The group behind Hickory’s Smokehouse has posted sales of £14.4m for the year ended 30 April 2016, up from £12.8m for the previous 12 months. Group EBITDA before exceptional costs was £1.33m. The results cover the first full year since Hickory’s received investment from consumer brands specialist Piper. Hickory’s was founded in Chester by Neil McDonnell in 2010 following … [Read more...]
Scotland hotel results for December
Continued occupancy growth for Scottish hotels with Glasgow and Edinburgh hoteliers achieving strong room rate growth. The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, tracking city centre hotel performance showed another month of occupancy growth in Scotland’s major cities coupled with room rate increases in Glasgow … [Read more...]
The Guest Series with Aaron Turner
On Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March, Aaron Turner from Igni will be joining us in the Lyle’s kitchen. Aaron, who was previously chef at the acclaimed Loam, opened Igni at the start of 2016 in Geelong, just 40 minutes outside Melbourne. In the nine months since opening, Aaron won Chef of The Year at The Age Food Guide awards, who also named Igni Victoria’s best … [Read more...]
Kudos Delivered launches new initiative offering a free gourmet lunch
Office and events caterer, Kudos Delivered, are on a mission to make Londoners’ lunches more enjoyable with their new ‘Pimp My Lunch’ initiative. The Bishopsgate-based catering specialists are utilising social media to encourage London workers to share photos of their underwhelming homemade lunches, for a chance to win a catered gourmet lunch for them and their work … [Read more...]
Three Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic launches La Dame de Pic London at Four Seasons Hotel London
Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square has now opened the doors to La Dame de Pic London, the first UK outpost from acclaimed three Michelin-starred French chef, Anne-Sophie Pic. Located within the beautifully restored grade II* listed hotel, La Dame de Pic London is set to become a destination restaurant, bringing Anne-Sophie’s visionary cuisine to an iconic British … [Read more...]