Drinking Out Increased 6% Year on Year
The Greene Leisure Spend Tracker Report for March 2015 has just been released, and shows that for the first time since the report was started Drinking Out has led the growth over Eating Out. However, Total Leisure spend was the same as in February, but showed a 2% fall year on year. Drinking Out Increased […]
Hospitality and Leisure News – W/c 27th May
Monday 27/5/15 EnergyLiveNews: ‘68% of people care about saving energy at work’: A majority of people care about being more energy efficient in the workplace. New research found 68% of employees are interested in saving energy at work and one in five said they care “a great deal”. It also revealed those working in the […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/c 20th April
Monday Propelinfonews.com: G&D Ventures buys Animal Inns sites: G&D Ventures, which is the vehicle of business partners Gregory Adjemian and Daniel Smith and operates the Bib Gourmand-recognised Ingham Swan, near Stalham, Norfolk, has bought independent restaurant group Animal Inns in a deal that will see it take control of The Wildebeest Arms at Stoke Holy […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/c 13th April
Monday 13/4/15 Propelinfonews.com: Prosecco sales overtake champagne sales in the UK: Prosecco sales overtook champagne sales in the UK for the first time last year, according to figures from research firm Kantar. Shoppers spent £181.8m on prosecco compared to £141.3m spent on champagne. Prosecco sells for an average of £6.49 a bottle compared to an […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/c 6/4/15
Tuesday 7/4/15 Propelinfonews.com: Carvery Heaven set to grow to 15 sites, opens first US-themed concept: Carvery Heaven, the East Midlands multiple led by Mike Perry, is to open two more sites, taking its estate to 15, with its first US-themed offer set to open. The Fairway in Keyworth, Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/c […]
Our Weekly Roundup of Hospitality News – W/C 30/3/15
Monday 30/3/15 Propelinfonews.com: Bulldog secures £4.5m investment from Business Growth Fund: Coaching inn operator Bulldog Hotel Group has secured a £4.5m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to support a planned £20 million expansion across England. The business, based in Boston, Lincolnshire, operates seven hotels and will use the capital injection to double the […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/e 23rd Mar
Monday 23/3/15 Propelinfonews.com: Raffles Restaurant Group sells Pinocchio’s in Norwich: Raffles Restaurant Group has sold its Pinocchio’s Restaurant on St Benedicts Street in Norwich to Italian brothers Andrea and Gonario Vilia. The Vilias have spent 20 year running restaurants in the UK and Italy. Jayne Raffles, co-owner with her husband Nigel of the firm, which […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – w/c 16th Mar
Monday 16/3/15 BBC News: JD Wetherspoon aims to triple breakfast and coffee sales: The company is cutting the price of coffee and breakfast in a bid to capture a greater share of the daytime dining market. Read More PropelInfonews.com: CBI urges government to exempt smallest business from paying business rates: The CBI has urged the […]
Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/C 9th Mar
Monday 9/3/15 PropelInfonews.com: Lynx Purchasing warns on rising beef prices: Beef will increasingly command a premium on menus as a global shortage drives up price, warns buying specialist Lynx Purchasing. Hospitality & Leisure Industry News – W/C 9th Mar was last modified: June 13th, 2016 by Guy Porteous
10 Tips to Help Hospitality Businesses Reduce Card Processing Costs
1. Shop Around – Just as when you are looking to employ a builder you are advised to get at least three quotes, you should never sign with a Card Processor until you have obtained a range of quotes. Prices can vary by around 40%. Tell suppliers that you speak to that you are shopping […]