JD Wetherspoon plc announces an update on current trading, before entering its close period for its interim results, for the six months ending 28 January 2018, which are expected to be announced on 16 March 2018. Current trading For the first 12 weeks of the second quarter (to 21 January 2018), like-for-like sales increased by 6.0% and total sales by 4.3%. In the year to … [Read more...]
Leading pub group removes plastic straws from its Managed Estate
Due to the rising concerns over global plastic pollution, Ei Group – the UK’s largest pub company, has removed plastic straws across its managed estate nationwide and replaced them with an environmentally-friendly alternative. With headlines recently revealing that it takes hundreds of years for plastic straws to decompose, Ei Group is working closely with cleaning and … [Read more...]
Chucs appoints Carlos Martinez as Group Head Chef at Chucs Restaurants
Chucs is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlos Martinez as Group Head Chef across the Chucs portfolio of restaurants. Commencing the role this month, Martinez joins from his previous role as Head Chef at Maze by Gordon Ramsay, at an exciting time in his new position. This year, Chucs will open a new location in Harrods in February 2018, with details of additional … [Read more...]
Ei Group help publicans brew up more coffee business
Ei Group with some 4,300 pubs across England and Wales has unveiled their ‘Beerista’ coffee offer to support publicans across its business tap into the lucrative UK coffee market. The end-to-end offer has been specifically designed to support publicans with all aspects of developing and running a suitable and profitable coffee offer. Under the comprehensive initiative, … [Read more...]
ALMR BHA Merger to create a new voice for UK’s £130bn hospitality
Plans were unveiled earlier today to deliver a powerful new unified voice to support the hospitality sector to deliver its full growth potential. The merger of the UK’s two major hospitality trade associations, the ALMR and the BHA, will create a new body, UKHospitality, which will actively speak out for the UK’s third largest private sector employer, which combined … [Read more...]