A year after Ampersand and ZSL London Zoo unveiled the £4.6m The Terrace Restaurant in the heart of the Zoo the building has scooped a prestigious London Design Award. SHH, which designed and oversaw the renovation, were presented with their trophy on 9 December at the Old Truman Brewery. The aims of the Awards are to: celebrate excellent design; recognise commissioners of … [Read more...]
Minister to open ScotHot 2015
Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism is to open ScotHot, Scotland’s event for the food, drink, hospitality and tourism industry. ScotHot runs from 4 to 5 March 2015 at Glasgow’s SECC as part of Scottish Tourism Week’s Signature Programme. Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing commented: “2014 has been a hugely successful year for Scottish tourism, with … [Read more...]
Angela Hartnett joins the board of Lime Wood Group and Home Grown Hotels
Robin Hutson, Chairman and CEO of Lime Wood Group Ltd and Home Grown Hotels Ltd (The Pig hotels) has announced the appointment of Angela Hartnett MBE as a company director to the boards of both companies. He said 'We have been working with Angela since the launch of the flagship restaurant Hartnett Holder & Co at Lime Wood in early 2012. During this period Angela has … [Read more...]
Loo of the Year Awards 2014: Wetherspoon major winner; Vapiano success
Wetherspoon has won 10 Awards at this year’s Loo of the Year Awards – as well as 437 of its pubs gaining recognition with individual awards for the quality of their toilets. Wetherspoon won the UK Accessible Toilets Entries Award for England and the UK Accessible Toilet entries Trophy (to achieve this the entries must comply with the current Equality Act regulations, be … [Read more...]
The Hospitality Show 2015 – preview the attractions
The Hospitality Show returns to NEC Birmingham this January (19th-21st) to celebrate the very best of British hospitality. Britain’s largest hospitality event of 2015 will showcase the newest business innovations, provide a platform for established and emerging companies to display their products and put more emphasis on the developing culinary world than ever … [Read more...]