Coaching inns operator Bulldog Hotel Group has secured a £4.5m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to support its planned £20 million expansion across England. The Boston-headquartered business operates seven hotels and will use the capital injection to double the number of properties in its portfolio over the next three to four years. Bulldog was recently named as … [Read more...]
Fulham Shore to acquire Franco Manca pizza business
The Board of Fulham Shore has conditionally agreed to acquire 99 per cent of the issued share capital of Rocca Limited, the owner of the Franco Manca restaurant group .Franco Manca specialises in Neapolitan sourdough pizza and currently has ten restaurants in London. One of these restaurants, on Tottenham Court Road, is currently operated by the Company under a franchise … [Read more...]
Manslaughter charge over peanut allergy death
The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) has announced that Mohammed Khalique Zaman, owner of the Indian Garden takeaway restaurant in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, has been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, perverting the course of justice, and an employment offence under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. The charges arise following the death of Paul … [Read more...]
Short on time? Social and Reviews in under 30 minutes each week
The internet is a big, big ocean when you’re a small hospitality business. There are so many questions to answer and random advice being thrown your way from all angles. Will you have your own website? Should you be advertising somewhere? How do you get your business in front of online customers? All of these questions make it hard to know where to start when thinking of a … [Read more...]
Europe’s brewers commit to ingredients and nutrition information
The Brewers of Europe have announced a major voluntary move from brewers to list ingredients and nutrition information on their brands per 100ml, in line with the legal requirements for all non-alcoholic drinks, including non-alcoholic beer. The information will progressively be provided across Europe by companies on pack and/or online, utilising an expanding range of consumer … [Read more...]