A new annual market report revealing what consumers want from UK restaurants is being formulated from research carried out with 70,000 businesses. Research reveals that UK diners eat out of home each year on 2.4 billion occasions. The research pinpoints young people as the most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out at least once a week. It is based on a … [Read more...]
Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Laura Ashley Hotels announce global partnership
Preferred Hotels & Resorts has announced a global partnership with Laura Ashley bringing new and existing Laura Ashley Hotels into representation of the Preferred brand. The brand’s Alliance Partner programme allows Laura Ashley to sell its iconic and much-loved British brand to Preferred’s global portfolio of more than 750 hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 … [Read more...]
Middle Eight set to open in Covent Garden
Middle Eight is a new luxury lifestyle luxury hotel set to open in May in Covent Garden, London as part of member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. The new hotel will comprise 180 bedrooms, including 12 suites and a variety of F&B outlets, with experienced hotelier Christian Graf appointed as GM to lead the team. The hotel restaurants are Sycamore Vino Cucina, and The … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell launches digital training platform
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, is digitalising its entire training programme in order to support its planned future growth. Pear Training, it’s new state of the art Learning Management System (LMS), has been developed to inspire and efficiently deliver nationally recognised qualifications and mandatory training to Bartlett Mitchell’s … [Read more...]
New Head Chef at The Salt Room Brighton
Lawrence McCarthy has been appointed as Head Chef at The Salt Room Brighton, formerly of two Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing at the Berkley. As well as the experience at Marcus Wareing at the Berkley, McCarthy has a wealth of experience with six years at The Ledbury under Brett Graham, and most recently head chef at Michelin starred Tristan’s in Horsham. Located on the … [Read more...]