Prepared food need not give you nightmares October 22, 2012 Head chef, Paternoster Chop House Thinking what to have for dinner tonight? How about some corned beef, pickled herring or brawn (jellied pig’s head) with fermented vegetables in salt? I’m sure these aren’t top of your wish list – they may even bring back nightmares of bad school dinners – but it could be worth [...]
Booker posts profit jump and awaits clearance on Makro deal October 18, 2012 SHARES in Booker rose more than six per cent yesterday after the food wholesaler shrugged off the poor summer weather and reported better-than-expected profits. The group,which runs over 170 branches supplying caterers, convenience stores, grocers, restaurants and pubs, said pre-tax profit rose to £51m in the 24 weeks to 14 September, up from £45m a [...]
London launch boom rolls on October 18, 2012 Autumn’s boom of London launches continues apace, with Barbarella set to open on the Fulham Road this week. Formerly one of the go-to spots for London’s luminaries, Groucho Club maestro Jack Freud has enlisted clubland’s foremost names and undertaken a £2m refurbishment to restore Barbarella to its former glory, with dinner, drinks and dancing featuring [...]
City A.M. Awards 2012 Winners October 17, 2012 City A.M.'s third annual awards celebrating the best and brightest of London's business, financial and investment communities. Over 500 guests from 116 different firms attended the celebration, held at the Grange Hotel in St Paul's. PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Lord CoeLocog chairman Former Olympic middle distance runner and politician Lord Coe was a clear stand-out [...]
US corporate results round-up October 16, 2012 Coca-Cola’s revenue misses Wall Street forecasts COCA-COLA reported quarterly revenue that came in short of Wall Street expectations yesterday, hurt by declines in Europe and Asia where it sold more lower-priced drinks. Third-quarter net income for Coca-Cola was $2.31bn (£1.43bn), up from $2.22bn a year earlier. Revenue rose one per cent to $12.34bn, while analysts [...]
Lech has all the goodness of the Alps without the crowds October 14, 2012 LECH is what Aspen wants to be when it grows up,” is how I’ve heard Austria’s Alpine region described. Now, I’m no skier (hate the cold and don’t have great balance) but this statement alone made me want to visit Lech. So, full of Olympic fatigue and eager for a change of scenery, I headed [...]
What the other papers say this morning October 10, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Goldman “muppet hunt” draws blank Goldman Sachs has told its board of directors that an internal investigation found little substance to allegations made by Greg Smith, the disaffected employee who claimed the bank has a “toxic environment” where bankers refer to clients as “muppets”. The review found that weeks before his public resignation [...]
Visit Malaysia for the birds, the bees and the leeches October 7, 2012 MY HERO swoops down in the nick of time. I’m perched atop a bare rock, too petrified to move when she flies to my rescue. Barely seven inches tall, the blue-winged pitta flits to the ground and within moments, her beak is filled with what look like needle-thin worms. I’ve never been happier to see [...]
Marston’s proves its pedigree with resilient summer sales October 3, 2012 RAIN over the summer and difficult economic conditions did not dent brewer and pub operator Marston’s. The firm said yesterday it had beaten many of its industry rivals, and expects a 2.2 per cent rise in pub sales for the last 12 months. The maker of Pedigree and Bass ales, which operates more than 2,000 [...]
Spend today’s lunch hour with Ryder Cup winner Sam Torrance October 2, 2012 FOLLOWERS of Team Europe’s winning play during the Ryder Cup are in for a treat today – City A.M. columnist and multiple Ryder Cup-winning golfer Sam Torrance has penned a tome covering his career as sportsman and media commentator, and will be in town signing copies. Torrance will be on hand to personalise Out of [...]