As Brexit looms tantalisingly close now, the UK government are aggravating nation-wide fears by shrouding the public from a practical post-Brexit plan. The long overdue White Paper failed to put these anxieties to rest, promising only a regulated free trade zone and preferential treatment to students, tourists and businesses in our future EU-UK relationship. Although of course, … [Read more...]
Baroness Barker to be appointed patron of the National Association of Care Catering at the NACC Training & Development Forum
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced that Baroness Liz Barker is to become its patron. Baroness Barker will take up the position at the NACC AGM on Wednesday 3 October 2018. Her first duty as NACC patron will be to address association members and partners at the 2018 NACC Training & Development Forum on Thursday 4 October. With a long … [Read more...]
UK ‘food-to-go’ market up £2.5 billion
Britons are increasingly eating pre-prepared food and drink on-the-go, and this is one of the fastest-growing areas of Britain’s out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry. Latest figures from global information company The NPD Group show that ‘food-to-go’ consumption (off-premise but excluding delivery and drive thru’) is growing while on-premise is shrinking. For the year ending … [Read more...]
Callooh Callay’s Richard Wynne appoints Sarah McAnulty & Jon Everid to senior board of Lounge & Liquor Hospitality Group
Entrepreneur Richard Wynne, founder of iconic Shoreditch cocktail bar Callooh Callay, and sister-bar Little Bat in islington, has announced the appointment of Sarah McAnulty and Jon Everid to the senior board of Lounge & Liquor Hospitality Group - the parent company covering both bars and Wynne's bar consultancy. McAnulty, originally from New Zealand, totals eight … [Read more...]
Expedia urges travel industry to leverage technology and highlights power of collaboration at Edinburgh Partner
Scotland’s hoteliers have been urged to further embrace technology and industry collaboration in order to attract greater numbers of international visitors and extend the booking season, at a summit hosted by Expedia Group in Edinburgh yesterday. Speakers from VisitScotland, Marketing Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Hotels Association joined representatives from Expedia Group, … [Read more...]