Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic British brand world famous for its fish and chips, has granted the franchise for the southern half of West Sussex to locally based businessman, Ruslan Kyshtoobaev. As part of an ambitious growth strategy overseen by Harry Ramsden’s CEO Joe Teixeira, under the terms of the franchise agreement, within the next 5 years, 10 new outlets will open across … [Read more...]
Tragus celebrates 50th employee to start apprenticeship programme
Tragus Group, the operator of major restaurant brands including Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia, has announced its 50th employee to join its new apprenticeship programme. The organisation has been working in partnership with hospitality apprenticeship provider, Apprentice 1st, to train a number of kitchen and front of house staff on level 2 apprenticeship programmes. This … [Read more...]
Peyton and Byrne add Greenwich Bakery site
Oliver Peyton and his team have opened their fourth British Bakery and Café in Greenwich. The new site is located in the vibrant centre of Greenwich, close to the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and Old Royal Navel College. Baking is at the heart of Peyton's businesses with the Peyton and Byrne ethos being based around the use of all natural ingredients and focusing on … [Read more...]
World Cup helps pub drink sales – but not eating-out
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow just 0.4% in June. While the World Cup helped push up trade in drink-led pubs, branded restaurants reported flat sales and pub restaurants saw a sales dip compared to the same month last year, according to latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. World Cup ‘did little for the … [Read more...]
Future of Mackintosh’s famous Willow Tea Rooms secured
HeraldScotland reports that Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famous creation, the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow, has had its future secured after being bought by a charitable trust. The new Celia Sinclair Charitable Trust has acquired the Category-A listed building for about £400,000. The building, which needs about £900,000 of further repairs, will be gifted to the city by the … [Read more...]