AccorHotels UK & Ireland has partnered with Too Good To Go, the world’s largest online marketplace for surplus food, as part of its bid to reduce food waste by 30 per cent by 2020. It is the first hotel group to join the Too Good To Go platform in the UK. Twenty-five of the group’s hotels around the UK have joined the Too Good To Go platform since January, in cities … [Read more...]
UK first: Travelodge partners up with itsu
Today in a UK first, Travelodge, the hotel chain, announces it has partnered up with one of Britain’s coolest brands, itsu, to offer a specially selected ‘eat beautiful’ range of convenience noodles and Asian-inspired snacks in its non-Bar Café hotels. This new range offers Travelodge customers the option to enjoy a delicious, restaurant-inspired meal in the comfort of … [Read more...]
Springfields outlet invests £1.2m into expansion of its leisure offer
Sanderson Leisure and Retail (SLR), which is asset managing and overseeing the running of Springfields Outlet in Lincolnshire, has unveiled plans for a £1.2 million investment into the expansion of the innovative leisure offer in the East of England. The expansion work, already underway and due for completion in early summer, will provide an extensive range of family-friendly … [Read more...]
Giggling Squid announces second London site
Giggling Squid, the popular and innovative family of Thai restaurants, is pleased to announce its second London site will open this year in Kingston-upon-Thames. The 3000 sq.ft site occupies a prime location on the High Street and will be the group’s 30th site this year. The former Jamie’s Italian site will seat approximately 120 and include a bar area for pre-theatre … [Read more...]
EasyCoffee steams ahead while rest of sector slows
Investors encouraged to wake up and smell the coffee as easyCoffee enjoys growth in a sluggish market Despite the challenges of slowdown, lower profits and market saturisation faced by many coffee shops, easyCoffee is rapidly growing and seeking new funding of up to £3 million to expand its business. Part of the easyGroup family of brands that includes easyJet, easyCoffee … [Read more...]