Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it is building on the strength of its management team in order to drive the continued development and acquisition of new stores opening across the UK. New appointments include: Aman Virk and Matthew Brennan as acquisition managers responsible for finding new Papa John’s sites, while Andy Malthouse, Susan Henley and Sarah … [Read more...]
AccorHotels appoints Gilles de Richemond as Chief Information Officer
AccorHotels announces the appointment of Gilles de Richemond as Chief Information Officer. On the occasion of this appointment, Maud Bailly, AccorHotels’ Chief Digital Officer, has declared: “We are very happy that Gilles has agreed to join us. Amid AccorHotels’ technological and cultural transformation, he will bring his extensive knowledge of the digital world, spanning … [Read more...]
Sales team strengthened with addition of new regional managers across the UK
Sodexo has appointed three new Regional Sales Managers to its Sports & Leisure division, as part of the restructure of its UK sales team, announced earlier this year. Kate Nicholl, Cecilia Lavin and Jacqui Page are all existing members of staff at the specialist catering and events company. In their new roles, they’ll be responsible for venues in their respective areas: … [Read more...]
Get inn! Newcastle hotel achieves goal of fastest and lowest-cost rebranding
easyHotel, the super budget international hotel chain is opening its Newcastle hotel in what is probably the fastest hotel rebranding of all time. As guests checked out of the Newcastle Tune Hotel on Monday morning, easyHotel’s team checked in. Their mission? To have the hotel rebranded and ready to open as easyHotel Newcastle, in time for the day’s new guests. The hotel … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Gary Usher
Chef and restaurateur Gary Usher worked in a number of restaurants around the UK, including Chez Bruce and Angela Hartnett's York & Albany before opening his first restaurant, Sticky Walnut in Chester, in 2011 on a tiny budget. Following three successful crowdfunding campaigns, Gary now owns and operates four restaurants in the North West – adding Burnt Truffle in Heswall, … [Read more...]