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Inside Burj Al Arab new bar Gold On 27

timeoutdubai.com Time Out Dubai gets an exclusive look Inside Burj Al Arab new bar Gold On 27. See pictures from inside one of the most famous hotels in Dubai

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Morning everyone - time to get creative. Can we INN-Spire you and Cr-EAT-e you a new restaurant brand? www.keanebrands.com

Welcome to Keane Birmingham office. A taster.

It only seems like yesterday we were working with Edgbaston Cricket Ground for Hospitality Designs. Booked yours for this Summer?

This time last year…We designed the interiors See more about Verdi Italian that replaced the former Café Consort venue, and is the result of a £1 million refurbishment.

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Keane Brands was appointed to the project last summer, undertaking the space’s first refurbishment in around ten years, according to the consultancy’s managing director Jeremy Scarf.

‘They wanted to do something a bit new and contemporary’, says Scarf. ‘We tried to bring in something visually quite different’.

The logo and interiors are based around a light blue shade, with other colours drawn from the wood and tiles of the existing interiors.

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The Royal Albert Hall is Grade 1 listed, and as such, there can be no changes that are ‘too radical’, explains Royal Albert Hall project manager Matt Mann.

Verdi is divided into five bays, and shows the existing floor art and other original elements of the Royal Albert Hall building, such as Victorian tiles.

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The bar and lighting features are formed of a number of interlocking steel poles, which curve around the circular space.

Features include leather banquette seating and a 14m-long zinc-topped bar for serving drinks and hot food. Mann says, ‘I suppose it has an industrial feel with the zinc, stained ash, timber and tiling’. More info www.keanebrands.com

Vision 100: this year’s visionary marketers on the advice that has shaped their career

Visionary Marketers, what makes them, and who are they? Check out the Top 100 by http://www.marketingweek.com/2015/04/22/vision-100-this-years-visionary-marketers-on-the-advice-that-has-shaped-their-career/?nocache=true&adfesuccess=1

marketingweek.com From learning how to improve insight to dealing with difficult situations, leading marketers from this year’s Vision 100 share the advice that has helped to shape their career.

Understanding the very essence of a brand's appeal internationally through design.

The impact of the iPhone on customer service. A famous restaurant in New York City decided to work out why they kept getting bad reviews. This summarised post studies the behaviour of 45 customers in 2004 and 2014:... Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/the-impact-of-iphone-on-customer.html

UK’s first board game cafe opens. London’s first board game cafe, Draughts, is set to open in Haggerston at the weekend. The concept, which was conceived by Toby Hamand and Nick Curci, will open at 337 Acton Mews, near Haggerston station. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/uks-first-board-game-cafe-opens.html

Christmas Specials - festive burgers, sandwiches and more. If you need yet more reasons to get excited about the festive season approaching, then the arrival of Christmas specials ought to do it. From the Pret Christmas sandwich to the Byron Holy Cheesemas, we've gathered together the food harbingers of Christmas. Who needs a John Lewis advert when you have these? Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/christmas-specials-festive-burgers.html

Christian Rose steps down from Chicago Leisure. Christian Rose has stepped down as chief executive of the eight-outlet Chicago Leisure chain in the wake of its acquisition at the weekend by the nightclub company Luminar. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/christian-rose-steps-down-from-chicago.html

Carlsberg survey shows pub remain UK’s favourite out-of-home leisure activity. Visiting the pub remains the number one out-of-home leisure activity for UK adults, a new study from Carlsberg UK has revealed. 34% of consumers choose to... Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/carlsberg-survey-shows-pub-remain-uks.html

McDonald’s celebrates 40th anniversary of first UK site today. McDonald’s is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its first UK site, in Powis Street, Woolwich, south east London today. The Daily Telegraph reported a number of little-known McDonald’s facts to mark the occasion. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/mcdonalds-celebrates-40th-anniversary.html

Krispy Kreme set for roll-out as UK turnover passes £50m. Krispy Kreme is set for a sustained roll-out after transforming its performance in the UK in the most recent financial year. The company has reported a 16% increase in turnover in the UK... Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/krispy-kreme-set-for-roll-out-as-uk.html

Technomic predicts five key UK trends for 2015. The insights and research firm Technomic has outlined it five key predictions for the UK foodservice market moving in 2015. They are... Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/technomic-predicts-five-key-uk-trends.html

Luminar buys Chicago Leisure. The UK’s largest nightclub operator, The Luminar Group has acquired Chicago Leisure for an undisclosed sum. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/luminar-buys-chicago-leisure.html

Nutritionist condemns Hungry Horse’s 1,966-calorie burger. A nutritionist has condemned a burger on the menu at Greene King’s Hungry Horse chain containing 1,966 calories, 98% of a woman’s guideline daily amount. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/nutritionist-condemns-hungry-horses.html

Goodman Restaurants to launch Lobster Deli concept next month. Burger & Lobster operator Goodman Restaurants is to open its new deli concept Lobster Roll Deli on Binney Street, just off Oxford Street in London. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/goodman-restaurants-to-launch-lobster.html

The menu costs more when it’s hard to digest. They say you should never judge a book by its cover but it seems you can judge a restaurant by its language. A linguistics professor has analysed the link between the wordiness of a menu and the prices the restaurant charges. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/the-menu-costs-more-when-its-hard-to.html

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Forging London's best new bar concept. After months of planning, Forge finally opened its doors this summer. This exciting new concept, which we've developed for London bar operator, Novus Leisure, is inspired by... Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/forging-londons-best-new-bar-concept.html

Aidan Keane Speaks...A decade of F&B change. Our columnist writes his farewell while revealing how the Middle Eastern region has changed over the last decade. Read More...http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/aidan-keane-speaksa-decade-of-f-change.html

A magnificently mad menu month: our pick of our favourite recent menus. Summer is always busy, as it's menu season. We've been working on some great new menus recently, which we can finally tell you about, now that they've launched in venues. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/a-magnificently-mad-menu-month-our-pick.html

Keane to design new Bella Italia schemes for Tragus Group. Read More... http://goodtimebrands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/keane-to-design-new-bella-italia.html

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