Contract and event catering company Fare of London has renewed client contracts which will deliver some £25 million of revenue for the company over the next five years. The milestone comes at a significant point in the company’s history as 2015 marks the 25th year of parent company Principals Catering Consultants Ltd of which Fare of London forms the Conference and Events … [Read more...]
Coffee Notes across London
Coffee and wine specialists, Notes, will open three new sites in 2015 expanding into St Pancras Square and two sites in Canary Wharf to bring their brand of specialty coffee roasting and day-to-night hospitality to high-traffic commuter areas across London. With their other sites located across London from the West End to the City, Notes is a coffee and wine destination with … [Read more...]
Starwood Capital Group acquires Town House Collection
Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, has acquired one of Scotland’s leading independent hotel groups, The Town House Collection, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will see Glasgow’s only luxury five-star property, Blythswood Square, and an award-winning, boutique hotel in Edinburgh, The Bonham, transfer ownership immediately. The Town … [Read more...]
Bigger, better and tastier: Scottish Food & Drink Awards
As the Year of Food and Drink begins across Scotland, broadcaster Kaye Adams today declared the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards open for entries, urging Scottish food and drink businesses to enter the awards. Recognising excellence across the food and drink industry in Scotland, the awards will take place in their largest ever venue, the National Museum of … [Read more...]
Pub and restaurant groups enjoy festive trading
Pub and restaurant groups had a Christmas season to celebrate with collective like-for-like sales up 2.8% on the same period last year. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker also showed that London had more to cheer than the rest of the country, with like-for-like sales up 4.4%%, compared to 2.3% for outside the M25 over the six weeks, including New Year, up to … [Read more...]