Artisan baker and café chain, Patisserie Valerie are set to open their first in-store café in a partnership with fashion and homeware giant, Next. The new Patisserie Valerie will open at the Cheltenham Gallagher Next store this week, has created 6 new jobs, and will offer a selection of cakes, patisserie, breakfast, lunches and beverages to eat in or take away. The … [Read more...]
Ones To Watch report: expansion opportunity for restaurant operators
Restaurant operators looking to develop new eating out brands are beginning to colonize areas of the foodservice sector previously dominated by independents. Tracking emergent new eating out brands Horizons’ latest Ones To Watch report, which tracks emergent new eating out brands, shows that Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Caribbean and Mediterranean restaurants are amongst the … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Europe promotes Jill McDonald and announces operating changes
McDonald’s has announced today that its European business will be restructured from the current four divisions into three divisions, effective 1 January 2014. The changes will enable the European teams to work more closely together and to scale programmes and initiatives faster. Jill McDonald appointed President of newly-formed North West Jill McDonald, will assume the … [Read more...]
Get Ready to Rumble….
This week sees the start of Rumble at the Deli presented by Shuttlecock Inc. in association with Disaronno and hosted at Tom’s Deli. As the description below indicates, it looks set to deliver (lots of) fine food, controversy, and a ‘fun’ night out. Culinary Jake La Mottas? Fist fight, food fight, fight, fight, fight... It’s not about the taking part, it’s the winning that … [Read more...]
Crieff Hydro Hotel and River Cottage Chefs’ School are double winners
The standard of the entries were again of the highest quality, as well as in record numbers, at this year’s Springboard Awards. Anne Pierce, Springboard CEO, commented: “What a fantastic night of celebration to reward people, organisations and projects that work to raise the profile of the hospitality sector and to attract and retain talent to this great industry.’’ The … [Read more...]