With less than 2 weeks to go preparations for the seminar on New Food Allergen Information Regulations – Is Your ‘Food Service Business’ Ready? are in full swing. On Tuesday 22 October 2013, Sue Hattersley Head of the Food Allergy Branch at the Food Standards Agency will be informing delegates of significant changes to food labelling regulations for the food service … [Read more...]
How social are Chefs?
Research into a chef’s use of social media is currently being completed by Mars Foodservice and the Craft Guild of Chefs. The survey which will only take a few minutes to complete is hosted at http://dblon.de/1f4QMvz. Those who complete the survey, by the closing date of Friday 1 November 2013, will have the opportunity to win an iPad donated by Mars Foodservice. Sarah Gray, … [Read more...]
August 2013 strongest ever for visitors
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics suggest that Britain is on track to record its best ever year for inbound spend. The rest of the year looks like continuing to benefit the hospitality sector. The amount spent so far in 2013 remains at record levels, some 11% above the first eight months of 2012. Between January and August 2013 overseas visitors have spent … [Read more...]
BBPA Awards 2013 – all the winners!
The winners of the British Beer & Pub Association industry annual awards were announced at the BBPA’s annual dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on 9 October. Frederic Robinson, Everards and Carlsberg UK scooped the prizes – and a special Chairman’s Award was given to a remarkable Government Minister, Sajid Javid MP, who has championed the sector with the first cut … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon supports children’s menu with Bodswap game app
JD Wetherspoon has launched an exclusive children’s game app to tie in with the launch of its new children’s menu: the free game can be accessed via a QR code on the front of the children’s menu in each of the company’s pubs across the UK. The game, Bodswap, can be played on an ipad and will be available on iphone from late November. Bodswap, described as an interactive, … [Read more...]