By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: New Head of marketing appointed at Gusto Italian. Gusto Italian has announced the appointment of a new Head of Marketing, Kat Schofield, who will join in April. Appointed by CEO Matt Snell, Schofield joins from Revolution Bars Group where she currently heads up Brand Marketing for Revolución de Cuba. She will support … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2023
Country Range Group smashes fundraising target for 30th anniversary celebrations
Country Range Group smashes fundraising target for 30th anniversary celebrations The Country Range Group has announced that throughout 2022 its member wholesalers and central office team helped raise a remarkable £186,190 for various national and local charities as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations. The foodservice buying group’s initial target was £100,000, … [Read more...]
Heathrow launches Cost of Living Crisis free meal initiative for 6,000 colleagues
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Heathrow launches Cost of Living Crisis free meal initiative for 6,000 colleagues. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Winter is in full swing and the cost-of-living crisis is raging, so Heathrow Airport has launched a free meal scheme for their colleagues, with the help of contract catering partner Eurest. The … [Read more...]
Sodexo reports its carbon emissions cut by a third
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Sodexo reports its carbon emissions cut by a third. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo UK & Ireland has today announced a 33% reduction in its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since its baseline year of 2017, equating to over 300,000 tCO2e. tCO2e stands for tonnes (t) of carbon dioxide … [Read more...]
Creams Café secures additional investment for growth
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Creams Café secures additional investment for growth. Salonica Maroon LP has acquired a further shareholding in Creams Cafe, the UK’s leading dessert café with 100 stores in the UK. Salonica Maroon co-invested, alongside majority shareholder Pistachio Holdings in December 2020, the additional investment reaffirms … [Read more...]
Apex Hotels return to profit
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Apex Hotels return to profit. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Apex Hotel’s statutory accounts for the 12 months ending 30 April 2022, show an increase in turnover from £8.0 million FY 2021 to £47.3 million FY 2022, and a return to operating profit to £2.9m from a loss of £11.2m in the previous year. Despite a … [Read more...]
Institute of Hospitality Golf Day 2023 now open for bookings
Institute of Hospitality Golf Day 2023 now open for bookings The Institute of Hospitality is now taking bookings for this year’s Golf Day, taking place at The Belfry Hotel & Resort on Thursday 25th May 2023. This year’s event is the result of a partnership between H&C News, the IoH, and Caterer.com creating the inaugural event last year where £5,225 was raised for … [Read more...]
EDF Energy not passing on emergency government assistance to hospitality
y Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: EDF Energy not passing on emergency government assistance to hospitality. The Times today is reporting that EDF Energy, one of the UK’s largest energy providers has admitted not passing on emergency government assistance to circa 2,000 small businesses. In the report EDF admitted to The Times that many businesses had not been … [Read more...]
Galvin at Windows, stunning views and amazing food, from an exceptional team
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Galvin at Windows, stunning views and amazing food, from an exceptional team. There are some invites that just can’t be refused, and when I was invited to lunch at Galvin at Windows by Peter Avis FIH, the restaurant’s General Manager, I didn’t. London’s Park Lane is a relatively short walk from Green Park tube station, and as … [Read more...]
Edge Hotel School launches centre for hospitality and tourism research
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Edge Hotel School launches centre for hospitality and tourism research. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Edge Hotel School has launched itself as a centre for hospitality and tourism research with the arrival of its first ever researcher, Dr Weizheng Zhang. The School, which delivers higher education degrees … [Read more...]
Future Food Movement creates UK’s food & climate Youth Advisory Board
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Future Food Movement creates UK’s food & climate Youth Advisory Board. The Future Food Movement, a pioneering climate-first industry network on a mission to accelerate climate action in the food industry from observation to meaningful action, has partnered with VotesforSchools to co-create an innovative food and … [Read more...]
Lord Mayor of Nottingham hosts civic thank you event for hospitality workers
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Lord Mayor of Nottingham hosts civic thank you event for hospitality workers. The Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Wendy Smith, and Leader of the Council, David Mellen, hosted a recognition event at the Council House yesterday (18th January 2023) in recognition of the city’s hospitality workers. Members … [Read more...]
Permanent closure of Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Permanent closure of Mr Todiwala's Kitchen, Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. Cyrus Todiwala has revealed that Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, his restaurant in Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, has now permanently closed, with the hotel now under new ownership. Todiwala was the chef patron of Mr Todiwala’s … [Read more...]
Night Czar calls on Government to support London’s high streets
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Night Czar calls on Government to support London's high streets. London’s Night Czar, Amy Lamé, will today call for urgent support to help the capital’s high streets after 6pm as she brings together leaders and decision makers from across the city to help plan for the future of the capital’s life at night. London’s 6pm … [Read more...]
Los Mochis & Viajante87 restaurants announce private health insurance for all team members
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Los Mochis & Viajante87 restaurants announce private health insurance for all team members. Los Mochis & Viajante87 restaurants have announced they will provide private medical insurance from BUPA to all employees at their current venues. The move will see the group as one of the first in the UK to offer full … [Read more...]
