Restaurant group, D&D, has revealed that London’s wine drinkers are looking for ever-higher quality, while it is Leeds which has the taste for ‘bubbles’. D&D sells over half a million bottles of wine in its UK restaurants each year has analysed its latest sales information and gathered customer feedback from its sommeliers and wine shop managers, and reports the … [Read more...]
Start planning to visit the London Coffee Festival 2014
The London Coffee Festival 2014 is on its way! Celebrating London’s bustling and vibrant coffee scene, it attracts both trade and consumer visitors, and demonstrates just how coffee has flourished in recent years. With over 20,000 visitors expected, The London Coffee Festival promises again to be an unmissable event for discerning coffee lovers and those working in the … [Read more...]
Snacking still big – if you have right offer
New foodservice industry figures from The NPD Group Inc, the global information company, show that many of us still have the urge to ‘snack’ – often on sugary products – when away from home. Doughnuts were among the fastest growing ‘out of home’ snack items in the year ending December 2013, growing by +11.1% servings compared to the previous year. Brownies came a close … [Read more...]
Lee Westcott to be Executive Chef at Town Hall Hotel
Town Hall Hotel has appointed Lee Westcott as Executive Chef of its new restaurant launching in April 2014. Lee, currently Executive Chef of Jason Atherton’s 22Ships and Ham & Sherry in Hong Kong, will return to London to open his first solo restaurant, backed by Jason Atherton and Peng Loh, in the previous site of Viajante. Lee’s experience has seen him spend over four … [Read more...]
The building blocks needed by independents in order to market effectively
By Nina De Winter, Account Director at Creative Network & Writer for Well Travelled Within the hospitality industry, marketing is absolutely essential. Without the right marketing you will miss out on potential guests and vital sales. That being said, you have to market yourself successfully and find out the best techniques for your Independent property within the … [Read more...]