Latin American restaurant group Las Iguanas has appointed Steve Hill as a non-executive director and CEO designate. Steve is expected to take over the role of CEO from Eren Ali in January 2014. Eren will remain in the business as Founder Director. Eren commented: "After 23 years at the helm of Las Iguanas, and with the business now in the strongest possible shape and … [Read more...]
Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2013 winners
Leading architects, interior and lighting designers, and hospitality operators from around the world gathered 12 September to recognise the latest innovative and inspiring designs to be found in the food and drink establishments in the UK and abroad. Now in their fifth year, the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards received 670 submissions from the UK and 60 other … [Read more...]
Overseas visitor spending up by 23% y-o-y for July
Figures from the 2013 International Passenger Survey (IPS) reveal a 23% boost in tourist spending compared to July 2012. This increase saw July enjoy record levels of spend as overseas visitors parted with £2.52 billion, beating the previous monthly record of £2.43 billion set in August 2012. The results also suggest tourism numbers have fully recovered one year on from the … [Read more...]
British Street Food App looking good
British Street Food is a fast growing phenomenon with, inevitably, the ‘growing pains’ that come with such growth. Now, Richard Johnson and the team behind The British Street Food Awards (see British Street Food Awards going European) have quietly ‘soft launched’ their App, allowing it to be discovered whilst the traders get on board with the idea. But it's now up, … [Read more...]
“The right idea at the right time” – support for new Casual Dining Show
With exhibition space filling up fast and several key seminar spots already confirmed, Casual Dining – the new trade event for the UK’s world leading casual dining sector, is well on track for a successful inaugural event when it launches next year, at the Business Design Centre, Islington, in London, on 26-27 February 2014. “It really is fantastic to see the way that the … [Read more...]