The FSA is issuing technical guidance to help small and medium-sized (SME) businesses comply with the new rules on allergen labelling and information, which take effect later this year. The guidance is being published following a public consultation. From 13 December 2014, food businesses in the UK will have to follow new rules in labelling pre-packed foods and non-prepacked … [Read more...]
Diageo: challenges impact top line performance
Diageo has reported results to 30 June 2014, demonstrating the work it is doing to create a stronger business in a tougher environment, whilst working hard on its premium core brands: strengthening the equity of Guinness and recruiting new consumers; stabilising market-leading Smirnoff; bringing new consumers to Baileys; and increasing the penetration of Captain Morgan … [Read more...]
Mercure Sheffield Parkway transformation complete
London based Asset Management firm, Dominvs Hospitality, has completed the refurbishment of the Aston Sheffield Hotel into the Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel. The transformation of the 78-bedroom Sheffield hotel involved redesigning the traditional hotel lobby by combining the front desk, restaurant, bar, lounge area and business centre to ensure that customer happiness is … [Read more...]
Loungers y-o-y sales up 48% as it hits 50 sites
Loungers, the Bristol based café/bar group, has reached 50 sites with the opening of Como Lounge in Witney, Oxfordshire on 6 August. Loungers started life in 2002 as a 10-table café/bar in the Southville suburb of Bristol and initially grew fairly slowly, only reaching double-figures of sites in 2009. However since then the group has expanded at an ever-increasingly rapid … [Read more...]
50% of publicans unprepared for allergen legislation
With less than six months to go until the introduction of new allergen legislation, research conducted for Unilever Food Solutions has revealed that half of publicans are unaware of the new law. Three quarters (75%) of respondents were unable to identify the allergens, despite 67% of publicans saying they were sometimes, or frequently, asked for information by … [Read more...]