Press Releases
All about Lunch breaks in France
New study of CHD Expert shows that over 60% of the working population prefer canteen food or self-prepared meals
Paris – July 25, 2008
Time is money: Only 33 percent of the working population in France have lunch in full service restaurants. Over 60 percent of the employees and worker prefer prepared meals in advance and the daily foodservice in canteen and cafeterias. This is result of a study* of CHD Expert Group, the leading market research company for the Away-from-Home Market in Europe and North America. For the survey a representative sample of 2,000 French women and men has been interviewed in May this year.
Tophotelprojects.com®: The Top10 Hotel Projects in Germany
Over 400 new hotels will be opened until 2012 – Two hotel projects with more than 1,000 rooms
Hamburg – August 14, 2008
The German hotel market growth continues. 410 new hotel construction and renovation projects are currently in progress. The largest hotel projects with more than 1,000 rooms are both located in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany. The largest city hotel project is the Scandic Hotel Berlin with 572 rooms. According to tophotelprojects.com® approx. 66,000 hotel rooms will be constructed or renovated in Germany within the next five years.
CHD Expert Group and BI Worldwide starts joint venture to expand Foodservice Rewards®
Loyalty programme for foodservice caterers will be launched in Germany and France in 2009
London / Hamburg / Paris – July 03, 2008
BI and CHD Expert Group have formed a joint venture to expand the award-winning Foodservice Rewards® loyalty programme in Continental Europe. Foodservice Rewards® will be launched in Germany and France in early 2009. Now in its seventh year of operation in the U.S., Canada and the UK, the programme allows commercial or non-commercial foodservice caterers; restaurants, hotels, bars, healthcare, education, business and industry establishments etc. the opportunity to earn valuable points every time they purchase participating products from a group of world-leading foodservice manufacturers.
European Study: Lowest Prices for Dining in Germany
CHD Expert Group publishes average ticket levels in Western European countries – Maximum meal rates in UK
Hamburg, Germany – June 25, 2008
Similar to the hotel rates, in Germany the price level for food and drinks in restaurants and bars is comparatively low. According to an European study of CHD Expert Group, the average ticket in full service restaurants in Germany is 14.50 Euro – 40 percent below the price level in UK. In the british restaurants the guest has to pay 23.60 Euro in average. For the study, the international market research group interviewed thousands of restaurants, bars and bistros in each country: UK, France, Spain and Germany.
All about the Away-from-Home market – CHD Expert launches webshop for studies and address packages
15% discount and one iPod Shuffle MP3 player for each order until end of May
Hamburg/Germany – May 23, 2008
The Away-from-Home market is booming – and with the help of CHD Expert all suppliers of the Hospitality and Foodservice industry work up to great success of their marketing and sales strategies. The international market research group started now a new online shop for studies, reports and address packages. For each order until May 31 the discount is 15% – and in addition every requester will get one MP3 player of Apple (iPod Shuffle 1GB) for free.
CHD Expert: Goals for Foodservice!
How to save money with soccer championship goals – Special discount on studies and address packages of the Away-from-Home Market
Hamburg, Germany – May 14, 2008
Save money with the European soccer tournament 2008: For each goal CHD Expert Germany grants a discount of 0.5% on all studies, reports and address packages of the German Away-from-Home Market. The discount for approximately 80 goals will be 40%. In comparison: During the European soccer tournament four years ago 97 goals has been shot – the discount would have been 48.5%!
Survey by tophotelprojects.com®: 40% of all new first class & luxury hotel projects have 150 to 300 rooms
More than 2,000 hotel projects worldwide scheduled to open by 2014 – The majority being luxury hotels – 60% of the largest hotel projects are located in the U.S.
Hamburg/Germany, May 06 - 2008
Most hotel projects are mid-sized: According to a study by tophotelprojects.com® 92% of all scheduled first class and luxury hotels are planned with a maximum of 500 rooms. The majority (42%) will be opened with 150 to 300 rooms. Only 2% of these projects are have more than 1,000 guest rooms and suites. At 6.500 rooms the largest hotel project is the “Asia Asia Hotel” in Dubai/UAE. Over one third of all new hotels are located in Europe, but 60% of the largest hotels (with more than 2,800 rooms) are under construction in the USA. For this study, the hotel experts from tophotelprojects.com® analyzed more than 1,800 hotel projects worldwide.
New Study of CHD Expert Group: Focus on Main Investments in German Hospitality Industry
Two out of ten hotels plan renovation of guest rooms – Strong modernization continues in foodservice industry
Hamburg/Germany, April 30 - 2008
In Germany, the focus of guest’s attention on clean and well designed hotel rooms and trendy restaurants push the investments in renovation and modernization. According to a new study of CHD Expert Group, about 20 percent of the comfort, first class and luxury hotels plan renovations within 2008. In comparison with 2007 the percentage of investment plans fall from 29 percent. The main reasons are turnover losses (3% in 2007 in the hospitality and restaurants industry) and dull sales due to the smoking ban impact on the gastronomy. But the foodservice industry continues expanding: More than 60 percent of the canteens plan investments in new kitchen equipment and FF&E for the guest areas.
Snapshot of hotel markets: U.S. still strongest expanding
Tophotelprojects.com provides project details of major new first-class and luxury hotels worldwide – 286 new hotel projects added – 584 hotel projects updated
Hamburg/Germany, April 14, 2008
Where are the fastest growing hotel markets? Tophotelprojects.com is the leading data provider for first class and luxury hotel projects being developed in all major global markets. Tophotelprojects.com tracks the development of more than 1,700 key hotel projects around the world and constantly updates each projects progress and key personnel contact details.
Ranking of the fastest expanding hotel markets
(Only first class and luxury hotel projects until 2012, sorted by number of rooms)
Study of CHD Expert: Expansion of Trade Fairs for Hotels and Restaurants in Germany - Leading Trade Fair is Internorga in Hamburg
Hamburg/Germany – December 18, 2007
In February and March 2008 the German hotel and restaurant managers are keen on trade fairs. In Hamburg, Stuttgart and Berlin four trade fairs invite them to presentations of innovative hospitality goods and new F&B ideas. According to a study of CHD Expert, for 40 percent of the German hotel and restaurants managers the Internorga in Hamburg is the favoured trade fair. With nearly 1,000 suppliers and over 100,000 visits the Internorga is one of the leading trade fairs in Europe.
Tophotelprojects.com: Over 50 New Conference Hotel Projects for MICE Market Germany
Six new meeting and business hotels scheduled for Berlin
Hamburg, Dec 06 - 2007
In the internationally well-known trade fair metropolis of Dusseldorf recently opened one of the largest conference hotels in Germany: The Maritim hotel near the airport has 533 rooms and a conference centre for more than 5,200 guests. The meeting hotel is one of six new large hotel projects in the city. In the next years international hotel chains like Global Hyatt and Meliá will put their feet in the Dusseldorf conference scene.
New Study of CHD Expert on Smoking Ban: Hard Cuts for 28% of German Pubs and Restaurants
Survey of 550 restaurant manager in Lower Saxony and Baden-Wuerttemberg shows: Over 70% can't invest in own smoking lounges
Hamburg/Germany, November 27, 2007
For more than 28 percent of the German pubs and restaurants in Lower Saxony and Baden-Wuerttemberg the smoking ban means hard cuts in turnover with guest declines of over ten percent.
Booming market for hotel projects in Germany:
Over 220 high-grade hotels under construction
Growth of hotel market by over 37,000 new rooms until 2013
Hamburg/Germany, October 11, 2007
Germany's hotel market expansion will not stop. In the next five years 179 first-class hotels and 49 luxury hotels with more than 37,000 rooms will be opened in Germany. According to tophotelprojects.com, one of the leading online databases for international hotel projects, most of the top hotel projects are planned for the major cities of Germany.
Tophotelprojects.com: The Largest Hotel Projects in Austria and Switzerland
Over 350 top hotel projects in the Alps region - Special conditions
Hamburg, September 28 2007
The hotel market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is booming. More and more top hotels will open in the next years and not just in the urban areas.
Tophotelprojects.com: The Top 8 Hotel Projects in PR China
4,000-room hotel will open in Macao in December 2008 - Hotel development boom caused by the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Hamburg, August 21, 2007
On 08.08.2008 at 08:08pm the opening ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will begin. The Olympiad has an outstanding importance and influence on tourism development in the Public Republic of China and many hotels will be opened until August next year: 109 hotel projects (from 80 to 3,500 rooms) are counted by tophotelprojects.com, the leading online database for global hotel projects. Tophotelprojects.com, a subsidiary of the international CHD Expert Group, globally features more than 1,100 hotel projects.
F&B Supplier In Cheery Mood: Economic Trends In The German Out-of-home Market At New Heights
Representative survey of Marktplatz Hotel / CHD Expert among marketing executives of the foodservice industry in Germany - Sales forecasts for second half-year rising
Hamburg, 15 August 2007
The Germans more and more like to go clubbing, to travel around in their own country and to consume away-from-home. Correspondingly the market trend of the hotel, restaurants and foodservice business rose explicitly in the first half-year 2007 in comparison to January - July 2006. According to Marktplatz Hotel / CHD Expert Group, 76 percent of the leading food and beverages suppliers in Germany observe a substantial rising market trend in the first six month of this year.
Tophotelprojects.com: The Top 3 Hotel Projects In Germany
Largest hotel project with 800 rooms will be opened in 2011 near Luebeck at the Baltic Sea coast - Currently over 260 important hotel projects in Germany
Hamburg, August 02, 2007
One of the largest hotels in Germany will be opened in 2011 near Luebeck at the Baltic Sea coast. The hotel will have 800 rooms and is part of the brand new leisure project "Priwall Waterfront". Developer is the German-Danish joint-venture Planet Haus GmbH, a specialist for holiday cottages.
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