As Star Pubs & Bars reaches its 200th Smart Dispense installation, new analysis of the impact of Smart Dispense on beer sales reveals an 8% sales uplift post installation. As a result Star Pubs & Bars is accelerating its roll out of the system, doubling the number of installations by the end of the year. Increases in dispense yield + uplift in sales Lessees have … [Read more...]
Pork crackling reaches North Pole
“Pork Crackling got us to the Pole”, writes Explorer and Industrialist, David Hempleman-Adams, and his team of four wounded soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guards. “We each ate 2 packets a day, to fuel us to the top.” The British explorer and his team reached the North Pole on skis, arriving at 15.00 BST, 16th April, as part of the Mamont Polar Cup 2015. Hempleman-Adams, … [Read more...]
Zerodegrees launches Interactive #Brewmasters Campaign
Zerodegrees, the restaurant and microbrewery group with sites in Blackheath, Bristol, Reading and Cardiff, has just launched a campaign entitled #Brewmasters inviting diners to come and find out more about Zerodegrees beer and the brewing process. The campaign will include showcasing Zerodegrees team of beer aficionados and aims to teach beer lovers and novice brewers … [Read more...]
Brits Splash Out on Easter
Brits celebrating Easter by enjoying a meal out prompted a peak in leisure spending during April, the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals. The latest report shows Brits spent 4% more, £87, going out to eat compared to the same month last year, and Easter was the major driving force. Households are continuing to allocate more cash towards eating out on special … [Read more...]
2015 CIS Excellence Awards winners
The CIS Excellence Awards were presented at the Hilton Glasgow on Thursday 21st May. The CIS Excellence Special Achievement Award, sponsored by Fresh Food Company Awarded to: Patrick Elsmie, The Gleneagles Hotel The Healthier Scotland Award, sponsored by the healthyliving award, in association with NHS Health Scotland Winner: BaxterStorey Finalists: Entiér … [Read more...]