Following its recent acquisition of Bento Sushi (“Bento”), YO! Sushi (“YO!”), is delighted to announce Richard Hodgson will join the newly formed combined group (“Group”) as Chief Executive Officer, commencing in December. Richard was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Express, where he was instrumental in driving the internationalisation of the business. As agreed … [Read more...]
Capital investment underlines apex hotels’ growth and confidence
Apex Hotels Limited has reported another consecutive year of strong growth, with a 6 per cent rise in turnover (from £61.3 to £65m) and 2.1 per cent rise in underlying profits before tax (up from £10.3m to £10.5m). The company showed its confidence in the market during the financial year with capital investment of £20.7m used to further develop its new hotel, Apex City of … [Read more...]
Hand Picked Hotels welcomes New General Manager to Guernsey Resort
Hand Picked Hotels has announced the appointment of Mark Platt as General Manager of St Pierre Park Hotel, Spa and Golf resort in Guernsey, the Channel Islands. An established hotelier with over 30 years’ experience working with global hotel brands in the UK and overseas - including IHG (Intercontinental Hotel Group), Accor and Hilton - Mark joins Hand Picked Hotels from his … [Read more...]
Bumper sales of Ei Group’s exclusive Royal British Legion charity beer help double donation
Poppy Beer, Ei Group’s exclusive beer in partnership with The Royal British Legion, has proved a winner with customers with over 118,000 pints bought across pubs in its estate. The 3.6% ABV beer was available exclusively to publicans across the Ei Publican Partnerships estate in advance of Remembrance Day on 11 November, as well as being on the bar in Craft Union and … [Read more...]
Punches & Pints, new London bar trend for 2018
London has always been known for its classic old boozers. At the same time, its slick cocktail bars continue to top the World's Best each year. A couple of years ago we saw the rise of microbreweries-cum-craft beer bars and in 2017 we have seen venues dedicated to single spirits pop up all over, from gin parlours to whiskey rooms. Reflecting London's increasingly discerning … [Read more...]