Chateau Impney Hotel has launched a search to find and appoint the UK’s first Taster in Residence: the unique initiative will see one person selected to taste all the Chateau's new dishes before they are added to its menus. Every year, the Droitwich-based hotel, one of Worcestershire’s best-known landmarks, serves well in excess of 50,000 meals across its restaurant, bars, … [Read more...]
Papa John’s Score Twice Half Price offer back for World Cup
Pizza and football are natural companions and, with the evening timings of so many World Cup games, the opportunity for pizza companies and takeaways is obvious – and the benefits are already there to be seen. Papa John’s is building on the opportunity with their Score Twice half Price offer: pick a country that is playing on the day and if they score two or more goals Papa … [Read more...]
CGA Peach BrandTrack top 40: customer satisfaction winners
Loch Fyne is the brand delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction in eating out - with Crown Carvery best for value and Jamie’s Italian for service. Those are among the findings from exclusive new rankings drawn from CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey of consumer opinion. Loch Fyne is clear leader for overall customer satisfaction Loch Fyne, the casual fish concept … [Read more...]
Gavin Kellett wins Cordon Vert Chef of the Future 2014
The Vegetarian Society’s cookery school, Cordon Vert, is pleased to announce that the winner of the Chef of the Future 2014 competition is Gavin Kellett, Head Chef at the Manor House, Godalming. Creative, tasty and exciting On hearing that he had won the coveted title, Gavin said, “I’m really glad to get the opportunity to showcase my skills and demonstrate how creative, … [Read more...]
Goodbye full service, casual dining is good enough
What choices are Britons making when they eat out? Foodservice industry figures from global information company The NPD Group show that casual dining as of year ending March 2014 has increased annual traffic by 11.6% compared to five years ago. 47 million more visits That means 47 million more visits to casual dining restaurants now than in 2009. This is a strong … [Read more...]