After a tense cook-off at the University College Birmingham on Monday 10th February, the BCF is pleased to announce the final line up for Chef of the Year 2014. The Final takes place on Monday 7 April 2014 at University College Birmingham followed by the Dinner and Awards. The finalists: Adam Handling: St Ermin’s Hotel, London Mathew Shropshall: University College … [Read more...]
Cafe-ODE makes it a hat trick of success at SRA Awards
A two Michelin Star restaurant, a London pub group, a small French hotel, and one of the best known Italian restaurant chains, were among the wide variety of winners at the Sustainable Restaurant Awards 2014. Cafe-ODE The big winner was cafe-ODE, in south Devon, which made it a hat trick of successes for restaurateur and chef Tim Bouget, as the seaside café was named … [Read more...]
Domino’s brings rockers and pizza together at NME Awards
Domino’s Pizza is set to grab an even bigger slice of the action this year, as it evolves its three year relationship with the NME Awards to become an official brand sponsor of NME Awards 2014. Taking place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 26 February, this year’s prestigious awards ceremony will see the hottest new bands, cult heroes and rock legends be honoured across 22 … [Read more...]
UK eating out sector to grow 3% over next 12 months to £82.5bn
Allegra Foodservice has found that emerging fast food concepts, coffee shops and the further proliferation of the street food movement will be the sales growth pace-setters within the UK’s eating out sector in 2014, with the market forecast to grow 3% in value over the next 12 months to £82.5bn. This will be the highest level of growth since the recession began. The growth … [Read more...]
Business Rates review must ensure a fairer deal for the sector
The Government has now confirmed that it will review the administration of rates in England, and the ALMR has repeated its call for a fundamental review of rates to create a fairer deal for the licensed hospitality sector. A review of business rates was revealed in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement following pressure from the ALMR and other trade bodies, and the Treasury has … [Read more...]