2015 sees Camerons celebrate 150 years of brewing excellence and the North East brewers have created a collection of new beers to celebrate this milestone. 2 permanent + 12 guest beers for 2015 Martin Dutoy, Head Brewer at Camerons for over 25 years, said “Camerons will have two permanent beers for 2015. These are the brewery’s flagship Strongarm ‘Ruby Red’ and also the … [Read more...]
Affinity from Villeroy & Boch is the Focus of the Current Bocuse d’Or Competition 2014/15
In 1987 the Bocuse d’Or was called into being by the world-renowned star chef Paul Bocuse. Since then the international competition has been held every two years, providing individual chefs from around the world with an opportunity to test their talents. Villeroy & Boch is a member of the Bocuse d’Or and acts as the competition's tableware partner for the eleventh time in a … [Read more...]
Vapiano to open in Manchester
Vapiano, the Italian fresh casual dining restaurant, is to open its fourth restaurant and the first outside London in Manchester’s historic Corn Exchange in the city centre. The company is investing £2 million to develop the restaurant in the new Exchange Square development. It will be designed by Felix Finkernagle Ross who was responsible for the design of Vapiano in … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon and Heineken resume business
JD Wetherspoon has come to an agreement with Heineken to stock a range of its products in its UK and Republic of Ireland pubs. It follows its decision in December to delist all Heineken products from its 926 pubs – see our article of 9 December Wetherspoon’s pubs in the UK will serve Heineken, Fosters, Kronenbourg 1664, Strongbow, John Smith’s Extra Smooth and … [Read more...]
UK Provinces outpace London hotels’ profit growth
London hotels reported a slight increase in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in the month of November, but the UK provinces continued to show much more positive year-on-year movements with Eastern hoteliers in the lead recording a 27.7% surge, according to the latest data from HotStats. Hotels in the East of the country achieved a combined uplift in … [Read more...]