A total of 747 Wetherspoon pubs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have gained the maximum five rating in the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Food Hygiene Rating Scheme which highlights hygiene standards in pubs and restaurants. This represents 91 per cent of the 816 Wetherspoon pubs listed on the FSA website. In addition Wetherspoon has 62 pubs with a four rating and seven … [Read more...]
Scotch Egg Challenge 2014: who will egg-cel?
Back for its fourth year and set to be more eggs-traordinary than ever, on Tuesday 16 September contestants will take to the kitchens at The Ship, Wandsworth once again for the pub’s annual Scotch Egg Challenge. Judged by a panel including The Guardian’s Bob Granleese and Catherine Hanly from Hot Dinners, while journalist and author Joe Warwick comperes the evening, chefs from … [Read more...]
Stop snubbing Vocational Courses say Hospitality Chiefs
Hospitality and tourism should be given greater prominence by educators, says hospitality chiefs, as new figures show the sector is at the heart of the economic recovery, helping to cut youth unemployment and generating more jobs than manufacturing or construction, education, health or social work. Creating 13 new jobs per hour per day New employment figures published … [Read more...]
BrewDog opens in Clapham Junction – and beyond
Scotland’s largest independent brewery, BrewDog has opened its fourth bar in London, with the launch of BrewDog Clapham Junction. Located at 11-13 Battersea Rise, London, SW11 1HG, the new bar will be the 17th UK bar to be opened by the brewery, and its 22nd worldwide. BrewDog co-founder James Watt commented: “BrewDog Clapham Junction will be a destination bar serving the … [Read more...]
Pub and restaurant group sales up for 16th month
Britain’s top managed pub and restaurant chains are delivering consistent growth and are at the forefront of the economic recovery, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker shows. Collective like-for-like sales rose 2.2% in July – the 16th consecutive month of positive growth for the sector. “These latest figures from 28 leading chains show that the public … [Read more...]