American burger brand Five Guys is continuing its UK expansion with a new restaurant at Hammerson’s iconic Bullring centre in Birmingham. The restaurant will be the brand’s first in the West Midlands, and will open this summer located on the centre’s middle level, overlooking the scheme’s central atrium and sited amongst popular eateries such as Jamie’s Italian and … [Read more...]
CEDA Director announces 2015 retirement
At the age of 69 and after over 50 years in the industry and just short of ten years with CEDA, Peter Kay, Director of the Catering Equipment Distributors Association (CEDA), will step down following the 2015 Annual Conference. Encouragingly for the CEDA Board, Peter wishes to continue some involvement with CEDA in a part time role, retaining his skills and knowledge over … [Read more...]
Caffè Nero opens first Irish Coffee House – many more to follow
Caffè Nero, the highly regarded master coffee roaster and European coffee house, opened its first store in Ireland on 13 March 2014. Nestled on the corner of St. Stephen’s Green and the corporate cosmopolitan district of Dublin’s Merrion Row, Caffè Nero offers premium award-winning Italian coffee blended and roasted in an old world style, a warm and authentic coffee house … [Read more...]
giraffe KIOSK comes to King’s Cross Square
Family-friendly restaurant group giraffe has added another string to their North London bow, opening KIOSK in King’s Cross Square. Unlike its older sibling giraffe STOP which opened in June 2013, the newest addition is exclusively about ‘grab-and-go’, making it perfect for one of London’s most bustling stations. Helping time-poor travellers dodge their pre-journey dash, … [Read more...]
Soft Drinks grow sales in 2013
According to the Britvic Soft Drinks Review 2014, soft drinks has once again emerged triumphant whilst other categories in FMCG continued to decline in the wake of the challenging economic backdrop. In contrast, soft drinks value sales grew steadily in 2013, rising by 2% to take the category over the £10bn mark for the first time. Faring considerably better than other FMCG … [Read more...]