Indian restaurant brand Ronaq has opened a new venture in Edinburgh’s New Waverley development. Ronaq, which first launched in Edinburgh three years ago, is expanding its chain of restaurants into a corner site location linking Cranston Street with East Market Street, close to the Royal Mile. The new venue includes a large ground-level bar leading upstairs to a first-floor … [Read more...]
New Management for London’s ’11 Cadogan Gardens’ Hotel
Cadogan today announces that management of 11 Cadogan Gardens, its prestigious boutique hotel in the heart of Chelsea, has been added to the portfolio of the owners of the award-winning luxury five red-star hotels Chewton Glen in Hampshire and Cliveden House in Berkshire. It will be operated by their Managing Director Andrew Stembridge and his senior team. The property was … [Read more...]
Alcohol duties – beer should have been included in today’s low-strength consultation, says BBPA
Commenting on the opening of a new consultation today, seeking views on “options to amend the structure of the alcohol duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength”, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds, said: “We will be responding, as we’ve always made the case for more action to ensure that lower strength drinks such as beer attract lower alcohol … [Read more...]
Hilton Expands Resort Portfolio with New Resort on Shores of the Dead Sea
Hilton today announced the official opening of Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa. The opening marks the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Jordan. Strategically located at the lowest point on Earth on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea, the 285-room contemporary hotel is an exclusive resort of choice for the discerning international and local traveler. Andreas … [Read more...]
Who will serve us our coffee in Pret?
I recently advised the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee that only one in 50 of the applicants to our London Recruitment Centre is British. As we head towards Brexit, this statistic has generated a lot of discussion. It raises the question: why do so few Brits apply for jobs in places like Pret? Attracting British applicants is not exclusively a Pret problem, and … [Read more...]