The Prime Minister announced on 17 July the government’s new Five point Plan (see link below) to boost tourism right across the UK - spreading the benefits of one of our fastest growing sectors beyond the capital, helping to create jobs and rebalance the economy. A watershed moment Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive of The British Hospitality Association, commented: "This is … [Read more...]
Compass brews new partnership with Kettering General Hospital
Compass Group UK & Ireland has successfully secured a new 10-year contract to deliver retail, food and beverage offers at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in a ten year deal worth an estimated £1.3 million revenue per year. As part of the new contract improvements have been made to the current retail outlets by updating offers with a Costa, whilst also … [Read more...]
Catering to the over 65s: a £16 billion untapped opportunity
The recent Restaurant and Bars Forum 2015 held by BDO, Fourth and Barclays featured a presentation by Mike Saul, MD – Hospitality& Leisure for Barclays of a significant piece of research into ‘An ageing population’. £37 billion spend on Hospitality & Leisure There has been plenty of discussion in recent months on this subject – and the considerable spending power … [Read more...]
BrewDog joins Soho bar scene
Expanding BrewDog is to open its latest bar in Soho after Davis Coffer Lyons – the leisure specialists – sold the former B-Soho on Poland Street on behalf of a private operator for an undisclosed sum. BrewDog currently operates 21 bars in the UK and nine internationally with six more in the pipeline. It is also planning to open a new brewery in Columbus, Ohio. The 4,000 … [Read more...]
Zetter Townhouse Marylebone to open in August
The hotly anticipated The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone will open its doors on 14th August 2015, and is the latest addition to The Zetter Group’s Townhouse boutique hotel family. The 24-bedroom Georgian townhouse and cocktail lounge enjoys an enviable location on Seymour Street in London’s fashionable Marylebone, and feels more like the private home of an eccentric relative … [Read more...]