A recent YouGov survey undertaken for Pabulum Catering has revealed that despite many years of campaigning some key food and health terms are still misunderstood by UK adults. Having recently been awarded The Soil Association’s highest Food For Life Catering mark Gold standard using 94% fresh food in their Cypress cluster of schools in Croydon, Pabulum was keen to explore … [Read more...]
Bigger, better and tastier: Scottish Food & Drink Awards
As the Year of Food and Drink begins across Scotland, broadcaster Kaye Adams today declared the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards open for entries, urging Scottish food and drink businesses to enter the awards. Recognising excellence across the food and drink industry in Scotland, the awards will take place in their largest ever venue, the National Museum of … [Read more...]
Pub and restaurant groups enjoy festive trading
Pub and restaurant groups had a Christmas season to celebrate with collective like-for-like sales up 2.8% on the same period last year. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker also showed that London had more to cheer than the rest of the country, with like-for-like sales up 4.4%%, compared to 2.3% for outside the M25 over the six weeks, including New Year, up to … [Read more...]
Top restaurants celebrate new AA Rosettes
The AA has announced the latest restaurants to be awarded its coveted three and four Rosettes. Of the 22 establishments receiving rosettes, 11 are in London and three are in Scotland. These restaurants have shown that they are outstanding and demand recognition well beyond their local area. The Burlington Restaurant, Bolton Abbey Just one restaurant is being awarded the … [Read more...]
Cereal Killer Café for global expansion?
London’s Cereal Killer Café (see H&C News launch coverage here) may be on the fast track to global success, according to a report in Marketing Week. Cereal Killer Café has enjoyed great publicity and sales since opening only a few weeks ago, and is now looking not only to open a second cafe in Camden, but to form brand partnerships and franchise internationally. The … [Read more...]