Nicky Pratt has taken on the role of Business Development Director for award winning caterer Kudos. Nicky brings a wealth of experience to the new role: utilising her fantastic customer service skills, coupled with her diverse industry knowledge, means Nicky can provide a strong foundation of support to drive business into the Kudos venues. UVL board member and Wedding … [Read more...]
KFC kicks off 50th year in UK
To mark 50 years since the Colonel landed in Great Britain, KFC commences a year of celebrations by launching a series of campaigns toasting half a century of great taste and sharing in the UK. The campaigns, created by BBH London, kick-off a massive year for the business, with big pushes planned to rollout in broadcast, outdoor and digital to celebrate the landmark … [Read more...]
Whitbread’s Costa acquires major franchisee
Whitbread is to purchase the 16 store estate of its major franchisee Life Coffee Cafes for a rumoured £11 to £12 million. Inevitably, this again gives rise to speculation about Whitbread’s plans for Costa Coffee – now valued in £ billions – and whether and when it plans to float Costa as a separate company. In the meantime, Costa has issued a statement on the … [Read more...]
Grosvenor Casinos cashes in on casual dining
Grosvenor Casinos has highlighted that offering up scaled casual dining and focusing on value for money promotions have allowed the business to deliver £15m worth of food and beverage sales in 2014. With its end of year food and beverage sales results showing an uplift of 6% YOY, Kevin Boyle, Head of Food & Beverage at Grosvenor Casinos, highlights that its fresh approach … [Read more...]
Zolfo Cooper appointed as Joint Supervisors of iNTERTAIN CVA
Zolfo Cooper, the leading independent provider of advisory and restructuring services, has announced that Peter Saville, Nick Cropper and Catherine Williamson of Zolfo Cooper’s Restructuring Services team have been appointed as Joint Supervisors of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) of iNTERTAIN. The appointment follows approval of the proposal by the required majority … [Read more...]