Welcome to your market overview from Prestige Purchasing for December. This is your quick walkthrough guide in the world of food and drink supply markets. Within the last month we have seen the prices of broccoli, cauliflower and aubergine have all increased significantly as a result of predominantly weather, which had impacted on supply volume and harvest times. We will … [Read more...]
Slug and Lettuce get healthy for 2014
Slug and Lettuce will be starting off 2014 in a saintly way. Due to the increasing popularity of the ‘Under 500’ section on the Slug and Lettuce food menu, the 70-strong premium bar chain, which is owned and operated by the award-winning Stonegate Pub Company, is launching a limited edition menu in January with four new dishes under 500 calories. Under 500 The Spicy Pork … [Read more...]
The mixological way to your five-a-day in January
Forget the greengrocers for your New Year’s fruit and veg health-kick, the ETM Group bars at One Canada Square (Canary Wharf), The Botanist (Sloane Square) and Chiswell Street Dining Rooms (Barbican) have it covered with new five-a-day cocktails. Each of the colourful concoctions above contains one of your daily recommended fruit and vegetables, mixed with a shot of Kamm & … [Read more...]
BrewDog raises £4.25m to expand bar division
Scotland’s largest independent brewery, BrewDog, is close to reaching the £4.25m target of its record-breaking crowdfunding scheme, Equity for Punks, six weeks ahead of schedule, with less than £150k worth of shares still available. After extending its original target of £4m by £250,000 last month to keep up with demand, the brewery has now raised over £4.1million as beer fans … [Read more...]
People 1st Training Company encourages small businesses to fight back against bad customer service with ‘12 days of Christmas’ themed video
With 12 days to go until Christmas, the People 1st Training Company has launched a viral video urging small hospitality businesses to fight back against bad customer service. The video forms part of the company’s campaign to give away 5,000 Government-funded passes for its WorldHost Insights e-learning programme. Entitled ‘World Ho-Ho-Host – A Christmas Gift’, the video … [Read more...]