Absenteeism

Excuse the absence, I've recently shifted employment. Three years at Square Meal came to end and 2011 is time for a new direction in the world of restaurants. I’m now at a company that deals with food service intelligence, a strategic consultancy company for big business and the coffee industry. I’m looking after this subscription based website called the Restaurant Brand Portal. It’s a natty hub of intelligence for industry bods who want to know anything there is about key players in the market. We’ve got about 100 restaurant profiles up with everything you wanted to know about them, menus, trends, news, who's who etc. Did you know that one of the investors behind the acclaimed Hawksmoor is a bloke called Paul Campbell the co-founder of Clapham House. Gourmet Burger Kitchen and The Real Greek are operated by Clapham House who were bought last year by Nando's. Fascinating stuff, I’m just beginning to scratch beneath the surface. More news soon...