The eighth edition of Passion4Hospitality, the Institute of Hospitality’s annual student and industry networking event, benefitted from an extensive Careers Fair featuring nearly 40 companies looking for new talent. Around 300 hospitality management students attended the all-day event which took place at Novotel London West on Monday (12 March). Students came from UK … [Read more...]
JD Wetherspoon PLC preliminary results financial highlights
Before exceptional items Revenue £830.4m (2017: £801.4m) +3.6%* Like-for-like sales +6.1% Profit before tax £62.0m (2017: £51.4m) +20.6% Operating profit £74.0m (2017: £65.1m) +13.6% Earnings per share (including shares held in trust) 45.7p (2017: 33.8p) +35.2% Free cash flow per share 34.8p (2017: 44.2p) -21.3% Interim dividend 4.0p (2017: 4.0p) … [Read more...]
TUCO Competitions return for 25th anniversary
The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), 25th prestigious annual skills competitions return to the University of Warwick 26th - 28th March 2018. Celebrating an astonishing 25 years of culinary excellence, the event will be a three day extravaganza, showcasing the extraordinary breadth and range of university hospitality skills. Welcoming more than 150 entrants and 400 … [Read more...]
Royal Air Force Apprentice of the year awards 2018
Twenty eight Royal Air Force (RAF) apprentices have been honoured with awards by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier. The RAF provides paid training in specialisms ranging from communications, photography, catering, logistics through to engineering manufacture, human resources and flight operations. The very best of the RAF’s 2700 apprentices, … [Read more...]
Crowne Plaza London – Albert Embankment announces roster of staff
Launching in May 2018, Crowne Plaza London - Albert Embankment is the first luxury hotel to open in the Albert Embankment area. This exciting new hotel positions itself at the forefront of a new way of doing business - with design-led, culturally-relevant and technology-enabled solutions at the heart of its philosophy. Along with investment in the hotel itself, the owner … [Read more...]