The London-based, speciality coffee house chain, Taylor St Baristas is the latest company to raise money from the crowd using a Crowdcube Mini-Bond. The Coffee Bond beat its £1.5m target, topping out at £1,864,000 and attracting 504 investors from Taylor St’s own customers as well as Crowdcube’s registered members. Bondholders will receive 8% fixed rate interest per annum … [Read more...]
Full Service Hotel Development Opportunity at Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
International real estate advisor Savills, on behalf of Grosvenor, has launched a full service hotel development opportunity at Springside, in Edinburgh, offered for sale at a guide price of £6.5 million. The hotel will be the latest phase in an ongoing mixed-use development by Grosvenor at Springside. In addition to 181 bedrooms, the proposed seven storey hotel will … [Read more...]
Boston Tea Party on awards trail
Boston Tea Party Cafés (BTP) has been named Food Magazine’s Best Cafe Award winners for 2015. The awards are voted for by the public and highlight the operators that are leading the way in the South West. Simon (head of drink) and Anita (head of food) went along from BTP to the ceremony at Yeo Valley HQ and collected the award in front of some of the South West’s finest … [Read more...]
Gather & Gather launches high street café
Gather & Gather has officially announced the launch of Bench, its first high street café, located in the Goldsmiths’ Centre in Farringdon. Two minutes from Farringdon Station and situated at the heart of the Clerkenwell creative community, Bench is a central element of the Goldsmiths’ Centre at 42 Britton Street serving users of the Centre, the local business and … [Read more...]
Gleneagles for sale?
Rumours are circulating that Diageo, owners of the internationally famous Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, are considering its sale. Gleneagles hosted the Ryder Cup last year, so is at a ‘high’ in terms of profile and visibility – perhaps a good time to sell? A spokesperson from Diageo commented: "Gleneagles is one of the UK’s finest luxury hotels and one of … [Read more...]