Following calls from the environment secretary for UK consumers to buy more British-produced food, corporate sustainability champion Footprint has launched its Buy British, Boost Britain initiative aimed at helping the hospitality sector source homegrown food. Independent advice on sourcing British produce The initiative, which is open to any business operating in the … [Read more...]
Cote Restaurants: delivering great food and fantastic service
Scott Williamson is the Head of Recruitment at Côte Restaurants, one of the most important restaurant groups to emerge on the UK market over the last ten years. His career started with the Firmdale Hotel Group before he moved to Strada, where he discovered his passion for recruitment and supported the group in their expansion throughout the mid noughties and their subsequent … [Read more...]
One-O-One appoints Yacine Bezegouche, Restaurant Manager and Santo Borzi, Sommelier
The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London has appointed Yacine Bezegouche as the new Restaurant Manager and Santo Borzi as the new Sommelier at the hotel’s award-winning fish restaurant, One-O-One. Yacine Bezegouche Originally from France, Yacine’s passion for hospitality began at a young age whilst helping at his family’s restaurant in Saint Cyr Sur … [Read more...]
Imbibe Live 2014 appoints Ronan Sayburn MS as Wine Ambassador
The UK's largest trade show dedicated to on-trade wines and drinks, Imbibe Live, has announced it is working with Master Sommelier Ronan Sayburn to continue to develop its highly successful wine offering for the UK’s leading sommeliers and wine buyers. Developing compelling content for Imbibe Live With his experience as a top sommelier (Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, The … [Read more...]
London tube strike – opportunity for some
Businesses have responded in different ways – and to different degrees of humour – to the tube strike. Apart from the warm appreciation by taxi drivers, others have seized the opportunity. Adidas has encouraged people to run to work wearing, of course, its products. It’s using social media to reach a wide audience, promote its Boost range, and share their pics: “When … [Read more...]