Eating out is proving a luxury that few people are willing to forgo according to Horizons’ latest QuickBite survey, conducted amongst 2,105 consumers in June 2012 by YouGov. Consumer confidence may still be low, but British adults are choosing to go out more often than they have done previously, the highest frequency since December 2010, with the average British adult … [Read more...]
Orchid Pub Co innovates with epic ‘O’ burger – and Dragons!
With 2012 shaping up to be a mammoth and memorable year of sport for the UK, Orchid reckons it’s important to have something matching in size to enjoy with all the entertainment on offer. Cue the ‘O’ burger, Orchid’s epic new offering fit to share between four or tackle on your own - depending on how hungry you are. Designed to be perfect eating throughout the summer … [Read more...]
Getting tougher on drink driving
When motorists themselves take an increasingly hard line on drinking and driving – see below - you can be sure that the wider public will be in agreement, and that it reflects growing awareness of the need for responsible drinking throughout society. The hospitality industry is fully aware of this issue, and must continue to respond positively to initiatives that result, … [Read more...]
Chef’s Restaurant of the Week, Kinloch Lodge
This week's Restaurant of the Week is Kinloch Lodge, Isle of Skye and courtesy of Great British Chefs Located in some of the most outstanding scenery that the UK can offer, the restaurant at Kinloch Lodge is proud of its status as the only Michelin-starred restaurant in the locality. It keeps its standards reassuringly high as a result. The hotel itself offers … [Read more...]
First the coffee shops, now pubs…taken over by mums!
We’ve all seen it: the crowded coffee shops just after mums have dropped their children off at school in the morning – and again when they pick them up in the afternoon. Good business for the coffee shops, and now the wider hospitality sector is getting in on the act and boosting their ‘child friendly’ credentials using initiatives which H & C News certainly welcomes – … [Read more...]