InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the name of IHG Rewards Club’s new top membership level, Spire Elite, introduced to recognise and reward its most loyal members. To celebrate the launch, world renowned travel photographer Steve McCurry – who is best known for his 1984 photographic portrait ‘Afghan Girl’ -has joined forces with the world’s biggest hotel loyalty … [Read more...]
Sodexo teams up with James Tanner
Sodexo has signed up celebrity chef James Tanner to its independent schools business, Independents by Sodexo, as an ambassador for its ‘fresh food from scratch’ ethos. Independents by Sodexo is renowned for the seasonality, provenance and freshness of its menus. James, who owns four restaurants in Plymouth and the south of England with his brother Chris, and has appeared on … [Read more...]
Meantime partner with SALSA to pioneer craft quality assurance scheme
Meantime Brewing Company have been handpicked by SALSA, the UK’s leading food safety certification scheme, as the first craft brewer in the UK to pilot the newly launched SALSA Beer Module. The new module, which launched on 30 June, known as SALSA plus Beer, has been devised in conjunction with Cask Marque experts and has been incorporated into the existing SALSA standard. … [Read more...]
Famous London music venue The Troubadour on the market
Christie + Co has been instructed to market and invites offers for The Troubadour, the established music venue and restaurant in South West London, at a guide price of £225,000. The three leasehold properties making up the venue include a ground floor restaurant, with 114 covers, with basement club with capacity for 132, wine shop with basement wine bar seating 20, owners … [Read more...]
The #HandCSocial Roundtable – Call for Delegates
The #HandCSocial RoundTable meeting held earlier this year in February at citizenM Bankside in London and brought together attendees from all areas of hospitality. The agenda set from the H&C News’ Social Media Benchmarking Report (email us for a copy) saw delegates discuss the report findings, and share their own experiences. The feedback on and since the night of … [Read more...]