Orderella, the new app which allows its customers to order and pay for food and drink with their smartphone, has successfully closed its maiden funding round. It achieved £550,000 at the agreement of all investors, £50,000 above the funding target. Targeting 1500 sites by start of World Cup This achievement represents a key stage in Orderella’s development plan, and the … [Read more...]
A new Brew for Wandsworth
Brew is the emerging all-day cafe chain best known for its innovative breakfasts that use ‘a diverse and unusual mix of ingredients’ – check them out on its website menus! Now, Brew has taken the assignment of a new lease on the unit on Old York Road, Wandsworth - formerly occupied by The Pantry - in a deal brokered by Davis Coffer Lyons. This letting is part of an expansion … [Read more...]
Loungers: sales up, site numbers up
Loungers has revealed that like-for-like sales for the first 26 weeks of their financial year were up 6%, and that year-on-year sales for the period were up 58.9% to £15.2m as they continue to expand their portfolio of sites. Truro is twelfth opening of 2013 Loungers will open their 12th site of 2013 (& their 41st site overall) next week in Truro. The Truro site is … [Read more...]
The Art of Service
H & C News’ recent interview with Janine Swales, GM for BaxterStorey out at Tottenham FC’s world class training facility in Enfield, provoked us to take a closer look at the Front of House Training provided by BaxterStorey. Their Chef Academy is rightly well known and praised: so what about FoH? The Art of Service Programme It turns out that BaxterStorey is putting … [Read more...]
JLA acquires the Carford Group
JLA has announced the acquisition of The Carford Group, the leading independent catering equipment distributor and service provider. This latest acquisition follows the news last month that three leading industry players – Red Squared, CKM and Proton Washrite – had been acquired by the JLA Group as part of the growth strategy for their new JLA Catering division, which launched … [Read more...]