Spirit Pub Company has completed its 20th conversion of the pubs it acquired from Orchid earlier this year. The Fox and Pheasant in Stoke Poges has re-opened as a Golden Oak Inn. Spirit’s new Golden Oak Inn sites are providing a step change in the community local pub – with a high quality food and drink offer complemented by enhanced interiors and atmosphere. Mike Tye, … [Read more...]
Top jobs report ignores hospitality
Last week, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) published a list of 40 top jobs in ten key occupations. ‘Careers of the future’ is a guide intended to assist those helping young people with their career decisions. The guide includes care workers, electricians, tram and train drivers and farmers. However, no hospitality and tourism occupations were … [Read more...]
NACC Care Cook of the Year 2015 competition grows ever more challenging
The search for the next talented care cook to be crowned the ‘best in the UK’ has begun. The National Association of Care Catering’s Care Cook of the Year 2015 competition is officially open for entries with a deadline of 6 February 2015. Building on the huge success of the 2014 competition that attracted record numbers of entries and saw the grand final double in size, the … [Read more...]
British cuisine reigns as OpenTable names Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014
OpenTable, the UK’s leading online restaurant booking service, today marks a year of world class dining by releasing its annual list of Top 100 Best Restaurants in the UK, based on reviews left by diners. The award ranks the Top 10 as well as giving an alphabetised list of the Top 100. British cuisine dominates It seems that the rise of the staycation has led to a … [Read more...]
Starbucks for life – in the USA
Between now and January 5, 2015 customers in the USA who pay using a Starbucks Card or their Starbucks Mobile App receive a code at the bottom of their receipt. After entering the code online, customers find out if they’ve won one of the 482,000 instant prizes and are entered to win the ultimate prize of Starbucks for Life, which is one free food or beverage item from … [Read more...]