Cask Beer Uncovered, the e-learning programme that builds bar staff’s knowledge of cask beer, is already being actively promoted by 18 pub and bar operators including Stonegate Pub Company, who are rolling the programme out to around 500 of their top cask beer pubs. In the two months since the launch of Cask Beer Uncovered, more than 2,000 bar staff and interested consumers … [Read more...]
BrewDog expands with 42-acre brewery site in Columbus, Ohio
BrewDog has announced plans to take its craft beer revolution stateside, having provisionally agreed a deal to build a new 100,000ft2 state-of-the-art craft brewery on a new site in Columbus, Ohio. The new site will ensure the maverick brewery can deliver the freshest beer to its North American beer fans and continue its phenomenal international growth. In addition to the … [Read more...]
Fuller’s re-opens The Grand Central, Brighton
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the London brewer and premium pub company, has re-opened The Grand Central, Brighton. Conveniently located next to Brighton Railway Station, the pub’s recent extensive refurbishment has restored the building to its pre-war glory. The bar is well stocked with distinctive and award-winning real ales, craft beers and Old and New World wines. … [Read more...]
2015 Hospitality Assured Awards for Outstanding Customer Service
A very diverse range of businesses were recognised for their outstanding customer service and business excellence at the Hospitality Assured Awards Ceremony which took place at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel on 8 June 2015. The winners and those short-listed illustrate the enormous variety of organisations that use Hospitality Assured (HA) as their chosen method … [Read more...]
Heritage Estates growing its teams
One of the Midlands’ leading independent hotel groups is looking to increase the team at one of its hotels by 46 per cent by 2016. The team at Cockliffe Country House has already grown from 9 to 15 since it was taken over by Heritage Estates in 2014. By the end of the year, there will be a total of 22 roles at Cockliffe, including positions for apprentices in a bid to … [Read more...]