Domino’s Pizza Group plc has announced that David Wild has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Stephen Hemsley, Non-Executive Chairman, commented: “We are delighted that David will be joining Domino’s permanently as Chief Executive Officer. Since becoming Interim CEO in January, he has impressed the board with his passion and understanding of … [Read more...]
Bath Ales wins Gold at SIBA’s Tuckers Malting Beer Festival
West Country brewer, Bath Ales, has won the top accolade for its Golden Hare beer at SIBA’s annual Tuckers Malting Beer Festival. The awards are designed to showcase the very best products in the region with over 250 different beers on show at this year’s event, and Golden Hare fought off tough competition from The Liberation brewery and The Ramsbury brewery to claim the top … [Read more...]
BrewDog apologises to Portman Group for ‘not giving a ****’
Following the official announcement (see below) from the Portman Group that BrewDog’s Dead Pony Club pale ale is in breach of the alcohol marketing code, BrewDog promptly took the Portman Group to task – in no uncertain terms. James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog commented in a statement: “On behalf of BrewDog PLC and its 14,691 individual shareholders, I would like to issue a … [Read more...]
HCA 2014 Conference speakers call for support for Nutrition & Hydration in patient care
The 2014 Annual National Conference and Exhibition of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC, Birmingham on 10 – 11 April. The 2014 Conference theme was “Engineering the Future”, taking its inspiration from Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the South West mechanical and civil engineer whose vision and passion demonstrated that … [Read more...]
Greggs reports good start to year with sales up 4%
GREGGS plc - the leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer in the UK, with almost 1,700 retail outlets throughout the country - has issued an interim management statement showing good trading in the year to date, and expects ‘satisfactory’ results for the year. Total sales in the 17 weeks to 26 April 2014 up 4.0% Own shop like-for-like sales in the first 17 weeks up 3.7% … [Read more...]