Costa Express has launched Marlow, a groundbreaking innovation which it states is set to transform the vending industry and the way in which customers consume their favourite Costa coffee. Marlow is the first of its kind and will revolutionise the self-serve experience, combining the ultimate in convenience with quality coffee and all the quintessential elements that … [Read more...]
Record attendance at The London Coffee Festival 2014
More than 22,000 visitors (8,034 industry / 14,598 consumer) attended The London Coffee Festival from 3 - 6 April at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. The hybrid event (both B2B and B2C) launched with two dedicated industry days on 3 and 4 April attracting more than 250 exhibitors and 8,000 industry visitors. This unique festival model has been designed to ensure that … [Read more...]
Fergus Henderson receives Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
UK chef Fergus Henderson has been awarded The Diners Club® Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2014 sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Fergus Henderson is the founding partner of one of the UK’s most influential restaurants, St. John in London, which opened in 1994. Over more than two decades, Henderson has raised the … [Read more...]
Westfield London’s £1 billion expansion gains planning consent
Plans for the development of Westfield’s mixed-use retail and residential extension to its flagship Westfield London shopping centre have been granted new planning consent. Outline planning consent was originally granted in March 2012 for the scheme, and the approved plans were refined last year to deliver the new full line John Lewis department store and an enhanced … [Read more...]
A woman walks into a restaurant…
The other day we had a long standing customer in the office and went to grab some lunch at a restaurant just across the road from our offices. While we were having our lunch a couple on a table near to ours to us were ordering theirs and seemed unsure of what wine to order. The waiter was more than helpful and gave them some ideas. It transpired that the couple were … [Read more...]