San Carlo Group restaurants today announced it’s to ban plastic drinking straws from all restaurants. From Wednesday 17th January only paper drinking straws will be used at each of the award winning Italian group’s eighteen UK restaurants. It’s estimated the group uses 600,000 drinking straws every year. Commenting on the news, San Carlo Group Managing Director, Marcello … [Read more...]
London’s Iconic Bob Bob Ricard introduces ‘off-peak’ pricing
Since opening its doors nine years ago, Bob Bob Ricard has been at the forefront of introducing value to special occasion dining, from low margins on fine wine and champagne to keenly priced caviar. Now, eager for even more people to enjoy everything his Soho institution has to offer, owner Leonid Shutov is introducing the concept of ‘off-peak’ pricing. Says Leonid Shutov: … [Read more...]
Award winning Etive Restaurant to open in Oban
The Taynuilt’s award-winning Etive Restaurant is upping sticks and moving to Oban. The new restaurant, which is a joint venture by chef John McNulty and sommelier David Lapsley, is set to open today on the site of the old Light of India at 43 Stevenson Street. The Etive opened in Taynuilt at the start of 2017 and established itself as one of the area’s leading restaurants … [Read more...]
‘Latte levy’: Coffee drinkers want to go green, but price is a barrier
As the Government aims to eliminate avoidable waste with today’s announcement of its 25-Year Environmental Plan, Mintel research reveals that Britain’s coffee shop drinkers are happy to do their bit for the environment, but not at any cost. 40% of out of home hot drinks consumers wouldn’t mind paying extra for drinks served in 100% recyclable cups. 73% of coffee shop … [Read more...]
PAUL raises £13,280 for The Felix Project’s Help a Hungry Child campaign
PAUL is delighted to announce that its artisan bakeries across London have raised an overwhelming £13,280 throughout December for The Felix Project campaign, which puts the grand total raised by PAUL to a nearly £30,000 in just two years. 50p from over 26,650 loaves of bread sold (400g or larger) has been donated to the London-based charity, which will be used to help … [Read more...]