The Association of Catering Excellence again held its annual Ready Steady Cook Challenge at Imperial College, London on Thursday 24th September. 12 teams from the foodservice sector created dishes in just 30 minutes in front of a live audience of 200, using ingredients they had only discovered 30 minutes before. The main ingredients were guinea fowl, black pudding and lamb … [Read more...]
The new look Le Pont De La Tour
Le Pont de la Tour re-opens its doors on Monday 28th September. The renowned French restaurant which has, through the years, hosted entertainers and politicians - including the Blairs and the Clintons - has a new head chef, Frederick Forster, at the helm, and an entirely new look from Russell Sage Studios. Celebrate with wines at 1991 prices Le Pont de la Tour has always … [Read more...]
Whitbread Restaurants works with Springboard to offer Quality Work Experience
Budding young chefs across the UK are being put through their paces on a work experience programme which gets them valuable on the job training at a national restaurant chain. Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Taybarns and Whitbread Inns, a part of Whitbread PLC, wanted to develop an individual work experience opportunity for their restaurants by targeting people in … [Read more...]
PizzaExpress marks 50 years with launch of delivery business
Fifty years since its founder, Peter Boizot, introduced pizza to the UK, PizzaExpress, the UK’s largest casual dining brand, is targeting further growth. PizzaExpress Delivered, which will initially be available in select central London locations, promises a fresh approach to the pizza delivery market. With plans to open 150 dedicated delivery sites across the country over … [Read more...]
Chapel Down sales and profits up by a third
Chapel Down Group has announced its Interim Results for the six month period ended 30 June 2015 with Frazer Thompson, Chief Executive, commenting: “We have delivered another strong set of results, with sales and gross profits both up by a third. Consumers’ interest in English wines and beer grows from strength to strength and Chapel Down is well positioned to benefit. The … [Read more...]