The 2013 ‘Eating Out in the UK’ report shows the evolving UK eating out market delivering continued growth in 2013 despite ongoing pressures on consumers and the industry, with branded operators continuing to grow at the expense of independents. Overall, the total UK Foodservice and Hospitality market will achieve 1.8% sales growth in 2013, reaching a total of £79.7bn, and … [Read more...]
360 Champagne Bar launches franchise
Despite the challenging economic climate, the first 360 bar, launched in July 2011 at IntuTrafford Centre, Manchester, has been a huge success. On the back of that success, a second and third bar was launched at Metrocentre, Gateshead and Braehead, Glasgow last year. Later this year, new bars will open at Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow, Trinity in Leeds and Intu Lakeside, … [Read more...]
Pizza Hut’s new restaurant website to coincide with 40th anniversary
Pizza Hut Restaurants has introduced its new website for customers, providing a connected and personalised experience for its users. The new website, built by Amaze, a leading marketing and technology consultancy, provides Pizza Hut Restaurants’ users with a completely fresh online experience with the brand on the EPiServer 7.1 platform. Responsive and accessible The … [Read more...]
Livebookings adds over 1,000 restaurants to Bookatable
The number of restaurants adopting Bookatable, Livebookings’ consumer website, as their preferred platform for online restaurant reservations continues to accelerate. More than 1,000 restaurants have made their dining inventory available for online bookings via Bookatable since the end of Q1, 2013 Livebookings is achieving impressive growth statistics: now in excess of … [Read more...]
People 1st and Tragus partner to boost hospitality sector recruitment
Sector skills council, People 1st, and Tragus Group, one of the largest casual dining groups in the UK, and owners of Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and Belgo, have announced a partnership that will help unemployed people find work. Employment academies The partnership will see People 1st work closely with the Tragus team to run ‘employment academies’, which will … [Read more...]