Hammerson has secured Bill's Restaurant and Jamie's Italian to join the line-up of restaurants at WestQuay Watermark, its £80 million leisure-led development in Southampton. Bill’s Restaurant, which will be making its debut in Southampton, will take a 3,100 sq ft unit, located on the lower promenade of the scheme that will open out onto the new plaza thereby accommodating an … [Read more...]
Make an impact with your vegetarian offering: Top 5 tips for hoteliers
Beacon, the leading hospitality purchasing company, works closely with leading produce suppliers Brakes and Total Produce and works with over 1,000 hotels and 400 pubs and restaurants. Drawing on advice from Beacon’s expert suppliers, Emma Warrington, Senior Buyer at Beacon here presents her top five tips for hoteliers to consider this National Vegetarian Week. Tap into … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group progresses and expands
CityAM reports that Gordon Ramsay managed to keep sales progressing across his Restaurant Group in its last financial year to August 2014, with sales from new openings in South London helping to offset the end of the contract at Claridges. Turnover at the total of 26 restaurants in the Group was slightly down to £44.7m from £44.8m, the previous year, according to accounts … [Read more...]
The Sandwich Industry celebrates its finest
The Sammies or the Sandwich Industry Awards have recognized the great and the good of the sandwich industry. The British Sandwich Association identified not only best sandwiches but also the best places to get them and all the work that goes in to making the ultimate food to go. Hosting the show was Michelin starred celebrity chef, Theo Randall. He handed out the coveted … [Read more...]
Award Winners at Caffè Culture Show
Lashbrook Lassis have scooped the Visitors’ Choice and Best Drink Product Award prizes at the Caffè Culture Show Exhibitor Awards (#CaffeCulture2015 #CCExhibitorAwards). The Oxfordshire-based artisan yoghurt drink producers are ex-teachers Jo Howson and Mat Hulett whose brainchild was the result of a bike trip around India. Award judge Brian Williams, Editor of Brian’s … [Read more...]