Record sales, new store openings and a new sporting ambassador - Laura Trott - for healthy food to go brand pod. The 22-strong London-based group has reported its best ever financial results for 2015 with revenue increasing to £17.3m, a L4L revenue increase of 9.1%, while Corporate EBITDA has almost doubled to £631k for the year. This positive performance has continued into … [Read more...]
Students win 17 medals at Wessex Salon Culinaire competition
Eastleigh College recently sent seven Hospitality and Catering students to the annual Wessex Salon Culinaire Competition hosted at Central Bedfordshire College in Dunstable, picking up a staggering 17 awards. The Wessex Salon Culinaire is one of the UK’s largest live culinary competitions, and is held in association with The Craft Guild of Chefs and World Skills UK. The … [Read more...]
New Chef Cooking Up a Feast of Ideas
Gateshead Council has appointed its very own MasterChef to help take its school meals to the next level. After working with some of the top restauranteurs in the region, professional chef Marek Blonski has joined Gateshead’s School Catering Service as it’s first-ever Development Chef to help put a bit of pep and panache into Gateshead’s school meals. He will be … [Read more...]
Birmingham’s international visitors pass the million mark
Birmingham achieved a record-breaking one million international visits last year. This is more than ever before, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The research highlights that the city is the fourth most visited place in the UK by global guests with an increase of 163,000 visitors (17.3%), up on the figure for 2014 (944,000). For … [Read more...]
New tasting experience at Hotel Café Royal’s dessert restaurant
A new tasting experience will be launched in Hotel Café Royal’s dessert restaurant, with sweet plates designed by Executive Pastry Chef, Sarah Barber, and savoury bites created by Chef de Cuisine, Armand Sablon. The dessert restaurant, which first opened in March 2016, is situated in The Café of the iconic Regent Street hotel, and Sarah Barber’s contemporary and playful … [Read more...]