Irish Corned Beef named Great Taste Supreme Champion
A handmade corned beef from Northern Ireland has been named the Supreme Champion over 7500 fine foods at the Great Taste Awards 2011.
Archives for September 6, 2011
Pizza Express begins 'biggest rebrand' in company history
Pizza Express is undergoing the biggest brand makeover in the company’s 46-year history in homage to its ‘pizzaiolos’ and their striped shirts.
Google to offer business advice to hospitality industry at Restaurant Show
Representatives from Google are to be among the line-up of companies on hand to offer business advice to the hospitality industry at the Restaurant Show’s Business Bootcamp next month.
Italian chef congress Identità returns to UK
Italian gastronomy event Identità is returning to the UK for the third time next month, the show’s organisers have said, in an effort to “explain the fundamentals of today’s Italian cuisine”.
Richard Vines on being UK chair of World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Earlier this year BigHospitality announced that Jay Rayner, UK chair of the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards would be stepping down from his position of three years.
Two thirds of diners leave food on plates because they are ‘too full’
Six out of ten diners cited being “too full” as the main reason for leaving food on their plates, new research has found, raising questions about whether restaurants are serving overly large portions, contributing to an annual estimated 3 million tonnes...
Prezzo profits up as group set to open 20 restaurants
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has seen revenue increase 23 per cent in the first half of 2011, with pre-tax profits up to £7.3m.
Northern restaurant chains confident despite tough trading conditions
Most restaurant chain operators are confident that northern UK cities still offer growth potential, despite trading conditions remaining tough in the region.
Sheffield Park Hotel to become DoubleTree by Hilton
The 95-bedroom Sheffield Park hotel is to become a DoubleTree by Hilton, the ninth UK hotel opened under the DoubleTree brand.