wagamama, the UK’s Japanese-inspired restaurant chain, has appointed Simon Cope as Marketing, Property and International Franchising Director. Simon joins from Mitchells & Butlers where he worked for twelve years in a number of senior marketing roles, most recently as Marketing Director. Prior to that, he worked for Britvic Soft Drinks in marketing and sales roles for the … [Read more...]
Drinking tea and coffee is good for your health
The Preventive and Clinical Investigations Centre in Paris has revealed that tea and coffee drinkers have lower blood pressure than people who don't drink them at all, and that people who drink around four cups a day also have lower heart rates. Although much more research needs to be done in to understand and explain the benefits of tea and coffee drinking, the research … [Read more...]
Andrew Lynch of SSP winner in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Andrew Lynch, CEO of SSP, has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year London and South competition. The judges cited the company’s impressive international growth and scale together with its strong track record of innovation in the food travel sector as among the most striking aspects of Andrew’s performance as an … [Read more...]
A bumper year for Las Iguanas: new branches, new awards, new dishes…
It’s been a bumper year for Las Iguanas: having already been recognised as one of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for 2013, and securing the Investors in People Gold Award at the end of 2012, Las Iguanas have now picked up a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award for 17 of their branches across the UK, two thirds of those eligible. In addition, Peach … [Read more...]
TRG and Giraffe plant Wondertree at Heathrow’s Terminal 2
Wondertree, a brand new casual all day dining concept, is announced 8 July as the latest appointment to Heathrow’s ‘Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal’. Wondertree is a collaboration between The Restaurant Group plc (TRG) and Giraffe Concepts (Giraffe).The largest restaurant in the brand new terminal due to open in June 2014, Wondertree will occupy over 5,000 sq ft with 210 … [Read more...]