After learning from PETA about how birds are force-fed several times a day through metal pipes that are rammed down their throats in order to make foie gras, the owners of Gordon's Restaurant in Inverkeilor, Angus – which has three AA rosettes and is a runner for the Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year Award for 2015 – have agreed to stop serving the product and … [Read more...]
Summer 2014 Travel Trends
Based on searches made between 1 January and 15 June for travel during July and August 2014, Trivago.co.uk reports that London is unsurprisingly the most popular UK destination, followed by Edinburgh – no doubt due to the Fringe Festival in August. And Brits tend to start researching their holiday early and spend more than the global average on their hotel stay. Top 10 Most … [Read more...]
Cucina Restaurants renews first ever contract with Southfield SchoolTO
School catering company Cucina Restaurants has just signed a new five-year deal with Kettering's Southfield School for Girls, renewing a partnership for its first ever contract, which began in July 2006. The new contract is worth an estimated £536,719 for the first three years, with an option to renew for a further two years. Southfield School, with 1030 girls aged 11-18 … [Read more...]
ESS wins £3.75 million extension with Metropolitan Police
ESS Support Service Worldwide, part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has retained a contract with Carillion Integrated Services at the Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre for five years, in a deal worth an expected £3.75 million. Under the extension, the ESS team will continue to deliver restaurant catering, retail, hospitality, vending and bar food services to … [Read more...]
‘Experience meetings’ concept for delivering effective meetings
A study by Radisson Blu Hotels has found that office staff that have meetings at work, hold, on average, three meetings per day, lasting over an hour in total. In extreme cases, some individuals attend more than ten meetings per day or say they spend over 3 hours each day in meetings. The study suggests that the workers are not as engaged as they could be: of those … [Read more...]