Jockey Club Catering is introducing a new app for premium seats at The Crabbie’s Grand National 2015, taking place at Aintree Racecourse on 9-11 April. The ‘Grand National Fast Track’ app will allow guests to have pre-ordered drinks delivered directly to their seats, making Aintree Racecourse the first in the country to offer this facility. Developed by BPL Digital, the … [Read more...]
New look Windmill for Stansted Airport
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon opened a brand-new pub at Stansted Airport’s new-look terminal, on 30 March. The Windmill, has replaced the Wetherspoon pub of the same name, which had been at the airport since May 2003. The company has spent £2.7 million developing the outlet, located airside (after security) and just 50 metres from the old pub. It is Wetherspoon’s biggest … [Read more...]
Last call for this year’s British Pie Awards
As the deadline to enter the 2015 British Pie Awards nears ever closer, the team behind the awards is making one last call for entries. The world-renowned British Pie Awards are held in Melton Mowbray and take place on April 22. The deadline to enter this year’s awards is April 3. With 20 classes to enter, there is a category suitable for pie producers of all shapes and … [Read more...]
Sir Steve Redgrave takes to the water for Henley
The cream of British rowing exchanged their oars for tea cups, to launch the hospitality offering for one of the country’s leading summer sporting occasions. On the anniversary of the very first Henley Regatta held in 1839, Olympic gold medallists Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and Mark Hunter MBE took to the water to unveil the official Henley Royal Regatta … [Read more...]
Entries open for the Moët UK Sommelier of the year 2015
The competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service and The Caterer, is open to professional sommeliers and waiting staff working in the UK and will award its 36th recipient this year. Past winners include such luminaries of the UK wine landscape as Gerard Basset, Ronan Sayburn and Xavier Rousset. Candidates will be judged on their wine and drink expertise … [Read more...]