Smart Group, the UK’s pre-eminent hospitality, catering and event management provider has won the contract to deliver Christmas parties at Finsbury Square, City of London in 2015. The win takes the organisation’s number of UK sites to five and will see the transformation of one of the most prestigious outdoor spaces in the capital. Appealing to the large number of financial … [Read more...]
The Great British Cookbook: 200 to raise £200k
The Great British cookbook was launched last month at Nottingham City Castle during an evening filled with speeches, networking and merriment, accompanied by a hog roast from Nottingham’s Famous Butcher Johnny Pusztai (featuring in the butchery section of the book) and The Cake Duchess who brought along some of her stunning creations (Featured in the Baking section of the … [Read more...]
easyHotel reports transformational year
easyHotel plc, the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of "super budget" branded hotels, has announced its results for the year ended 30 September 2014. Commenting on the results, Simon Champion, Chief Executive Officer said: "The Group has made good progress during the year with strong performance from our owned hotels and across our franchised hotels. Current … [Read more...]
More Americans to head for Europe in 2015
A recent survey conducted by global hotel group Choice Hotels International reveals that, as the U.S. economy continues to improve, Americans are planning to spend 8% more on leisure travel in 2015 than in 2014. Senior travellers say their spending will increase the most (33%) compared to Millennials, defined as those born from 1980 onwards, whose spending will increase by … [Read more...]
Fearnley-Whittingstall gets to grips with waste for BBC One
In a new series for BBC One, campaigner and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will attempt to get to grips with the millions of tonnes of waste generated in Britain each year. So far, the focus does not appear to be on hospitality and catering, though businesses will be the focus. The three part series, Waste (working title), will follow Hugh as he tries to discover what … [Read more...]