Poppy’s Place, a new address for all-day dining in Fulham, has opened its doors and is the first venture from the young team of restaurateur and consultant Scarlett Guess and Chef Alastair Prichard. It offers a farm-to-table menu of seasonal breakfast, brunch and lunch dishes by day, and by night, transforms itself into a candlelit neighbourhood restaurant serving robust … [Read more...]
Accor expands with Mercure Sheffield Parkway hotel
Accor, the world’s leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, has entered into a franchise agreement with Dominvs Hospitality to open the Mercure Sheffield Parkway hotel. Formerly the Aston Sheffield hotel, the 78-room hotel is located in the heart of the Sheffield Business District, just 4 miles from Sheffield city centre and within a stone’s throw of Meadow Hall … [Read more...]
Greene King launches new social media training
In a move that demonstrates the growing influence of social media, Greene King is launching two new training courses to help licensees in its tenanted and leased estate develop a stronger social media presence for their pubs. A workshop for Business Development Managers (BDMs) will build understanding about the benefits of social media for communicating with customers, … [Read more...]
Trend for burgers is growing but bacon still reigns supreme
Foodservice industry figures from the NPD Group show that burgers are fast becoming a British breakfast staple out of home. In the year ending December 2013, we consumed more than 100 million burgers when we had breakfast away from home, up more than +6% on 2012. Around one in 12 out-of-home burger servings (8.6%) were gobbled up before 11am compared to one in 16 (6.2%) five … [Read more...]
Anna Carmichael wins Springboard’s FutureChef Contest
Twelve aspiring young chefs gathered at Westminster Kingsway College to compete for the coveted title of Springboard’s FutureChef Winner 2014, having earned their place in the National final by mixing, stirring and chopping their way through local and regional heats held across the country. They were selected from 8,200 entrants aged 12 to 16 who entered Springboard’s … [Read more...]