Leicester’s new Novotel and Adagio hotels are set to create over 60 jobs when both businesses open in early January 2020. The scheme, which comes under the Accor brand features a restaurant and two fully serviced hotels. Ten senior staff members, who together have over 245 years’ combined experience, have already been appointed by the brand to work across the project and … [Read more...]
Market report reveals key insights to restaurant trends for 2020
New research from 70,000 businesses reveals that 50 million adults eat out in Great Britain each year on 2.4 billion occasions. Young people are most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out once a week. The research will help form a new annual market report revealing what British consumers want from restaurants. It is based on a detailed analysis of … [Read more...]
The Brighton Centre removes beef from menus as an issue of moral responsibility
The Brighton Centre, in conjunction with their catering partner KUDOS, has announced that it will remove beef products from its menus from January 1st, 2020. This announcement follows similar we have reported on this year, most notably University of Cambridge’s removal of beef and lamb from menus and reporting higher profits as a direct consequence. Brighton Centre’s … [Read more...]
StreetSmart working with restaurants on youth homelessness and food poverty, now
StreetSmart are launching their 2019 fundraising campaign across the UK, working with restaurants to raise money for vulnerable and homeless members of their local community during the months of November and December, with a particular focus on youth homelessness and addressing food poverty. The River Café, Core by Clare Smyth, BOX-E Bristol and Barrafina continue … [Read more...]
Azzurri Group full year results released today with food to go market growth prioritised
Azzurri Group, operators in the Italian casual dining sector through its Zizzi, ASK Italian, Coco di Mama and Radio Alice brands, has announced today its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2019. Financial Highlights Group sales up 7.0% year-on-year to £299.4m, driven by new openings in the UK, RoI and China, as well as like-for-like sales growth across all … [Read more...]