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The family team behind the Soar Mill Cove Hotel in Salcombe are in the final stages of a redevelopment programme to refurbish the Devon venue, a project they have said has already delivered a nine per cent boost in Easter income.
Restaurants and pubs returned to a marginal sales growth in April following the devastating effects of the snow and freezing temperatures in March.
Italian espresso machine manufacturer N&W Global is exhibiting at the Caffé Culture Show today and tomorrow (15-16 May), with its latest table-top coffee machine – Karisma – on show at stand C31.
Accor Hotels has announced plans to invest some of the money it saves from guests re-using their towels into a farm tree-planting project.
The Soil Association and baby food company Organix have launched a campaign in a bid to improve the food choices offered to children in restaurants.
The team behind VOC London have revealed they are transforming the Kings Cross venue to create a new 38-cover grill restaurant which will accompany the existing 17th century punch house-inspired bar.
When the Little Chef at Gate Services in Kent closed last year, the restaurant’s manager Sheila Feaver took no time taking over the site, with her new restaurant – Shelia’s Kitchen – opening tomorrow (16 May).
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