As the nation awaits the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Great British pub is readying itself for a bumper weekend as people look to celebrate the royal wedding in true British fashion – at their local. With licensing hours for Friday 18th May and Saturday 19th May extended by two hours from 11pm to 1am for the royal wedding, along with the FA Cup final … [Read more...]
Nicola Morris appointment strengthens Sodexo’s corporate services team
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, has appointed Nicola Morris as divisional managing director and head of food within its corporate services business. Nicola joined on 1 May and has assumed responsibility for a number of Sodexo’s large corporate accounts and the company’s contract portfolio in London. Nicola will also lead in the delivery of the UK corporate … [Read more...]
Hawthorn Leisure shows its commitment to Scotland with latest investments
Hawthorn Leisure, the pub company that thinks differently, has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to Scotland by spending more than £600,000 on two recent investments. This CAPEX spend launches the pub company’s plan to invest £1.8m into its 106 pubs in Scotland throughout 2018. The two pubs were opened in partnership with Scottish pub company, PG Taverns. The Jolly Gin and … [Read more...]
Atalian and Servest merge to create global leader in facilities services
Two international facilities management providers, Atalian and Servest, have merged to form Atalian Servest, one of the world’s largest FM outsourcing companies. The new organisation has a turnover of €3 billion, employs more than 125,000 people worldwide and operates in 33 countries across four continents. The merger follows the formation of a joint venture between the two … [Read more...]
wagamama beats Coffer Peach Tracker every week for 4 years
wagamama has now recorded an unprecedented 208 consecutive weeks of UK market outperformance according to industry sales monitor the Coffer Peach Tracker. Over the last 4 years wagamama has outperformed the market by 8.2%. The Coffer Peach Tracker is the industry sales monitor for the UK managed pub, bar and restaurant sector collects and analyses performance data from 39 … [Read more...]