In a joint venture, Adande® and Gamble Retail Solutions have supplied a hot foodservice ‘profit pod’ to HKS Retail Ltd’s forecourt store at a BP filling station in Leicester. The installation is part of the retailer’s new concept aimed at delivering fast service for hot food to go, including freshly baked pizzas, hot filled rolls, pastries, muffins, bagels, breakfast items and … [Read more...]
Angela Hartnett’s Merchant’s Tavern Restaurant
Critically-acclaimed London restaurant Merchants Tavern was opened in late 2013 by Angela Hartnett. As one of the UK’s best-loved chefs and restaurateurs, she is known for her sophisticated yet simple, Italy-inspired cooking. The new business installed an EPoS system at the outset but quickly realised it had made the wrong choice. Unable to rely upon system-generated figures … [Read more...]
Hoist Group brings superior WiFi to AccorHotels Benelux
AccorHotels in the Benelux countries have upgraded their WiFi networks to the latest wireless networking standard, known as 802.11ac. The upgrades were carried out by Swisscom Hospitality, which integrated with Hoist Group last month; Hoist Group now manages and services the AccorHotels Benelux networks through its Fusion Platform. 802.11ac is the latest Wireless standard … [Read more...]
Back bar refrigeration – Williams has it sorted
Bottle coolers, bottle wells, wine towers and small fridges Bottle coolers tend to be the main element of back bar refrigeration, but some places with high volume bottle sales find bottle wells a more convenient or supplementary option. A small fridge is also useful for keeping cocktail garnishes fresh and for keeping milk cool in venues offering hot beverage options. And, … [Read more...]
Polaris Plastics dispense with the mess
Last week we met with Paul Wilkes, Business Development Director at Polaris Plastics, who are a specialist supplier of standard and bespoke refuse sacks. Their track record in the supply of refuse sacks to the janitorial and catering markets has established its credentials as the UK’s most dependable company. Polaris Plastics has just introduced a new dispensing system – … [Read more...]