Jestic Foodservice Solutions has signed a deal to become a master distributor of commercial storage and shelving solutions supplier Metro in the UK.
CPL Learning launches Cellar to Glass digital learning programme
Training provider CPL Learning has launched its brand-new Cellar to Glass digital learning programme developed with beer sommelier Annabel Smith.
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 24 April 2020
Dalata sells Clayton Hotel Charlemont, Dublin to Deka German real estate fund Deka Immobilien is acquiring the 187-room Clayton Hotel Charlemont in Dublin, Ireland from owner operator Dalata for €65 million (€348,000 per room). The property, develop…
COVID-19 forced Airbnb to rethink its product offerings; here’s some of what it came up with
The coronavirus has decimated the travel industry, and Airbnb, the home rental company that appeared unstoppable not so long ago, has not been spared. While the headlines have focused on the measures it’s taking to stockpile cash to offset its losse…
Loungers raises £8.3m through share placing
Loungers, which operates 167 Lounge and Cosy Club sites, has raised approximately £8.3m through a share placing yesterday.
‘Too many’ local authorities not paying grants to pubs ‘quickly enough’
New research by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that there are many parts of the country where pub businesses are yet to receive grant funding from local authorities to help them survive the Covid-19 lockdown.
CMA gives £6.2b Just Eat and Takeaway.com merger the green light
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £6.2b merger between food delivery companies Just Eat and Takeaway.com.
Administrators of Signature Living’s Shankly hotel will investigate how investors’ money has been spent
Administrators of Signature Living’s Shankly hotel in Liverpool have confirmed that part of their role will be to investigate how investors’ money has been spent by the company.
One million hospitality jobs at risk without reopening plan
An extended period of social distancing could cost one million jobs in the hospitality sector unless measures to protect businesses are put in place, according to UKHospitality.
Book review: Cooking in Marfa by Virginia Lebermann and Rocky Barnette
Set in the Chihuahuan Desert, the Texan town of Marfa boasts a population of 2,000 and occupies just over one and half square miles.