Hospitality IT service Avenue 9 launches
Avenue9, a new company set up by Claritas Group of Companies, has been set up with the aim of offering a streamlined IT service to businesses in the hospitality sector.
Archives for June 27, 2012
Food sales help deliver another record year for Greene King
Pub operator and brewer Greene King has reported another year of record profits and growth, with turnover for the past 12 months up 9.4 per cent, pre-tax profit up 8.6 per cent and a food sales growth of 17 per cent.
Show us your wine display for the chance to win a trip to Champagne Jacquart - deadline extended
BigHospitality has teamed up with wine supplier Enotria to launch a competition to find the restaurant, pub or hotel with the best wine display.
Bite-size Britain: Tapas-style restaurants sweep the nation
As Koh Thai Tapas prepares to open its third restaurant in the South East, a number of other new tapas-style concepts are springing up around the country, with sharing dishes and a more informal dining approach beginning to be applied to a variety of...
Skye Gyngell joins refurbished Heckfield Place as culinary director
Former Petersham Nurseries head chef Skye Gyngell has been announced as culinary director at Heckfield Place hotel, the former hotel and conference centre in Hampshire which will re-open as a country house hotel in March 2013.
Le Gavroche named best in Europe by TripAdvisor, three other London restaurants make top 10
Four London restaurants have today been named in the top 10 list of the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Favourite Restaurants in Europe.
‘Hidden’ restaurants with no website lose out on £31k a year
Despite recent figures from Google showing that restaurant-related online searches are up 17 per cent year-on-year, a third of outlets still have no website, missing out on a potential £31,000 of revenue every year.
Jamie Oliver set to open 'groundbreaking' Gatwick restaurant
Jamie Oliver's Gatwick Airport restaurant, which has just opened within the North Terminal, is set to become the busiest venue in the celebrity chef's portfolio as the team reveal the challenges in opening an airside restaurant.
Hospitality industry surviving recession with ‘quick action and determination’, says BHA
With today’s release of revised gross domestic product (GDP) figures showing that the double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) believes the hospitality industry can have something to smile about,...
Tourists find customer service at London’s hotels below average in run-up to London 2012 Olympics
London’s hotels have been given a lower customer service score than the capital’s tourist attractions, shops, pubs and restaurants by a sample of overseas visitors who came to the city earlier this year.
Molson Coors and Sky collaborate to offer discounts on live sport for pubs
Britain’s largest brewer, Molson Coors, and Sky TV have today announced that they will be working in collaboration to help boost footfall, reduce costs and provide an improved customer experience for UK pub licensees.