YouGov reports that sports event attendees expect food available at the venue to be over-priced, unhealthy and of limited choice. This finding will be a disappointment to many of the catering companies at major sports venues, who have been making major efforts to improve the food they offer. Two thirds (64%) that had been to a major sporting venue in the last two years … [Read more...]
Burgers cooked “as you like them” back on the menu
Burgers cooked “as you like them” are back on the menu at Davy’s as the final part of the Hygiene Improvement Notice served in 2011 finally collapsed with Westminster City Council offering no evidence in court on Monday 17 December 2013. The outcome of this case is surely positive news for the UK foodservice industry, which could have been threatened by similar proceedings … [Read more...]
Michel Roux puckers up for Christmas!
It’s the first time ever that Le Gavroche has been open over the festive period and, in response to demand from diners, Michel Roux Jr has promised to have the mistletoe at the ready, and to plant a kiss on every cheek. “It’s the season of goodwill, and kissing under the mistletoe is a lovely tradition. We have mistletoe in our decorations all over the restaurant, so I think … [Read more...]
Site Bites – The Fable – Jackson + Rye – Tirage – Wright Brothers…
Drake & Morgan to The Fable - Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE - Sipping and sampling in the City with Tirage - Young’s 26-seat cinema in Horts pub, Bristol - Wright Brothers open Spitalfields Market live seafood Mecca - Brunning and Price open Worsley Old Hall. Overview Drake & Morgan to The Fable Heritage American from JACKSON + RYE Sipping and sampling in … [Read more...]
British Foodservice still finding its way to growth
Writing on the NPD Group Blog, Bob O’Brien points out that, for all the recent, positive talk of the British foodservice industry’s return to growth, the underlying fact is that British consumers have not yet increased their use of restaurants enough to get the industry on a growth path again. The overall commercial foodservice market was almost flat, but ever-so-slightly … [Read more...]