Modern restaurant and hotels have to make constant menu changes to keep pace with the changing tastes of diners. The same applies to catering firms, who have to make constant tweaks with what they offer in order to stay on target price wise and to keep up with customer demand. Gone are the days when menus could be changed seasonally or even in some cases … [Read more...]
Armourcoat win KEiBA ‘Success in International Markets’ Award
Armourcoat have won the KEiBA (Kent Excellence in Business Award) for ‘Success in International Markets’ for 2012. Armourcoat have driven an ambitious global sales strategy over the past decade, now managing an extensive network of fifty agents representing over seventy countries around the world. The KEiBA award recognises companies that are challenging the … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay back to business – and profit
The Sunday Times reports that the Gordon Ramsay restaurant operation has returned to profit, after several difficult years of publicity of the wrong sort, including an expensive and time-consuming dispute with his father in law. His Kavalake company, through which his operations are run, has reported pre-tax profits of £2 million in the year to August 2012 – the previous … [Read more...]
Eating out over Christmas: out less, spending more
Consumers cut back on their spending this Christmas with fewer people enjoying meals out over the festive period, according to the results of a new online YouGov survey for foodservice analysts Horizons. The QuickBite survey shows that in the two week Christmas period 68% of respondents dined out, a sharp fall on last year’s figure of 72% over the same period. One third … [Read more...]
Jamie’s Italian and JD Wetherspoon voted ‘Nation’s Favourite Restaurant and Pub Brands’
Jamie’s Italian and JD Wetherspoon have been named the Nation’s Favourite Restaurant and Pub Brands at the inaugural Eat Out Awards 2013. Eat Out is the publication aimed at the High Street pub and restaurant market. After teaming up with Livebookings, the search began back in October to crown the pub and restaurant brands consumers love the most. Voting closed in December … [Read more...]