2014 saw The Coffer Group team give its first insight into what the year ahead held for the leisure market and, buoyed by the accuracy of many of their predictions, the team is now offering its predictions for 2015. General Election years provide a degree of confusion and, whichever side (or coalition) is elected, there will be a period of uncertainty as the new government … [Read more...]
Obesity can be a disability
The European Court of Justice has this month confirmed that obesity can amount to a disability if the usual criteria for establishing a disability are satisfied. This important decision follows the opinion earlier this year of the European Court’s Advocate General who stated that a morbidly obese person (someone with a Body Mass Index of 40 or more) can potentially be … [Read more...]
Las Iguanas celebrate Sunday Times Top 100 ranking
Latin American restaurant group Las Iguanas are celebrating making the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second time. Rankings will not be announced until the official award ceremony in February with the full list, which celebrates the UK companies with the highest levels of staff engagement, published on 1 March 2015. CEO Mos Shamel said: “This … [Read more...]
Vapiano to open in Manchester
Vapiano, the Italian fresh casual dining restaurant, is to open its fourth restaurant and the first outside London in Manchester’s historic Corn Exchange in the city centre. The company is investing £2 million to develop the restaurant in the new Exchange Square development. It will be designed by Felix Finkernagle Ross who was responsible for the design of Vapiano in … [Read more...]
Spectacular Chef line up for NRB 2015
Northern Restaurant & Bar 2015, the largest hospitality trade show outside London, returns to Manchester Central on 17 & 18 March with another inspiring line up of chefs. 2015 will see the show’s first ever international chef appearance courtesy of Nancho Manzano, who has three Michelin stars across Casa Marcial in the Asturian mountains and La Salgar in Gijón, and … [Read more...]