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The Restaurant Show will feature ASP Systems demonstrating how their reservation systems now integrate with social media giant Facebook.

With more than 30 Million active Facebook users in the UK, developing a relationship with your restaurant customers through their social media network offers substantial benefits that will feed through to your bottom line.

ASP Systems are on stand C17 looking forward to meeting restaurateurs who want to further develop or start building online customer relationships.

There is also a competition to win the following prizes…

• First Prize: Weekend break for 2 at The 5* Westbury in Mayfair
• Second Prize: A day of Pamper at the Kennsington Close Spa Hotel for 2
• Third Prize: 5* dinner for 2 at The Gallery in Mayfair

Millennium Mayfair host Wedding Show - Kerry Birkett

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The beautiful Kerry Birkett will launch the 2011 Luxury Wedding Show at The Millennium Hotel London Mayfair on Sunday 25th September 2011.

Hospitality and Catering News comments ... "Kerry is a First Artist with English National Ballet and is set to marry her own Prince Charming next year ENB Soloist Zhanat Atymtayev.

Kerry will gracefully pirouette down the catwalk followed by Model Lizzie Cundy with an array of beautiful Designer Dresses from Kosibah Couture Bridal & Evening Wear and Eleanor Ofori London.
The fashion show will be compared by OK!TV style expert Nick Ede and will showcase some of London’s top Designers, Caterer’s & Wedding Accessories.
Mayfair’s first lady of PR, Annie McKale invited us to attend and from the images attached to the invite the boys in the office are fighting for the ticket. Full report post show to follow.

So ladies if you want to encourage your man to the show, point him towards this story it may just help"

BBC Breakfast Show checks out wines / Bill Turnbull, Simon Jacks, Sian Williams

Does expensive wine really indicate quality? » Hospitality And Catering News

On the BBC Breakfast Show recently (20th July), Business News presenter Simon Jacks and Breakfast News presenters Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams were sampling a range of wines: one priced around £6 and the other close to £60. Despite the significant price difference, not all of them could tell one from the other.

Will Corry - Does expensive wine really indicate quality? » Hospitality And Catering News http://ping.fm/OzREj

New Videos ... A very funny ad about catering in the UK - starring a future controversial personality

A very funny ad about catering in the UK - starring a future controversial personality. Thanks to Denis at  Hospitality and Catering News for this one.

Plus "Going to a restaurant with his Mum & Dad"

Who is your favourite football pie vendor? Hospitality And Catering News

Vote for your favourite football pie vendor

We at theMarketingblog are always on the lookout for the type of story that really gets our readers excited. This Hospitality And Catering News one is a winner and we are 'chuffed' that they have given us permission to use it. Get involved - send in your comment today.
Will Corry, theMarketingblog

From an excited team at Hospitality And Catering News

We featured a story earlier today in our newsletter –   Which football club is top of the pie league..? little did we expect the reaction we got from football fans around the country.

From the reaction we have created a league table that we will now update every week.

Get voting for your favourite football pie vendor through our comments box below.

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Critique two Skoda TV ads to win a £2,000 schedule in Hospitality &Catering News

Calling all marketers with an opinion, is the latest Skoda TV ad better than the ‘cake’ ad made 3 years ago..?
Post your vote and reason why in no more than 30 words here, to win £2,000.00 worth of advertising for your business.
The winning post will receive a 2011 advertising schedule in Hospitality and Catering News worth £2,000.00.  The winner will be notified by email on Wed 17th November

Nude with a golden seat | Hospitality And Catering News

Nude with a golden seat Hospitality And Catering News

One of our visitors spotted this in a West End shop window and we are posting to see who likes and dislikes it or who wants to comment in more detail

Dare we ask how you flush the toilet?

James May enjoys drinking London Pride | Hospitality And Catering News

James May enjoys drinking London Pride Hospitality And Catering News

Integrated agency DCH has created a new campaign launching Top Gear's James May as the new face of Fuller's London Pride, the UK's number one premium cask ale. The star of alcohol connoisseur TV series 'Oz and Jamess Big Wine Adventure' and 'Oz and James Drink to Britain' is making his first major foray into advertising with a real ale brand he respects the high production values of and enjoys drinking.

This is the biggest scale campaign and marketing investment by Fuller's yet, with it venturing into social media. The integrated campaign launches on 12 October and consists of TV, outdoor as well as a dedicated Facebook page. The series of humorous TV executions play on May's persona and genuine love of Fuller's London Pride, showing him in his natural habitat: the great British pub.