As the shape of Grand Central shopping centre starts to make its mark on the Birmingham city skyline, restaurants and cafes are also lining up to make their debut in the city, alongside the first confirmed shops - The White Company, L’Occitane and Kiehls. The news that 80% of floor space in the shopping centre is already signed, or under offer, is however accompanied by the … [Read more...]
Bedknobs and Breadsticks! Successful F&B marketing for hotels
Is there still a stigma about restaurants and food outlets in hotels? This was one of the questions under discussion at a recent lively Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) Panel discussion about food and beverage marketing held at the Intercontinental London Westminster Hotel. Those attending – including H & C News benefited from some thought-provoking insights and opinions … [Read more...]
Discover Global Network to increase card acceptance in UK
Global Payments, one of the world’s largest card processing providers, is rolling out Discover Global Network acceptance to enable its UK customers to take five major international cards. Global Payments in the UK (formerly HSBC Merchant Services) was acquired by Global Payments Inc. in 2009 and specialises in card payment processing for merchants ranging in size from … [Read more...]
Carluccio’s to expand in Ireland
Carluccio’s has acquired its franchise, Carluccio’s Ireland Limited, in order to accelerate its growth in the country. The Italian group, with 86 restaurants in the UK and overseas, aims to open a further six sites across Ireland in the next few years. The rollout begins with the purchase of the previously franchised restaurant on Dawson Street in Dublin, one of the … [Read more...]
British Lion celebrates 15 years of safeguarding Britain’s health
2 November 2013 sees the launch of a new version of the British Lion Code of Practice, marking the 15th anniversary of the Code and the return of the ‘little Lion’ to British eggs. Since November 1998, 130 billion Lion eggs have been sold, £100million has been invested by the UK egg industry in the British Lion scheme, 2 million Lion eggs have been tested and more than … [Read more...]