An Italian street vendor is making waves on London’s already-vibrant food scene, with an exciting new concept – the Panzerotto Pugliese. The Panzerotto Pugliese is a circle of pizza dough, formed into a crescent and stuffed with mouth-watering tomato and mozzarella as a flavourful base. The crescent dough is then fried in abundant seed oil, for a tantalizing and authentic … [Read more...]
UK iced beverage market continues to grow
Estimated at £265 million, the UK iced beverage market continues to grow, accounting for a 3.3% share of the total UK coffee shop market turnover according to Project Iced 2016 UK, the latest report from Allegra World Coffee Portal. With 8% sales growth YOY, the iced beverage category is an important sales driver for the coffee shop market. However, keeping the same rate of … [Read more...]
Ping Coombes appointed Consultant Chef of Chi Kitchen
Chi Kitchen is delighted to announce that Ping Coombes has been appointed Consultant Chef for its two contemporary pan-Asian restaurants located in Debenhams Oxford Street and Birmingham stores. After winning MasterChef in 2014, Ping has embraced the opportunity to spread the knowledge of her native Malaysian cuisine, working around the world as a Malaysia Kitchen … [Read more...]
Carlsberg Group, Financial statement as at 31 December 2015
Strong cash flow delivery in a year of transition. Financial highlights Organic net revenue growth of 2% (Q4: +5%) driven by strong Asian performance. In Q4, all regions contributed positively to organic net revenue growth of 5%. Total price/mix of +5% (Q4: +6%). Organic operating profit decline of 7% (Q4: -23%) in line with expectations. Q4 organic decline of 23% … [Read more...]
Greene King Trading Statement
Greene King announces its trading statement for the 40 weeks to 7 February 2016. Hightlights Greene King Retail like-for-like (LFL) sales up 2.2%, Spirit Managed LFL sales up 1.1% In the two Christmas weeks, LFL sales grew 5.0% in Greene King & 5.2% in Spirit Pub Partners LFL net income up 2.5% Brewing & Brands own-brewed volume (OBV) up 3.9% Spirit … [Read more...]