Britain’s eating out sector continues to move into more positive territory with 71% of respondents to a recent consumer survey having eaten out in the past two weeks, up from 69% over the same period last year. Recovery noticeable outside London Horizons’ latest Eating Out-Look, conducted online by YouGov amongst 2,194 consumers, found that recovery in the frequency of … [Read more...]
Winemaker Domaine Chanzy uses Seedrs to conduct its IPO on AIM
Seedrs, the prominent UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, today announced that it is hosting a campaign for the IPO of Burgundy vineyard Domaine Chanzy. This is the first instance of a company conducting an IPO using crowdfunding. Domaine Chanzy will also be the only French company listed on AIM and the only French wine specialist listed in London. Once listed on AIM, … [Read more...]
giraffe to open three more sites this spring
Three new giraffe restaurants will open this Spring, based at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, Tesco Ipswich Martlesham Extra, both set to launch at the beginning of March, and the third on Glasgow’s 1 West Regent Street development planned for April. The news follows the opening last December with landlord McArthur Glen in Swindon Designer Outlet, giraffe’s second restaurant … [Read more...]
CAMRA announces National Pub of the Year Finalists
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, will present the award for National Pub of the Year on 17 February. The four finalists have won their local and regional competitions before being selected as the final four from a list of sixteen regional winners. The competition looks for a number of things in winning pubs - decor, atmosphere, value for money - but it is the quality of … [Read more...]
Revitalised Winchester Cathedral Refectory café
CatererKudos has revitalised the award-winning Cathedral Refectory café in Winchester as part of their three year retail and events management contract. Significant recent investment has given the Refectory a new identity with an organic twist: rustic tones, organic herb pots, pastel colours and a bakery station. Kudos’s aim is simply to make great food, packaged … [Read more...]