Monday 15/8/16
Morningadvertiser.co.uk – Snapchat your food and drink for better sales
By Nicholas Robinson+, 15-Aug-2016
Operators must embrace newer social media outlets such as Snapchat and Instagram, and ditch older forms like Twitter to maximise food and drink pairings, a research organisation has said.
Propelinfonews.com – House of Tiago rodizio to open in Tokyo Industries’ Brew Haus site in Lincoln next month: Norwich-based Sirius Investments will open its second Brazilian rodizio restaurant, this time within Tokyo Industries’ Brew Haus bar in Lincoln in September. The Brew Haus venue will be remodelled and rebranded as The House and Bar of Tiago, offering cuisine from across the globe and creating up to 15 jobs. Sirius, which operates a House of Tiago site in Norwich, will run the new Brazilian-style restaurant alongside the existing Brew Haus bar after striking a rental deal with Tokyo Industries, which is led by Aaron Mellor. The revamped venue will feature an £8,000 grill from Brazil, with the menu offering up to 16 different meats and a hot and cold buffet. Carvers will pass from table to table and cut up meat in front of customers in Brazilian rodizio style. The Brew Haus bar will continue to be run as normal. Sirius Investments operations director Charlie Hewitt told the Lincolnshire Echo: “We are very happy to be expanding into Lincoln. I have some family that live close by and I love the city – it has a lot of history. We can’t wait to get started and are excited to start running a successful business for everyone to enjoy.”
Tuesday 16/8/16
Propelinfonews.com – Fine Leisure set to open fifth Dexters Alehouse and Kitchen at end of August: Fine Leisure is to open its fifth Dexters Alehouse and Kitchen at the end of this month. The company has added the Golden Fleece in Louth to its estate and will reopen the venue at the end of August. Director David Butler said: “We are very selective over where we open our traditional-style pubs – they have to be in the right places for our brand. Louth is a thriving and bustling market town and we just love it. We know with its location in Louth, the pub will do well. Our newest Dexters in Brigg and Lincoln opened just months ago and are thriving. All our Alehouses are quite different but they all have the same philosophy – offering quality and fresh produce. We promote Lincolnshire produce with our beef solely sourced from our butcher in Lincoln. Our traditional ales include some Lincolnshire companies, including a Horncastle-based brewery.”
Wednesday 17/8/16
Propelinfonews.com – Epic Pubs opens third site, in Oakham, first with accommodation: Epic Pubs has opened its third site, the Mill Street Pub & Kitchen in Oakham, Rutland. The pub, leased from Punch, has undergone an extensive refurbishment, with the interior and exterior completely remodelled. The 180-cover pub features an open kitchen and two private dining rooms, including one with a private bar, with the interior comprising a mix of exposed brickwork, bright furnishings and a rusted steel bar. Meanwhile, the pub’s courtyard garden, featuring banquette seating, offers space for up to 80 customers. It is also Epic’s first site to feature accommodation, offering seven boutique bedrooms. Epic operates two other pubs in Northamptonshire and Berkshire and secured its fourth site last month in Apsley Guise, near Milton Keynes. It is led by managing director Andrew Coath, who has worked in the pub and hotel industry for 20 years. He said: “We are really excited to be entering the next phase of Epic’s development with this new pub, which will build on the success of our two existing businesses. Each Epic establishment is unique in character and style, but with the same consistent standards of excellence in our food, drink and service.” Punch development manager Wayne McGarry added: “We are delighted to be working with Epic Pubs who, like us, have an uncompromising commitment to quality. The results at Mill Street are truly stunning. They have created a sensational new venue in Oakham and we are confident it will prove a real success with customers.
Thursday 18/8/16
Propelinfonews.com – Tasty to open first Wildwood site in Lincolnshire next week: Tasty will launch its first Wildwood venue in Lincolnshire next Friday (26 August). The restaurant and 70-seater cinema will open at the former Mall Shopping Centre in High Street, Lincoln. The prime city centre spot will offer pizza, pasta and grilled burgers and steaks, with a three-course set menu and a cinema ticket costing less than £20. The ground floor of the venue will house a bar and restaurant, with the cinema on the first floor. Tim Bradford, managing director of Banks Long & Co, which oversaw the let to Tasty, said: “We turned down a number of wet-led, late-night bar operations in favour of Wildwood, which offers a top-quality dining experience. This new name for Lincoln signals new jobs and continues the revitalisation process being seen throughout the city centre.” Tasty joint chief executive Samuel Kaye added: “The city has been on our radar for some time. We recognise how Lincoln has improved, with an expanding economy and a surge in tourist and student numbers.” The Lincoln site will be Wildwood’s 34th restaurant in the UK.
Propelinfonews.com – Norfolk-based American restaurant concept Arbuckles set to start expansion with second site, in Ely: Norfolk-based American restaurant concept Arbuckles is set to start expansion by opening a second site, this time in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The company, owned by John and Maxine Murphy, is opening the restaurant at the Ely Cineworld leisure complex being built in Downham Road, reports the Ely News. The restaurant is expected to open in February. A post on its Facebook page said: “The new Arbuckles will be about 175 seats and will look amazing.” Arbuckles opened its first site in 2008 on the A10 at Downham Market.
Propelinfonews.com– Punch freezes spirit prices for second year in a row: Punch is freezing the prices on its spirits until June/July 2017 – the second year in a row the company has done so. It comes after Punch’s decision in March to absorb the duty increases on wine and high-strength sparkling cider following the Budget. The hold on prices for another year includes many leading brands, which Punch said allowed publicans to “provide customers with the most popular drinks choices”. Furthermore, the prices of Jagermeister, Jack Daniels, Bacardi Carta Blanca and Smirnoff Red Vodka have now remained the same for three years running. Punch commercial director John Healy said: “We’re always looking for ways to support our publicans and provide them with that little bit extra, which is why we have decided to freeze spirits prices for a second year. This will help our publicans maximise the profit opportunities available to them on these products. We look forward to welcoming our publicans to this year’s road shows, where many of our major spirits suppliers will be in attendance and have some fantastic offers exclusively available to attendees on the day.”
Friday 19/8/16
Propelinfonews.com – Chestnut Group buys fifth site: Chestnut Group has bought its fifth site, the Three Blackbirds in the village of Woodditton on the outskirts of Newmarket, through agent Fleurets off an asking price of £580,000 for the freehold. Simon Jackaman, of Fleurets, said: “We received considerable interest in this property, which isn’t a surprise given its location, the attractiveness of the building, as well as the potential with planning for the rooms.” Chestnut Group operates The Packhorse Inn in nearby Moulton, The Rupert Brooke in Grantchester, The White Horse in Easton, near Woodbridge, and The Northgate in Bury St Edmunds, which is opening next month.
Bighospitality.co.uk – Employing hospitality staff legally: What you need to know about the Immigration Act 2016
By Emma Eversham+, 18-Aug-2016
Byron received unwanted media attention last month after it helped the Home Office organise an immigration raid on some of its staff who were found to be working illegally in the UK. Read More