Get ready to enter The Pit - Boulestin’s al fresco secret - DHP Family in Hackney Central - Aurora unveils luxury lodges in Kenmore - Honky Tonk arrives in Clapham - Two scoops of Sardinian love at Olivogelo – Grillshack opens Get ready to enter The Pit Arc Inspirations’ newest bar, The Pit, opens for business Saturday 31 August, located amongst the vibrant nightlife on … [Read more...]
Brits too Busy to Eat Lunch
More than four out of ten (43%) UK adults skip lunch at least once a week, with 20% saying they skip lunch at least three times a week. These numbers reflect how time-scarcity and the tendency to snack throughout the day are changing traditional eating patterns in the UK. Impact of rise in snacking According to a new survey by Canadean Custom Solutions, 25-34 year olds … [Read more...]
Enterprise Inns raising £100 million
Enterprise Inns has announced an offering of approximately £100 million of senior, unsecured Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2020 which will provide Enterprise with low cost, unsecured long-term funding, reducing Enterprise’s overall cost of borrowing, providing it with ncreased flexibility and enhancing prospects for growth. Reducing the level of pub disposals The … [Read more...]
Spirit outperforms with strong food sales
Spirit Pub Company’s trading update for the 12 weeks to 17 August – the final quarter of its financial year - shows it continuing to outperform the market, with the company ‘well positioned for future growth’. Highlights A strong final quarter for Managed pubs; continue to outperform the market1 Continued progress in Leased pubs Innovation trials progressing well in … [Read more...]
The IT stitch-up: F&B managers continue to be misled by long agreements, hidden costs
A new independent report has been released today by hospitality technology expert Caternet, in a bid to expose and expunge some of the major technology frustrations felt by many managers operating in the food & beverage sector today. 64% misled by IT suppliers When quizzed on their biggest irritations with their IT systems, over half (64%) of those surveyed believe … [Read more...]