It started with a single customer paying £19.50 for a room for the night and now – 500 million web visits, 110 million stays and 25 million breakfasts later – Travelodge is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Starting with a team of just 10 in 1985, Travelodge has grown into the UK’s largest independent hotel chain with more than 10,000 employees, 521 hotels across England, … [Read more...]
Collaborative working reduces sewer blockages
Severn Trent Water and McDonald’s have joined forces to reduce sewer blockages, by helping to educate staff about what they shouldn’t be pouring down sinks and drains at the food chain’s restaurants. The partnership is part of a drive to minimise blockages in sewers and drains across the Midlands. Awareness programme The water company has been helping McDonald’s to set up … [Read more...]
Shepheard Neame acquires The Minnis Bar & Restaurant
Jason Freedman the chef patron has sold the freehold of his sea-front Minnis Bar & Restaurant in Birchington-on-Sea, to Shepheard Neame. The Kent brewer will take control of the site on 29 June. Freedman acquired the property, a former 1930s beachside café in 2003, but was forced to undertake a complete refurbishment when the two-storey building suffered major fire … [Read more...]
Soil Association launches Food for Life Hospital Leaders Circle
The Soil Association launched on 18 June a new package of support for hospitals to improve the food experience for patients, staff, visitors and the wider community. The Food for Life Hospital Leaders Circle brings patients and hospital staff together to transform their food and use good food to support rehabilitation and improve health and wellbeing. Successful pilot The … [Read more...]
Café Farm Girl launches on Portobello Road
Inspired by a childhood growing up on a rural farm outside Melbourne, Farm Girl brings the relaxed, healthy Australian lifestyle to Notting Hill in June 2015. The café serves nutritious yet substantial food throughout the day in a relaxed space, where memories of the farm blend seamlessly with a love of travel. Situated at the southern end of Portobello Road, Farm Girl and … [Read more...]