CGA Group today completed the acquisition of CPL Online, the specialist provider of e-learning, business solutions and interactive services from CPL Training. The deal extends CGA’s product portfolio and technical capabilities with opportunities to develop further products and services for both its core UK hospitality customers and beyond into new sectors.
The way technology is shaping the future of eating and drinking-out was put under the full spotlight this week with the launch of the wagamamago pay-and-go app.
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will put strict new responsibilities on all businesses handling people’s data. The changes, which come into force on 25 May, are accompanied by significant new fines for those infringing consumers’ rights, amounting to as much as 4% of turnover.
Rosa’s Thai Café, Mowgli, Homeslice, Flesh & Buns and The Hero of Maida are just a handful of this week’s new openings.
The British public continued to go out to eat and drink in February – in spite of the cold weather and the negative media stories around restaurant chain closures.
Boss of the award-winning Alchemist bar group Simon Potts is the latest big name to join the speakers’ roster for CGA’s new Insight 2018 conference in London on April 19.
Second Cup, Krispy Kreme, Baygo, Lahpet and Salt n Sauce round out this week’s list of new openings.
Healthy lifestyles are transforming the way consumers eat out, while hospitality is facing a post-Brexit crisis in recruitment. Read the latest findings from the third edition of Future Shock, the exclusive series of insights into the UK’s eating and drinking out sectors from CGA and UKHospitality (formerly the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers – ALMR).
Craft beer brewer and bar owner John Gyngell and Casual Dining Group’s chief customer and digital officer Celia Pronto are the latest names to be added to the speakers’ roster for CGA’s new Insight 2018 conference in April.
Small multi-site operators seeking to move to the next level need to expand cautiously and avoid the pitfalls of over-reaching, a panel of leaders hosted by CGA vice president Peter Martin advised at the Casual Dining show.
Eataly, BrewDog, Pho, Estabulo Rodizio Bar and Grill and Denny’s round out this week’s list of new openings.
Foodservice price inflation dipped to 2.5% in January 2018, according to exclusive new figures from the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
Bibimbap, JD Wetherspoon, San Carlo, Darwin & Wallace and Which Wich round out this week’s new openings.
Innovator and media pioneer Jamie Bolding, whose Jungle Creations social media house delivers quality content, much around food and drink, to an audience of almost 59 million Facebook followers worldwide generating over five billion video views from its sites each month, is the latest big name to join the speakers’ panel for CGA’s new Insight 2018 conference in April 19.
Inflation in foodservice prices will be a major challenge to eating and drinking out businesses in 2018—but smart brands can soften the impact on their customers.
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