According to the Britvic Soft Drinks Review 2014, soft drinks has once again emerged triumphant whilst other categories in FMCG continued to decline in the wake of the challenging economic backdrop. In contrast, soft drinks value sales grew steadily in 2013, rising by 2% to take the category over the £10bn mark for the first time. Faring considerably better than other FMCG … [Read more...]
Good Food Talks at the British Hospitality Association
The BHA is artnering with a new app that is revolutionising the dining experience for the visually impaired: the Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s nearly 2 million visually impaired people to access restaurant menus independently, quickly and easily in restaurants or at home. Carluccio’s, Pret A Manger and a handful of independent London pubs, hotels and restaurants have … [Read more...]
Micro-brewery in search of pub venues
Davis Coffer Lyons - the leisure specialists - has been appointed by up-and-coming microbrewery A2 Brew (Tay) Ltd as it looks to expand into its first permanent premises. The company - headed up by Jules Cezarr and his brothers, Mark and Tony - is looking to secure up to three free house pub venues in emerging areas of London by the end of the year. The brewery - which pipes … [Read more...]
Is it cask? Is it keg? Is it bottle? No… It’s the world’s first ever beer pipeline
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the London brewer and premium pub company, has unveiled the world’s first beer pipeline. Starting at Fuller’s home in Chiswick, The Griffin Pipeline will stretch to its new Heathrow airside pub – London’s Pride at Heathrow’s Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal. Passing through 8.3 miles of pipes, under the M4, London Pride will be the first … [Read more...]
Novus to invest £20 million despite sales fall
The Daily Telegraph reports that Novus Leisure, the nightclub and bar operator behind the Tiger Tiger brand, will invest £20m to refresh its 47 sites over the next two years, after sales fell 3.1pc last year. Private equity group LGV Capital and Hutton Collins bought Novus Leisure in July 2012 for £100m but the group suffered a 3.1pc fall in like-for-like sales in the year to … [Read more...]