Sodexo has launched the first loyalty app in the contract catering industry. The Reward Tree app has been developed to meet the growing consumer appetite for discounts. The app, which acts as a virtual loyalty card, is being introduced at some 400 Sodexo-run workplace, hospital and university restaurants across the UK and offers two loyalty schemes: Drink: buy eight hot … [Read more...]
Westminster Kingsway College part-time chef courses supported by Craft Guild of Chefs
Westminster Kingsway College has announced a new partnership with the Craft Guild of Chefs to support young chefs working in the industry while developing their skills. The College’s School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts has worked closely with the Craft Guild for a number of years and many of the chef lecturers are member of the guild. The College supports the Craft Guild … [Read more...]
226% uplift in contactless payments in past 12 months
New figures from WorldPay show contactless payments are rocketing, with 226% more contactless transactions compared to this time last year. Contactless payments have more than trebled (249%) between 2012 and 2013 (from 12.5 million UK payments processed by WorldPay in December 2012 to 43.6 million UK payments in December 2013). There are currently 38.1 million contactless … [Read more...]
Anheuser-Busch InBev pleased with UK performance for 2013
ABInBev has reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013, with Inge Plochaet, BU President, AB InBev UK commenting: “We are pleased with the performance of AB InBev UK’s beer and cider brands in 2013 in a challenging market. Budweiser in particular performed well, with volumes up 3%. This was driven by growth in off trade retail and draught distribution in … [Read more...]
Independent brewers grow sales by 7.9 per cent
Independent brewers are reaping the benefits of the scrapping of the beer duty escalator in last year’s Budget. According to Beer Report 2014, published 26 February by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), its members grew volume sales by an estimated 7.9 per cent in 2013 to 1.55 million barrels – meaning the nation’s beer lovers drank nearly 33 million more pints of local … [Read more...]