Loungers’ expansion pushes turnover up 55%
Loungers, the Bristol-based café, bar and restaurant group, saw turnover grow 55 per cent to almost £11m last year after adding an extra four sites to its estate.
Archives for May 31, 2011
Former Le Gavroche head chef consults at Hawkshead brewery
Former Le Gavroche head chef Steven Doherty has joined Cumbrian brewer Hawkshead as consultant chef to help develop its food offering.
Atul Kochhar leaves Colony; renews plans for Atul’s Kitchen
Atul Kochhar, the chef owner of Michelin-starred restaurant Benares, has severed his relationship with mid-market Indian street food restaurant Colony Bar & Grill in Marylebone, just 15 months after it opened.
Business Profile: Masala World
Ranjit Mathrani’s Masala World operates 10 restaurants in central London, but now looks set to take its authentic Indian food and high service standards nationwide.
People 1st merger to align hospitality and travel training
The hospitality skills training group People 1st is considering a merger with its counterpart for the UK transport sector, GoSkills, in an effort to pool reduced resources and streamline customer service training efforts.
Bulldog buys Best Western in Horncastle
Bulldog hotel group has purchased the Best Western hotel in Horncastle, marking the fifth property for the expanding firm.
Michelin Guide's early release provokes mixed reaction
Michelin is bringing forward the publication date of its 2012 Great Britain & Ireland Guide by more than three months, provoking a mixed response from the industry.