Banish the cold month blues this year at Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill Liverpool, where guests can fire up their tastebuds with the all new autumn and winter menu. A feast for your eyes as well as your palate, Marco’s revised mains offering captures winter favourites like cream of pumpkin soup and honey roast belly pork, while also sticking with favoured … [Read more...]
Army cooks up a storm on Exercise Joint Caterer
Exercise Joint Caterer, the annual flagship event for Armed Forces and MOD civilian caterers has taken place at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham and drew to a close on Thursday 12th October. The one question which played on everyone’s mind as they entered the competition was which Service team would win overall. The Army team scooped the title last year and have spent … [Read more...]
Casual Dining Group signs first franchise deal in Ireland
Casual Dining Group has signed a franchise deal giving exclusive rights to its Las Iguanas and Bella Italia brands in the Republic of Ireland to experienced restaurateur, Robert O’Donoghue, further building momentum for its growing overseas franchise portfolio. This latest agreement sees the number of CDG franchise partners rise to five, with development agreements or … [Read more...]
Local authorities must be more proactive with rates relief
The ALMR has warned that not enough is being done by local authorities to ensure that promised rates relief is being distributed to businesses. The warning follows the publication of a list of local authorities that have notified the Government of their schemes to allocate and distribute business rates reliefs announced in the Budget in March. Although the majority of … [Read more...]
Azzurri year end results 2017 shows innovation pays from robust performance
Azzurri Group, a market leader in the Italian casual dining sector through its Zizzi, ASK Italian, Coco di Mama and Radio Alice brands, today announces its financial results for the year ended 2 July 2017. Financial Highlights Sales increased by 12.5% year on year to £262.8m, with good like-for-like growth; fifth consecutive year of like-for-like and EBITDA growth for … [Read more...]