Please find below the Top 15 pages in H&C News ranked by the time readers spent on them in 2014. UK coffee shop trends for market now £6.2 billion – and growing Domino’s kicks off the Summer with ‘Carnivale’ Pizza Range Russell Norman is The Restaurant Man on BBC2 Coca Cola announces launch of Coca-Cola Life 14 new stars in Michelin Guide 2015 KFC unveils dramatic new … [Read more...]
Millennials to bring in the New Year with Alcohol-Free Beer
New research published 29 December reveals alcohol-free beer is the New Year tipple of choice for many of the millennial generation – those aged between 18 and 34. This age group are eight times more likely than over-65s to replace alcohol with alcohol-free beer in January, with only one in 100 of the elder generation doing so compared to one in twelve (8%) millennials. Young … [Read more...]
Hot Hotels 2015
The Sunday Times of 28 December identified six glamorous hotel openings in the UK to watch out for in 2015. Of course, these are just a few of the many openings to be expected from the flourishing UK hotel market – and H&C News expects to see many less-publicised but high quality openings during the year. Already much heralded, the chosen six are: Bath: the … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon plans 200 more
JD Wetherspoon is to open 200 new pubs and create 15,000 jobs during the next five years, investing more than £400 million developing its new pubs across the UK and Republic of Ireland. At present Wetherspoon operates 931 pubs and employs more than 34,000 staff. The new jobs will be spread across the 200 new pubs, together with extra staff recruited for the company’s … [Read more...]
Pieminister steams into 2015 with ambitious plans
A decision a year ago - to give greater focus to their retail and foodservice channels - means the award winning pie makers are back in growth after a turbulent 2013/14. The last 12 months have seen Pieminister invest in the development of their pie and mash restaurants, resulting in 47% year on year growth and like for like sales up 10% within their restaurant … [Read more...]