InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the opening of Holiday Inn Express Cologne City Centre, the largest Holiday Inn Express in Europe. The newly opened property boasts 323 rooms all featuring the next generation Holiday Inn Express design which balances home comforts with smart design features. Guests can enjoy sound … [Read more...]
World Trade Organisation Rules, OK?
Project Fear has reached a new nadir and has morphed into Project Stupid. David Tyler, chairman of Sainsbury’s, told the Sunday Times at the weekend that “if we don’t get a deal (with the EU) and we move to WTO rules, we could face an average tariff of 22% on foodstuffs we import from Europe”. Tyler’s scare story rivals the Philip Hammond threat that planes might not fly … [Read more...]
Key appointments to drive Brakspear managed estate
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear is supporting its growing managed business with two key appointments – a retail marketing manager and an executive chef. Dan Turner takes on the newly-created retail marketing manager role just as Brakspear’s managed estate reaches 10 sites. He joins from the Ideal Collection pub group in Hampshire and has also worked in marketing roles at … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Fred Sirieix
Fred Sirieix is general manager of Galvin at Windows in the London Hilton Park Lane and fronts the popular Channel 4 TV show First Dates as host and maître d'. An advocate for service inside and outside the industry, Fred co-hosted Michel Roux's Service on BBC2 in 2011 and established National Waiters' Day in 2012. The 45-year-old Frenchman is also heavily involved with … [Read more...]
The Royal Yacht Britannia helps shape the future of chocolate
The Royal Yacht Britannia’s Executive Pastry Chef, Stephen Espouy, won third place in the UK selections of the World Chocolate Masters - hailed as the most challenging and inspiring chocolate competition in the world of gastronomy. Stephen was one of six of the most highly artistic chocolatiers and pastry chefs in the country chosen to represent the UK and Ireland in the … [Read more...]