Italian restaurant group Prezzo won the ‘best marketing campaign’ for its Healthy New Year campaign at the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Good Industry Awards (PAPA) 2013. The campaign centred on Prezzo restaurants offering a range of meals, which were 600 calories or less, throughout January. These included two super food salads, two light pizzas and roasted tomato … [Read more...]
UK Best Value Destinations for 2014
Hotel comparison website Trivago has compiled a list of the 20 best value UK destinations for 2014. The Best Value Index takes into account both hotel prices and hotel reviews to produce a list of hidden gems: lesser known destinations travellers may not have considered visiting before. Top of the list is North Yorkshire’s Leyburn, a traditional market town above the northern … [Read more...]
FoodSave: Mayor of London’s new scheme to cut food waste
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has launched ‘FoodSave’, a new scheme to help food businesses maximise their profits by reducing food waste and diverting surplus food to useful purposes and away from landfill. A huge issue in the UK Food waste is a huge issue in the UK. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimate that around 15 million tonnes of food and … [Read more...]
T.G.I. Friday’s is best UK chain for hygiene standards
T.G.I. Friday’s is the first restaurant chain in the UK to receive a ‘perfect’ rating of five in the National Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme across all of its UK restaurants. The ratings place all Friday’s restaurants significantly higher than renowned UK eateries including The Ivy, Nobu and Claridges. Scores on the Doors The scheme, previously known as ‘Scores on the Doors’ … [Read more...]
Food costs for November
Welcome to your market overview from Prestige Purchasing for November. This is your quick guide to what is happening in the major food and drink supply markets. Top News Top Increases Percentage Difference Top Decreases Percentage Difference Fig +80.56% Beetroot -98.50% Courgette +55.00% Conference … [Read more...]