Wetherspoon has won two awards in the ‘Quiet Corners Competition’ which is aimed at showcasing companies and individual outlets which don’t play piped music. The awards are run by Pipedown, the Campaign for Freedom from Piped Music. The awards were given to the company itself as the Best Quiet Pub Chain Award as well as to one of its pubs, The Waterhouse in Manchester … [Read more...]
Penfolds partners with ME London
In its 170th year, Penfolds has announced a year-long partnership with ME London which will be the first Penfolds flagship venue in Europe. The partnership involves branding, bespoke food pairings, wine by the glass and wine promotions in each of the ME London bars and restaurants – STK, Cucina Aellina, Radio roof top bar and the Marconi Lounge – which has been re-branded ‘The … [Read more...]
Birmingham welcomes bubbly new arrival Chatime
Chatime, specialising in an extensive offering of delicious, authentic and refreshing Taiwanese bubble teas, will open its 9th UK store in Birmingham this month. Located in the Bullring Shopping Centre, Chatime will offer thirsty shoppers eight different styles of bubble tea, with a whopping 63 varieties and eight different topping options. So what is bubble tea? Put … [Read more...]
Are we falling out of love with meat?
A YouGov survey of the British public commissioned by the Eating Better alliance and Friends of the Earth has found: around one in three people (35%) say they are willing to consider eating less meat one in five (20%) saying they have already cut back on the amount of meat they eat over the last year only 5% say they are eating more Unsupported by governments The … [Read more...]
Wyndham Hotel Group announces 20 new hotels for Ramada UK
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,590 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, has announced the signing of a development agreement with Lester Hotels Group Limited, which will see 20 Ramada hotels open across the UK over the next ten years. The first two hotels, Ramada Resort Cwrt Bleddyn and Ramada Leicester Stage, are … [Read more...]