Costa, the nation's favourite coffee shop, is one of the few companies in the UK which offers the National Living Wage to workers of all ages, not just those over 25. Today the company has revealed that 55% of its staff are under 25 and will continue to benefit from the National Living Wage pay increase. To mark the announcement, Costa’s longest standing employee, Mr Surjit … [Read more...]
Starbucks at Universal Studios Hollywood Inspired by History of Tinseltown
Universal Studios is one of Hollywood’s oldest and most legendary working film studios. It first opened in 1915 in the era of silent films and grew to become one of the largest studios in the world. Huge sound stages sprung up with the “talkies” in the 1930s, and its back lot set the scene for such films as “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Back to the Future,” “Psycho” and “Pirates of … [Read more...]
£170K investment at The Gregory, Harlaxton
A £170K joint investment by star Pubs & Bars and licensees, Jo and Justin Chad, has seen five luxurious boutique bedrooms created at the popular village dining pub, The Gregory Pub & Dining Rooms in Harlaxton, enabling it to offer guests overnight accommodation for the first time. As a result of the addition of the new rooms, the dining pub will now open to the … [Read more...]
Burger King debuts new Angriest Whopper Sandwich with a fiery red bun
Burger King brand has unveiled the Angriest Whopper, a delicious sandwich with hot sauce baked into the red bun. The Angriest Whooper sandwich packs a punch with every bite with crispy Angry onions, Angry sauce and zesty jalapenos piled high atop a flame-grilled beef patty, melted American cheese, iceberg lettuce, ripe tomatoes, and creamy mayonnaise between the red-hot … [Read more...]
Innis & Gunn opens The Beer Kitchen in Dundee with spreadable beer
Scottish independent brewer, Innis & Gunn, today opened the doors of The Beer Kitchen in Dundee, its second bar-come-restaurant. As the feud over the origins of marmalade continues, the brewer is proudly showing where their allegiances lie and has opened their latest offering by creating the world’s first ever beer marmalade – Marm & Ale – which combines much-loved … [Read more...]