One of the sites of the Fat Cat Group, the operator of nine cafe/bars which went into administration in April 2013, has been leased to an expanding London multi-operator by specialist property adviser Christie + Co. The transaction follows hot on the heels of two further Fat Cat Cafe bars being acquired out of administration. East London Liquor for Bow Wharf … [Read more...]
BSA launches 3 new Awards
The Beverage Standards Association (BSA) has launched the BSA Awards 2014, the hot drinks industry’s first UK-wide accreditation system, with three new Awards this year. The Association is calling all ‘out of home’ specialised coffee shops, cafes, tea shops, cafes within hotels or bars, mobiles, beverage carts and restaurants in England, Scotland and Wales to enter this … [Read more...]
UK alcohol consumption down 2.1 per cent in 2013
UK alcohol consumption per head fell again in 2013, new figures show. This is the seventh year in the past nine that there has been a fall. Consumption per head is now 18 per cent lower than it was in 2004, when the current trend began, says the British Beer & Pub Association, which compiles the new data every year, based on HMRC alcohol tax returns. Lowest level this … [Read more...]
Fuller’s adds two new riverside sites
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the London brewer and premium pub company, has completed the purchase of two new freehold sites on the banks of the River Thames. A site in Fulham Reach will open later in 2014 and a second new site in Greenwich will open in early 2015. The Tideway The Fulham Reach site is part of a new development and will include a large, south-facing … [Read more...]
The key to success for National and Young National Chef of the Year competitors
With the closing date for National Chef of the Year entries looming, the team at KNORR® has a piece of advice for would be competitors. Can’t live without… KNORR has been asking what top chefs, including current National Chef of the Year Hayden Groves and Young National Chef of the Year Ben Champkin, can’t live without in the kitchen. And it seems the magic ingredient … [Read more...]