Sodexo ambassador and former rugby star Matt Dawson was among those at Bulford Garrison and Perham Down to celebrate the launch of Pay As You Dine (PAYD) across 62 restaurants and many more messes. PAYD brings a significant change to the way non-operational catering is delivered to more than 18,700 soldiers based at military units across Project Allenby/Connaught, … [Read more...]
Pub and restaurant groups enjoy 4.6% March sales surge
Britain’s pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 4.6% in March against the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Total sales, including the impact of new openings, were up 7.1% on this time last year. The results mark 12 consecutive months of positive growth for the sector. Better weather “Much … [Read more...]
MGM Resorts and Hakkasan Group form MGM Hakkasan Hospitality
MGM Resorts International and Hakkasan Group have formed a joint venture hotel management company, to be named MGM Hakkasan Hospitality. The strategic alliance will focus on the design, development and management of luxury non-gaming hotels, resorts and residential offerings under the Bellagio, Hakkasan, MGM Grand, and Skylofts brands in key international gateway cities and … [Read more...]
Restaurant Wars TV show jams booking lines for Rogan and Byrne
The Manchester Evening News reports that their respective reservations systems went into meltdown after Manchester House and The French featured on BBC2 documentary Restaurant Wars on Monday night! As a result of the BBC documentary about the opening of Manchester House and The French airing on Monday night, ‘Restaurant Wars’ became ‘Restaurant Wins’ as both of their booking … [Read more...]
Chelsea Flower Show: Plant Eco-Vending Inspiration
As sponsor of Sparsholt College Hampshire’s 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden entry, Huhtamaki's ‘Love Nature’ BioWare paper vending cups, complete with plant seedlings, will be ‘vended’ from a machine donated by Southampton-based company, Bettavend, to form one of the main areas of the garden at this year’s show. Huhtamaki has long manufactured paper vending cups … [Read more...]