Two leading industry organisations representing retailers, producers and pub goers have joined forces to campaign for a reduction in the level of VAT in the hospitality industry as well as highlighting the overall tax burden faced by their members. The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) will be collaborating on … [Read more...]
James Martin joins Virgin Trains as Executive Chef
Virgin Trains is set to partner with British chef and TV presenter, James Martin, as part of the train operator’s continued transformation of the East Coast services. From May, a new range of specially created seasonal menus will be served to First Class customers, before exciting changes are rolled out to standard class customers in autumn. The new seasonal menus will … [Read more...]
Whitbread appoints new managing director for Costa
Whitbread PLC announces that Christopher Rogers, Managing Director of Costa and an executive director on the Whitbread PLC Board has decided to leave the company. He will be stepping down from the Board following the next Board meeting on 20th April. Dominic Paul has been appointed to succeed Chris as the new Managing Director for Costa and will take up his new role on 6th … [Read more...]
AccorHotels takes its corporate responsibility to the next level
Sébastien Bazin, the Group’s Chairman & CEO, stated, “The commitment and energy demonstrated by our teams in deploying Planet 21 worldwide, are both valuable levers for our sustainable performance. After five years, the results of the first phase of the plan are very encouraging. Today, we want to scale up our ambitions by banking on innovation and accountability. Planet 21 … [Read more...]
Pabulum team take on the Fleet Half Marathon in support of special children’s charity
After months of training hard, school specialist caterer Pabulum took on the challenge of the Fleet Half Marathon in a special fundraising effort for an incredibly worthwhile case, the Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading, which supports severely bullied or traumatised children. The runners, who included chefs and head office personnel from Pabulum and its sister companies … [Read more...]