Employment skills organisation and apprenticeship provider People 1st has entered administration. The company, which serves the hospitality, retail and travel sectors, announced that it had appointed FRP Advisory as its administrators. The organisation’s government funding ended six years ago and its most recent accounts, up to March 2017 showed a…
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Delivery firm Deliveroo has announced two new partnerships with recruitment tech startup, Inploi and temporary staffing platform, Staff Heroes. Staff Heroes will allow outlets to book staff at a short notice, while Inploi is an online recruitment network, connecting restaurants to those with experience in the hospitality sector. Deliveroo partners…
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Food delivery company Deliveroo has launched a new support site for restaurants to help them reduce everyday business expenses. The company has also unveiled a new portal offering restaurant staff benefits and discounts to boost staff retention. The brand new Deliveroo restaurant perks website is part of efforts from Deliveroo…
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Rod McKie will leave motorway service operator Welcome Break after 15 years as CEO, to take up the same role at Japanese restaurant group Sticks ‘N’ Sushi next month. McKie will start his new role in July and will remain a member of the Welcome Break board as a non-executive…
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The Sleaford curry house, which has been ranked among the top 100 restaurants in the UK is looking to appeal to slimming curry lovers with The Skinny Curry Night. The average Saag Aloo has 580 calories, whereas the one that will be served at The Skinny Curry Night has just…
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The team at Macclesfield-based distributing business, Direct Food Ingredients is celebrating the launch of its brand new division dedicated to herbs, spices and natural health ingredients. This arm of the business will be headed up by new recruit, Dave Wheeler a procurement specialist, with over thirty years’ experience importing ingredients…
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A chef whose North Yorkshire restaurant has been described as the ‘best in the world’ in the annual in TripAdvisor awards last year, is set to open a new restaurant called Roots in the heart of York. There is no firm opening date for the new restaurant as of yet…
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Some 45% of hotel and restaurant businesses are family run, according to the latest UK Family Business Sector Report, conducted by Oxford Economics for the Institute for Family Business (IFB) Research Foundation. The report found that there are a total of 153,387 hotels and restaurants run by families, and collectively they…
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Billingham-based food service supplier Country Valley Foods has become the first north east business to join the Sterling Supergroup. The firm, which was recently awarded AA status by the British Retail Consortium, was accepted to the buying co-operative. The Sterling brand is a recognised mark of quality within the catering…
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Chef and former iTunes head Martin Morales is due to open Andina Panaderia, London’s first Peruvian bakery in May. The bakery’s aim is to celebrate female Andean chefs and will be led by head pastry chef Ana Velasquez and the menu will consist of savory items such as Chancay bread…
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