Are small hospitality businesses losing substantially because actual or prospective customers cannot pay by card? New research in the retail sector suggests this is likely to be the case. Over 120 million shop transactions are lost each year in the UK through people leaving shops because they can’t pay by card, according to new research from Judo, the UK’s first pay as you … [Read more...]
Spirit Pub Co: continues progress through tough trading conditions
Mike Tye, Chief Executive Officer of Spirit commented on the Interim Results for the 28 weeks to 2 March as follows: “It has been a challenging first half of the year as we have traded into the dual headwinds of a tough consumer environment and the worst of the British weather. Despite these pressures, we continue to improve the business and strengthen the foundations for … [Read more...]
Orchid: building on 1.5 million cups of coffee with Segafredo Zanetti
Orchid Group has announced a new partnership with high-end Italian coffee brand Segafredo Zanetti, making it the first managed pub company in the UK to be working exclusively with the brand. It will be serving the coffee across approximately 200 of its pubs and restaurants from May 2013. From bean to cup The brand was chosen for its reputation for excellence, which will … [Read more...]
Coffee in Pubs: great opportunity or threat?
Is coffee a threat or an opportunity to Britain’s pubs? Matt Crompton, writing in the CGA Strategy blog, discusses the issue and comes to a positive conclusion... If people are becoming more health-conscious and drinking less alcohol and there is now another outlet for social gatherings around a drinking occasion, surely the pub can only suffer? This may be true, but to … [Read more...]
Supreme Champion Pie Maker crowned at British Pie Awards 2013
The Pie Kitchen of Bury St Edmunds has fought off stiff competition with their Chicken, Chantenay Carrot and Bacon Pie and been crowned Supreme Champion at the annual British Pie Awards, which took place in Melton Mowbray on 24 April 2013. Organised and hosted by the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association, the awards broke all records this year as a staggering 983 pies were … [Read more...]