A young working chef from The Elephant, Torquay proved his worth as a star in the making by winning the biggest annual competition for the industry’s most promising talent: the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Young National Chef of the Year. Ben Champkin was one of just eight young chefs in the UK to reach the final on 8 October at the Restaurant Show at London’s Earls Court, which … [Read more...]
Orchid celebrates Grandparents’ Day in style
Orchid Group is building on the massive successes of its Magnificent 7 sales driving strategy with a range of offers and activity for Grandparents’ Day, celebrated on Sunday 6 October, which includes digital campaigns, loyalty points, discounted menus, bouncebacks and more. Celebrating special occasions As the consumer market moves more towards celebrating special … [Read more...]
New city site for HIX
Restaurants Etc Ltd whose portfolio include five Hix Restaurants and the sixteen month old chicken & steak concept Tramshedin London’s Shoreditch have announced they are to open a 5,000 sq ft restaurant & bar in the city in November this year. It will open on the site currently occupied by Sushinho on Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate. The ground floor restaurant with a … [Read more...]
Carluccio’s leads with Visually Impaired Menu App
Carluccio’s has become the first restaurant group to join a new app that aims to revolutionise the dining experience for the visually impaired. The Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s 1.5 million visually impaired people to access restaurant menus independently, quickly and easily in restaurants or at home. Using location-tracking technology, the app works by displaying the … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tech Tips
CST celebrates 18 years in the hospitality industry with its top ten business-enhancing technologies – and there’s another eight to be found at call-systems.com Call Systems Technology (CST) has come of age - this month the company celebrates its 18th birthday. Recognised as a leading supplier of communications and software systems to the hospitality industry, over the … [Read more...]