H & C News is pleased to be able to share information on food costs and trends for August, supplied by Prestige Purchasing. Food inflation is up 0.5% from last month, and there are some major price changes to note across all food costs, including: fruit - honeydew melons +35%, peaches down 17%, berry prices down as much as 63% (blackberries); vegetables – many are down, … [Read more...]
UK Tourism continues to enjoy post-games bounce in visits and spend
Excellent news for hospitality: a year after Britain hosted some of the largest events in the world, inbound tourism continues to prove it is one of the UK’s key export growth markets, as the latest figures from the International Passenger Survey point towards the first half of 2013 seeing record levels in spend and the strongest visitor numbers since 2008. Visitors up 4%, … [Read more...]
Springboard Awards 2013 recognise Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism
The Springboard Awards for Excellence 2013 will celebrate and reward inspiring people, organisations and initiatives – those that work hard to elevate the profile of the industry as an employer and demonstrating an ability to attract and retain talent. Last year’s winners included: Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir, Charles Wells, InterContinental London Park Lane and David Mulcahy, … [Read more...]
Shortlist for BBPA Industry Awards announced
With just under two months to go, the British Beer & Pub Association has announced the shortlists for its annual industry awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the British Beer & Pub Association’s Annual Dinner, due to be held this year at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on Wednesday 9 October, hosted by John Sergeant (above). The awards recognise … [Read more...]
Pubs prosper as restaurants struggle in July
London pubs had plenty to shout about in July, benefiting not just from the prolonged sunny weather but also from a revival in trade in the capital after last July's pre-Olympic sales dip, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Drink-led pubs up as much as 9.5% Across the country, managed pub groups saw collective like-for-likes up 2.9% on … [Read more...]