Mezcal Matching Recipe: Classic Mexican Carnitas As we reach the alfresco season peak, this recipe has been created by Love Drinks in collaboration with its award-winning, ultra-premium Zignum mezcal brand and food writer Jonathan Hatchman. With both pork and the Zignum Reposado matching and complimenting pineapple perfectly, this recipe utilises this three-way flavour … [Read more...]
Wilson Vale marks 20 years in contract catering
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Wilson Vale marks 20 years in contract catering. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Wilson Vale is celebrating its 20th year in the contract catering business with lofty ambitions, following a year which has seen turnover increase by 6.5% and a healthy forecast of 25% growth in gross profit for 2022. Led by joint … [Read more...]
Score this September with Country Range’s new Cookie Pucks
Score this September with Country Range’s new Cookie Pucks With more consumers looking for affordable ways to treat themselves outside of the traditional meal occasions the timing of the latest Country Range brand launch is perfect. The new range consists of three flavours of frozen cookie pucks and are a simple and easy way to offer freshly baked cookies to your … [Read more...]
Chopstix announce at least four new restaurant openings in Wales this year
By Majella Taylor, New Openings Editor, H&C News: Chopstix announce at least four new restaurant openings in Wales this year. Chopstix has announced plans to open at least four restaurants in Wales this year, fuelled by high performance of existing outlets. Thriving in Cardiff, Swansea and Bridgend, Wales has been identified by Chopstix as a region where demand … [Read more...]