Monthly Archives: October 2015

Operators realistic as growth in food sales expected to slow, says Eating Out-Look survey

Confidence remains relatively strong amongst the UK’s eating out operators, with nearly two-thirds of those taking part in the latest Eating Out-Look survey saying that their food sales had increased year-on-year. However, compared with last year, a smaller proportion of operators reported a growth in sales, with nearly a third saying they had experienced no […]

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Eating out gets cheaper but side dishes boost consumer spend, says Horizons’ menu report

Competition in the eating out sector is pushing the price of some dishes down in many high street pubs, restaurants and hotels, although operators are compensating by introducing a wider variety of side dishes, extra toppings and special sauces to sell to consumers, according to Horizons’ Menu Trends report. “Our menu survey picked up a […]

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Patrick Dempsey joins Staycity board

Patrick Dempsey, former managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, is to become a non-executive director of Dublin-based serviced apartment operator Staycity. Dempsey joins Staycity at a time of significant growth for the company. Its current estate of apartments and aparthotels stands at 1,000 across eight European cities, but an active development pipeline will see […]

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Staycity appoints new development director to advance European growth

Dublin-based Staycity, one of Europe’s leading aparthotel operators, has announced the appointment of Barry Hickey as Development Director. A chartered accountant by profession, Hickey joins Staycity with a strong property background having spent 13 years with Irish developer Ballymore, most recently as Finance Director UK & Ireland. “Staycity is a growing brand in an expanding […]

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