Cafe Spice Namaste has received the coveted Resource Management Business of the Year Award at the inaugural Waste2zero Awards held at Ham Yard Hotel. The Waste2zero Awards were designed to celebrate the strides that companies in the foodservice and hospitality sector had made to demonstrate their commitment and excellence in waste management and prevention. The winners … [Read more...]
Drake & Morgan announce 2016/17 results
Drake & Morgan, the London-based bar and restaurant group backed by Bowmark Capital, announces its financial results for the year ended March 2017. Turnover increased by 48.8% to £42.9m (52 weeks to 26 March 2017). LFL turnover up 5.0%. Adjusted EBITDA* increased by 39.2% to £5.0m. Adjusted pre-tax profit** was £2.0m. Acquisition of Corney and Barrow Bars … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Fabian Clark
British seafood aficionado Fabian Clark will officially open his first restaurant CLAW Carnaby on Kingly Street in London in January. After graduating with an economics degree from Manchester University in 2012 Fabian landed a job at a branding agency, but his passion for food overtook and after following cooking courses at Leith's and L'Atelier de Chef, he quit his job in … [Read more...]
Lords to debate effectiveness of Licensing Act 2003
On Wednesday 20 December the House of Lords will debate the legislative scrutiny report on the Licensing Act 2003 which was published in April, together with the Government response published last month. The report, by the House Lords Licensing Act 2003 Committee, considered the effectiveness of the Act and changes that should be made eleven years after it came into … [Read more...]
Starboard hotels ends the year with the acquisition of their 15h hotel
Derby’s Riverlights Holiday Inn hotel, a prime destination for tourists and business visi-tors to the region, has been acquired by Starboard Hotels, marking the completion of a busy and successful year for the privately owned operator of multi-branded hotels. As one of the UK’s fastest growing hotel businesses, the acquisition of the 105 bed-roomed Holiday Inn Riverlights, … [Read more...]