David McKown from The University of Sheffield and Director of University Hospitality Seminars was presented with the MBE by The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on 7 November, 2019 for services to hospitality and catering. McKown commented after the day telling us: "it was an amazing day and humbling to meet other recipients at the investiture, many had done amazing … [Read more...]
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Macdonald Hotels sells landmark properties to US real estate developer
Independent hotel group Macdonald Hotels has today confirmed the sale of Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews and the leasehold interest of the Randolph Hotel in Oxford to Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Deputy Chairman, Macdonald Hotels Group, Gordon Fraser commenting on the transaction told us: “This is a superb deal for the business, which allows us to … [Read more...]
Two new Accor Jan 2020 openings creating new jobs in Leicester
Leicester’s new Novotel and Adagio hotels are set to create over 60 jobs when both businesses open in early January 2020. The scheme, which comes under the Accor brand features a restaurant and two fully serviced hotels. Ten senior staff members, who together have over 245 years’ combined experience, have already been appointed by the brand to work across the project and … [Read more...]
Market report reveals key insights to restaurant trends for 2020
New research from 70,000 businesses reveals that 50 million adults eat out in Great Britain each year on 2.4 billion occasions. Young people are most likely to dine out with couples and under 35’s eating out once a week. The research will help form a new annual market report revealing what British consumers want from restaurants. It is based on a detailed analysis of … [Read more...]
The Brighton Centre removes beef from menus as an issue of moral responsibility
The Brighton Centre, in conjunction with their catering partner KUDOS, has announced that it will remove beef products from its menus from January 1st, 2020. This announcement follows similar we have reported on this year, most notably University of Cambridge’s removal of beef and lamb from menus and reporting higher profits as a direct consequence. Brighton Centre’s … [Read more...]