The award-winning restaurant chain, TGI Fridays, is not only celebrating 30 years in the UK this year, but also the opening of its 75th restaurant in the popular Stevenage Leisure Park in mid-April. The restaurant will seat up to 210 guests at one time and will bring 85 new job opportunities to the local area. The focal point of the new restaurant will be the square … [Read more...]
Fairtrade Fortnight – Sodexo hosts Peruvian coffee farmer
This Fairtrade Fortnight (29 Feb – 13 March) Sodexo UK and Ireland is playing host to Franceska Salazar Hilacondo, a Peruvian coffee farmer, who is visiting Sodexo client sites to talk about the importance of Fairtrade to support the livelihoods of coffee farmers in Peru. Sodexo’s retail category manager for hot beverages, Kim Reeves, first met Franceska this summer when she … [Read more...]
Robinsons presents The ‘New’ Old Pack Horse
Following a five week investment project from Robinsons Brewery, The Old Pack Horse in Chapel-en-le-Frith has finally revealed their new look to their most important critics… the customers. The pub is located within a conservation area in Chapel-en-le-Frith. Thus, Robinsons award winning Property Design Team were challenged to improve the space available for drinkers, … [Read more...]
Hilton launches airport hotels into the future
In a recent study of global travellers, Hilton discovered that the majority of people use airport hotels purely out of convenience, often for business and missed/inconvenient flights. Some travellers had no intention of staying again at airport hotels, describing them as “boring, expensive and crowded.” Yet, given how frequently airport hotels are used, particularly for … [Read more...]
Bath College at the Bath Good Food Awards
The head of Bath College’s Hospitality and Catering Department has been named as an ambassador for food in the city. Judges at the Bath Good Food Awards chose Bridget Halford as Best Ambassador for Bath Food, in recognition of her work with students at the college. They handed Bridget a trophy at an annual awards ceremony, along with three of her students: George Ormond, … [Read more...]