Give your tableware a personal touch by adding your very own design. Inspire our design experts with your design suggestions or have them create a personalised design for you. They will provide you with ideas that complement the concept of your restaurant including logos, names, emblems, house colours or slogans. With the exact Pantone specification, any colour can be … [Read more...]
Annual Hotel Conference leads with sports heroes
The ninth successive Annual Hotel Conference was held 3 – 4 October 2012 at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate, attracting 500 delegates from across the UK’s hotel sector. H & C News will be taking a more detailed look at the opinions and discussions of some of the break-out panel sessions, but here brings readers the highlights of a very intensive day. Sports Heroes … [Read more...]
DCL advises on Greenwich Town Centre development
Davis Coffer Lyons has been appointed by Greenwich Hospital to advise on the F&B element of its Greenwich town centre holdings, including the island site which is home to Greenwich Market. DCL will provide strategic advice with a view to broadening and enhancing the eating and drinking offer within the vibrant town centre, catering not only to the thriving visitor trade … [Read more...]
Grand Hotel, Brighton for sale
The Grand Hotel in Brighton is for sale: owner De Vere is focusing its efforts to pay down debts and fund expansion of its Village-branded resorts. Although De Vere is currently spending £4m on refurbishing the Grand, the 250-room hotel is sure to attract buyers situated as it is in vibrant Brighton. The Grand is particularly remembered as the site of an IRA bomb attack … [Read more...]
Cereals prices to impact on hospitality sector
The NFU reports that there have been mixed yields across the main UK crops, following a summer of persistent and occasionally torrential rain. Wheat was particularly affected – with yield down 14.1% on the five-year average. Spring barley was down 7.4%, but there was better news for winter barley (up 1.6%) and oilseed rape (up 5.9%). The NFU 2012 harvest survey … [Read more...]