Monthly Archives: March 2013

Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013: semi-finalists announced

The names of the sommeliers through to the semi-finals of this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013 have been announced today by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS). This follows yesterday’s [25 March] regional finals held simultaneously in Bristol, London, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells and Edinburgh. This year there were a record […]

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European hotel transaction activity down but more properties now on the market

The UK’s hotels market saw the most transaction activity during 2012 with a total volume of €1.4 billion, accounting for 38% of hotel volume in Europe. European hotel transaction volume reached a total of approximately €5.6 billion in 2012, a decrease of 21% on the €7.1 billion recorded in 2011 highlighting the fact that investors […]

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Coffee shops and healthy food outlets top Ones to Watch

Coffee shops, healthy quick service outlets, artisan bakeries and Mexican burrito outlets are showing the most growth of the UK’s small and emerging high street eating out chains, showing that while consumers may have cut back on their dining out, they are still keen to treat themselves inexpensively to something of good quality, served quickly […]

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