Drake & Morgan has announced the acquisition of a further three sites, scheduled to open over the next 12 months, bringing the privately owned bar & restaurant group’s portfolio to fourteen following the opening of “The Commission” at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 this summer. As part of Drake & Morgan’s strategy to expand The Refinery brand regionally, the first will … [Read more...]
BaxterStorey’s new training tool sees sales soar
Following the success of Butter Wouldn’t Melt, Phill Skinazi and Annie Herriott from BaxterStorey’s food development team have created The Modern Baker, a recipe book celebrating the best of baking in the 21st century. The book has been introduced to chefs as a new training tool and the offering has seen sales increase by as much as 30% at some BaxterStorey cafes and … [Read more...]
‘Lights, Camera, Action!’ on £350,000 refurbishment at Hollywood Bowl Manchester
The UK’s largest tenpin bowling operator, The Original Bowling Company, has invested £350,000 in the refurbishment of its Hollywood Bowl Centre in Ashton Leisure Park. Completed in March, the Centre remained open for the duration of the project, and celebrated its new look with a VIP event on 15th April. Manchester investment details The redesigned Centre represents a … [Read more...]
The National Theatre welcomes new key team member
Leading London arts venue the National Theatre has appointed Tineke O’Brien in the position of Head of Commercial Events and Commercial Business Development. Joining the team in April, Tineke is responsible for management of the hospitality events and sales team and will be working to develop all aspects of hospitality and commercial events at the National Theatre. Tineke … [Read more...]
Fulham to welcome Italian restaurant & wine bar, C’Alice
May 2016 will see the launch of C’Alice, an authentic Italian restaurant and wine bar ideally located on popular Munster Road, Fulham, SW6. The husband and wife team behind C’Alice - Alice Ravelli and Giovanni Di Stefano - hail from contrasting culinary regions of Italy (North and South), both steeped in distinctive history and with interesting wine traditions. The couple … [Read more...]