Boutique hotel chain Z Hotels has opened the doors to its fifth London property Z City, in the heart of the City of London. The 109 room hotel, which currently has 50 rooms open with more to be added in the coming weeks, adheres to the character of Z Hotels, offering guests urban luxury at an affordable price, with room rates from just £60 per night. A designer conversion of … [Read more...]
Seasoned enjoys 25% uplift in December catering sales
Leading event caterer Seasoned has announced that its sales this December have exceeded £1m, an increase of over 25% in comparison to last year. Seasoned held larger events in the past year and additionally gained new venues on its catering roster. The company was also added to the preferred caterers lists at a host of unique and diverse venues in 2015. Managing Partner … [Read more...]
Côte Restaurants acquires Jackson & Rye and Limeyard brands
Côte Restaurants, the fast-growing UK restaurant chain, has acquired the Jackson & Rye and Limeyard brands from their founders. The transaction marks Côte’s first add-on acquisition since it partnered with BC Partners, the leading European private equity firm, in July 2015. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Jackson & Rye offers premium East … [Read more...]
AA announces new Multi Rosette Awards
The AA has announced the latest restaurants to be awarded the coveted three and four rosettes. These higher rosette awards are only made twice a year, in January and September, and recognise those restaurants that have shown great improvement in the culinary standards and service they are providing. Fourteen restaurants will be celebrating the new awards, ranging from … [Read more...]
Greggs report good finish to an excellent year
Reporting on a year of real progress, Chief Executive Roger Whiteside commented: “2015 saw us deliver another excellent year of progress as we continue to transform Greggs into a modern, well-invested food-on-the-go retailer. “We anticipate that we will report full year results for 2015 in line with our previous expectations. In the year ahead we will continue with the … [Read more...]