Center Parcs is seeking suppliers of F&B equipment and catering equipment maintenance to fulfil contracts at a new multimillion euro destination under construction in Ireland. The leisure chain is reported to have already awarded supplier contracts worth €1m (£880,000) ahead of the Longford Forest launch next year, but still has gaps that it is looking…
Hospitality leaders create new food and beverage venture for the North East
Plans have been unveiled for a major development at one of the North East’s flagship leisure sites, thanks to a new partnership between two hospitality leaders. PAGH Ventures has been set up by Gary Hutchinson, founder of Chrysalis Leisure Group and Piers Adam, chairman of the internationally renowned Mahiki Group, which has sites across the…
Levy Restaurants to double size of Bristol catering facility
Levy Restaurants UK, which has been the official catering partner of Bristol Zoo for the past decade, is investing in a new restaurant at the attraction. It is currently being built on the site of the former Coral Café, next to the Zoo’s main lawn and will be twice as big as the previous…
Tom Aikens expands kitchen concept to Birmingham and Dubai
Tom’s Kitchen, the group of restaurants and delis founded by chef Tom Aikens, is to open in Birmingham and Dubai as it begins building a footprint outside of London. Tom’s Kitchen Birmingham will open in December, as a restaurant, bar and deli located at The Mailbox, with the design overseen by B3 designers. It will…
Bespoke kitchen build on the cards for Odeon as it pursues at-seat dining model
Cinema chain Odeon has confirmed plans to open an exclusive at-seat dining service complete with a bespoke kitchen at a £400m development taking shape at Islington Square. The venture, called ‘The Lounge by Odeon’, will open at the end of next year when the curtain is lifted on a 22,000 sq ft six-screen cinema complex.…
Merger of national leisure chains hits regulatory hurdle
A proposed merger between two national ten-pin bowling chains has been put on hold following concerns that it might breach anti-competition laws. According to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), The Original Bowling Company Ltd’s acquisition of Bowlplex may result in a “substantial” lessening of competition. Its concerns focus on six local areas where the…
