Punch has reported Preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 22 August 2015, with underlying financial performance reflecting reduced non-core estate and in line with expectations: Underlying EBITDA of £196 million (2014: £205 million); Statutory loss before tax of £105 million includes £166 million of non-underlying charges, principally due to the capital restructuring and … [Read more...]
Raymond Blanc designs Eurostar’s 21st Birthday Gin
On the eve of its 21st birthday, Eurostar has unveiled its very own gin designed by Business Premier Culinary Director, Raymond Blanc OBE, in partnership with artisan producers, Silent Pool Distillers. Named Toujours 21, the bespoke gin encapsulates Eurostar’s heritage, reminiscent of both British and French cultures. Composed of a mélange of French botanicals and classic … [Read more...]
Foraging in London?
Richard and Oliver Gladwin, the brothers who brought London the acclaimed wild food restaurants, The Shed and Rabbit, are set to create their own urban foraging society, aimed at educating city dwellers in foraging both in the city and countryside. Meeting at regular intervals the society will arrange foraging trips, as well as ensuring that produce foraged in London ends up on … [Read more...]
10 months on from FIC regulations, how safe is the freefrom customer?
With the introduction of the Food Information for Consumers (FIC) Regulations 1169/2011 last December, the Food Allergy Training Consultancy (FATC) wanted to find out if it had made a difference to the freefrom customer when dining out. Do they feel safer? Do the FIC regulations make them more confident to dine out now that caterers had to declare the 14 major allergens … [Read more...]
Tracy Park Golf and Country Hotel near Bath sells
The estate, extending over 89.43 ha (220.98 acres), is located near the village of Wick, approximately five miles from Bath and eight miles east of Bristol. The Grade II listed Jacobean and Georgian mansion forms the centre of the estate and continues to be recognised as a building of historical importance, dating back to its reference in the iconic Domesday Book in … [Read more...]