Harry Dutton, who chefs at his parent's hotel The Queens Head, cooked for Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Thursday 18 April – a day that will live in his memory for a long time! Harry splits his time between working 3 days a week at The Queens Head, and 4 days enrolled at Kendal College on his Level 3 Catering Course. As part of his course, he regularly prepares meals … [Read more...]
Guests expect high Standards of Cleanliness all year from Hospitality Operators
Spring cleaning is not dead. It is here to stay. According to a recent study by P&G Professional, 61 per cent of European customers expect operators to maintain spring cleaning standards all year round – making it an essential part of building a memorable guest experience. P&G Professional, experts in consumer understanding, conducted the study across five European … [Read more...]
Orchid celebrates success in Manager development
Orchid Group is celebrating 10rounds of its Steps 2 Excellence Deputy Manager development programme. The anniversary marks five years of industry-leading training which has brought success for the company in terms of both results and people: Set up to give Deputy Managers the specific experience and knowledge required to run their own pubs. Leads the way in innovation, … [Read more...]
Like-for-like sales down 3%, but outlook upbeat
According to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, March will be a month that Britain's pub and restaurant groups will want to forget: snow and freezing temperatures across the country contributed to a 3% fall in collective like-for-like sales compared with March last year,. Total sales, which include the impact of new site openings, were essentially flat, … [Read more...]
Win Pop up Summer Seating for your hospitality venue
With summer approaching it’s time to start thinking about using outdoor areas and getting out the summer furniture, storage is always costly and dusting everything down again time consuming, not so for sofas from Sofair™. Especially not when you have a chance to win one of three Sofair™ sofas up for grabs exclusively through H&C News. All you have to do is in no more … [Read more...]