Consumer spending grew by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in April, as milder temperatures encouraged Brits to go out and spend in restaurants and pubs. Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, shows that essential expenditure grew by 6.2 per cent in April. Non-essential spending overall saw more muted growth of … [Read more...]
Casual Dining Group announces new CEO
Casual Dining Group has appointed James Spragg, currently Chief Operating Officer, to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Casual Dining Group operates circa 280 restaurant brands including Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge. CDG Chairman, Rooney Anand was pleased with the announcement saying: “I am delighted to announce this … [Read more...]
Sadiq Khan backs Artificial Intelligence funding of London’s small hospitality businesses
Small hospitality businesses across London could soon benefit from the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI), thanks to a pioneering new initiative from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. London is well established as the AI capital of Europe: last year, leading London-based AI advice platform Cognition X released a report which showed the capital was home to more … [Read more...]
UKHospitality responds to Government on contract regulations for hospitality businesses
Current exemptions for hospitality businesses from the Consumer Contract Regulations should remain in place, otherwise businesses could be hit be widespread last-minute cancellations, according to UKHospitality. UKHospitality has responded to the Government’s consultation on Consumer Contract Regulations calling for hospitality to retain its current exemption. The … [Read more...]
Jeff Bland, Executive Chef, The Balmoral open to experimenting with Rational
Jeff Bland, Executive Chef, The Balmoral speaks about how the RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter and VarioCookingCenter appliances help him and his brigade to experiment. This experimentation leads to delivering the high quantities of food required for banqueting at The Balmoral, consistently. For kitchens delivering high volumes of food for banqueting Rational UK currently have a … [Read more...]