Anyone who knows their way around Manchester city centre will know that the Northern Quarter is the area to seek out all that’s best in fashion, music, bars and cafes. It’s also the home of David Cook and Alyson Doocie, experienced restaurateurs who have been involved with two highly successful catering venues in this vibrant … Read more
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We love our fish and chips. And, judging by the number of requests we get to supply frying ranges to these bastions of the catering world, so do you. But not all of our chippie owners are as hungry as others to publicise their businesses to the worldwide web audiences that view our blogs. A … Read more
Feeling peckish? If you’re in the Cheshire area you could do worse than visit one of the four carvery pubs operated by the Almond family. They’ve earned a reputation for providing top quality food and drink in welcoming, traditional and stylish restaurants. One of their establishments, the Three Bears in Hazel Grove, near Bramall, had … Read more
Baffito’s Bar & Pizzeria is an exciting new venue that opened its doors for the first time in February 2012 in Warrington Cheshire. The owners are so confident about its future that they’re planning to launch another nine over the next three years (surely not all in Warrington? It would be good to give some … Read more
Liverpool: famous for The Beatles, The Liver Building, and Scousers. But now Liverpool has something else to be known for: Paolo & Donato’s Restaurant. Located in Williamson Square in Liverpool’s city centre, the new-start Italian cafe bar has found immediate success since first opening their doors selling quality sandwiches, pizzas, cakes, pastries and home-made ice … Read more
Continuing our recent spate of financing new Fish and Chip Shops, Johnson Reed are delighted to announce they have helped new start-up The Codfather secure £25,000 worth of Catering equipment leasing. Based in Central Handley, Stoke, the new Fish and Chip Shop will have a flying head-start with brand new catering equipment on a leasing … Read more
We are delighted to announce that we have started working with a new Fish Restaurant in Manchester called Sole Restaurant. Sole is based in Manchester and run by Simon Pogson – also director of one of Manchester’s most successful digital media companies, Agenda Media Limited, recently relocated to the Northern Quarter of Manchester. Simon has … Read more
The UK’s largest exhibition for hospitality and foodservice, Hotelympia, will be held at London’s ExCel from 26th February to 1st March 2012, with the aim being “delivering innovation to your hospitality business.” Steve Elliott, Managing Director of Serviceline and a previous Innovation Award finalist said: The Hotelympia Innovation Awards shine a light on new ideas … Read more