Decline in Britain’s eating out market has slowed as the sector is bolstered by under 34 year olds, the most frequent users of eating out establishments. The new consumer QuickBite survey from Horizons reveals that younger diners are most likely to eat out, with 75% of 18-24 year olds and 76% of 25-34 years olds […]
Serviced apartments are emerging as another growth sector across Europe, and one whose survival and expansion will depend on the concept appealing to an ever more cost-conscious consumer, according to a new report from HVS London. Straddling the traditional hotel stay and residential letting, serviced apartments are still a relatively new concept in Europe, despite […]
Hotel groups straddling both the hostel and hotel markets are likely to emerge as new investment opportunities and become viable alternatives to budget hotels, according to a new report from global hotel consultancy HVS London. The report, The Sharing Market: Commercial Hostels in Europe, outlines the growing popularity of hostels and a movement by larger […]
The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) has today launched its 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition and is inviting entries from across the industry, All restaurant managers, regardless of the sector they work in, are eligible to enter the competition which will test their business aptitude and service skills against those […]
Clement Robert, head sommelier at Medlar Restaurant, London, has won the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2013 following a closely contested final yesterday [28 May]. Second was head sommelier at The Ritz, Tobias Brauweiler, with Kathrine Larsen of Zuma third. Organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service, the exciting day of competition […]
Global hotel consultancy and valuation specialist HVS is pleased to announce the appointment of Samantha Muna, who will be in charge of business development for East Africa. Muna, based in Nairobi, will be a key source of business generation in the region as HVS continues to grow its consulting and valuation business throughout Africa.
The UK’s foodservice sector will experience long-term growth now the worst of the recession is over, although it will take at least until 2016 to return to food sales levels of 2007. This was the conclusion of Horizons’ managing director Peter Backman, speaking at his company’s annual briefing – Success in Challenging Times – held […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]