Articles by Date : February 01 2008 - February 29 2008

Welsh leader calls for higher alcohol tax
Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan has called for higher taxes on alcohol. more
(15 February 2008 15:26)

Community pubs collapsing under red-tape and soaring costs
The decline in community pub numbers will become a flood unless immediate action is taken to reduce stifling red tape and mitigate rising costs,.... more
(15 February 2008 13:30)

Morethanhotels appoints new chief executive and finance officer
Morethanhotels, operators of 11 Express by Holiday Inns in the UK, has recruited general manager of a five-star London hotel to head up the group. more
(15 February 2008 12:48)

Merton looks for meals on wheels supplier
London’s Borough of Merton is on the look out for an experienced operator to take on its meals and wheels service. more
(15 February 2008 10:28)

UK’s first Express by Holiday Inn sold
The first Express by Holiday Inn to be opened in Europe has been sold for an undisclosed sum. more
(15 February 2008 07:00)

Simon Rogan opens second restaurant in the Lake District
Chef Simon Rogan is to open a new restaurant and bar in the village of Cartmel in the Lake District, just minutes away from his Michelin-starred.... more
(14 February 2008 16:28)

Leeds Corn Exchange to be city's first 'food emporium'
The Corn Exchange in Leeds is being relaunched as the city's first "food emporium" and is calling on hospitality operators to get involved. more
(14 February 2008 15:45)

Holiday makers win £2.5m payout in hotel food poisoning case
A long-running legal action over conditions at a holiday hotel in Spain has resulted in almost 1,000 British holiday makers receiving a £2.5m group.... more
(14 February 2008 14:45)

Jason Atherton to open second London Maze
Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton's second Maze restaurant in London is to open in April. First revealed in Caterer last summer (7 June), Maze.... more
(14 February 2008 14:02)

ISS Eaton wins £19m catering deal with O2
Business and industry (B&I) caterer ISS Eaton has won a £19m deal to provide catering services for mobile phone operator O2, and has revealed plans.... more
(14 February 2008 13:28)

Hospitality can still make money during the credit crunch
Many operators are optimistic about prospects for 2008, despite tough trading conditions at several big groups more
(14 February 2008 12:45)

Fay Machler not convinced by Tom's Place
Evening Standard critic Fay Maschler is not convinced by Tom Aikens’s Tom’s Place. more
(14 February 2008 12:40)

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews
A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: Tom’s Place; William Curley; L'Oranger more
(14 February 2008 12:16)

Treasury ‘black hole’ on beer tax
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has renewed calls for a freeze in beer duty, claiming falling beer consumption coupled with tax hikes has.... more
(14 February 2008 11:39)

Careers in Hospitality
The Careers in Hospitality event, run in association with Caterersearch.com, takes place on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th of February as a co-located.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Gordon Ramsay on the openings in Prague, Versailles and New York
Gordon Ramsay has chosen to favour the Czech capital with its first taste of Michelin-starred cuisine with the arrival of Maze. He talks to Fiona.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Maze Prague - Menuwatch
Gordon Ramsay is the first top-name chef to open in eastern Europe. Fiona Sims went to the Czech Republic to see the show more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Hard Days Night hotel, Liverpool
This four-star boutique hotel is in the heart of the city's "Beatles Quarter" on North John Street and features Beatles-inspired artwork throughout.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Bouncing back from a bomb
A terrorist attack is always a terrible thing and can have an awful human cost. But there is also the danger to businesses, both in terms of being.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Tom's Place, London
Michelin-starred Tom Aikens's sustainable fish and chips restaurant in Chelsea is spread over two floors, with a dining room on the first, and a.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Park Inn Russell Square, London
Formerly the Bonnington hotel, this is Rezidor's third Park Inn property in London,in the heart of Bloomsbury. It features both leisure- and.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Premier Inn Durham City Centre
Budget hotel chain Premier Inn's expansion continues with this property in Durham, its fifth hotel in the city. Designed with both leisure and.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Make the most of staff you've got
Michael Shepherd, general manager of the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel and member of the Master Innholders, says the industry must not lose sight.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Golf & Leisure Hotel
18 Hole Golf Course, Circa 30 letting rooms Clubhouse with leisure club & fucnction facilities ... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Food Alert: Safety Training Centre
Registered as a Training Centre with the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Equipment & Supplies Excellence Awards 2008 - the winners
Never has there been more competition for business in the catering industry than there is today, and operators are striving for excellence and that.... more
(14 February 2008 00:00)

Scolarest keeps Oxford Brookes University
Compass Group education caterer Scolarest is continuing its long-term relationship with Oxford Brookes University. more
(13 February 2008 17:57)

Careers in Hospitality kicks off at Hotelypmia
The Careers in Hospitality event, run in association with Caterersearch, takes place next Monday and Tuesday as a co-located show alongside.... more
(13 February 2008 17:40)

Five spice pork choplets - by Kam Po But
Mix the salt, curry powder, eggs, corn flour and water together and coat the pork choplets. Heat the oil in a pan until smoking and add the pork.... more
(13 February 2008 17:06)

Excellence in Food & Drink Awards 2008
Customer expectations are rising, competition is fierce and food service operators need a point of difference in their offering. Sourcing the right.... more
(13 February 2008 15:10)

UK curry houses face staffing crisis
The UK faces a curry house staffing crisis if the Government does not ease restrictions on Bangladeshi migrant workers, experts have warned. more
(13 February 2008 14:00)

Greene King fined for breaching H&S Act
Greene King has been fined £5,400 after a teenage employee in a pub in Leicestershire was scalded with hot oil. more
(13 February 2008 13:30)

Bar manager wins £15k in age discrimination case
A former bar manager has been awarded almost £15,000 compensation for age discrimination and unfair dismissal. more
(13 February 2008 13:00)

A feast of offers at Hotelympia
Eagle-eyed operators can get their hands on a feast of offers at Hotelympia and we've sifted through the best of the bargains. more
(13 February 2008 12:20)

Raymond Blanc returns with second series of The Restaurant
Raymond Blanc is to return with a second series of The Restaurant and is looking for new contestants and restaurants to use during the BBC2 reality.... more
(13 February 2008 11:24)

Hotels and restaurants ignorant of waste legislation
The hotel and restaurant sectors are among the most ignorant when it comes to legislation surrounding the disposal of electronic waste. more
(13 February 2008 10:33)

Lexington adds to chef team as it pursues growth
Contract caterer Lexington has bolstered its chef development team with a new recruit as it looks to achieve double digit turnover this year for the.... more
(13 February 2008 08:00)

Forestry Commission invites tenders for café lease
The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for a café lease as part of a £5m plus redevelopment of Grizedale Forest Park in Cumbria. more
(12 February 2008 15:03)

ISS buys Arena21
ISS UK has added front-of-house services provider Arena21 to its Integrated Services Division (ISD). more
(12 February 2008 14:48)

Orrery loses third head chef in two years
D&D London’s Orrery has lost its third head chef in less than two years, Caterersearch can reveal. more
(12 February 2008 14:19)

Video interview with Tom Aikens on his new eco-friendly restaurant 
Tom Aikens’ eco-friendly fish and chip restaurant, Tom’s Place, opened last week. more
(12 February 2008 13:50)

Scottish Government plans supermarket booze crackdown
The Scottish Government is planning to tax supermarket and off-license sales of alcohol as part of a ‘polluter pays’ approach to battling.... more
(12 February 2008 12:03)

Barracuda employs BII Licensee of the Year at new venture
British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) licensee of the year 2007 Maxine Blake has taken control of Barracuda’s latest bar opening, a £1.6m site in.... more
(12 February 2008 11:19)

Debenhams unveils new in-store restaurants
Department store chain Debenhams has kicked off a £5m overhaul of its in-store restaurants. more
(12 February 2008 08:00)

Westbury hotel appoints executive chef
Former Roux Scholar Andrew Jones is to join London’s Westbury hotel as executive chef, Caterer has learnt. more
(12 February 2008 07:00)

Brighton to crack down on new licenses
Opening a new pub or bar in Brighton will become virtually impossible if proposals to cap the number of licensed premises are approved this Thursday.... more
(11 February 2008 17:30)

Hand Picked Hotels adds three hotels to porfolio
Hand Picked Hotels, the collection of country house hotels, has snapped up three new properties for an estimated £25m - £30m. more
(11 February 2008 17:00)

Punch puts 39 pubs up for sale
Punch Taverns has put 39 tenanted pubs on the market in its first major disposal of sites since selling 839 pubs to Admiral Taverns in April 2007. more
(11 February 2008 16:30)

Corney & Barrow sets its sights on expansion
City based wine bar operator Corney & Barrow has landed two new London sites and revealed ambitions to significantly expand its estate. more
(11 February 2008 15:59)

Eco-friendly restaurant the Waterhouse opens
Eco-friendly restaurateurs Arthur Potts Dawson and Jamie Grainger-Smith have opened their second site, the Waterhouse in east London, today. more
(11 February 2008 15:34)