While summer may have been a bit of a wash out, the UK’s outdoor catering industry is still reaping the benefits of firing up BBQs and alfresco cooking stations up and down the country. With this in mind, the trade association for the LP Gas industry, UKLPG, is reminding businesses to heed safety advice when storing, transporting, handling and using the fuel and … [Read more...]
Famous London music venue The Troubadour finds purchaser
Specialist property adviser Christie + Co has sold The Troubadour, the established music venue and restaurant in South West London, to an existing shareholder, Giles McNamee. Following an extremely short marketing period during which a last minute decision was made to place the company into administration, Christie + Co sold the venue well above the asking price of … [Read more...]
Revolution founders plan ‘World’s Best Bars’ with Trof Group
Revolution Vodka Bar founders, Roy Ellis and Neil Macleod, have acquired a 50 per cent stake in Manchester bar operator Trof Group, founded by Joel Wilkinson and Adelaide Winter, with a view to opening the “best entertainment venues and bars in the world” under a new company called Mission Mars. Ellis said: “Our new company, Mission Mars, has been formed to create the best … [Read more...]
Starbucks Evenings stores – coming to the UK?
Starbucks Evenings stores provide a curated menu of wine and craft beer, coffees and tea beverages as well as shareable small plates, and are being rolled out across the US with a view to adding major new revenues in the next few years. No doubt the learning in the US will be applied internationally and, with the weight and expertise of Starbucks behind it, will present serious … [Read more...]
Brits fork out one quarter of their annual income dining out
OpenTable, the leading online restaurant booking service, has revealed that eating out has become a regular habit for the majority of Brits. The new research also shows that Brits are potentially spending up to one quarter of their annual income on dining out each year. The average Brit is spending more than £4,100 a year on dining out The UK wide study revealed that on … [Read more...]