Specialist London caterer, Vacherin is now a zero-to-landfill organisation - having achieved this goal more than 12 months ahead of the target it set itself. The company conducts bi-annual waste audits across all its sites - and the latest results confirm that the business now officially sends zero waste to landfill. In its Vacherin Cares CSR report (April 2016) it set two … [Read more...]
Cyclops celebrates its 10-year anniversary
As Cyclops celebrates ten years, it’s time to take stock of this beer-tasting scheme and evaluate its success. Cyclops was the brainwave of David Bremner, now Marketing Director at Robinsons Brewery, and was an initiative to make it easier for consumers to taste and enjoy beer and to help brewers and pubs sell more beer. Gone were the flowery or technical descriptions of … [Read more...]
New central reservations team sees Coaching Inn Group report double digit growth
Six months on from establishing a new central reservations team, the Coaching Inn Group is reporting a double digit increase in accommodation sales across the rapidly expanding group. The Group, which saw turnover top £13m in the last financial year, including a 60% rise in operating profit, appointed the new team, led by Revenue & Marketing Manager Isobel Diggins, to … [Read more...]
Hospitality sector in peril if we don’t train now says leading Midlands restaurant
Britain’s hospitality sector needs to invest in young, quality talent if it wants to maintain its culinary reputation says award-winning restaurant. Opus at Cornwall Street - the Midlands most sustainable restaurant - has teamed up with a Birmingham university in a bid to develop aspiring front of house students and close the ever-growing skills gap in the hospitality … [Read more...]
Licensing Act 2003 – Period of Stability Called for in Lords Inquiry
Greater stability in the licensing system has been called for in a submission from the British Beer & Pub Association, to a House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on the Licensing Act 2003. Peers will begin taking evidence later this month, with BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds scheduled to appear on 18th October. Keys proposals from the BBPA are: A moratorium on … [Read more...]