Articles by Date : January 01 2008 - January 31 2008

Richard Caring buys Soho House - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes:D&D London increases sales by 25%; Trio of buyers for Pret ;.... more
(21 January 2008 10:52)

Contract catering's big five push for better workplace meals
The UK’s largest caterers and food service suppliers have thrown their collective weight behind a government-led push to provide healthier workplace.... more
(21 January 2008 07:00)

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news
Although the meaning of life may well be 42, you no doubt have other questions you’d like an answer to as well. more
(18 January 2008 18:00)

Giorgio Locatelli competition winner revealed
Earlier this month, Caterer teamed up with Italian beer brand Peroni to offer one of our readers the fantastic prize of a meal for two at Giorgio.... more
(18 January 2008 16:59)

Springboard Awards for Excellence winners unveiled
The big winners at last night’s annual Springboard Awards for Excellence in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism included Compass, Marriott and.... more
(18 January 2008 16:01)

Raymond Blanc and Tom Aikens join forces with Greenpeace
Raymond Blanc and Tom Aikens will be joining forces with Greenpeace to urge chefs to use sustainable seafood in their menus with the launch of a new.... more
(18 January 2008 13:23)

Jamie Oliver backed Cock Inn forced to close
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Foundation pub The Cock at Beazley End in Essex has been forced to close, Caterer has learnt. more
(18 January 2008 12:56)

Visit London appoints Grant Hearn to the board
Visit London has appointed Travelodge chief executive Grant Hearn to its board. more
(18 January 2008 07:00)

Restaurant For Sale
Full Equipped Kitchen . Full Residential Usage (4 Beds) . Rare & Unique Property with Period Features... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

Hotel To Let
Recently refurbished 9 Bedroom Hotel Available for immediate Rent.Excellent Location in busy seaside holiday resort ... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

Lease Opportunity
With over 200 leased pubs throughout Scotland, Belhaven has a diverse range of properties and a great choice of lease agreements. We are now.... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

Bars and Restaurants For Sale or Rent
Bars and Restaurants for sale or rent,Bromley, Kent - Freehold,Greenwich SE10 - Virtual Freehold... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

Be prepared for the digital switchover
Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more choice and new services. Starting in 2008, the UK will switch to digital TV, transmitter.... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

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(18 January 2008 00:00)

Style Seating Ltd
Style Seating, one the UK's leading manufacturer's of conference and banqueting furniture, are pleased to announce that their SPOON aluminium.... more
(18 January 2008 00:00)

Kids' restaurant meals contain twice the recommended calories
Children’s meals in some high-street restaurants are packed with up to double the recommended daily amount of calories, research has revealed. more
(17 January 2008 16:41)

BA caterer Gate Gourmet lands celebrity chef
Leading airline service company Gate Gourmet has a new arrival – celebrity chef Steven Walpole. more
(17 January 2008 16:15)

New leadership team at HCPTA
The Hotel & Catering Personnel & Training Association, a networking group for human resources professionals in hospitality, has a new leadership.... more
(17 January 2008 14:58)

New guidance to help serve customers with allergies
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published free guidance to help caterers and restaurants better serve customers with food allergies. more
(17 January 2008 13:26)

Jamie Oliver's restaurant found to be serving battery eggs
Jamie Oliver was left with egg on his face last night when it emerged that one of the restaurants he backs served customers eggs from battery hens. more
(17 January 2008 12:58)

New AA accolades for 13 top UK restaurants
The AA today announced the latest additions to its restaurant awards, with 13 eateries being honoured with three AA rosettes. more
(17 January 2008 12:45)

Enterprise Inns offers rent concessions to struggling licensees
Enterprise Inns will offer rent concessions, discount schemes and trading support to licensees in a bid to stimulate consumer spending. more
(17 January 2008 12:25)

Carbon Bar granted broadcasting licence
Carbon Bar in London's West End has become the first in the UK to have its own broadcasting licence. The late-night bar, which is one of the few.... more
(17 January 2008 11:30)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 13 January, 2008
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) drop by 2.3% in the week ending 13 January, according to figures from hotel benchmarking.... more
(17 January 2008 10:58)

Harbour & Jones gets top Compass chef
Boutique contract caterer Harbour & Jones (H&J) has poached a leading chef from Compass Group. more
(17 January 2008 10:56)

The Bench: North-western hotel performance in August 2007
Hotels in the North-west saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 1.1% during the month of August. more
(17 January 2008 10:54)

Nanford Guest House named and shamed
Nanford Guest House in Oxford has been named and shamed as the UK’s dirtiest hotel by peer review website TripAdvisor. more
(17 January 2008 10:00)

Industry defends UK workers after BHA 'lazy' claim
The hospitality industry's largest employers have hit back at the chief executive of the British Hospitality Association after he claimed that UK.... more
(17 January 2008 08:00)

Trevor Blyth on bringing together French and Japanese cuisine
Former Roux Scholarship winner Trevor Blyth is wowing customers with his careful and considered combination of French and Japanese cooking at his.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Eating out in Tokyo
Tokyo has been hailed as the world's eating-out hot spot. Janet Harmer went on a restaurant crawl around the city to see if the acclaim can be.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Dealing with problem staff
Managers must address the issue of difficult staff before they drag the whole team down, warns Andrew McKenzie, managing director at the Vineyard at.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

A preview of Hotelympia speciality pavilion
With the growing interest in regional food and speciality suppliers, it's no surprise that this year's Hotelympia speciality pavilion is expected to.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Yellows, Norwich
Delia Smith's latest restaurant, situated at Norwich City Football Club, is a New York-style diner serving American classics including burgers and.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Signature, Tokyo, Japan
Signature at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel is one of the 150 restaurants to be awarded a star in Michelin's first guide to the Japanese capital..... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Nigel Smith's at Ribby Hall, Lancashire
This restaurant in the Lancashire holiday village of Ribby Hall has reopened after an extensive refurbishment and under the new ownership of former.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Yotel, London Heathrow Airport
Founded by entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe, this is Yotel's second outlet, in Heathrow's Terminal 4. Aimed at travellers facing delays or early-morning.... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Potting Shed pub, Crudwell, Wiltshire
Previously an unloved local called the Plough, the Potting Shed has been transformed by Rectory hotel owners Jonathan Barry and Julian Muggridge..... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

Potatoes, Woodcock, Squid
Fresh Meat The lack of Brazilian meat because of a ban on imports continues to dominate the beef market, having a knock-on effect and pushing... more
(17 January 2008 00:00)

High prices leave a bitter taste in the mouth at Orrery
London’s Establishment in Parson’s Green is several notches above the gastro pub norm and Fay Mascheler finds the new top dog in the kitchen at the.... more
(16 January 2008 17:19)

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews
A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: Greyhound in Battersea; Orrey and the Establishment more
(16 January 2008 17:02)

Indian restaurant chain switches to free-range chickens after TV plea
A chain of Indian restaurants is switching to free-range chicken at a cost of £150,000 a year after the owner watched TV chef Hugh.... more
(16 January 2008 16:39)

Kitchen Rat Confidential: Behind the scenes at Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
Multi-Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse’s first London venture at the Dorchester hotel may have been given a rough ride by some of the critics but.... more
(16 January 2008 16:24)

Robert Cook denies he is to leave Malmaison and Hotel du Vin
Robert Cook has quashed industry rumours that he is to leave his role as chief executive of the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin. more
(16 January 2008 13:30)

UK diners care more about locally sourced than organic food
Consumers are more concerned about reducing their carbon footprint and place more value on locally-sourced produce than organic food, a new survey.... more
(16 January 2008 13:00)

Punch reports a drop in sales after smoking ban
Sales at Punch, the UK’s largest pub group, have slipped into reverse due to a double whammy of the smoking ban and subdued consumer spending. more
(16 January 2008 11:50)

Exclusive: Marco Pierre White to star in new TV show
Chef-restaurateur Marco Pierre White is to star in a new food and cookery series for ITV, Caterersearch can reveal. more
(16 January 2008 11:22)

Starwood to debut W Hotel in Jordan and other international hotel news
Essential news from around the world, including: Carlson appoints new president and CEO; Weak dollar to impact on US travellers to UK and Europe;.... more
(16 January 2008 11:00)

Alain Ducasse Dorchester restaurant gets another mauling by the critics
Another newspapers critic has rubbished famed French chef Alain Ducasse’s first London restaurant at the capital’s Dorchester. Critic Giles Coren.... more
(16 January 2008 07:00)

Sports Cafe to be sold as a going concern
Sports based bar chain Sports Cafe is to be sold as a going concern, its administrators have said. more
(15 January 2008 16:40)

Indian Hotels offers olive branch to Orient Express
Taj Hotels operator Indian Hotel Company has refused to quit in its bid to lure Orient-Express into talks over a potential alliance, despite a war of.... more
(15 January 2008 16:29)