After a very successful series of Open Kitchen Live events in 2014 we are delighted to announce our 2015 dates. Open Kitchen Live events see chefs demonstrate how Rational combi ovens cook a wide variety of menu items, many at the same time too, so visitors never go hungry and always go away with new ideas. Open Kitchen Live events are for restaurateurs, hoteliers, … [Read more...]
Danny Burns joins refreshed and refined Butlers Wharf Chop House
D&D restaurant The Butlers Wharf Chop House this month introduces a fresh look, a new, simple, British menu and a head chef appointment. The new head chef in the Chop House kitchen is Danny Burns (Rules, Smiths of Wapping). Danny shares the restaurant’s long-standing commitment to great British produce, local suppliers (including Cannon & Cannon British Charcuterie … [Read more...]
A happy Christmas for UK pubs
Consumers paid a total of 165 million visits to pubs, bars and clubs over Christmas—15 million more than in the previous festive season. That is one of the headline findings of exclusive new research of Christmas footfall trends from 5,000 consumers, along with sales data from more than 5,000 managed outlets around the UK from the CGA Peach Trading Index. More visits, … [Read more...]
Domino’s expansion accelerates as trading powers on
Domino’s Pizza Group, the leading pizza delivery company, has announced strong results for the 52 weeks ended 29 December 2013, leading Douglas Jack of Numis to comment: “Underlying PBT rose 15% to £54.8m (vs £54.2m; consensus £54.3m), with UK LFL sales up 11.3% (volume 10.4%; price 0.9%), and franchise profitability up 26%. Given this, record sales from new sites and UK LFL … [Read more...]
Whitbread Q4 total sales growth of 14.3%
Whitbread PLC has reported its trading performance for the 50 weeks to 12 February 2015, showing fourth quarter total sales growth of 14.3%, and is expecting to deliver full year results towards the top end of current expectations. Wyn Ellis at Numis commented of the shares: “Not cheap but still a great investment.” And of Costa: “Costa goes from strength to strength … [Read more...]