The UK’s largest independent hotel group, Macdonald Hotels has created new positions in its dedicated meeting and events division following a £13m investment in its properties and a 11.5% increase in corporate bookings in the past year. To support the corporate activity at its 48 UK properties, the Group has created 12 dedicated area champions. The experienced hospitality … [Read more...]
Consumer spending falls but Hotel, Restaurant & Bar spending up
Visa UK CSI data signalled a renewed fall in consumer spending during May, with expenditure down -0.8% on the year. This followed a +0.3% increase in April, and was the first reduction recorded since September 2013. The broad sector and channel splits, which unlike the headline figure are not adjusted for seasonality, were impacted by the late timing of Easter (April) … [Read more...]
Return to profit for Gordon Ramsay Group, Brexit supply chain team brought in to improve further
Gordon Ramsay Group returned to profit after two year loss making, and has now brought in a procurement team of Brexit negotiators to tackle rising food costs across the company’s restaurants. Previously venues were negotiating on a restaurant-by-restaurant basis and not benefiting from economies of scale, this is set to change. Filings for the Gordon Ramsay Group with … [Read more...]
Royal Academy of Arts and Peyton and Byrne celebrate the summer of food
This summer, Peyton and Byrne are working with renowned chef Tomos Parry, who will be hosting a series of courtyard banquets, using custom-made grills at the Keeper’s House in the Royal Academy of Arts. The iconic courtyard will hold three long table banquets, using the very best seasonal produce cooked over fire by award-winning chef Tomos Parry, previously Head Chef of Kitty … [Read more...]
City-centre hotel vows to employ more over 50’s
One of Bristol’s leading city-centre hotels has backed a call to employ more people aged over 50. The initiative is being headed by the Government’s Business Champion, Andy Briggs from Aviva, who alongside UK charity Business in the Community’s Age at Work team, is pushing for all employers to publicly commit to employ 12 per cent more workers over the age of 50 by … [Read more...]