Star Pubs & Bars is boosting its soft drinks category support, reflecting the growing popularity of soft drinks. The company has appointed its first dedicated soft drinks buyer, is making Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) its official category partner, installing new dispense equipment in its pubs and providing licensees with promotional materials. Paul Hunter, who … [Read more...]
Fairmont St Andrews appoints new Golf Director
Fairmont St Andrews, the luxury five-star hotel, has appointed Dan Naudo as the new director of golf. Joining from London Golf Club, Kent, Dan will be responsible for strengthening the international presence of the golf offering at the five-star resort, ensuring guests are provided with a unique golfing experience and performance, and service objectives are achieved in his … [Read more...]
Shaftesbury hosts fifth annual Carnaby street eat Food Festival
On Saturday 11 August, over 30 vibrant restaurants, bars and cafés in Shaftesbury’s highly popular destination Carnaby, took to the streets for an al fresco summer party in celebration of Carnaby Street Eat, the annual food festival. Food stalls and trucks lined the streets of Carnaby, in the heart of London’s West End, serving signature plates and cocktails for one day … [Read more...]
Apprenticeship applications rocket as school leavers look to a career
As thousands of young people across the country flock to collect their A level results this week, a growing number will be looking to learn and earn through an apprenticeship scheme, an increasingly popular alternative to university. Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, is seeing this first-hand. In 2016, the business pledged to offer 10,000 … [Read more...]
Chef Kieren Steinborn-Busse announces restaurant in Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Chef Kieren Steinborn-Busse and his wife, Natasha, a Hertfordshire local, have announced plans to open a restaurant in the historic market town of Buntingford this November. The Falcon will offer dishes that reflect Kieren’s love of British comfort food and rustic recipes based around seasonal, local produce - deliberately moving away from overcomplicated, haute … [Read more...]