By Angela Green: Sodexo welcome suppliers to ‘Partners with Purpose’. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Sodexo UK & Ireland recently welcomed 43 supply partners to Brighton & Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium for its second ‘Partners with Purpose’ supply partner conference, the agenda for which focused on themes around sustainable growth and … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2024
art’otel London Hoxton announces opening date
By Angela Green: art’otel London Hoxton announces opening date. Hotel News is sponsored by SoftBank Robotics art’otel, the contemporary lifestyle hotel brand owned by PPHE Hotel Group, best known for its Park Plaza properties, is pleased to announce art’otel London Hoxton officially opening its doors on 24th April 2024. Offering a one of a kind hotel experience, the hotel … [Read more...]
July opening in April
By Angela Green: July opening in April. Opening on 25th April, July will be a new Alsatian-inspired restaurant and wine bar bringing nourishing, comfort-style food and low-intervention wines to Fitzrovia’s Charlotte Street. Built around the joy of bringing friends together over shared meals, the restaurant will be an all-day affair, serving breakfast pastries and coffee in … [Read more...]
Open invitation to sample the innovative work of Amy Heaphy this season
By Angela Green: Open invitation to sample the innovative work of Amy Heaphy this season. Colson’s Restaurant and Bar has announced the appointment of a former Dr. Ink’s mixologist as their new bar supervisor. Amy Heaphy brings a flair for cocktail innovation and a passion for educating drinkers about the world of mixology and has been stirring up the local cocktail scene … [Read more...]
AI Solution Will Revolutionise Order Processing for Food Industry Suppliers
REKKI, the UK’s leading ordering app for chefs, has launched an AI tool for suppliers that cuts order processing time by 90%. Anyone who deals with processing customer orders knows what an arduous and time-consuming task it can be. And advances in technology haven’t exactly made the job easier: for wholesale food and drink suppliers, as well as all the … [Read more...]
How to Increase Your Restaurant’s Profits: 5 Proven Strategies
In the competitive landscape of the hospitality industry, aesthetics play a vital role in attracting and retaining customers. Making strategic aesthetic changes to a restaurant, pub, or café can not only significantly boost customer numbers but the amount they choose to spend during a visit, too. Read on to discover how to enhance your establishment's profitability with some … [Read more...]
Heartwood announce latest acquisition
By Angela Green: Heartwood announce latest acquisition. Heartwood Collection, backed by Alchemy Partners, has acquired The Prince of Wales pub in East Barnet. Following the acquisition of the pub Heartwood Collection remains on track to grow to over 60 inns and brasseries by June 2027. The Prince of Wales is an historic pub (first opening in 1876) in the centre of … [Read more...]
My West London dining locale of choice heads slightly further west
By Denis Sheehan FIH: My West London dining locale of choice heads slightly further west. Having grown up near Brentford and going to school there, a recent visit demonstrated much has changed in recent years, certainly the landscape. My visit however was not to survey Brentford’s panorama, but thankfully to experience Sam Harrison’s latest restaurant opening, Sam’s … [Read more...]
This is HOSPITALITY
By Denis Sheehan FIH: This is HOSPITALITY Who is foolish enough to try and define it, hospitality that is, at least in simple terms, I attempt to below. The definition of hospitality that ‘we’ at H&C News like to adopt is: “The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, and strangers.” You can read that a thousand times and it does not … [Read more...]
The sad passing of Ian Mitchell
PRESS STATEMENT from Wendy Bartlett, Co-Founder, BM Caterers (formerly Bartlett Mitchell): “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ian Mitchell, co-founder of BM, a great friend, and one of the industry’s true greats. “Ian was a caterer through and through, with a genuine passion for people, service, and food. “He always held the highest standards, and … [Read more...]
Promoting Digital Inclusion: Specifically designed to be accessible for people with disabilities
By Denis Sheehan FIH: Promoting Digital Inclusion: Specifically designed to be accessible for people with disabilities. Promoting Digital Inclusion is a new video launched by Dorset charity The Crumbs Project to further boost employability and life-skills amongst adults living with disabilities. Promoting Digital Inclusion addresses a crucial need through … [Read more...]
Peak District hotel welcomes new Executive Chef
Peak District hotel welcomes new Executive Chef. Chef News is sponsored by the Kitchen Porters Club Buxton Crescent Hotel in the Peak District has welcomed new Executive Chef Sean Sutton to head up the kitchen at its busy restaurant, The Dining Room. The restaurant offers classic British cuisine with international flair in a contemporary setting, in this beautifully grand, … [Read more...]
Crisis at risk of becoming a catastrophe: The widening gap between the hospitality industry and hospitality education
By By Professor Peter Jones MBE FCGI FIH FRACA: Crisis at risk of becoming a catastrophe: The widening gap between the hospitality industry and hospitality education. The hospitality education system is facing a crisis. Due to a significant and growing disconnect between what the industry needs and what educational institutions are providing in terms of educating and … [Read more...]
Business advantage gains available through embracing neurodiversity
By @GraceWeaverAI: Business advantage gains available through embracing neurodiversity. When it comes to inclusion, neurodiversity refers to a world where neurological differences are recognised and respected as all other human variations. The 8 billion brains currently living on our planet are all uniquely configured, everyone without exception thinks, moves, processes … [Read more...]
Leeds hotel commits to responsible ESG business practices
By Angela Green: Leeds hotel commits to responsible ESG business practices. Hotel News is sponsored by SoftBank Robotics The Queens Hotel, in Leeds is taking a significant stride towards sustainable hospitality with the introduction of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Policy. General Manager, Alistair Campbell, unveiled the details emphasising the hotel's … [Read more...]
