Global hotel chain Tune Hotels has announced the appointment of a new general manager to its Edinburgh Haymarket branch as the company continues to attract new talent to the business. David Aylott joins the team following many years experience in hospitality, including ten years with Warner Leisure Industry in a variety of UK locations. As General Manager, David’s role will … [Read more...]
Brits forget sustainability concerns when dining out
Restaurant booking service Bookatable.co.uk in partnership with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) polled over 1,000 consumers who regularly eat out, and has revealed that, in spite of great individual efforts at home, which includes many the vast majority recycling (97 per cent) and reusing plastic bags (95 per cent), most are not as sustainably conscious when they … [Read more...]
Competing pubs team up to donate to The Tower of London Remembers Project
Five pubs from competing pub companies have teamed up to make a joint donation to The Tower of London Remembers Project. A total of £38,000 has been donated from the Hung, Drawn and Quartered (Fuller’s), The Oyster Shed (Youngs), the New Moon (Greene King), The Liberty Bounds (J.D. Wetherspoon) and All Bar One, Byward Street (Mitchells & Butlers). Having experienced … [Read more...]
Restaurants biggest winners in 2014 as consumers dine out
The country’s improving economic fortunes are slowly filtering down to households, leading to consumer spending growing 3.3 per cent so far this year according to data from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of all credit and debit card transactions in the UK. A steady stream of positive economic news throughout the year, rising employment and falling inflation has had … [Read more...]
H&C News wishes all its readers a Happy Christmas and Success in 2015
This is our last Newsletter for 2014, and 2015 looks set to be a busy year for hospitality and catering continues to grow as the economy – we trust – emerges from recession. Please watch out in a few days for our Special Issue featuring the Top Stories of 2014: some of topical interest, some of continuing interest and value. Good resolutions With every New Year comes … [Read more...]