The Scandinavian hotel company First Hotels has joined forces with global hotel management company Belvar to conquer Europe. Together, the companies are trading over 200 million euros in turnover, a figure set to double in just two years. The new Group has been named Maribel and has a threefold and equal ownership between the two owners of Belvar, Mads Jacobsen and Rune … [Read more...]
Battersea Arts Centre welcomes Nigel James as Executive Head Chef
Battersea Arts Centre has appointed Nigel James as the new Executive Head Chef, having taken its event catering in-house following the multi-million pound restoration of its Grand Hall. Nigel joins with an impressive resume from some of London’s leading caterers and restaurants, including The Admirable Crichton, Detox Kitchen and The Packed Saddle. He also has a degree in … [Read more...]
SSP’s Bottega Prosecco Bar at Birmingham wins Airport Bar of the Year award
Bottega Prosecco Bar has been honoured with the Airport Bar of the Year award at the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2018. Bottega Prosecco Bar, which launched at Birmingham Airport in March, saw food and beverage operator SSP Group PLC partner with premium Italian drinks brand Bottega to bring the atmosphere and ambience of a Venetian Bacaro bar to international … [Read more...]
Arc Inspirations secures first site in Newcastle
Arc Inspirations, the leading bar operator of a number of fast-growing brands including Manahatta, Banyan Bar & Kitchen and The Box, is investing £1.5 million to open Banyan Bar & Kitchen in Newcastle, its first site in the North East. The two floor and 10,000 square foot site will take the group’s thriving portfolio of bars to 19, when it opens next year in a … [Read more...]
Cairn Group’s hospitality academy goes wild in Scotland
Leading leisure operator Cairn Group went into the wild to develop its cohort of budding chefs in the making. Forming part of its own national training programme Cairn Academy, 11 chefs from across the company headed to South West Scotland with the operator’s group executive chef Rodney Jones for a day of foraging before cooking their finds. Designed to enhance their … [Read more...]