Articles by Date : January 01 2008 - January 31 2008

The Loft, London
This venue on Clapham High Street in south London comes from the owners of Brixton's Plan B nightclub and comprises a restaurant and bar. The dining.... more
(10 January 2008 00:00)

Gerard and Nina Basset opens latest venture Hotel TerraVina
Gerard and Nina Basset opened their new venture, Hotel TerraVina, deep in Hampshire's New Forest, late last year. It was only a matter of time before.... more
(10 January 2008 00:00)

Cauliflowers, Turbot, Pheasant
In terms of British it's best to stick to items that store well as there's a lot of old produce on the market - for example, red and white cabbage..... more
(10 January 2008 00:00)

Lowestoft College: Provision of catering services
Lowestoft College, located in St. Peters Street, Lowestoft is inviting tenders for the provision of the Catering Service. more
(10 January 2008 00:00)

Sports Cafe seeks rescue after poor Christmas
Struggling bar group Sport Café’s future is in the balance after a poor Christmas. more
(09 January 2008 17:30)

Second Beach Blanket Babylon ripped apart
Metro restaurant critic Marina O’Loughlin has savaged the follow up to Notting Hill’s Beach Blanket Babylon giving it a rating of one star out of.... more
(09 January 2008 16:14)

Hilton named number one hotel brand
Hilton is rated as the number one hotel brand by business guests in Western Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin-America, research has.... more
(09 January 2008 13:00)

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews
A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: Beach Blanket Babylon; three London art galleries; Prohibition Bar & Grill more
(09 January 2008 12:23)

The Restaurant Group warns of drop in consumer spending
The Restaurant Group (TRG) today became the latest high-street hospitality operator to warn about a drop in consumer spending after experiencing a.... more
(09 January 2008 12:11)

Sodexho’s rugby performance lifts 1st quarter results and other international news
Essential news from around the world, including: Starbucks sacks chief executive; Krispy Kreme places chairman in CEO post; Barceló to run property.... more
(09 January 2008 11:38)

Gordon Ramsay's Paris restaurant launch delayed
Gordon Ramsay’s eagerly awaited Paris restaurant launch has reportedly been delayed. more
(08 January 2008 17:43)

Pub jobs
The UK pubs and bars industry employed 297,600 people in 2006, a figure that has gradually fallen from its peak of 383,100 bar and pub jobs in 2000,.... more
(08 January 2008 16:43)

Strathclyde Police and SBPA praise licensees after under-age sting
Strathclyde Police has praised licensees in the region (which incorporates Glasgow) after just 9% of sales made during a December test purchasing.... more
(08 January 2008 16:40)

Hospitality trade body calls on government to ban cheap supermarket booze
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has urged the Government to impose a ban on below cost selling of alcohol by supermarkets. more
(08 January 2008 15:53)

More openings for Giraffe restaurants in 2008
Family-friendly restaurant group Giraffe today announced plans to open six new high-street outlets and a concession at Heathrow Terminal 5 in the.... more
(08 January 2008 14:40)

Advertising to warn employers of penalties for hiring illegal immigrants
The Government is to launch an advertising campaign next week warning hospitality employers of the stiff penalties they face for hiring illegal.... more
(08 January 2008 13:09)

Legacy Hotels signs mangement contract with Southampton hotel
Legacy Hotels has signed its eighth management contract and taken over the running of Southampton’s four-star Botleigh Grange hotel. more
(08 January 2008 12:30)

Yo! Sushi lifts high-street gloom
Despite the gloom over some sections of the high-street dining market Yo! Sushi bucked the trend last year with strong financial growth. more
(08 January 2008 11:36)

Premium Bars & Restaurants see sales rise
Premium Bars & Restaurants saw total group sales leap by more than 100% in December thanks to a record breaking performance from its Living Room.... more
(08 January 2008 10:50)

Domino's Pizza remains confident for 2008
Domino’s Pizza believes it can maintain the momentum achieved in 2007 this year, despite gathering fears about a slowdown in UK consumer spending. more
(08 January 2008 10:23)

New construction method to save Travelodge millions
Travelodge expects to save up to £10m a year on hotel development after developing a construction method using shipping containers. more
(08 January 2008 07:00)

Hotel du Vin acquires St Andrews Golf Hotel
Hotel du Vin has acquired the four-star 22-bedroom St Andrews Golf Hotel in Fife for an undisclosed sum. more
(07 January 2008 16:10)

Fire scare at Hotel du Vin co-founder’s latest venture
Staff at Hotel du Vin co-founder Gerard Basset’s latest venture TerraVina felt the heat last month after a kitchen fire ignited moments before.... more
(07 January 2008 15:48)

Deadline looms for 2008 Roux Scholarship
The deadline for the 2008 Roux Scholarship is fast approaching, with applicants urged to get their entries in by Friday 18 January. more
(07 January 2008 12:06)

Jersey hotel to spend £1m on watersport attraction and other international hotel news
Essential news from around the world, including: URBN Hotels & Resorts has opens first property; Barceló moves into Germany more
(07 January 2008 11:57)

Giles Coren from The Times is incredulous at the cost of eggs...
Giles Coren from the Times is incredulous at the cost of eggs at London’s Charlotte Street Hotel in our round-up of the weekend’s restaurant reviews. more
(07 January 2008 10:46)

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews
A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews including: Sake No Hana, London SW1; Le Café Anglais, London W2; Royal Oak, Berkshire; Caldesi Campagna,.... more
(07 January 2008 10:41)

Sodexho upbeat despite City drubbing - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Recovery predicted for FishWorks; Scottish hotels face gloomy.... more
(07 January 2008 09:55)

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news
What do an urn of ashes, a pet Persian cat called Princess, a blue glass eye and a six foot by six foot remote controlled helicopter have in common? more
(04 January 2008 18:00)

Industry needs support in recruiting disabled workers
Hospitality employers have been urged to tell the Government how best to support them to boost the employment rate of those with disabilities. more
(04 January 2008 16:50)

Award-winning Nobody Inn sold for £1.6m
Award winning West Country pub Nobody Inn has been sold for £1.6m after 38 years in the same family. more
(04 January 2008 16:01)

Von Essen aims for 10 major acquisitions in the first half of 2008
Von Essen Hotels' land grab of iconic British and European hotels is set to continue unabated this year, according to its founder and chairman. more
(04 January 2008 15:35)

Deloitte warns of uncertainty in 2008 for hotels’ performance
It will be a brave man that predicts a 2008 as strong for hotels as last year given the ongoing credit crunch, according to a leading consultancy. more
(04 January 2008 10:37)

English public continues to back smoking ban
The English public are continuing to toe the line over the country’s smoking ban. more
(04 January 2008 08:00)

Greene King offers reward for new site information
Greene King is offering its lessees, tenants and employees the opportunity to ease the January blues with a £2,000 reward for information about new.... more
(04 January 2008 07:00)

Angela Harnett calls for more female chefs to enter Knorr National Chef of the Year
Angela Hartnett, the Gordon Ramsay Holdings chef, has called on more female chefs to enter Knorr National Chef of the Year 2008. more
(03 January 2008 12:30)

Brighton's Momma Cherri's goes into administration
The Brighton restaurant hailed as Gordon Ramsay’s biggest Kitchen Nightmares success story has gone into administration. more
(03 January 2008 12:00)

Gordon Brown to keep 24-hour drinking laws in place
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not move to restrict opening hours in England and Wales, according to media reports ahead of a review of drinking.... more
(03 January 2008 11:14)

Win a meal for two at Giorgio Locatelli’s Locanda Locatelli
Caterer has joined forces with Peroni to launch the fantastic prize of a meal for two (up to the value of £150) at Locanda Locatelli. more
(03 January 2008 10:52)

Acorn Scholarship winner joins ISS Mediclean
2007 Acorn Scholarship winner Julie Lardie has joined ISS Mediclean, the healthcare division of the ISS Group. more
(03 January 2008 10:34)

FishWorks co-founder buys restaurant in Devon
The co-founder of the Fishworks chain Mitchell Tonks has purchased his own private restaurant in Exeter. more
(03 January 2008 10:20)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 30 December, 2007
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) fall by 8% in the week ending 30 December, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service.... more
(03 January 2008 09:01)

The Bench: South-western hotel performance in August 2007
Hotels in the South-west saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 1.1% during the month of August. more
(03 January 2008 09:00)

Glass eye, ashes and pet cat left behind at Travelodge
An urn of ashes, a pet cat and a blue glass eye have made it onto Travelodge’s annual list of the most bizarre items left behind in its hotel rooms,.... more
(03 January 2008 07:00)

Rawi Warin Resort & Spa, Bangkok
Located on the island of Koh Lanta, this is Langham's first property in Thailand comprising a five-star eco-resort made up of 185 villas. It includes.... more
(03 January 2008 00:00)

Catering where the people are
The turn of the New Year means it is an ideal time for catering operators to be looking at new opportunities, according to Chris Brown, director of.... more
(03 January 2008 00:00)

Master Innholders Hotel General Managers' Conference: Conference preview
The theme of this year's Master Innholders Hotel General Managers' Conference is "Shaping our future". Karl Cushing takes a look ahead at the.... more
(03 January 2008 00:00)

Altering leased premises
Read your lease carefully before carrying out alterations to your premises, advises property solicitor Simon Williams, a partner at Boodle Hatfield more
(03 January 2008 00:00)

After a tough 2007, how can we get things off to a good start?
After a tough 2007, I'm determined to make our business more successful this year. How can we get things off to a good start? more
(03 January 2008 00:00)

Wendy Bartlett, director, Bartlett Mitchell: My life in hospitality
Wendy Bartlett, director, Bartlett Mitchell: My life in hospitality more
(03 January 2008 00:00)