Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Donald Wilson and former Scotland rugby captain, Andy Nicol, teamed up to officially open two new Premier Inn hotels in Edinburgh, including Scotland’s first hub by Premier Inn, following a total investment of £21m and the creation of 100 new full and part-time all year round jobs. The launch of the adjacent hotels on East Market … [Read more...]
UK top 10 revealed: London’s ambience restaurant named UK’s top takeaway 2016
Today online food ordering platform hungryhouse.co.uk has announced the ten best takeaway restaurants in Britain. London’s Ambience, a homely and family run restaurant serving mouth watering Turkish style kebabs in trendy Wimbledon has bagged the coveted top spot, including a national TV campaign. Winning restaurant Ambience, run by Tanser Ozdemir, managed to beat off stiff … [Read more...]
Punch to support its publicans by absorbing duty rate increases
Punch has announced that it will absorb the increase in duty included during this year’s Budget, meaning the prices paid by its Publicans will remain the same for the rest of 2016. Punch is the first pub company to reveal such a move. While duty was frozen on beer, still cider, low-strength sparkling cider and spirits. Duty rates on wine, made-wine at or below 22% ABV, … [Read more...]
New conference menus designed to address delegate fatigue
Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events has unveiled a new healthy and nutritious conference menu to help delegates get the most out of events and avoid the afternoon slump. Based around concentration boosting super-foods, each meal option is packed with protein, complex carbohydrates, fibre and good fats as well as vitamins C, A, K and B; all which are thought to have an impact … [Read more...]
St Austell Brewery announces opening time on new Small Batch Beer Club
As St Austell Brewery’s Small Batch Brewery gears up to maximum production, the pubs that will form the core of the newly established Small Batch Beer Club have been announced, giving ale lovers across the South West the chance to catch up on all of the innovative and exciting brews being born in the heart of the nation’s favourite regional brewer. Building on the success of … [Read more...]