ICE CREAM CHAIN SEEKS LICENSEES IN IRELAND Chris Kane, Duty Manager of Fed and Watered, with Margaret Allen, Capital Projects Manager at The Mount Charles Group.
MAJOR INVESTMENT AT
FED & WATERED Fed & Watered, the high-end café bar at Belfast International Airport, recently benefited from a major investment as part of a strategic refurbishment programme this Summer. The Mount Charles Group, who manage the outlet, has revitalised the brand identity, improved the menu choices and customer queuing system, while also increasing capacity, with 60 additional seats. Fed &
Watered began operating at Belfast International Airport in 2011 with an investment of Stg£1m on what was then the Mount Charles Group’s first retail brand. Fed & Watered at Belfast International Airport employs 30 people, with a new manager and Executive Chef coming on board as part of the strategic changes. The updated brand assets will now be rolled out across other Fed & Watered outlets.
Ice cream speciality shops chain Baskin-Robbins is planning to develop restaurants across Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland. Baskin-Robbins is looking to recruit qualified, well-capitalised multi-unit licensee groups with deep retail or foodservice operating experience to develop the brand in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford/ Wexford and Belfast. The brand is seeking two franchise groups to develop five locations in The Republic of Ireland and three shops in Northern Ireland over the next several years, or a single group for the entire territory. Baskin-Robbins has over 500 restaurants across Europe, including more than 140 BaskinRobbins locations in the United Kingdom. For more information email internationalfranchising@ dunkinbrands.com or visit RGlobalFranchising.com.
DATE FOR THE DIARY: Coman’s Portfolio Winetasting will take place at the Radisson
Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, on October 6th from 1pm until 6pm. Marcelo Belmonte Trapiche will present a Malbec Masterclass from 1pm to 2pm. To pre-book your masterclass place, contact Coman’s Wholesale on (01) 451 9146 or visit www.comans.ie
THE NEW YORK TIMES HIGHLIGHTS YEATS 2015 The New York Times is the latest publication celebrating WB Yeats. An article, written by journalist Ratha Tep, appeared in the print edition of the newspaper recently, which has a circulation of 1.8+ million, under the headline “Pulling Out All The Stops to Celebrate Yeats”. The article was also viewed by millions more readers in the online version of The New York Times. This year marks 150 years since the birth of Yeats so Yeats2015 is a key theme for Tourism Ireland in its promotions around the world.
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