Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to open its new pub in Edinburgh on Tuesday, December 13, with the creation of 124 new jobs. The company has spent £2.5 million developing the outlet, on the site of former live music venue The Picture House, in Lothian Road. The Wetherspoon pub, which will be called The Caley Picture House, will be managed by Matthew Knowles. The Grade … [Read more...]
Consumer confidence set to falter prompting foodservice growth to continue to slow
Dessert cafés, all-day brunch, bespoke dishes cooked to order and a growth in the use of third-party food delivery firms are amongst the key eating out trends for the year ahead, according to foodservice consultancy Horizons. Consumers’ on-going preference for eating what they want, when they want it, whether a power breakfast, healthy snack, or indulgent dessert, will see … [Read more...]
Conference Centre of the Year award for Coaching Inn Group
The Coaching Inn Group has been awarded the prestigious Les Routiers Conference Centre of the Year 2017 Award for its Three Swans property in Market Harborough. Following a refurbishment programme which saw more than £1 million invested in the property last year, the 59-bedroom Three Swans, which over its 500 year history has welcomed Kings, Queens, Earls and Bishops, … [Read more...]
A Hospitality First: ‘Springderella’
The Springboard Charity is proudly holding the hospitality industry’s very first pantomime in January 2017 in partnership with Kings Place and Green & Fortune. ‘Springderella’, a creative adaptation of Cinderella, will include performances from some of hospitality’s leading lights in two shows on 19th and 20th January 2017 at Kings Place. The Springboard Charity is … [Read more...]
Hertfordshire pub clinches ‘best restaurant’ award with support from HSBC
Hundson-based pub Fox & Hounds has received the prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand award for the fourth year running, heralding it as the best eatery in the county. The award follows a recent refurbishment, supported with funding from HSBC. Fox & Hounds has partnered with HSBC since it was founded in 2004. With the bank’s support of a commercial mortgage, owners … [Read more...]