The Vox Conference Centre, part of the NEC Group, has appointed Head Chef Aaron Johnson. In his new role Aaron will be responsible for the quality of the Vox catering and developing new and exciting bespoke menus for individual clients. Aaron will be leading the team who will be preparing and delivering food excellence across a range of events from small meetings to banquets … [Read more...]
McAleer & Rushe gets consent for City Centre Hotel in Belfast
McAleer & Rushe has received planning consent for a 206-bedroom hotel on the site of the former Belfast Metropolitan College adjacent to Blackstaff Square. The hotel will have an entrance facing on to Blackstaff Square. The Cookstown-based developer, acquired the site just over a year ago and intends to develop the site with a mixed-use hotel and student accommodation … [Read more...]
EatFirst secures $8 million to drives restaurant sector
EatFirst, one of the world’s first quality online restaurants, is pipped to radically evolve the UK’s dining-in experience. Having secured an investment of over $8million, EatFirst delivers delicious and fresh cuisines across London and Berlin. Noted for its huge growth potential, this capital injection will allow the app-based restaurant to significantly build on its rapid … [Read more...]
Greater activity and spend predicted for European Meetings & Events in 2016
According to the American Express Meetings & Events 2016 Global Meetings Forecast, 2016 will see growth in meetings activity across Europe, in terms of both spending and meeting numbers. In last year’s Forecast, the trend amongst meeting planners was ‘doing more with less’; this year, it is ‘doing more – with a little more’. For the first time since the initial Forecast … [Read more...]
The Sky’s ‘No Limit’ for Alpha LSG Chef at Open Kitchen Live
Paul Mason, Head of Culinary Excellence at Alpha LSG, is responsible for a team of 120 chefs who provide top-class restaurant quality food to passengers travelling with many of the world’s leading airlines. Appointed in 2013 to take charge of Alpha LSG’s ground-breaking Culinary Academy, created within a state-of-the-art £10 million Premium Kitchen facility at Heston, … [Read more...]