Managed pub and bar group TCG is gearing up for this summer’s World Cup by rolling out the MatchPint listing service to all its venues showing sport. The partnership will ensure that customers can check the matches being shown in TCG venues, which are promoting the tournament in Brazil as a Festival of Football. As well as following England’s progress, fans will be able to … [Read more...]
Fourfold increase in rate of diagnosed cases of Coeliac Disease
Coeliac UK, the national charity for coeliac disease announced on 12 May 2014 that new research from the University of Nottingham that has found a fourfold increase in the rate of diagnosed cases of coeliac disease in the United Kingdom over the past two decades – but that three quarters of people with coeliac disease still remain undiagnosed. 1 in 100 people in the UK have … [Read more...]
Boycott of The Dorchester Collection taking effect
It has now been widely publicised that The Dorchester Collection of hotels, owned by the Sultan of Brunei, is being boycotted by a number of celebrities and their supporters after the country introduced a law to punish gays with death by stoning. Whilst it is not possible to assess the value of business being lost by The Dorchester Collection, there is no doubt that it is … [Read more...]
Firmdale’s Ham Yard Hotel to open 1 June
Firmdale Hotels will open its eighth London property, Ham Yard Hotel, on 1 June 2014. Set on a three-quarter acre site in the heart of bustling Soho, a couple of blocks from Mayfair, the hotel will revolve around a unique tree filled pedestrian thoroughfare connecting Great Windmill Street to Denman Street, opening up historic Ham Yard and Denman Place to the public for the … [Read more...]
Brewdog turns its attention to food
Brewdog has turned (part of) its attention to the food that it serves, seeking ‘to make the food options in our bars top notch across the country’ and ‘embarking on a new mission to step up our game and get some of the most exquisite, tasty food available to pair with your brews’. Quite a challenge, given the high reputation of Brewdog’s beers! The answer? Brewdog has … [Read more...]