Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, along with celebrity chef Phil Vickery, is encouraging chefs from across the country to enter this year’s competition to find the next Coeliac UK Gluten-free Chef of the Year. The competition is again being run in association with the Institute of Hospitality and the Craft Guild of Chefs with the judging to be … [Read more...]
Londoners’ drinking habits revealed in new poll
Londoners are most likely to go to Covent Garden for a night out and order a pint to unwind after a working week, according to a new poll conducted by One Poll for the premium ale London Pride.The poll shows that when it comes to a night out, Covent Garden is the older person’s choice, while Soho is a favourite with a younger crowd. Over 23 per cent of the 1,000 Londoners … [Read more...]
Greene King: positive interims and outlook
Greene King has made the following Interim Management Statement for the 18 weeks to 1 September 2013. Current Trading “Like-for-like (LFL) sales in our largest business, Retail, are up 4.6% after 18 weeks, with the difficult comparatives of the Jubilee and the European football last year offset by the better summer weather. Food continues to improve its share of our … [Read more...]
Celebrity Chef to cook up a storm for British Sausage Week 2013
Putting a real culinary spin on this year’s British Sausage Week (4-10 November) is hugely popular chef and TV personality, Simon Rimmer, co-host of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch and with three restaurants and numerous cookery books to his name. Simon knows all too well the importance of using quality produce – particularly when it comes to serving sausages, and said, “I’m … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon to invite US brewers to produce beer in UK for its pubs
Wetherspoon has launched a brewing initiative by inviting selected brewers from the US to produce a beer here in the UK for its pubs. This follows successful visits by overseas brewers to the UK, as part of the Wetherspoon beer festival. The Wetherspoon twice annual beer festival sees up to 10 overseas brewers teaming up with a UK brewer to produce their own beer at a … [Read more...]