Deliveroo, the on-demand delivery service for high-quality restaurant meals, has announced a $70m Series C investment round led by Greenoaks Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel and Hoxton Ventures. The investment will be used to accelerate Deliveroo’s international expansion and continue to strengthen Deliveroo’s position as the leading … [Read more...]
Raymond Blanc and Sodexo to deliver Chelsea Flower Show hospitality
Guests will be treated to a new, innovative hospitality experience inspired by Raymond Blanc at the world’s leading flower show next year. World-renowned chef Raymond Blanc OBE and Sodexo Prestige have partnered with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to revamp the Hospitality Village and President’s Marquee at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by M&G … [Read more...]
SIBA winners to showcase at Great British Beer Festival
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will be showcasing eight of its competition winners at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) in August, giving visitors the chance to sample the cask ales that triumphed in SIBA’s National Beer Competition, announced at BeerX in Sheffield earlier this year. The beers will be served throughout the festival on the SIBA Champions Bar. … [Read more...]
Benugo celebrates 16% growth and continued investment
Benugo, which operates high-street stores and concessions within corporate organisations and public spaces, has announced that it has seen a 16% growth in turnover (£81.1m from £70.1m in 2013), for the year ending 26 December 2014. Largely attributed to like-for-like growth across its high street operations (18% up on the previous year), Benugo also saw significant contract … [Read more...]
Cloudy over London hotels while sun shines on the South West
London hotels reported a decrease in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in the month of June, but the UK provinces continued to show much more positive year-on-year movements with South West hoteliers recording a 12.6% surge in GOPPAR, according to the latest data from HotStats. Hotels in the South West of the country achieved a combined rise in occupancy of … [Read more...]