Get baking this Jubilee weekend Celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style this weekend with a mouth-watering cake created by award-winning patissier and chocolatier Will Torrent.  Hot off the heels of Hospitality Action Week, Flora has donated £500 to the charity to thank Will for his ‘sweet’ support.   Send us a picture of your [...]
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As a nation of pie lovers did George Osborne really think he’d get away with a pasty tax? Surely that’ll be the question on most people’s lips as they’re tucking into a hot sausage roll after the Chancellor signalled a retreat over the pasty tax that’s got everyone hot under the collar. His budget announcement [...]
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Fancy a treat? How about champagne, a three-course lunch at award winning Calcot Manor and an exclusive tour of Highgrove’s organic gardens – developed over 30 years by Prince Charles – before rounding off the day with tea and cake. You can treat yourself and do your bit for charity at the same time! On [...]
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Being the UK’s number one agency in food, drink & hospitality our ears pricked up when we heard there was a new EU directive on cookies. In fact we couldn’t believe it. What would it mean? Would we be forced to banish the traditional tea break for a more continental cookie break? You can imagine [...]
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An article in Management Today highlighted the key findings from the IBM 2012 Global CEO Study, which quizzed business leaders on their attitudes to customer service, social media and human capital. The answer, was that they were all very important. But the most interesting revelation was that 57% of CEOs from the UK and Ireland [...]
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It appears us Brits don’t like to mix it up much. A survey by Whole Foods Market has found that one in three Britons has the same thing for lunch everyday. Around half of those surveyed said they have been eating identical meals for more than six years. The most popular recurring food is the [...]
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On Wednesday night, Claire, Charlotte and Fiona were treated to an evening of networking by Women 1st at the exclusive B.Hive business lounge in Covent Garden. This is the flagship venue for a collection of unique and stylish women’s business lounges and hubs across the country. At the event the William Murray girls got the [...]
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Our client Bel is one of the sponsors of the British Sandwich Designer of the Year 2012. So we popped along to the final to lend our support and check out some of the yummy sandwiches on offer. Now you might call us biased but when it comes to sandwiches there is only one filling [...]
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Feeling in need of an overnight stay in a top hotel, or a fancy dinner? Better get your skates on as there is less than 24 hours to go for the Hospitality Action online auction. http://www.hospitalityactionauction.org.uk/ So hurry, hurry, hurry and get bidding for your chance to win and support our industry charity.  
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General managers from The Old Government House Hotel & Spa and The Duke of Richmond Hotel in Guernsey have gone head to head to raise money for Hospitality Action Week in a bid to determine the ultimate general manager. They’ve already been challenged to see who can make a bed and do a turndown to [...]
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