Earlier this month the hotel and hospitality industry came together for the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2019 at the Novotel London West Hotel, hosted by the BAFTA Award Winning actor and comedian Alistair McGowan. At the ceremony The Grand, Folkestone was awarded the Best Employer Of The Year Award and was highly commended in the categories of - The Best Education … [Read more...]
Passion for brands and architectural expertise leads Accor senior appointment
Accor earlier today announced Ana Jorge’s appointment as Executive Director of Design & Technical Services, Northern Europe for Economy & Midscale Brands. Based in London, Jorge will be responsible for coordinating and developing all aspects of design and technical services across the region. Part of the brief is to ensure brand guidelines are implemented in all … [Read more...]
Xavier Rousset and Mark Jarvis reopen Gunmakers and a new restaurant on the way too
Sommelier and restaurateur Xavier Rousset and chef Mark Jarvis, joined forces earlier this month and reopened the Gunmakers pub in Marylebone, London. The pub is currently open for business, and from November Gunmakers will launch a forty-cover restaurant downstairs as well as six bedrooms upstairs for guests to book into. Gunmakers is a boutique 18th century pub that has … [Read more...]
The Jockey Club Catering team raise vital funds to help The Children’s Trust
Jockey Club Catering, the official food, beverage and hospitality partner at Epsom Downs Racecourse has helped raise over £4,600 for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury, during this year’s Investec Derby Festival. Volunteers across the racecourse came together over the two-day festival to raise money, with the final amount being … [Read more...]
The rise and opportunity of the UK restaurant click-and-collect sector
Takeaway and delivered food sales today is a major revenue stream for the UK restaurant industry thanks to online ordering. Restaurants are benefiting significantly from soaring demand for ready-to-eat meals, professionally prepared, ordered online, to be eaten at home. In the UK 7.5 billion food deliveries were made last year, figures that fuelled UK consumer … [Read more...]