LNER is proud to reveal its new onboard First Class menus, which offer a delicious range of warm and comforting dishes this Autumn, crafted by selected local food and drink suppliers along its route. The new selections feature across all four complimentary First-Class menus, meaning customers travelling on a Dine, Dish, Deli or Brunch service can take their pick from a … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2024
Country Range Group’s Business Development Day Gallops to Doncaster Racecourse
Over 200 visitors flocked to Doncaster Racecourse for the Country Range Group’s latest Business Development Day, which took place on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th September and saw the Group’s latest members - First Choice Foodservice and Country Valley Food Service - attend their first Group event. The invaluable BDD events continue to be a key feature in the CRG … [Read more...]
Team – Service- Environment – Offer – investment plans announced at RedCat
RedCat Pub Company is rolling out an £8 million investment programme across its RedCat Pubs and Coaching Inn Group portfolio over the next 6 to 12 months. The pub group, which operates the Coaching Inn Group, RedCat Pubs and RedCat L&T, is set to invest in 18 RedCat pubs and 6 Coaching Inns across the UK. The programme will deliver a focused approach, centring … [Read more...]
Kate Austen opens Sodexo’s Modern Recipe
Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Chef Kate Austen has officially opened Sodexo UK & Ireland’s flagship restaurant for its contemporary workplace dining offer, Modern Recipe. The flagship Modern Recipe restaurant is located at the global head office of a major plc. Kate joined a number of VIPs to celebrate the opening of the new restaurant which under the … [Read more...]
New Etsu Citrus Gin Double Act Joins Love Drinks
Love Drinks has boosted its unrivalled collection of impressive Japanese drinks with the launch of a citrus gin double act from the award-winning Etsu Distillery. Available immediately to the retail and hospitality sectors in 70cl bottles, the new duo includes the citrus forward, light and refreshing Etsu Yuzu and the fresh and fruity Etsu Orange Gin. Both have abv’s of … [Read more...]
YOTEL announce Belfast opening as part of European expansion plan
YOTEL has announced plans to expand its portfolio in the UK and Europe with the opening of YOTEL Belfast. Scheduled to open in late 2026, the new-build hotel will be situated in the historic Shaftesbury Square in central Belfast. Rohan Thakkar, Chief Development Officer at YOTEL, commented on the opening saying: "We are delighted to bring YOTEL to Belfast, a city that … [Read more...]
Festival Place announce Superbowl UK opening
Festival Place has announced the signing of Superbowl UK, the family-friendly entertainment centre, creating a landmark leisure anchor for Basingstoke. The 16,750 sq ft unit will launch in summer 2025, and will be joined by Hans Buffet, which has signed to open a buffet concept next door. Superbowl UK will be introducing its wide-ranging collection of leisure activities to … [Read more...]
Bootle’s oldest pub reopens today
The Jawbone Tavern on Litherland Road originally opened in 1802 and was named after the whaling fleets based at Bootle Docks reopens today. During World War II, the pub was run by Jock McNab, a midfielder in the 1922 & 1923 title winning Liverpool teams. After his success on the pitch, Jock hung up his boots and retired to work in the pub for over 20 years. The pub … [Read more...]
Nadeem Boghani champions the importance of partnerships and shared values
Splendid Hospitality Group Executive Vice Chairman Nadeem Boghani emphasised the importance of partnerships and shared values at an industry launch event for the first ever Four Points Express by Sheraton opened in the UK. Four Points Express by Sheraton London Euston is Splendid Hospitality Group’s first venture with Marriott International and represents a £50 million … [Read more...]
Zest Quest Asia launches twelfth annual competition, with new semi-finalist round
Fortuitously timed during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival period, the launch of the 12th Zest Quest Asia competition means that colleges throughout the UK should lose no time harvesting the talent and ambition of students longing to demonstrate their knowledge and skill in Asian cookery. Created by restaurateurs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala with the support of the Master … [Read more...]
Three new UK host cities back national movement to support wellbeing in hospitality
UK charity Hospitality Action’s annual initiative, Walk for Wellbeing, expands into three further UK cities to mark its fifth and biggest year to date. Originally created and powered by hospitality talent partner mum in partnership with Caterer.com, Lifetime Training and Peoplebank, Oxford, Cardiff and Liverpool will join the fundraising campaign this year, taking the … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Potato Month with Invisible Chips
September marks National Potato Month - and what better time to celebrate one of the most beloved items on any menu, chips. But this year, as we indulge in the UK’s obsession with adding chips to nearly every meal – they are the most popular dish in the UK according to YouGov - there’s a deeper story to tell. It’s a story about the incredible work being done in hospitality … [Read more...]
Institute of Hospitality begin search for ‘BEST HOSPITALITY STUDENT PAPER 2024’
The Institute of Hospitality has begun its global search for the Best Hospitality Student Paper 2024, sponsored by Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Open to all hospitality students across the world at undergraduate or postgraduate levels and apprentices, the entries can tackle any hospitality subject but must demonstrate a passion for hospitality. The winner will be … [Read more...]
Country Valley Foods Latest Wholesaler to Join CRG
As of the 1st October 2024, Country Valley Foods is the latest foodservice wholesaler to join the Country Range Group. Set up in 1971 by Stewart Munro and Eric Duggan, Country Valley Foods offers an extensive range of fresh meat, dry goods, chilled, frozen and janitorial supplies to the hospitality, retail, education and healthcare sectors. The family business generated … [Read more...]
Greene King brings the Windrush Exhibit to life in its pubs this Black History Month
Greene King is working with historian and curator, Tony Fairweather, to bring the social history of the Windrush Generation into its pubs to celebrate Black History Month. The ‘Windrush Front Room’ exhibit, managed by Fairweather Productions, will tour the country stopping in three of Greene King’s pubs throughout October - the Shakespeare in Bristol, the Greene Man in … [Read more...]
