A monthly feature where we take a look at some of the latest news from the catering and hospitality industry as seen on the internet and various publications.
Pub’s Get 3D TV
The Orchid Group is going all-out to make its pubs one of the only places to watch live sporting action, by installing 3D televisions in 85 of its businesses.
Three Orchird pubs are also being transformed into ‘sport Mecca’ sites, offering 3D High Definition TV, with state-of-the-art sound and picture quality.
Orchid’s Simon Dodd said: “This is going to be a huge summer for sport and pubs, with the World Cup in South Africa as well as the launch of live 3D football. We’re investing to make sure that watching the big match is the next best thing to being there”.
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Helping hand for Caterers
The pawnbroking service Borro.com aims to come to the aid of small businesses and sole traders within catering with cashflow problems by launching its own bursary.
It is the brainchild of company founder Paul Aitken who said: “We wanted to come up with a way of helping small catering operators to bridge temporary cashflow problems and help them over a difficult period which could prove crucial to their future survival.”
Thirty bursaries are offered against collateral to the loan value for a six month interest free period.
Daniels’s Great British Menu
Daniel Clifford from Midsummer House, Cambridge’s only two star Michelin restaurant is back on BBC2′s Great British Menu.
The chef / patron at the riverside venue for 11 years has taken to the screen again for the new series to try and progress to the final round to cook for the best British food producers and supplies from around the country.
Daniel said: “In this fifth series, we are competing to cook for UK producers – to honour the places providing the best seasonal produce and links with Heritage locations, along with celebrating the long running partnerships between the two. We are all determined to win and cook for these great producers with the taste of their seasonal fare.”
It has to be squeaky clean
A new study by P&G Professional and the British Hospitality Association shows how fresh and clean first impressions can drive venue and spur business growth in restaurants, pubs and hotels.
Nine out of 10 people surveyed would not recommend an establishment that did not appear clean or fresh while 90% said a clean and shiny reception area creates the best impression after welcoming guests.
Bob Cotton, of the BHA said: “This report is crucial as it is timely. With domestic holidays on the increase, hotels and restaurants need to ensure that they encourage even more people to holiday in Britain.”
