Britvic plc announced its interim results for the 28 weeks ended 13 April 2014, with Simon Litherland, Chief Executive Officer commenting: “This has been another period of solid progress for our business, as we continue to implement the strategy we announced last year. We have delivered strong revenue, profit and margin growth in the first half of the year and our cost … [Read more...]
McDonald’s UK invites public to design their ultimate burger
McDonald’s UK has launched My Burger®, a crowd-sourcing campaign allowing members of the public to design beef burgers that could appear on the menu at over 1,200 UK restaurants. Online ‘burger builder’ The world’s best-known burger brand has developed an online ‘burger builder’ which can be used to design a customised burger by selecting up to six ingredients from a … [Read more...]
McAleer & Rushe seeks planning for 250-bed Newcastle hotel
McAleer & Rushe has submitted plans to Newcastle City Council for a £100m mixed-use scheme including a new hotel, student accommodation, offices, shops and restaurants on the site of Newgate Street shopping centre in Newcastle. The 60s buildings will be demolished to make way for a 250-bed hotel, with around 30,000sq ft space for retail, restaurant and leisure uses on the … [Read more...]
Giggs and Neville kick off at Hotel Football
Hotel Football beside Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium may not be ready for guests just yet, but it seems it’s ready for football! During a visit to the site, the venture from GG Hospitality, company directors Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, alongside Philip Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, challenged members of the construction team to a surprise five-a-side match. … [Read more...]
UK traditional and regional food at risk
Some of the UK’s most loved regional and holiday food, such as Cornish pasties, Devonshire cream teas and cockles, are at risk of extinction according to new research by Travelodge. Over half of British children have never eaten a Cornish pasty Three quarters of kids have never tried a Devonshire cream tea Nine out of ten young Britons has never tried Haggis Over a … [Read more...]