Having spent many years running media businesses working alongside advertisers and exhibitors, seeing results is by far the most enjoyable part of the job. A win win. While Managing Director of Hotelympia, now HRC, I would often witness this live in show, and most people in hospitality will have visited at some point and seen similar. People shaking hands on a deal, satisfying … [Read more...]
Labour Party warns hospitality industry faces collapse
The Labour Party has published a series of demands and is urging Government to act now to save the hospitality industry. The party has warned that hospitality faces collapse with many more closures and redundancies unless the Government put in place sector-specific support measures. Lucy Powell, shadow minister for business and consumers, is also calling on people … [Read more...]
Greene King to repay Benjamin Greene’s enthusiastic role in slavery
The Black Lives Matter global movement has recently challenged Covid-19 for headlines across the world following the televised murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police. Now two UK businesses are in the headlines for their founders’ involvement in the 19th century trans-Atlantic slave trade, Lloyd’s of London and brewer and pub chain Greene King. Both on Wednesday pledged to … [Read more...]
McDonald’s hail digital channels for reopening results
McDonald's have released details of worldwide financial performance during the COVID-19 crisis. Strong digital reach and delivery systems are credited by McDonald's leading to optimistic sentiment in its strategy to deal with the impact from Covid-19 globally. With about 95% of McDonald's restaurants now operational across the world, sequential improvement in … [Read more...]
Workplace Catering, kindness gives way to cost saving
The workplace catering community are doing an amazing job preparing for the return to work, while many of course have been hard at it throughout. Almost every catering company has produced a really clear set of guidelines to convince clients that opening catering facilities will be safe. There are some terrific videos we’ve seen underlining their capabilities … [Read more...]