Positive Year End Profit Growth Hides Signs of Fragility at North East Hotels The 4.0% increase in profit per room recorded at North East hotels in December, which contributed to a very positive 6.7 per cent year-on-year increase in GOPPAR (Gross Operating Profit per Available Room) for 2015, belies a tough end to the year for hotels in the region, as top line performance … [Read more...]
Kinky Boots: foodservice pair trek off for Springboard
Kinky and Robbo’s Big Adventure: duo aim to raise £10,000 for charity on the road to Machu Pichu. Two captains of the catering equipment industry are putting fine dining and five star hotels behind them as they train for a gruelling five day trek across Peru to raise money for Springboard. Stephen ‘Kinky’ Kinkead and Glenn ‘Robbo’ Roberts, managing directors of Winterhalter … [Read more...]
bartlett mitchell and Inn or Out Events appoints new CFO, Trevor Jones
bartlett mitchell has strengthened its board with the appointment of new Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Trevor Jones. Trevor will work alongside Francois Gautreaux, Operations Managing Director and Simon Houston, Sales Managing Director, drawing on his extensive industry experience to develop the business’ long-term strategy. Trevor was previously Commercial Finance Director … [Read more...]
Geronimo Inns to Launch Two New London Pubs this February
Geronimo Inns will launch two new London pubs in February, in Woolwich and in Whitechapel, with a combined investment of £3.3m. Leman Street Tavern, Whitechapel Leman Street Tavern, situated at Berkeley Homes’ Goodman Fields on Leman Street, Whitechapel will open today, 5th February. Comprising a 5,000 square foot pub following a project spend of £1.5M, the pub will hold … [Read more...]
Kevin Keegan officially opens the spa at Ramside
ONE of the North East’s leading venues welcomed Kevin Keegan to mark the official opening of its new state-of-the-art spa. The former football manager, player and Newcastle United legend unveiled a special plaque at Ramside Hall Hotel’s multi-million pound Spa at Ramside, as part of an official opening ceremony yesterday (Feb 5). “I’ve been a frequent visitor to Ramside … [Read more...]