Food research and consulting firm Technomic sees five trends impacting restaurants in the U.K. market in the coming year: Trend 1: Fast-casual fever The U.K. is due for a fast-casual revolution. The centre of industry growth in the U.S., the limited-service fast-casual segment attracts consumers—especially Millennials—with modern settings, higher quality and … [Read more...]
LateRooms.com takes to TV with £5m campaign
Just weeks after travel company Cox & Kings announced that it had bought LateRooms.com from TUI Travel, the leading hotel booking site is launching a new TV advertising campaign, it’s first since 2013, as part of a £5m+ integrated marketing push. Entitled “It’s Going To Be A Great Night”, the creative will air for the first time on Sunday 15 November during ITV’s X … [Read more...]
Football legends launch Unico Gelato & Caffè in Bromley
Former Chelsea FC football star Gianfranco Zola was in Bromley earlier this week to officially launch Unico Gelato & Caffè with co-founders Elena Manfroni and Leonardo Ragazzi. H&C News was happy to drop in and find out what it is all about. Turns out that – apart from the crowds attracted by famous footballers – it’s about a passion for quality: outstanding gelato … [Read more...]
Bath College launches hotel and restaurant school
Tourism is big business in Bath, but top hotels in the city need highly skilled staff and a shallow labour pool is making it hard for managers to find the right employees. Now, a new hotel and restaurant school at Bath College will give industry leaders the chance to address a skills shortage in the city by developing home-grown talent. The Bath Hotel and Restaurant School … [Read more...]
The Roux Scholarship, a truly life changing opportunity for all chefs
The title is a bold one - The Roux Scholarship, a truly life changing opportunity for all chefs – but it is an accurate one that stands the test of time. Amongst the many competitions for chefs in the UK the Roux Scholarship sits at the summit, unchallenged. Many of today’s most acclaimed chefs are Roux Scholars, having mustered the courage to enter and having challenged … [Read more...]