Leading UK brewer and pub retailer, Greene King is set to become the new Official Ale Partner of Aston Villa Football Club for the 2016/17 season. Greene King’s association will run for three seasons from the beginning of the 2016/17 campaign, including pouring rights for Greene King’s portfolio of seasonal and craft beers at Villa Park. "We're very pleased to welcome … [Read more...]
Wine marketing of the future
Wine marketing used to be about how much discount you could get in the shop from where you bought it. The sector is ripe for change and disruption in how it connects with consumers both in the on and off trades. 60% of consumers drink wine on a regular basis and the UK wine market is the sixth biggest by volume and second by value in the world (IWSR 2015). But growth is … [Read more...]
Charlie Gilkes & Duncan Stirling Become Painters for the Day
Nightlife entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling decided to venture off on a new career path this morning, as they popped on their overalls, adorned Italian berets and had their paintbrushes at the ready to become painters for the day. The day has sadly come as the tongue-in-cheek Battersea pizzeria and karaoke bar, Bunga Bunga, has to be painted back to its original … [Read more...]
New CEO starts work at Sustainable Restaurant Association
The new Chief Executive of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) starts work today with a threefold mission: to challenge its members to be even bolder; inspire diners to turn their passion for good food into action and lead the whole UK hospitality sector to be the most sustainable in the world. Andrew Stephen joins an organisation that has grown from 50 Member … [Read more...]
D&D London’s Blossom City fundraising raises over £30,000 for the Lady Garden Campaign
D&D London is proud to announce that during May and June the restaurant group’s #BlossomCity campaign raised an incredible £30,648.77 for The Gynaecological Cancer Fund: Lady Garden Campaign. Launched on 1st May, D&D’s #BlossomCity was a group wide campaign to celebrate the spring. Restaurants across the group hosted array of flower-fueled pop-ups, blooming terraces … [Read more...]