Bars and restaurants across the UK and Ireland might want to lure a young audience if they are to make the most of summer, a report released today by ResDiary has found. The leading international online booking and table management software provider says that while it will be the busiest spell of the year for many venues, it can be a summer sizzling with success if they jump on the enthusiasm of young people in search of day or night time experiences. The survey – the Ultimate Guide to Summer for Venues – canvassed the opinions of more than 650 diners and…
Author: Sam Allcock
Get a FREE lasagne worth £13.45 and the chance for one lucky family to win a once in a lifetime trip to New York City Garfield mania has arrived with the countdown to the May 24th animated movie of the year celebrating the world’s laziest cat! Popular Italian American restaurant Frankie & Benny’s is giving away 2,000 FREE lasagne dishes to celebrate the animated movie launch of The Garfield Movie, the lazy, wise cracking lasagne-loving iconic cat. Frankie & Benny’s has proudly teamed up with Columbia Pictures/Alcon Entertainment to salute the upcoming Garfield film. And to celebrate the movie which opens on May 24 Frankie & Benny’s…
New data being released as part of British Sandwich Week (Monday, 20 May to Sunday, 26 May) reveals chicken has remained the UK’s favourite sandwich filling for the fifth year running *. According to data analysis from Kantar, which is being released today by the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association, almost half of all sandwiches bought have chicken as its main ingredient. However, bacon has chicken running scared given the salty sandwich filling is also a firm favourite among Brits coming in a very close second place. In fact, in Wales, 30% of sandwich spend went on Bacon in the…
TRIP, the UK’s fastest growing soft drinks brand and the #1 privately owned Carbonated Drinks brand, is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever TV campaign. Marking an exciting next step for the brand, the campaign will be live nationwide from 23rd May 2024. The multi million pound TV campaign aims to boost brand awareness nationwide across its full range, including CBD and the newly launched Mindful Blend drinks range. The campaign will also run across Meta, TikTok, digital display, and through influencer content, coinciding with the seasonal uplift in soft drinks sales. Since 2019, TRIP’s mission has been to help…
UK’s favourite dessert parlour, Creams Café, has won the Best Innovation – Limited Time Offer award for their ‘Winter Warmer’s range at the QSR Media UK Dynamic Yield Awards on Tuesday, 21st May. The prestigious ceremony saw the crème de la crème of QSR brand and business leaders gather and share their opinions on the latest challenges and opportunities in the sector through a series of insightful panel discussions and speaking sessions. Creams has been recognised amongst the top brands, operators, and individuals who have brought outstanding innovation to the industry. Founded 16 years ago, Creams has become a household name, known for creating…
The nation’s taste for organic food is on the up according to recent research by the Soil Association, the UK’s leading membership charity dedicated to sustainable, humane farming and safe, healthy produce. The Soil Association’s 2016 Organic Market Report suggests that the market grew by nearly 5% last year and is now worth some £1.95bn. Indeed, UK shoppers spent an extra £1.73m per week on organic products last year compared with 2014, a trend which seen worldwide. It’s the third consecutive year that the organic market has grown; increased sales of both organic groceries and organic health and beauty products…
The Sci-Fi London Film Festival has launched the programme for their 17th annual festival. The event will be running from the 27th April to the 6th May 2017. The film festival will take place across London and will include film, live music and immersive experiences. The festival will also present 6 world film premiers and 13 UK film festivals as well as 11 world short premiers and 13 UK short premiers. The festival will also be home to Sci-Fido, the world’s only cosplay events for dogs. The UK premiere of Caught will open the festival on the 27th April. The film is directed by…
Stewart Brewing has been awarded with the highest accolade at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards. The Scotland based craft brewer were recognised in an event that was held last week. The beer that was responsible for the brewers winning the award was Radical Road. The beer is one of the brewer’s popular beer and managed to beat some good competition in order to claim the Brewing award at the event. The brewing company was started in 2004 and is thought to be one of the leading craft brewing companies in Scotland. This position has been reaffirmed with the…
Michel Roux today opens Chez Roux, a new restaurant in Palm Court at The Langham, London. The restaurant has been inspired by Michel’s childhood memories: life in rural Kent in the 1960s, being raised at the Fairlawne estate where his father Albert Roux OBE worked as a private chef for the Cazalet family, and the first menus from Le Gavroche in 1967. Chez Roux presents a unique opportunity to experience Michel Roux’s cooking in London, with menus that showcase historical British classics and traditional French cooking methods, presented in contemporary, refined dishes. To begin, guests can sample Roux’s take on…
Notorious whistle-blower Edward Snowden is working on a phone case which will warn users when their phones are being tracked. So far only for the iPhone 6, the “introspection engine” looks like a typical bolt-on battery case, and can indicate to users in the handset broadcasts any signals, even when the phone is supposed to be off, or otherwise inaccessible. In 2014, Snowden revealed that targets can be tricked into thinking their mobile phone is switched off when it is actually on. This device may be particularly useful for journalists, activists, and human rights workers, who fear for their safety…